John Murtha (D-PA-12th) Rep. Passes Away at Age 77

John Patrick “Jack” Murtha, Jr. (June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) represented Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district from 1974 until his death in 2010. A former Marine Corps officer, Murtha was the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Murtha has been best known for his calls for a withdrawal of American forces in Iraq, as well as questions about his ethics.[7]
Pallone, Frank (D-NJ-6th) Rep.
Ackerman, Gary (D-NY-5th) Rep.
Adler, John (D-NJ-3rd) Rep.
Congressman John Adler was sworn into office on January 6, 2009 and is serving his first term as U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s Third Congressional District. The Third District spans the state, and includes portions of Burlington, Camden, and Ocean counties. The district is home to the McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst mega base, as well as forty miles of New Jersey’s treasured shoreline. Read the rest of his bio…
Akaka, Daniel K.- (D – HI) Senate
Al Franken FINALLY wins case to be the next Minnesota Senator

photo credit: woolennium
Currently: “Franken’s victory gives Democrats control of 60 Senate seats – the number they need to overcome Republican filibusters.
When Franken is seated, which could be as early as next week, his party will have a majority not reached on either side of the aisle in three decades. It was last reached by the Democrats in the late 1970s when their party held the White House under Jimmy Carter.”
Bio: “Al founded a political action committee, Midwest Values PAC, which raised over $1.1 million for Democrats across Minnesota and around the country. He made more than 50 appearances on behalf of DFLers and local party units in the state in 2006 alone. He was especially inspired by two candidates he met on the campaign trail: Tim Walz, a high school geography teacher whose relentless energy propelled him to an upset victory over a Republican incumbent in the 1st Congressional District (Al stole his “boots” line from Tim); and Amy Klobuchar, whose strong positive message of change helped her follow in the footsteps of Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, and Paul Wellstone as she was elected to the United States Senate.” Read more
Allen, Thomas (D-ME-1st) Rep.
Altmire, Jason (D-PA-4th) Rep.
Andrews, Robert (D-NJ-1st) Rep.
Arcuri, Michael (D-NY-24th) Rep.
Baca, Joe (D-CA-43rd) Rep.
Baird, Brian (D-WA-3rd) Rep.
Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI-2nd) Rep.
Barrow, John (D-GA-12th) Rep.
Baucus, Max- (D – MT) Senate
Bean, Melissa (D-IL-8th) Rep.
Becerra, Xavier (D-CA-31st) Rep.
Begich, Mark – (D – AK)
Senator Mark Begich was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2008 after serving as the Mayor of Anchorage since April 2003. Born and raised in Anchorage, Senator Begich’s priorities include focusing on a national energy policy that includes Alaska’s oil and gas resources, an Alaska natural gas pipeline and the many renewable resources in Alaska. He is equally committed to improving the service and benefits for our nation’s veterans who have served our country so honorably. Read the rest of his bio here…
| 144 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
| (202) 224-3004 | |
| Contact Senator Begich: begich.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm |
Bennet, Michael F. – (D – CO)
Michael Bennet, the junior Senator from Colorado, has served most recently as the Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools. As a dedicated public servant with comprehensive experience as a businessman, Michael has a proven record of facing tough tasks at critical times. As Superintendent, Michael worked to improve student achievement and classroom performance, while also overseeing a halt to years of budgetary cuts in the Denver Public Schools. Read more…
| 702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
| (202) 224-5852 | |
| Email: bennet.senate.gov/contact/ |
Berkley, Shelley (D-NV-1st) Rep.
Berman, Howard (D-CA-28th) Rep.
Berry, Marion (D-AR-1st) Rep.
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.: US Vice President

photo credit: World Economic Forum
Biden unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1988.[2] He again ran in 2008, but withdrew after the caucuses in Iowa on January 3, 2008. Obama announced Biden as his running mate two days before the beginning of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, at which the nominations of Obama and Biden are expected to be ratified. Read more about him at Wikipedia
Specific congressional vote info
Related News
- Obama Tabs Biden For VP Slot
- Buzzwire to Cover Dems in Denver
- Obama Veepstakes Coming To A Close Soon
- Clinton Supporters Launch New Email Campaign To Try And Derail Obama Nomination
- Hillary Clinton’s rich friend Lady de Rothschild ambushes Barack Obama By Sarah Baxter
- Colorado Democratic Party is Obama’s “Thought Police”?
- Will Clinton Go Nuclear at Convention?
Bilbray, Brian (R-CA-50th) Rep.
Bill Clinton: Former US President, Escorts Freed U.S. Journalists from North Korea

photo credit: sharedferret
Currently:Bill Clinton secured the release of Euna Lee and Laura Ling the two US journalists for Current TV who were jailed in North Korea since March 2009
Bio: During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. He could point to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times Read more
Bill Owens (D-NY) Defeats Doug Hoffman (C) for New York’s Congressional District 23

