| | Name : Arlen Specter | | Party : Democrat | | First Elected : 1980 | | Religion : Jewish
| | Birth Date : 02/12/1930 | | Birth Place : Wichita, KS
| | Education : BA University of Pennsylvania, 1951; LLB Yale University, 1956 | | Previous Political Experience : NULL | | Previous Occupation : Attorney | | Military Service : USAF, 1951-53 |
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| Contact Information | | Official Website | | Capital Office | Main District Office | 711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-3802
| 600 Arch St., #9400
Philadelphia, PA 19106
| | Phone: (202) 224-4254 | Phone: (215) 597-0406 | | Fax: (202) 228-1229 | Fax: (215) 597-0406 |
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| Bill Sponsorship | Since 1990, Arlen Specter has sponsored a total of 539 bills. Of those bills, 11 have come to a vote on the floor of the house or senate and 21 have become law. Over that time, the average representative in this office sponsored 388.8349 bills with an average of 5.8081 being voted on and 14.596 becoming law.
Since 1990. Arlen Specter has been a co-sponsor on 2514 bills 88 of which were voted on and 216 became law. The average for a representative in the same office over the same time was to co-sponsor 2332.2781 bills, with 179.0006 becoming law and 96.6365 being voted on.
For a full display of all the bills sponsored and co-sponsored by this representative click on the Sponsored Bills item on the left navigation tab. |
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| Voting Statistics | | Since 1990, Arlen Specter has voted with the majority Republicans 72.2% of the time, voted with the majority of Democrats 60.7% of the time, and missed 3.4% of the votes. To see a complete list of voting statistics and to compare this representative to the average representative, click on the voting statistics link on the left. | | Note: This data is accurate as of the August recess in 2009. |
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