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James Randy Forbes, a Republican, has represented the Fourth Congressional District of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2001.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.3 ARMPAC recipient 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 6.1 2008 Campaign Contact Information 6.2 Twitter 7 Articles and resources 7.1 References 7.2 External resources 7.3 External articles 7.3.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Forbes 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

ARMPAC recipient

Forbes was a large recipient of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's ARMPAC campaign contributions. DeLay is being prosecuted on charges of felony money laundering of campaign finances and conspiracty to launder money. To date, Forbes has not offered to return or donate to charity any of the $30,000 he received, despite calls from Democrats to do so.[1][2]

Bio

Forbes was born February 17, 1952 in Chesapeake, Virginia. He attended Randolph-Macon College and the University of Virginia, graduating with a degree in Law. Forbes worked in private practice and served in the Virginia State House of Delegates (1989-1997) and the Virginia State Senate (1997-2001). He was also Chair of the Virginia State Republican Party from 1996 to 2001. Forbes was first elected to the House in 2001 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Congressman Norman Sisisky.

Congressional career

2006 elections

No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Forbes’s seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [3]

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)
Northrop Grumman	$ 19,300
WE Curling Inc	$ 15,000
Chesapeake Public Schools	$ 13,200
Blue Cross/Blue Shield	$ 10,500
SAIC Inc	$ 10,500
Christian Psychotherapy Servic	$ 10,400
American Bankers Assn	$ 10,000
Amerigroup Corp	$ 10,000
BAE Systems	$ 10,000
Deloitte LLP	$ 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 James Randy Forbes 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 James Randy Forbes from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for James Randy Forbes from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for James Randy Forbes from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
  • Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
  • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
  • Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Ranking Member
  • Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims

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

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Task Force on Antirust
  • Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
  • Subcommittee on Courts the Internet and Intellectual Property
  • Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism and Homeland Security
• House Committee on Science
  • Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

More Background Data

• Background information on James Randy Forbes from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for James Randy Forbes from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for James Randy Forbes from the Washington Post database

• Information on James Randy Forbes from Congress Merge
• 2006 Virginia CD 4 Candidate List from VIS

Wikipedia also has an article on James Randy Forbes. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2438 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-6365 Fax: 202-226-1170 Webform email
District offices
505 Independence Pkwy, Suite 104, Chesapeake, VA 23320 Ph: 757-382-0080 Fax: (none entered) 2903 Boulevard, Suite B, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 Ph: 804-526-4969 Fax: (none entered) 425 H. South Main Street, Emporia, VA 23847 Ph: 434-634-5575 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
[http://www.randyforbes.com/ Campaign website] [http://randy@randyforbes.com Campaign webform email] 524 Johnstown Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322 Ph: 757-547-1000 Fax: (none entered) PO Box 15100, Chesapeake, VA 23328-5100 Ph: (none entered) Fax: (none entered)

2008 Campaign Contact Information

Official Forbes for Congress campaign website

Forbes for COngress
524 Johnstown Road
Chesapeake, VA 23322

Mailing Address
PO Box 15100
Chesapeake, VA 23328-5100

Phone: 757-547-1000
Fax: 757-436-4765

randy@randyforbes.com

Twitter

Articles and resources

References

1. ↑ Roll call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

External resources

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

External articles

Local blogs and discussion sites

• South of the James
• Richmond Democrat

Semantic data (Edit data)

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District Offices:
505 Independence Pkwy, Suite 104, Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 757-382-0080 / Fax: 757-382-0780 2903 Boulevard, Suite B, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 Phone: 804-526-4969 / Fax: 804-526-7486 425 H. South Main Street, Emporia, VA 23847 Phone: 434-634-5575 / Fax: 434-634-0511
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Date of Birth: February 17, 1952 June 19, 2001