Fortney Stark

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Fortney Stark (D)

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CA-13

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Ways and Means
(subcommittees and past assignments)

2010 candidates for CA-13
(Next election: November 2, 2010)

Confirmed: Fortney Stark
Considering: None so far
Rumored: None so far
Potential: Raymond Chui
Dropped-out: None so far
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Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr. , a Democrat, has represented the 13th District of California in the United States House of Representatives since 1972..

Contents

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Conservative Union 4 - 1/25
AFSCME -
Americans for Democratic Action 80 - 16/20
U.S. Chamber of Commerce -






Iraq War

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

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

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

Support for gun control

In 1991, Stark sponsored H.R. 3104, which sought "To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation and the manufacture of firearms designed to accept a silencer, bayonet, grenade launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock, of certain ammunition feeding devices, and of related devices, and to provide for the imposition of enhanced penalties for the possession or the use of any such item in a crime of violence or in a drug trafficking crime." [1]

Main article: U.S. gun legislation

Statements

During his time in Congress, Stark has made several controversial statements. In 2003, he called Rep. Scott McInnis (R-Colo.) a "fruitcake" and was alledged to have hurled additional slurs. In 1995, he called Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.) a "whore for the insurance industry," which conservatives criticized as being sexist.

Acknowledgement of nontheism

In March 2007, Stark acknowledged that he held no belief in a deity. He did so in response to an inquiry by the Secular Coalition for America. In October 2006, the coalition, a national lobby representing the interests of atheists and other nontheists, offered $1,000 to the person who could identify the highest level atheist, agnostic, humanist, or other nontheist currently holding elected public office in the U.S. [1]

Stark was the first member of Congress in the history of the U.S. to admit nontheism. [1]

Lori Lipman Brown, director of the Secular Coalition, stated "If the number of nontheists in Congress reflected the percentage of nontheists in the population...there would be 53-54 nontheistic Congress members instead of one." [1]

Biography

Stark was born November 11, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley, served in the United States Air Force, and was a bank executive before entering the House. He is known to "shoot from the hip," as remarked by his less than cordial comments. In addition, Stark was one of the most vocal Congresspersons who spoke out against the war in Iraq.

Stark was first elected to the House in 1972.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated George I. Bruno to face Stark in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Stark retained his seat.

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the California superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Fortney Stark, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.



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.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
American Academy of Family Physicians$ 10,000
American Assn of Clinical Urologists$ 10,000
American Assn of Nurse Anesthetists$ 10,000
American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons$ 10,000
American College of Cardiology$ 10,000
American College of Emergency Physicians$ 10,000
American College of Radiology$ 10,000
American Medical Assn$ 10,000
American Podiatric Medical Assn$ 10,000
American Society of Anesthesiologists$ 10,000
American Society of Plastic Surgeons$ 10,000
College of American Pathologists$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$ 10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors$ 10,000
Physicians for Women's Health$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for Fortney Stark
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
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

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

Coalitions and Caucuses

  • The Progressive Caucus

Boards and other Affiliations

  • Trustee, California Democratic Council
  • Director, Common Cause
  • Board Member, Council for Civic Unity
  • Board Member, Housing Development Corporation
  • Chair, Board of Trustees, Starr King School of the Ministry, Berkeley

More Background Data

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

Contact

DC office
  • 239 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-5065 Fax: 202-226-3805
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District offices
  • 39300 Civic Center Drive Suite 220, Fremont, CA 94538
    Ph: 510-494-1388 Fax: (none entered)
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    Semantic data


    Latitude: 37°33′16.74″N
    Longitude: 121°58′36.479″W








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