Bill Owens has devoted his life to creating jobs, bringing economic development to Upstate New York, and serving his country. Bill Owens is an Air Force veteran who served as a Captain at the Plattsburgh Air Force Base. He comes from a family with a long military tradition. His great grandfather served in the Civil War, his uncle in World War I and his father served in World War II. Read more
Bingaman, Jeff- (D – NM) Senate
Bishop, Sanford (D-GA-2nd) Rep.
Bishop, Tim (D-NY-1st) Rep.
Blumenauer, Earl (D-OR-3rd) Rep.
Boccieri, John A. (D-OH-16th) Rep.
Congressman Boccieri is a Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. As an aircraft commander aboard the C-130 Hercules, Boccieri deployed in four rotations to Iraq and Afghanistan in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Representative Boccieri served eight years in the Ohio Legislature and one term as the fourth ranking Democrat after being elected by his peers to the post of assistant minority whip. In the legislature, Boccieri advocated for Ohio’s veterans, working families, and the jobs and industries that have built our state. Read more
Bordallo, Madeleine (D-GU-AL) Del.
Boren, Dan (D-OK-2nd) Rep.
Boswell, Leonard (D-IA-3rd) Rep.
Boucher, Rick (D-VA-9th) Rep.
Boxer, Barbara- (D – CA) Senate

Photo from AP
As chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), a member of Senate Leadership and a forceful advocate for her home state of California, Barbara Boxer is one of the foremost leaders of progressive politics in the nation today. Read the rest of her bio
View her Congressional voting record
Boyd, F. Allen (D-FL-2nd) Rep.
Boyda, Nancy (D-KS-2nd) Rep.
Brady, Robert (D-PA-1st) Rep.
Braley, Bruce (D-IA-1st) Rep.
Bright, Bobby (D-AL-2nd) Rep.
As the Mayor of Montgomery, Bobby met the challenges facing the city of Montgomery with enormous success. Under his leadership, Alabama’s capitol city experienced unprecedented job growth. Bobby helped attract over 15,000 new high paying jobs to the area, including a new Hyundai car plant. He initiated a downtown and riverfront revitalization project which re-invented Montgomery’s tourism industry, bringing attractions such as the Renaissance Hotel and Spa and The Montgomery Biscuits minor league baseball team. Read more…
Contact info:
(202) 225-2901 or email him
1205 LHOB
Washington, DC 20515
Brown, Corrine (D-FL-3rd) Rep.
Brown, Sherrod- (D – OH) Senate
Burris, Roland (D – IL) Takes Senate Seat Vacated by Obama

