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George Kenneth Butterfield, Jr. commonly known as G. K. Butterfield, a Democrat, has represented the First Congressional District of North Carolina since 2004.

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) 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

Bio

Born April 27, 1947, Butterfield was educated at North Carolina Central University, receiving degrees in sociology and political science. He earned his Juris Doctor from the same university.

Before his election to Congress, Butterfield was an attorney and an elected judge on the North Carolina Superior Court (1989 to 2001). In 2001, he was appointed to the North Carolina Supreme Court. In 2002, Butterfield lost his seat on the Supreme Court and returned to the Superior Court via a special appointment and served until his retirement in May 2004.

Congressional career

Butterfield was elected to Congress in a special election held on July 20, 2004 to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Frank Ballance, who resigned. On the same day, Butterfield won the Democratic primary for the general election to be held in November 2004; he faced Republican Greg Dority and won his first full term with 63% of the popular vote.

2006 elections

No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Butterfield’s seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1]

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
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Progress Energy	$ 12,500
Northrop Grumman	$ 11,000
Merck & Co	$ 10,850
American Crystal Sugar	$ 10,000
AT&T Inc	$ 10,000
CenturyLink	$ 10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$ 10,000
Operating Engineers Union	$ 10,000
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers	$ 10,000
Communications Workers of America	$ 9,500
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 George Butterfield 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

• Revolving door profile for George Butterfield from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for George Butterfield from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for George Butterfield from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

• Director, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ^[1]

Committees

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
• House Ethics Committee

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
  • Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

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
  • Subcommittee on Department Operations Oversight Dairy Nutrition and Forestry
• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces

• Member, Congressional Black Caucus

More Background Data

• Background information on George Butterfield from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for George Butterfield from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for George Butterfield from the Washington Post database

• Information on George Butterfield from Congress Merge

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

Contact

DC office
2305 Rayburn Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3101 Fax: 202-225-3354 Webform email
District offices
201 Saint Andrews Street, Room 264, Tarboro, NC 27886 Ph: 252-823-0236 Fax: (none entered) Post Office Box 836, Weldon, NC 27890 Ph: 252-538-4123 Fax: (none entered) 415 East Boulevard, Suite 100, Williamston, NC 27892 Ph: 252-789-4939 Fax: (none entered) 105 South Douglas Street, Suite 201, Wilson, NC 27893 Ph: 252-237-9816 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

• Wilson Daily's political blog

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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District Offices:
201 Saint Andrews Street, Room 264, Tarboro, NC 27886 Phone: 252-823-0236 / Fax: 252-823-8970 Post Office Box 836, Weldon, NC 27890 Phone: 252-538-4123 / Fax: 252-538-6516 415 East Boulevard, Suite 100, Williamston, NC 27892 Phone: 252-789-4939 / Fax: 252-792-8113 105 South Douglas Street, Suite 201, Wilson, NC 27893 Phone: 252-237-9816 / Fax: 252-291-0356
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Date of Birth: April 27, 1947 July 20, 2004