Joni Kay Ernst ( ; nÃÆ' Â © e Culver ; July 1, 1970) is an American politician serving as a junior American Senator for Iowa since 2015. A Republican, he was previously elected to the Iowa Senate from 2011 to 2014 and served as a lieutenant colonel at the Iowa Army National Guard. Ernst was the first woman to represent Iowa in the United States Congress and the first female combat veteran to be elected to the United States Senate from any state. He won the 2014 Senate election with 52.1% of the vote.
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Early life and career
Ernst was born Joni Kay Culver in Montgomery County, Iowa, daughter of Marilyn and Richard Culver. She speaks a farewell speech in her class at Stanton High School. Ernst holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Iowa State University, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Columbus State University. While at college, Ernst took part in an agricultural exchange to the Soviet Union.
Military career
Ernst served as a logistics officer and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel at the Iowa National Guard. Toward the end of his career, he served as commander of the 185th Combat Fighter Battalion at Camp Dodge, the largest battalion in the National Guard of the Iowa Armed Forces. After retiring from the military in 2015, Ernst has served 23 years between the Army Reserves and the National Army. He spent 12 months in Kuwait in 2003-04 as company commander of the 1168 Transportation Company during the Iraq War.
Iowa State Senate
Ernst was elected as Montgomery County Auditor in 2004 and re-elected in 2008.
Ernst was elected to the Iowa State Senate in a special election in 2011 and re-elected in 2012. He represents District 12, which serves the southwestern part of the country. Ernst is a member of the Education, Appropriations, Veterans, Rules and Administration and Health and Human Services Committee of the Iowa State Senate.
After his election to the US Senate, he resigned from the Iowa State Senate effective November 28, 2014.
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US Senate 2014 election
In July 2013, Ernst announced that he would look for a Senate seat held by Democratic Senator Tom Harkin who retired.
Ernst received support from Lieutenant Governor Iowa Kim Reynolds in October 2013. He is also supported by 23 state and former legislators. In March, Ernst's campaign was supported by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. In May 2014, he was supported by the US Chamber of Commerce.
Ernst received widespread attention for a campaign advertisement he published in March 2014 where he used a rough comparison between his experiences of castration of pigs and his ability to cut "pork" in Congress. Many found the ad to be funny and faked by late night comedians including Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert. Before the advertisement aired, Ernst had fought in the fundraiser, and two Republican polls taken in February 2014 had shown him in second place. place, a few points behind opponents Mark Jacobs. After airing, a Suffolk University poll in early April showed it with a small clue and the Loras College poll showed he was basically tied to Jacobs. In May, he was described by the media as a "strong front-runner".
In an interview with the Des Moines Register on May 9, 2014, Ernst said he was "deeply offended" by comments made by Republican opponent Mark Jacobs in which he was characterized as AWOL for losing more than 100 votes. in the legislative session that ended on April 7, 2014. Ernst stated: "If [Mark Jacobs] has such a service as I have, he will understand what AWOL means.I am not AWOL, I will never be AWOL." Earlier, in an article on the Sheet , Ernst cited the task of his National Guard to refuse the criticism of the missing voice, but the Sheet found that only 12 of the 117 missing votes came on the day- the day he was on duty. Another 105 missed votes represented 57 percent of the Iowa Senate's vote of the session. A spokesman for Ernst said that he had had a better than 90 percent voting record during his career in the Senate and that he never claimed guard service was the only reason he missed the session vote.
In supporting it for the Primary Republican nomination, the Des Moines Register stated: "Ernst is a smart and well-prepared candidate who can grapple with the details of public policy from a conservative perspective without seeming inflexible." On October 23, Ernst canceled a scheduled meeting with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register, citing the negative editorial reason of the newspaper about him. The editorial board of the newspaper supports Ernst's opponent, Democrat Bruce Braley.
