4th District, Oklahoma Congressman
Tom Cole
Congressman Oklahoma
Elected 2002
Committees:
Appropriations
Budget
Ratings for 2010:
Liberal: less
defense spending
protect
civil liberties, human rights
ACLU American Civil
Liberties Union 6
Protect
individuals from legal infringements on rights
Liberal
labor
LCV League of
Conservation Voters 30
Pro-environmental
protection
Promote
electronic commerce and innovation
NTU National
Taxpayers Union 84
Pro-taxpayer
rights
Pro-business
Conservative: foreign policy
social
and budget issues
CFG Club for Growth
89
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.
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.
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 Tom
Cole (R) unopposed 852,384
2010 primary Tom
Cole (R) 32,589 77%
R.
J. Harris (R) 9,593
23
2008 Tom
Cole (R) 180,080 66% 1,116,842
Blake
Cummings (D) 79,674
29 12,369
David
Joyce (I) 13,027 5
2006 Tom
Cole (R) 118,266 65% 1,059,124
Hal
Spake (D) 64,775
35 31,091
2004 Tom
Cole (R) 198,985 78% 750,550
C.
Bradshaw (I) 56,869
22
2002 Tom
Cole (R) 106,452 54% 1,261,547
Darryl
Roberts (D) 91,322
46 563,729
2002 primary Tom
Cole (R) 21,789 60%
Marc
Nuttle (R) 11,944 33
Other 2,793
8
Population 2010: 785,424
Change since 2000: up
13.8%
Urban: 63%
Rural: 37
Median Income: 46,315
Median Home Value: 109,800
Private Employment: 69%
Government Employment: 24
Self-Employed: 6
Blue Collar: 23
White Collar: 57
Median Age: 35
Over 65: 12%
Under 18: 25
High School Graduates: 88%
College Graduates: 22
Graduate Degree: 8
Veterans: 13%
White: 73%
Black: 6
Hispanic: 7
Asian: 2
Native American 6
2008 Presidential Vote:
John McCain (R) - 200,353 67%
Barack Obama (D) - 101,115 33
2004 Presidential Vote:
George W. Bush (R) - 194,977 67%
John Kerry (D) - 96,100 33
Tom Cole's Voting History:
Votes in 110th Congress: 2007 – 2008
No Increase Minimum Wage
Raise
minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour
No Expand SCHIP
Expand State Children’s Health
Insurance Program
* 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
* Absent
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. Iraq
No Bar Cuba
Prohibit
funds to enforce economic embargo of Cuba
Yes Intelligence Reorganization
Reorganize
intelligence agencies; create national director
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