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Spencer Bachus
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| U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus (R) | ||
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| AL-06 | ||
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| Leadership: | No leadership position | |
| Committees: | House Committee on Financial Services | |
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| Next election: Nov. 6, 2012
Primary challenge: Yes Incumbent running: Yes | ||
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2012 candidates for AL-06 | ||
| Confirmed: | Scott Beason, Penny Bailey, William Barnes, David Standridge, Al Mickle, Stan Pate, Justin Barkley, Spencer Bachus | |
| Possible: | None so far | |
| Out: | None so far | |
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| Official website | ||
Spencer Thomas Bachus III, a Republican, has represented the 6th District of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993. The district, Alabama's wealthiest and one of the richest in the country, includes most of the suburbs of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.
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Record and controversies
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Iraq War
Bachus voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]
Environmental record
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Bill Maher
On May 23, 2005 Bachus made the news for alleging that comedian Bill Maher made "treasonous comments" on his show when making a joke about the Army's inability to reach its quota on new recruits. [1]
Bio
Bachus was born December 28, 1947 in Birmingham and currently lives in Vestavia Hills, a Birmingham suburb. He graduated from Auburn University in 1972 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Alabama. He was elected to the Alabama State Senate in 1983, serving one term before moving to the Alabama State House of Representatives for two terms. From 1987 to 1991, he served as the 6th District's representative on the state board of education. He became chairman of the Alabama Republican Party in 1991 and served there until resigning to run for the House.
Despite one of the most conservative voting records in the House (only Senator Jeff Sessions and 2nd District Congressman Terry Everett have higher ratings from the American Conservative Union, Bachus was challenged in the 2004 Republican primary by Phillip Jauregui, a member of former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's legal team. Since no other party ran a candidate, victory in the Republican primary was tantamount to election in November. Jauregui claimed that Bachus wasn't doing enough to curb "judicial activism." However, Bachus won the primary easily, effectively clinching a seventh term.
The 6th District had been based in Birmingham for over a century, but after the 1990 census the state legislature was forced to create a majority-black district. They did so by redrawing the Tuscaloosa-based 7th District, adding predominantly black portions of Birmingham and Montgomery. In the process, however, they made the 6th District a heavily Republican district with a population that was almost 97% white. Bachus won the Republican nomination for the seat and faced five-term Democratic incumbent Ben Erdreich. Erdereich outspent Bachus by almost 2 to 1, but could not overcome the heavy Republican tilt of the new district and lost by seven points. Bachus has not faced serious opposition since then, and has been reelected without major-party opposition since 2000.
2006 elections
In 2006, independent Warren Grayson announced his intention to challenge Bachus in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Bachus retained his seat.
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 | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| UBS AG | $ 50,100 |
| Citigroup Inc | $ 35,450 |
| Credit Suisse Group | $ 34,200 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $ 33,000 |
| Drummond Co | $ 16,100 |
| Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers | $ 13,500 |
| Morgan Stanley | $ 12,500 |
| Harbert Management | $ 12,000 |
| FMR Corp | $ 11,500 |
| Freddie Mac | $ 11,500 |
| 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 Spencer Bachus from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| 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 Spencer Bachus from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Spencer Bachus from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Spencer Bachus from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
- House Committee on Financial Services, Ranking Member
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- House Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit - Chair
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Task Force on Antirust
- Subcommittee on the Constitution
- Subcommittee on Courts the Internet and Intellectual Property
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Aviation
- Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines
- Subcommittee on Railroads
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on Spencer Bachus. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
Contact
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2008 Campaign Contact Information
Official Bachus for Congress website
Michele Reisner
Bachus for Congress
P.O. Box 131134
Birmingham, AL 35213
Phone: 205-591-8680
Articles and resources
Resources
- Official website
- Technorati Search: Spencer Bachus
- Google News Search: Spencer Bachus
- Yahoo! News Search: Spencer Bachus
- Power Trips: How much did Spencer Bachus travel?
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
Local blogs and discussion sites
Articles
- In Race for Financial Sevices Gavel, Industry Players Take Sides by Elana Schor, The Hill, 11/30/05.
- Lawmakers Holding Solid Seats Spend as if They Were Shaky by Shailagh Murray, Washington Post, 3/19/06.
- Alabamians in Congress adept at securing cash by Mary Orndorff, The Birmingham News, 3/26/06.
Semantic data (Edit data)
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| Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives | |||
| Title: Rep | First name: Spencer | Middle name: | Last name: Bachus |
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| Party: R | State: AL | District:
06 District short: 6 |
Currently in office? True |
| Gender: M | |||
| Phone: 202-225-4921 | Fax: 202-225-2082 | Website: http://bachus.house.gov/ | Webform email: http://www.house.gov/writerep/ Email address: |
| DC office: 2246 Rayburn House Office Building | |||
| Bioguide ID: B000013 | Votesmart ID: 26715 | FEC ID: H2AL06035 | Govtrack ID: 400010 |
| CRP ID: N00008091 | Eventful ID: | Old Sunlight ID: | Twitter ID: BachusAL06 |
| OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Spencer_Bachus | YouTubeID: CongressmanBachus | Senate class: | |
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| First Elected to Current Office: November 3, 1992 |
First Took Current Office: January 3, 1993 |
Next Election: November 2, 2010 |
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| Freshman Member? No |
Previous Political Work? Chair, Alabama Republican Party, Alabama Board of Education, Alabama Senate, Alabama House of Representatives |
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Date of Birth: December 28, 1947 November 3, 1992 | |||
Latitude: 33°24′29.138″N
Longitude: 86°45′41.702″W
Latitude: 32°50′19.454″N
Longitude: 86°37′45.934″W
