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Charles Albert "Dutch" Ruppersberger III has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 2nd district of the Maryland, since 2003. Ruppersberger was the first Democratic freshman ever to be appointed to the House Select Committee on Intelligence. He was also named an Assistant Whip.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.2.1 Immigration 2 Bio 2.1 Background 2.2 Congressional Career 2.2.1 2006 elections 2.3 Positions and Views 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 4.3 Boards and other Affiliations 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

Environmental record

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

Immigration

Voting Record on Immigration

Title of Bill	Date of Bill	Bill Number	Voted	Description
Undocumented Immigrants' Ineligibility for Certain Financial Assistance	May 8, 2008	H.AMDT 1045	Yes	Amendment to Bill H.R.5818 saying that illegal immigrants will not be eligible for financial assistance. [1]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations	June 15, 2007	HR 2638	Yes	A bill that would give the Department of Homeland Security 40 billion dollars for 2008. [2]
Secure Fence Act	September 14, 2006	HR 6061	Yes	The United States will have constant surveillance on its borders by both land and sea through new technology such as ground sensors and vehicles continuously patrolling the area. There will be a fence stretching over 700 miles along the Southwest border as America tries to increase security presence. [3] </td>
Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments	May 20, 2004	HR 3722	No	Bill that would require hospitals to report treatment to illegal immigrants and the hospital would have to reimburse the cost of their treatment unless it fit certain criteria. Bill was not approved. [4]

Bio

Background

Ruppersberger was born January 31, 1946. He attended Baltimore City College and the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played varsity lacrosse. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore Law School.

Ruppersberger began his career in public service as a Baltimore County, Maryland Assistant State's Attorney. He was promoted to Chief of the State's Attorney Office Investigative Division, pursuing organized crime, political corruption, and drug trafficking. He was elected to the Baltimore County Council in 1985 and was twice chosen as council chairman.

In 1975, Ruppersberger's political career was spurred after a near-fatal car accident while investigating a drug trafficking case. With luck and the dedication of doctors at the University of Maryland's Shock Trauma center, he survived. After recovering, the young State's Attorney decided to run for public office to help others and to repay Shock Trauma for saving his life. Today, he remains an active supporter of the hospital, serving as Vice Chairman of the hospital's Board of Visitors.

Congressional Career

In December 1994 and again in 1998, Ruppersberger was elected Baltimore County Executive, serving until 2002 when he chose to run for the House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House in 2002.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated James Dunn Mathis to face Ruppersberger in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [5] Ruppersberger retained his seat.

Positions and Views

Ruppersberger's campaign promises included creating jobs and rebuilding the economy in Maryland and across the country. He also aims to improve health care and to aide senior citizens by providing quality, affordable and accessible healthcare and prescription drugs. The Congressman considers one of his highest priorities to improve the security of the United States and to direct fiscal energies towards "first responders", such as the police and fire departments.

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 C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
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• Revolving door profile for C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science
  • Subcommittee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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

• House Committee on Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Drug Policy and Human Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Security Emerging Threats and International Relations
• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Subcommittee on Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Terrorism/HUMINT Analysis and Counterintelligence
  • Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Co-Chair, Congressional Port Security Caucus
• Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

Boards and other Affiliations

• Board of Visitors Vice Chair, University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

More Background Data

• Background information on C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger from the Washington Post database

• Information on C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2453 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3061 Fax: 202-225-3094 Webform email
District offices
375 West Padonia Road, Suite 200 Timonium, MD 2093 Ph: 410-628-2701 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
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

Semantic data (Edit data)

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