On June 16, 2014, at an event hosted by America for Prosperity, in a panel entitled "Senate: A Window of Policy Opportunities for Principle Leaders", Ernst thanked the group for the fundraising. In July 2014, Ernst's campaign was temporarily suspended while he participated in two weeks of National Guard duty. In the same month, Ernst delivered the Republican's weekly address, where he criticized health care scandals at the Veterans Affairs Department and pushed for a balanced federal budget and rights reform.
On August 29, Ernst and Braley announced their agreement to hold three television debates in Davenport, Des Moines, and Sioux City. They were held on September 28, October 11 and 16, respectively.
Ernst won the Senate 2014 race 52.2% to 43.7%. She was the first woman elected to represent Iowa at the House of Congress.
Committees assignment
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Employment, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation (Chair)
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Milk, Poultry, Marketing, and Agricultural Security
- Subcommittee on Nutrition, Special Plants, Food and Food Research
- Armed Services Committee
- Subcommittee on Airland
- Subcommittee on Threats and Developing Capabilities
- Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
- Domestic Security and Government Affairs Committee
- Subcommittee on Federal Emergency Spending and Management Supervision
- Subcommittee on Federal Regulatory and Management Affairs
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
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Ernst was sworn into the United States Senate on January 3, 2015. He delivered the official Republican response to the United States a week later on January 20.
Although not a political candidate for the US presidential election, on June 6, 2015, Ernst sponsors "Joni's Roast and Ride 1 Year," an event featuring a motorcycle parade where he rides a motorcycle. Ernst invited the Republican presidential candidate to attend the event. According to coverage by the Des Moines Register, "Speaking to the media, Ernst indicated that it is very important for a presidential candidate to engage in this type of retail polisher and other Iowa events." Ernst said that "Iowan wants to see their candidates, they want to reach out and shake their hands, they want to ask that question directly." The grass roots are important The family is important The important neighbor in Iowa And they want someone who fits that mold and can connect with voters Every candidate will have their reasons whether they participate or not, but they will get a better response if they come to the Iowa Straw Poll. "The event was attended by Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry, Marco Rubio, and Scott Walker.
On November 18, 2015, Ernst said the United States should stop the immigration of Syrian refugees, calling for a "thorough process of examination", and commented that President Obama did not have a "clearly communicated and comprehensive strategy".
In early January 2016, Ernst stated that President Obama's recent executive order in favor of arms laws was "transcending and unilateral" and advocated Congress as the appropriate method for the law to be imposed as "the American people must have a voice in this process rather than the President's top-down approach that eludes Congress and the people we elect to represent. "On January 8, in response to President Obama vetoed a law passed by both chambers of Congress to revoke the provisions of the Act Affordable Care, Ernst accused President Obama of choosing "to ignore families and small businesses that have been harmed by the painful effects of ObamaCare" as part of his promotion of what he calls the "failed agenda". On January 13, the day after the Address Delivery Society, Ernst said the president "really missed an opportunity last night to explain a clear and concise strategy to defeat ISIS, but he seemed to just push it and fire him in a way I do not appreciate as a veteran.
In February 2016, Ernst criticized the Obama administration's ISIS strategy as ineffective and said he was trying to tackle the policy by collaborating with fellow members of the Senate Armed Services Committee for a draft bill that would eventually allow American troops to combat ISIS wherever groups are found.
In May 2016, Ernst was placed on a short list of Washington Post as a vice presidential candidate for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign to become the 45th President of the United States. Other media include it as a possible benefit for the Trump campaign as well. In 2015, when he was asked if he would be a candidate for Vice President, he refused but did not refuse. "Well, I think that's - it's good," he said. "Is my mother paying you to say that?" On June 16, Ernst said he believes Trump is interested in others because no one "reaches out" to him and that he is satisfied with this. The following month, on July 4th, he and Trump met in person. Governor Mike Pence of Indiana was then selected for the job on July 15, 2016.
On September 4, while attending a fundraiser, Ernst appeared with Kris Paronto, who he said was an eyewitness to "lack of leadership from Hillary Clinton's first hand."
