Ted Poe

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U.S. Representative

Ted Poe (R)

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TX-02

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and House Committee on the Judiciary
(subcommittees and past assignments)
Next election: Nov. 6, 2012

Primary challenge: No

Incumbent running: Yes

2012 candidates for TX-02

Confirmed: Ted Poe
Possible: None so far
Out: None so far
(more info & editing for TX-02)
On the Web
Official website


Lloyd "Ted" Poe, a Republican, has represented the Second Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005.

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Record and controversies

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 96 - 24/25 not avail.
AFSCME not avail. not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 5 - 1/20 10 - 2/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council not avail. not avail.
Information Technology Industry Council not avail. not avail.
League of Conservation Voters not avail. not avail.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 72 - 13/20 not avail.


Iraq War

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

Bio

Background

Poe was born September 10, 1948 in Temple, Texas. He graduated from Abilene Christian University with a degree in Political science and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center. After serving as a chief felony prosecutor in Harris County (Houston) for eight years, Poe was appointed as a felony court judge in Harris County in 1981. As a judge, he gained national prominence for his unusual criminal sentences that included ordering thieves to carry signs in front of stores they stole from and requiring murderers to place a photo of their victim on the wall of their prison cell.

Congressional Career

In 2004, Poe ran for the U.S. House in the 2nd District of Texas against Nick Lampson, who was an incumbent redistricted into District 2. Poe won 55% of the vote to Lampson's 43%.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated Gary E. Binderim to face Poe in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Poe 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
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
Kirby Corp$ 11,059
Credit Union National Assn$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors$ 10,000
Valero Energy$ 10,000
Lanier Law Firm$ 9,200
Riverbend Energy Partners$ 9,200
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn$ 8,000
FMC Corp$ 7,500
National Auto Dealers Assn$ 7,500
Angel Construction$ 7,000
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 Ted Poe
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

  • Founder, Congressional Victims Caucus

Boards and other Affiliations

  • Abilene Christian University
  • CASA-Child Advocates
  • Child Abuse Prevention Council
  • Children's Assessment Center
  • Co-Founder/President, Christian School of Kingwood
  • Member, Church of Christ
  • Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
  • Houston International Theater School
  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  • Board Member, National Children's Alliance
  • Northland Christian School
  • Parents of Murdered Children
  • Roseate Women's Center for Abused Women

More Background Data

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

Contact

DC office
  • 430 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-6565 Fax: 202-225-5547
    Webform email
District offices
  • 2615 Calder, Suite 100, Beaumont, TX 77702
    Ph: 409-212-1997 Fax: (none entered)
  • 20202 U.S. Highway 59 North, Suite 105, Humble, TX 77338
    Ph: 281-446-0242 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Campaign office
  • No campaign website entered.
  • No campaign webform email entered.
  • Post Office Box 14222, Humble, TX 77347
    Ph: 281-358-8866 Fax: (none entered)

Articles and Resources

References

    External resources

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    External articles


    Semantic data (Edit data)


    Latitude: 30°5′8.307″N
    Longitude: 94°7′39.278″W     Latitude: 30°0′31.129″N
    Longitude: 95°15′52.567″W

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