Lamar Smith
Congressman 21st
District, Texas Republican
Elected 1986
Committees:
Homeland Security
Judiciary – Chairman, 112th Congress
Science and Technology
Ratings for 2010:
Liberal: less
defense spending
protect
civil liberties, human rights
ACLU American Civil
Liberties Union 13
Protect
individuals from legal infringements on rights
Liberal
labor
LCV League of
Conservation Voters 10
Pro-environmental
protection
Promote
electronic commerce and innovation
NTU National
Taxpayers Union 89
Pro-taxpayer
rights
Pro-business
Conservative: foreign policy
social
and budget issues
CFG Club for Growth 100
Pro-tax
limitation
Conservative: promotes marriage and family
oppose
abortion
Votes in 111th Congress: 2009 - 2010
No Overturn Ledbetter
Extend
statute of limitations in pay discrimination
No $820 billion stimulus
Funds to
revive U.S.
economy
Yes Let guns in national parks
Permit
people carrying guns in parks
No Cap and Trade
Industry
measure to reduce greenhouse gases
Yes Bar federal abortion funds
No federal
funds for health plans covering abortion
No Health Care Bill
Provides
insurance for people without health insurance
No Financial Firm
Regulation
Regulations
on financial services firms
No Pass tax cuts for some
Bush era
tax cuts to continue for incomes under $250,000
Yes Stop detainee transfers
Prohibit
defense funds used to transfer detainees to U.S.
facilities
No Legalize Immigrants’ Kids
Give
children of illegal parents path to legal status
No Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Lift ban on
openly gay people in military
No Limit Campaign Funds
Requires
sponsors of campaign ads to identify themselves
Year Candidate Vote Campaign Chest
2010 Lamar
Smith (R) 162,924 69% 1,312,958
Lainey
Melnick (D) 65,927
28 34,987
James
Strohm (Lib) 7,694
3 5,765
2010 primary Lamar
Smith (R) 61,923
81%
Stephen
Schoppe (R) 14,166
19
2008 Lamar
Smith (R) 243,471 80% 1,069,346
James
Strohm (Lib) 60,879
20 3,353
2006 special* Lamar
Smith (R) 122,486 60 1,632,039
John
Courage (D) 49,957
25 352,243
Gene
Kelly (D) 18,355 9
2004 Lamar
Smith (R) 209,774 61%
606,121
Rhett
Smith (D) 121,129 36
2002 Lamar
Smith (R) 161,836 73% 798,990
John
Courage (D) 56,206
25 167,000
2000 Lamar
Smith (R) 251,049 76% 543,754
Jim
Green (D) 73,326 22
1998 Lamar
Smith (R) 165,047 91% 531,538
Jeffrey
Blunt (Lib) 15,561
9
27,860
1996 Lamar
Smith (R) 205,830 76% 443,571
Gordon
Wharton (D) 60,338
22 18,844
1994 Lamar
Smith (R) 165,595 90% 538,347
Kerry
Lowry (I) 18,480
10
1994 primary Lamar
Smith (R) 44,600
82%
Scott
Campbell (R) 10,050
18
1992 Lamar
Smith (R) 190,979 72% 476,501
James
Gaddy (D) 62,827
24 5,694
*
Redistricting mooted results of March primary
I Independent
Lib Libertarian Party
Population 2010: 856,954
Change since 2000: up
31.5%
Urban: 81%
Rural: 19
Median Age: 36
years
Over 65: 12%
Under 18: 25
High School Graduate: 91%
College Graduate: 39
Graduate Degree: 15
Median Income: 60,769
Median Home Value: 177,400
Private Employment: 75%
Government Employment: 17
Self Employed: 8
Blue Collar: 14
White Collar: 70
White: 60%
Black: 6
Hispanic: 28
Asian 4
2008 Presidential Vote:
John McCain (R) - 215,006 59%
Barack Obama (D) - 148,477 40
2004 Presidential Vote:
George W. Bush (R) - 212,196 66%
John Kerry (D) - 110,288 34
Lamar Smith's Voting History
Votes in 110th Congress: 2007 – 2008
Yes Increase Minimum Wage
Raise
minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour
No Expand SCHIP
Expand State Children’s Health
Insurance Program
