John McCain
John McCain (b. August 29, 1936, in Panama Canal Zone, Panama) was a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Arizona. McCain served in the Senate from his first election in 1986 until his death on August 25, 2018. McCain won his final bid for re-election in 2016.
On July 19, 2017, it was announced that McCain was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor. On August 24, 2018, McCain's family issued a statement announcing that McCain would discontinue further medical treatment.[1][2] McCain passed away on August 25. On September 4, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) announced that he would appoint former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl (R) as McCain's replacement.[3]
McCain began his political career by winning election to the U.S. House in 1982. He served in that position until his election to the Senate in 1986. McCain unsuccessfully ran for president in 2008, losing to Barack Obama in the general election.
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of McCain's academic, professional, and political career:[4]
- 1987-2018: U.S. Senator from Arizona
- 2008: Unsuccessfully ran for President of the United States
- 1983-1987: U.S. Representative from Arizona
- 1967-1973: Prisoner of war in Vietnam
- 1958-1981: United States Navy
- 1973: Graduated from National War College, Washington, D.C.
- 1958: Graduated from United States Naval Academy
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2017-2018
At the beginning of the 115th Congress, McCain was assigned to the following committees:[5]
- Committee on Indian Affairs
- Committee on Intelligence (Select)
- Committee on Armed Services
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
2015-2016
McCain served on the following committees:[6]
- Armed Services Committee, Chairman
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Indian Affairs Committee
- Select Committee on Intelligence
2013-2014
McCain served on the following Senate committees:[7]
- Armed Services
- Subcommittee on SeaPower
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Subcommittee on Airland
- Foreign Relations
- The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs Ranking Member
- The Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
- The Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- The Subcommittee on African Affairs
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia
- Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Indian Affairs
2011-2012
McCain served on the following Senate committees:
- Armed Services, Ranking Member
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Children and Families
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Subcommittee on Investigations
- Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight
- Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
- Indian Affairs
Key votes
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Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018
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Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress
Key votes (click "show" to expand or "hide" to contract) |
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114th CongressThe first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[48][49] The Senate confirmed 18,117 out of 21,815 executive nominations received (83 percent). For more information pertaining to McCain's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections.[50] Economic and fiscalTrade Act of 2015
2016 Budget proposal
Defense spending authorization
2015 budget
Foreign AffairsIran nuclear deal
DomesticUSA FREEDOM Act of 2015
Loretta Lynch AG nomination
Cyber security
Immigration
113th CongressThe second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[85] The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to McCain's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[86] National securitySenate Foreign Relations Committee Syria authorization Of the nine Democratic members and eight Republican members that made up the committee, seven Democrats and three Republicans voted in favor, while five Republicans and two Democrats opposed the authorization.[88] A single "present" vote was cast by Ed Markey (D). McCain was one of the three Republicans who approved the authorization.[89] John Brennan CIA nomination
EconomyFarm bill
2014 Budget
McCain voted with 25 other Republican members against the bill.[93][94] Government shutdown
No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
ImmigrationMexico-U.S. border
Social issuesViolence Against Women (2013)
Background checks on gun sales
Previous congressional sessionsFiscal Cliff
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Issues
Presidential preference
2016
- On October 8, 2016, McCain withdrew his support for Trump after The Washington Post released a 2005 video of Trump making comments about women that were described as "extremely lewd."[105] McCain said that he would not vote for Trump or for Clinton. His full statement appears below:
“ | In addition to my well known differences with Donald Trump on public policy issues, I have raised questions about his character after his comments on Prisoners of War, the Khan Gold Star family, Judge Curiel and earlier inappropriate comments about women. Just this week, he made outrageous statements about the innocent men in the Central Park Five case.