photo credit: nautical2k
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Roland Burris will not likely take Barack Obama’s Senate seat until a court in Illinois rules on a dispute surrounding his appointment.
While Reid embraced Burris, he said the Senate is awaiting a court ruling in a case that tests whether the signature of the Illinois secretary of state is needed for Burris to take the seat. He suggested that would be a step toward seating Burris. Read more…
Related News
- Democratic Leaders Seek to Resolve Burris Saga
- Burris rebuffed from taking Senate seat
- Obama successor denied entry to Senate
- After being turned away at Senate door, Burris considers next steps
- Senate Turns Down Roland Burris
- Democratic Opposition to Seating Burris Cracks
- Blagojevich pick: I was asked to help raise funds (cnn.com)
- Blago’s brother solicited funds, Burris says (cnn.com)
- Roland Burris Will Very Probably Be a Senator [What The Hell] (gawker.com)
Butterfield, G.K. (D-NC-1st) Rep.
Byrd, Robert C.- (D – WV) Senate
Cantwell, Maria- (D – WA) Senate
Capps, Lois (D-CA-23rd) Rep.
Capuano, Michael (D-MA-8th) Rep.
Cardin, Benjamin L.- (D – MD) Senate
Cardoza, Dennis (D-CA-18th) Rep.
Carnahan, Russ (D-MO-3rd) Rep.
Carney, Christopher (D-PA-10th) Rep.
Carper, Thomas R.- (D – DE) Senate
Casey, Robert P., Jr.- (D – PA) Senate
Castor, Kathy (D-FL-11th) Rep.
Chandler, Ben (D-KY-6th) Rep.
Childers, Travis (D-MS-1st) Rep.
As a small businessman and a member of the House Financial Services Committee, Travis is committed to issues facing jobs and the economy, including a return to fiscal discipline and a restored balanced budget. Travis has also become a voice for rural communities, serving as the only member of the Mississippi delegation on the House Agriculture Committee, as well as reestablishing and co-chairing the bipartisan Congressional Rural Caucus. Read the rest of his bio…
Christensen, Donna (D-VI-AL) Del.
Christopher J. Dodd (D – CT) Senate – Will Not Seek Re-Election
Currently: Dodd announces retirement, “I will not be a candidate for re-election this November… my deepest gratitude to the people of Connecticut for the remarkable privilege of being elected eight times over the past four decades to our national assembly.”
Bio: Dodd was elected to the Senate in the 1980 election and was subsequently reelected in the 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2004 elections. He is the first Senator from Connecticut to serve five consecutive terms. From 1995 to 1997, he served as General Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. As General Chairman, Dodd was the DNC’s spokesman. Donald Fowler served as National Chairman, running the party’s day to day operations. Dodd has also involved himself in children’s and family issues, founding the first Senate Children’s Caucus[10] and authoring the Family and Medical Leave Act. Read more
Clarke, Yvette (D-NY-11th) Rep.
Clay, Wm. Lacy (D-MO-1st) Rep.
Cleaver, Emanuel (D-MO-5th) Rep.
Clyburn, James (D-SC-6th) Rep.
Cohen, Stephen (D-TN-9th) Rep.
Connolly, Gerald E. “Gerry” (D-VA-11th) Rep.
Prior to his election to Congress in November 2008, Congressman Connolly was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County, the largest jurisdiction in the Washington, DC metro area with more than 1.1 million residents. Connolly served a total of 14 years on the Fairfax County Board, the last five as Chairman. Read more
Conrad, Kent- (D – ND) Senate
Conyers, John (D-MI-14th) Rep.
Cooper, Jim (D-TN-5th) Rep.
Costa, Jim (D-CA-20th) Rep.
Costello, Jerry (D-IL-12th) Rep.
Courtney, Joseph (D-CT-2nd) Rep.
Cramer, Robert (D-AL-5th) Rep.
Crowley, Joseph (D-NY-7th) Rep.
Cuellar, Henry (D-TX-28th) Rep.
Cummings, Elijah (D-MD-7th) Rep.
Dahlkemper, Kathy (D-PA-3rd) Rep.
Dahlkemper’s record of professional achievement is diverse and successful. For 11 years she and her husband Dan have developed Dahlkemper Landscape Architects & Contractors from a small family business into a thriving organization. This experience contributes to Dahlkemper’s first-hand knowledge of the struggles facing small business owners and employees. Creating the economic conditions necessary for local small business growth is high on her priority list. After facing these challenges in the private sector, she is committed to creating policy that provides a positive environment for job retention and growth in our region. Read more
Daschle Withdraws from HHS Secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) – Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination on Tuesday to be President Barack Obama’s Health and Human Services secretary, dealing potential blows to both speedy health care reform and Obama’s hopes for a smoother start as president.”Now we must move forward,” Obama said in a written statement accepting “with sadness and regret” Daschle’s surprise request to be removed from consideration. A day earlier, Obama had said he “absolutely” stood by Daschle in the face of problems over back taxes and potential conflicts of interest.
Daschle, the former Senate Democratic leader and a strong backer of Obama’s presidential bid, said he would have been unable to operate “with the full faith of Congress and the American people.” read more
Related News About the Daschle Withdrawl
- With Daschle out, what’s next for Obama’s health agenda? (cnn.com)
- After Daschle, what happens to health plan (cnn.com)
- Tax Issue Ends Daschle Cabinet Post Bid (time.com)
- NYT analysis: Setback for health care reform (msnbc.msn.com)
- Obama: ‘I Think I Screwed Up’ (news.sky.com)
- Did Daschle Bow Out Too Soon, or Was It Inevitable? (time.com)
- News Analysis: As Nominee Trips, Health Care Drive Suffers a Setback (nytimes.com)
- Tom Daschle: Bowing to the Inevitable, or Pushed Too Fast? (time.com)
- Barack Obama fights to maintain a grip on the US political agenda (telegraph.co.uk)











![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=426b4bbf-1288-40c0-ae63-e492f141b9e7)


![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=8d9ba5b2-809a-49bf-b901-c5b5d735aae3)