Tom Price
Congressman Georgia
Elected 2004
Committees:
Budget
Ways and Means
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 0
Pro-environmental
protection
Promote
electronic commerce and innovation
NTU National
Taxpayers Union 93
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.
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
Price (R) unopposed 2,105,230
2008 Tom
Price (R) 231,520 68% 1,607,716
Bill
Jones (D) 106,551 32 640,883
2006 Tom
Price (R) 144,958 72% 2,281,556
Steve
Sinton (D) 55,294
28 104,821
2006 primary Tom
Price (R) 47,925
82%
John
Konop (R) 10,322
18
2004 Tom
Price (R) unopposed 2,283,545
2004 runoff Tom
Price (R) 28,180
54%
Robert
Lamutt (R) 23,959
46
2004 primary Tom
Price (R) 29,144
35%
Robert
Lamutt (R) 23,176
28
Chuck
Clay (R) 17,705
21
Roger
Hines (R) 7,645
9
Alfred
Beverly (R) 3,187
4
Population 2010: 767,798
Change since 2000: up
21.9%
Urban: 94%
Rural: 6
Median Income: 79,139
Median Home Value: 285,500
Private Employment: 85%
Government Employment: 9
Self-Employed: 6
Blue Collar: 12
White Collar: 76
Median Age: 36
Over 65: 8%
Under 18: 28
High School Graduates: 93%
College Graduates: 51
Graduate Degree: 17
Veterans: 8%
White: 71%
Black: 10
Hispanic: 9
Asian: 8
2008 Presidential Vote:
John McCain (R) - 226,456 65%
Barack Obama (D) - 120,093 34
2004 Presidential Vote:
George W. Bush (R) - 215,437 70%
John Kerry (D) - 90,348 29
Tom Price's Voting History
Votes in 110th Congress: 2007 – 08
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
No Raise CAFE Standards
Increase
fuel efficiency to 35 mpg by 2020
No 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 – 06
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
No 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