As I said yesterday, there are no excuses for Donald Trump’s offensive and demeaning comments in the just released video; no woman should ever be victimized by this kind of inappropriate behavior. He alone bears the burden of his conduct and alone should suffer the consequences. I have wanted to support the candidate our party nominated. He was not my choice, but as a past nominee, I thought it was important I respect the fact that Donald Trump won a majority of the delegates by the rules our party set. I thought I owed his supporters that deference. But Donald Trump’s behavior this week, concluding with the disclosure of his demeaning comments about women and his boasts about sexual assaults, make it impossible to continue to offer even conditional support for his candidacy. Cindy, with her strong background in human rights and respect for women fully agrees with me on this. Cindy and I will not vote for Donald Trump. I have never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and we will not vote for Hillary Clinton. We will write in the name of some good conservative Republican who is qualified to be President.[106] |
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—Sen. John McCain[107] |
- On May 5, 2016, McCain said, “I’ve always said I would support the nominee of the party. It’s the party of Ronald Reagan and Teddy Roosevelt. … I believe that four years of Hillary Clinton will be a disaster for this nation as far as national security is concerned. … I have strong disagreements with Mr. Trump on a number of issues." When asked if he would endorse Trump, McCain said, “I’m not clear, I’ll have to get out the dictionary. I’m telling you: I’ll be supporting the nominee.”[108]
National security
Letter to Iran
On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval constituted only an executive agreement. The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. McCain was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it.[109]
Members of the Obama administration and of Congress reacted to the letter.[110] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[111]
American response in Syria
- See also: United States involvement in Syria
McCain said the following about use-of-force in Syria after meeting with President Obama: "A rejection of this resolution would be catastrophic, not just for him but for the institution of the presidency and the credibility of the United States."[112]
McCain said the limited actions that would be authorized by the new draft resolution don’t go far enough in responding to Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons last month.[113]
Congressional briefings
McCain blasted the briefings held with congressional members, saying in an interview with POLITICO, "One reason is because they are not specific: They are not answering many of the questions. Certainly, that was the case in the Armed Services Committee. And Gen. Dempsey doesn’t have a lot of credibility."[114]
Statement on Russian deal
McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham released a joint statement on the Russian deal with Syria to relinquish Syria's chemical weapons. McCain and Graham called the deal, "an act of provocative weakness on America’s part. We cannot imagine a worse signal to send to Iran as it continues its push for a nuclear weapon." They added, "Is the message of this agreement that Assad is now our negotiating partner, and that he can go on slaughtering innocent civilians and destabilizing the Middle East using every tool of warfare, so long as he does not use chemical weapons? That is morally and strategically indefensible." The two senators offered their own recommendation saying, “The only way this underlying conflict can be brought to a decent end is by significantly increasing our support to moderate opposition forces in Syria. We must strengthen their ability to degrade Assad’s military advantage, change the momentum on the battlefield, and thereby create real conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict."[115]
Further Syria statements
McCain made another statement on the Russian deal with Syria on September 15, 2013. He said, "It's not a matter of trust. It's a matter of whether it will be enforced. [Russia foreign secretary Sergei Lavrov] said 'there is nothing in this agreement about the use of force,' i.e. they will not agree to the use of force no matter what [Syrian President] Bashar Assad does." He added, "There is not a seriousness on the part of the Russians. We’re going to see the Russians facilitating the departure of chemical weapons while plane load after plane load of Russian aircraft coming into Damascus full of weapons and devices to kill Syrians."[116]
Drone filibuster
On March 6, 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R) led a 13-hour filibuster of President Obama's CIA Director nominee, John Brennan. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border, without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists have been critical that President Obama did not offer a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat.[117][118][119]
McCain spoke out against Rand Paul, following the filibuster. He quoted the following from a Wall Street Journal editorial criticizing the filibuster, "If Mr. Paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in college dorms."[120]