No Raise CAFE Standards
Increase
fuel efficiency to 35 mpg by 2020
Yes Bail Out Financial Markets
$700
billion to bail out financial industry
Yes Share Immigration Data
Bar funds
to governments refusing to share immigration information
Yes Foreign Aid Abortion Ban
Bar funds
for abortions in foreign aid programs
No Ban Gay Bias in Workplace
Prohibit
job discrimination based on sexual orientation
Yes Repeal
DC
Repeal local
prohibition of firearms
No Withdraw Troops 8/08
Requires
withdrawal of troops by August, 2008
No No Operations
in Iraq
Bar
military funds for contingency operations in Iraq
Yes Free Trade with Peru
Implement
free trade agreement with Peru
Yes Overhaul FISA
Overhaul
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Votes in 109th Congress: 2005 – 2006
Yes Estate Tax Repeal
Permanently
repeal federal estate and gift taxes
Yes Limit CAFE standards
Less
stringent auto fuel efficiency standards
Yes FY06 Spending Curb
Curb
federal entitlement spending
Yes Drilling in ANWR
Oil and gas
leases for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Yes Limit
Interstate Abortion
No minors
across state lines for abortions without parental consent
Yes Extend Patriot Act
Reauthorize
USA Patriot Act expanding law enforcement authority
Yes Bar Same Sex Marriage
Amend
Constitution to define marriage as between man and woman
No Stem Cell Research Funds
Override
veto to fund embryonic stem cell research
Yes Build Border Fence
700 miles
of fencing along border with Mexico
Yes CAFTA
Approve
Central American Free Trade Agreement
Yes Oppose Iraq
Oppose
setting date for withdrawal of US forces from Iraq
Yes Detainee Tribunals
Create
military tribunals to try detainees
Votes in 108th Congress: 2003 – 2004
Yes Drilling in ANWR
Permit oil
drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Yes Approve Bush
Tax Cuts
Reduce
taxes by $350 billion through 2013
Yes Medicare/Rx Bill
Medicare
prescription drug legislation
No Bar Overtime Pay Regulations
Oppose
federal overtime pay regulations
Funds for
private schools in DC
Yes Ban Human Cloning
Criminal
sanctions for human cloning
Yes Restrict Gun Liability
Restrict
liability lawsuits against gun manufacturers, sellers
Yes Ban Partial
Birth Abortion
Criminal
sanctions for “partial birth” abortions
Yes Ban Same-Sex Marriage
Amend
Constitution to ban same-sex marriage
Yes Fund Iraq
Approve
appropriations for U.S.
military operations in Iraq
No Bar Cuba
Prohibit
funds to enforce economic embargo of Cuba
Yes Intelligence Reorganization
Reorganize
intelligence agencies; create national director
Votes in 107th Congress: 2001 – 2002
Yes Approve Bush Tax Cuts
$1.35
trillion in tax cuts
Yes Limit Patients’ Bill of Rights
Limit
non-economic damages in liability awards
No Campaign Finance Reform
Eliminate
most uses of soft money; limit pre-election advertising
No Ban ANWR Development
Protect
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil development
Yes Faith Based Charities
Federal
incentives for religious social services
Yes Bar Gays in the Boy Scouts
Do not
enforce anti-discrimination rulings against Boy Scouts
Yes Ban Partial
Birth Abortions
Criminal
penalties for “partial birth” abortions
Yes Arm Commercial Pilots
Commercial
pilots able to carry fire arms in flight
Yes Trade Promotion Authority
Authority
for president to negotiate international trade agreements
Yes Bar Funds for International Court
No federal
funds for International Criminal Court
Yes Authorize
Force in Iraq
Authorizes U.S.
