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Michael F. Doyle has been a Democrat from Pennsylvania, representing the 14th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, since 1995.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.3 Pays wife for campaign work 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 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

Doyle voted against 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

Pays wife for campaign work

In October 2006, the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington-based non-profit organization which advocates better transparency in government, reported that Doyle’s campaign committee paid his wife $31,673 to serve as the campaign’s finance director during 2005-2006. [1]

Bio

Doyle was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania on August 5, 1953. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1975 with a degree in Community Development. Doyle worked in the steel mills during his time in college. After college he worked as an insurance agent and was elected to the Swissvale Borough Council in 1977. In 1978 he worked as chief of staff to Pennsylvania State Senator Frank Pecora.[2] Like his mentor Pecora, Doyle was once a Republican who later switched parties to become a Democrat.

Congressional career

In 1994, Doyle was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat. He filled the seat of former- Senator Rick Santorum.

In 2002 Doyle's district was combined with the Pittsburgh-based district of former Congressman William J. Coyne. The potentially explosive situation of having two Democratic incumbents face each other in the primary was defused when Coyne announced his retirement leaving Doyle as the sole incumbent. Doyle faced no general election opposition in 2002 and 2004 in this overwhelmingly Democratic district.

Doyle is considered one of the more moderate Democrats in the House. He opposes abortion, supported a constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration, and supported a bill limiting federal death penalty appeals. He has also voted against authorizing military force in Iraq and against the $87 Billion emergency spending bill to fund US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.[3]

"His top priorities include revitalizing communities in the 14th District through economic development and high-tech initiatives, creating jobs, preserving Social Security and Medicare, providing better public education, meeting the needs of our senior citizen population such as creating a prescription drug benefit, establishing a long-term energy strategy, and fostering a better climate for our high-tech community." [4]

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)
PMA Group	$ 33,500
US Steel	$ 12,000
Allegheny Energy	$ 11,750
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$ 10,500
Air Line Pilots Assn	$ 10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$ 10,000
Exelon Corp	$ 10,000
International Assn of Fire Fighters	$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn	$ 10,000
Operating Engineers Union	$ 10,000
Service Employees International Union	$ 10,000
Sunoco Inc	$ 10,000
United Steelworkers	$ 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 Michael Doyle 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 Michael Doyle from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Michael Doyle from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Michael Doyle from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommitee on Health
• House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

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

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
  • Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
• House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

Coalitions and Caucuses

• House Democratic Caucus
• Founder and co-chair, Autism Caucus, also known as the Coalition for Autism Research and Education (C.A.R.E.)
• Steel Caucus
• Human Rights Caucus

More Background Data

• Background information on Michael Doyle from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Michael Doyle from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Michael Doyle from the Washington Post database

• Information on Michael Doyle from Congress Merge

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

Contact

DC office
401 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-2135 Fax: 202-225-3084 Webform email
District offices
627 Lysle Boulevard McKeesport, PA 15132 Ph: 412-664-4049 Fax: (none entered) 11 Duff Road Penns Hills, PA 15235 Ph: 412-241-6055 Fax: (none entered) 225 Ross Street, Fifth Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Ph: 412-261-5091 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
• Sunlight Foundation: Congressional Family Business Project

Local blogs and discussion sites

• The All-Spin Zone

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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