McCain also blasted Paul for his remarks about the United States government being able to use a drone to kill an American citizen who spoke out against government policy, referencing Paul's comment about Jane Fonda. He stated, "To somehow say that someone who disagrees with American policy and even may demonstrate against it, is somehow a member of an organization which makes that individual an enemy combatant is simply false."[120]
He continued his criticism of Paul in the days following the filibuster. In an interview with the Huffington Post, McCain said: "They were elected, nobody believes that there was a corrupt election, anything else. But I also think that when, you know, it's always the wacko birds on right and left that get the media megaphone."[121]
Immigration
Gang of Eight
McCain was a member of the group of senators deemed the "Gang of Eight" in 2013. The term was used to reference eight of the most influential senators on immigration reform and included four senators from each party.[122] The group called for comprehensive and bipartisan immigration legislation that included their "four basic pillars": 1. A “tough but fair path to citizenship . . . .contingent upon securing our borders and tracking whether legal immigrants have left the country as required”; 2. Reform our legal immigration system with a greater eye toward our economic needs; 3. Workplace verification; and 4. Setting up a system for admitting future workers (although the term “guest worker” is not used).[123]
Least popular senator
A poll released by Public Policy Polling on March 5, 2014, declared John McCain as the least popular senator in the country. According to the poll, only 30 percent of Arizonans approved of the job McCain was doing while 54 percent disapproved. Average numbers by political party were 35/55 for Republicans, 29/53 for Democrats and 25/55 for independents.[124]
Elections
2016
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
53.7% | 1,359,267 | |
Democratic | Ann Kirkpatrick | 40.7% | 1,031,245 | |
Green | Gary Swing | 5.5% | 138,634 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 1,584 | |
Total Votes | 2,530,730 | |||
Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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51.2% | 302,532 | ||
Kelli Ward | 39.9% | 235,988 | ||
Alex Meluskey | 5.3% | 31,159 | ||
Clair Van Steenwyk | 3.6% | 21,476 | ||
Total Votes | 591,155 | |||
Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
Fundraiser
McCain held his first fundraising reception in New York on December 16. This was significant due to the fact that there has been much speculation about whether McCain will pursue re-election in 2016. He wrote in an email to prior donors, "There is no doubt that we live in very challenging times and every day we see that elections really do have consequences. I vow to continue to do the right thing, not just for my political party and not just against the other political party, but for our country."[125]
2010
On November 2, 2010, John McCain won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Rodney Glassman (D), David Nolan (L), Jerry Joslyn (G) and a handful of write-in candidates in the general election.[126]
Full history
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2004 On November 2, 2004, John McCain won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Stuart Starky (D) and Ernest Hancock (L) in the general election.[128] 1998 On November 3, 1998, John McCain won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Ed Ranger (D), John Zajac (L) and Bob Park (Reform) in the general election.[129] 1992 On November 3, 1992, John McCain won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Claire Sargent (D), Evan Mecham (I), Kiana Delamare (L) and Ed Finkelstein (New Alliance) in the general election.[130] 1986 On November 4, 1986, John McCain won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Richard Kimball (D) and Write-in candidates Paul Rodriguez, Robert Winn and David Zilly in the general election.[131] 1984 On November 6, 1984, John McCain won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Harry Braun, III (D) in the general election.[132]
1982 On November 2, 1982, John McCain won election to the United States House. He defeated William Hegarty (D) and Richard Dodge (L) in the general election.[133] |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on McCain's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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—John McCain's campaign website, http://www.johnmccain.com/issues/ |
Campaign finance summary
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Personal Gain Index
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:
PGI: Change in net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, McCain's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $2,719,122 and $12,136,982. That averages to $7,428,052, which is higher than the average net worth of Republican senators in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. McCain ranked as the 19th most wealthy senator in 2012.[134] Between 2004 and 2012, McCain's calculated net worth[135] decreased by an average of 9 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[136]
John McCain Yearly Net Worth | |
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Year | Average Net Worth |
2004 | $29,167,860 |
2012 | $7,428,052 |
Growth from 2004 to 2012: | −75% |
Average annual growth: | −9%[137] |
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[138] |
The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.
PGI: Donation Concentration Metric
Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). McCain received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.