military force in Iraq
Yes Deny Home
Security Department Union
Deny
employees of Homeland Security from joining union
Votes in 106th Congress: 1999 – 2000
No Patient Bill of Rights
Bill of
Rights dealing with health maintenance organizations
No Accelerate
Minimum Wage
Increase
minimum wage by $1.00 in two instead of three years
No Strike Ban on Ergonomic Standards
Strike ban
on federal standard for ergonomic protection
Yes Override
Estate Tax Veto
Override
veto of phase-out of estate and gift taxes
Yes Bar RU-486 Funds for FDA
Bar FDA
funding of chemical induced abortion drug
Yes Display 10 Commandments
Permit
state and local governments display Ten Commandments
No Gun Show Background Checks
Require gun
show dealers to perform background checks
Yes Ban Partial
Birth Abortion
Ban partial
birth abortions
No NATO War in Serbia
Authorize
deployment of US military forces for Kosovo
Yes Permanent
Trade with China
Authorize
permanent trade relations with China
No Debt Relief
for Third World
Provide debt relief for heavily
indebted nations
No Drop Cuba
Drop
enforcement of US
economic embargo of Cuba
Votes in 105th Congress: 1997 - 1998
Yes Clinton
Budget Deal
Approve
budget reconciliation bill implementing required tax cuts
Yes Education IRAs
Expand
retirement accounts to be spent on education expenses
Yes Required 2/3
vote to Raise Taxes
Amend
Constitution for 2/3 votes to raise taxes
Yes Fast Track Trade
Negotiate
trade agreements on “fast track” congressional authority
No Puerto Rico Statehood
Referendum
Referendum
on statehood in Puerto Rico
Yes End
Highway
End
minority set-aside funding benefits in highway program
Yes School Prayer Amendment
Constitutional
Amendment guaranteeing right of prayer in school
Yes Override Partial Birth Veto
Override
President Clinton’s veto of partial birth abortions ban
No Cut money for B-2 Bombers
Cut funding
for additional B-2 stealth bombers
No Human Rights in China
Require
preference to U.S.
firms in China
with human rights code of conduct
Yes Withdraw Bosnia
Invoke War
Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S.
military forces in Bosnia
No End Cuban TV – Marti
End funding
for television broadcasts to Cuba
Votes in 104th Congress: 1995 - 1996
Yes Reduce Medicare Growth
Reduce
projected spending for Medicare
Yes Override
Product Liability Veto
Override
veto of bill to limit damages in product liability
No Increase Minimum Wage
Increase minimum wage to $5.15
an hour
Yes Welfare Reform
Five year
restriction on benefits; beneficiaries find work
Yes Flag Amendment
Constitutional
amendment barring desecration of U.S.
flag
No Drop EPA Limits
Drop
limitations on enforcement authority of EPA
Yes Repeal Assault
Weapons Ban
Repeal ban
on manufacture and sale of assault weapons
Yes Override Partial Birth Veto
Override
veto of bill barring “partial birth” abortions
Yes Cuban Embargo
Tighten
embargo on trade with Cuba
Yes Bar Bosnia
Bill prohibiting
funds for U.S.
troops deploying to Bosnia
No Cut
Anti-Missile Defense
Reduce
funding for anti-missile defense program
Yes Bar U.N. Uniforms
Prohibits U.S.
forces from wearing U.N. uniforms
Votes in 103rd Congress: 1993 – 1994
No Clinton
Deficit Plan
Clinton
Administration deficit reduction plan
Yes NAFTA
North
American Free Trade Agreement
No Brady Handgun Purchase
Waiting
period and background check on handguns
Yes Strike Race/Death Penalty
Strike
provisions barring racial discrimination death penalties
Yes Limit UN Command of Forces
Restrict
placing US forces under UN command
No Cut Missile Funds
Cut $1.2
billion from Navy weapons procurement fund
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