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Bob Etheridge, a Democrat, has represented the Second Congressional District of North Carolina from 1997 to 2011.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Etheridge voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Born August 7, 1941 in Sampson County, North Carolina, Etheridge attended Campbell University and served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967. A tobacco farmer and hardware store owner, Etheridge served as a Harnett County commissioner from 1973 to 1977. In 1978, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he served for four terms and rose to chair the House Appropriations Committee. In 1988, Etheridge was elected North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. After serving two terms in that office, Etheridge was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1996. [1]

Congressional career

Etheridge was elected to his fifth consecutive term in the 2004 Congressional elections, earning 62% of the popular vote and defeating Republican Billy Creech.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Dan Mansell to face Etheridge in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Etheridge retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

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Links to more campaign contribution information for Bob Etheridge from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
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• Revolving door profile for Bob Etheridge from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Bob Etheridge from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Bob Etheridge from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Budget
• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Trade

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Chair
• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response
  • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
• House Committee on Budget

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation Credit Rural Development and Research
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Ranking Minority Member
• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Investigations - Ranking Minority Member

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Member, New Democrat Coalition
• Chairman, Democratic Caucus' Education Task Force
• CoChair, Democratic Rural Working Group.

More Background Data

• Background information on Bob Etheridge from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Bob Etheridge from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Bob Etheridge from the Washington Post database

• Information on Bob Etheridge from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Bob Etheridge. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
205 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-8104 Fax: 202-225-8890 Webform email
District offices
609 North First Street, Post Office Box 1059, Lillington, NC 27546 Ph: 910-814-0335, 866-384-3743 (NC Only) Fax: (none entered) 225 Hillsborough Street, Suite 490, Raleigh, NC 27603 Ph: 919-829-9122, 888-262-6202 (NC Only) Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

• Official website
  
• Campaign website
  
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

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609 North First Street, Post Office Box 1059, Lillington, NC 27546 Phone: 910-814-0335, 866-384-3743 (NC Only) / Fax: 910-814-2264 225 Hillsborough Street, Suite 490, Raleigh, NC 27603 Phone: 919-829-9122, 888-262-6202 (NC Only) / Fax: 919-829-9883
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Date of Birth: August 7, 1941 November 5, 1996