From 1989-2014, 16.38 percent of McCain's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[139]
John McCain Campaign Contributions | |
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Total Raised | $478,390,685 |
Total Spent | $450,008,903 |
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
Retired | $36,994,684 |
Lawyers/Law Firms | $12,181,055 |
Securities & Investment | $11,426,031 |
Real Estate | $10,872,717 |
Health Professionals | $6,890,502 |
% total in top industry | 7.73% |
% total in top two industries | 10.28% |
% total in top five industries | 16.38% |
Analysis
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, McCain was a moderate Republican leader as of July 2014. This was the same rating McCain received in June 2013.[140]
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[141]
McCain most often votes with: |
McCain least often votes with: |
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, McCain missed 977 of 9,632 roll call votes from January 1987 to September 2015. This amounts to 10.1 percent, which is worse than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[142]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. McCain paid his congressional staff a total of $2,549,392 in 2011. He ranked 31st on the list of the lowest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 49th overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Arizona ranked 31st in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[143]
National Journal vote ratings
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Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.
2013
McCain ranked 43rd in the conservative rankings among U.S. senators in 2013.[144]
2012
McCain ranked 28th in the conservative rankings among U.S. senators in 2012.[145]
2011
McCain ranked 16th in the conservative rankings among U.S. senators in 2011.[146]
Voting with party
The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
2014
McCain voted with the Republican Party 81.2 percent of the time, which ranked 38th among the 45 Senate Republican members as of July 2014.[147]
2013
McCain voted with the Republican Party 88.8 percent of the time, which ranked 23rd among the 45 Senate Republican members as of June 2013.[148]
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Footnotes
- ↑ CNN, "McCain faces his greatest battle," July 19, 2017
- ↑ Politico, "McCain to discontinue medical treatment," August 24, 2018
- ↑ Arizona Central, "Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl will be John McCain's successor in the U.S. Senate," September 4, 2018
- ↑ Biographical Director of the United States Congress, "John Sidney McCain, III," accessed October 20, 2011
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment with an Amendment)," December 18, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2)," December 11, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1948)," February 15, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955)," February 15, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311)," January 29, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 271 )," July 26, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270)," July 25, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1628)," July 25, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 7, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?)," April 6, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6157)," September 18, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5895)," September 12, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 6157 As Amended)," August 23, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5895 As Amended)," June 25, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625)," March 23, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 with an Amendment (SA 1930))," February 9, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 695)," February 8, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment with Further Amendment)," January 22, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 22, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 19, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370)," December 21, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1 and Concur with Further Amendment ," December 20, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 123)," December 7, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1 As Amended )," December 2, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 71 As Amended)," October 19, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601)," September 7, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 244)," May 4, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (S.J. Res. 54, As Amended), December 13, 2018
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2810 As Amended)," September 18, 2017
- ↑ The Hill, "Senate sends $692B defense policy bill to Trump's desk," November 15, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3364)," July 27, 2017
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (S. 722 As Amended)," June 15, 2017
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 113th Congress," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1314," accessed May 25, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 1314 (Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act)," accessed May 25, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call for HR 2146," June 24, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Senate approves fast-track, sending trade bill to White House," June 24, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Con.Res.11," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany S. Con. Res. 11)," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Republicans pass a budget, flexing power of majority," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Redone defense policy bill sails through House," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S. 1356," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1356)," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 618," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1735)," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 239," accessed May 27, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R. 1735," accessed May 27, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314)," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 579," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1191," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 1191," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Amdt.2640 to H.J.Res.61," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "HJ Res 61," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Senates.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2640 )," accessed September 16, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "HJ Res 61," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2640 )," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Amdt.2656 to S.Amdt.2640," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2656)," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2048," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2048)," accessed June 2, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General)," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S 754," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (S. 754, As Amended)," accessed November 1, 2015
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- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
- ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
- ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
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