After releasing records of Donald Trump and Billy Bush, Ernst criticized Trump's comments but insisted that he would still vote for them.
In a November 1 statement approving President Obama to announce a federal disaster in 19 Iowa states, Ernst warned "it is important that the Marine Corps of Engineers complete the flood mitigation project in East Iowa to help prevent damage from this storm in the future and to avoid the ongoing need for emergency relief. "On November 14, Ernst sent a letter to President Obama in which he declared Latin America to grow in ISIS membership and said he wanted the president to talk to officials in Latin America about fighting a growing group. On November 22, in response to the Veterans Affairs Department 'issued a statement after an investigation into the suicide of veteran Brandon Ketchum, Ernst dismissed the claims by the department and declared his intention to "remain vigilant in proceeding to press VA for specific answers to Mr. Ketchum's death, as well as how they plan to improve their policies move forward to prevent this terrible tragedy from happening. "
On December 9, after voting for a short-term expenditure bill, Ernst said, "While this is not a process whereby our government should be funded, it is a temporary bridge to the spring when we can place reasonable legislation on our new president desk that otherwise will be vetoed by the current government. "On December 12, after President-elect Trump announced his election to John Kelly to US Secretary of Homeland Security, Ernst said Trump in selecting Kelly chose" someone with a deeper level of experience to lead the Department of Homeland Security and address "ISIS Increase in Latin America and border security. On December 21st, Ernst announced his role at the upcoming congress session.
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On January 12, 2017, Ernst questioned the nomination of US Secretary of Defense James Mattis on whether he would promise to prioritize wasteful spending cuts, stop sexual assaults and retaliation in the military, and improve national security missions by utilizing the different capabilities of our "guards and troops reserves "; Matti is committed to each. Later that month, Ernst announced his intention to introduce a law that would divert funds for Planned Parenthood to other women's health care providers and that he already had bills intended to overturn the Obama administration's grant policy from Planned Parenthood to Title X family planning, this advance will be achieved by "the pro-life president in the White House and the majority of pro-life living in the House and Senate". President Trump signed the final bill into law on 13 April 2017.
In early February, Ernst predicted that US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would be confirmed and accused the Democrats in the Senate by trying to block his confirmation due to the bitterness of the election results two months earlier. After DeVos was confirmed, Ernst claimed he had examined DeVos, which he found believing that those who were physically closest to the students knew what was best for them, and would hold him accountable during his tenure. On February 16, Ernst condemned Russia's behavior as "completely unacceptable" and said President Trump would be needed in leading the US to "show strength against Vladimir Putin" during a call with reporters.
In early March, Ernst joined Senator Dan Sullivan in sending a letter to Defense Minister Mattis supporting the Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative: "We remain concerned about the eroding military balance resulting from a resource-limited US defense budget, the People's Republic of America Union. China's (RRC) military modernization two decades, the Russian revival extends fighter and combat aircraft to the Pacific, and the aggressive North Korea where Kim Jong-un has detonated more nuclear weapons and tested more missiles from his fathers and grandfathers combined. "On March 8, Ernst and fellow Senator Ron Johnson reintroduced Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick, the Whistleblower Protection Act, Ernst said efforts to improve Veterans' Affairs" should be protected, not punished, as we work to improve access to timely and quality care. to our nation's veterans. "On March 14, after releasing photographs of naked female soldiers on the Facebook page, Ernst emphasized this" type of y activity creating a culture that leads to sexual violence. "During a March 28 press conference, Ernst made a Congressional request that the section requires individuals to immediately report allegations of sexual violence at government facilities.
On April 7, Ernst showed support for the Shayrat missile attack by President Trump, calling it a one-off attack in response to Khan Shaykhun's chemical attacks and good "judgment" and "calling" on the part of President Trump. On the same day, after Neil Gorsuch was confirmed to the Supreme Court by the Senate, Ernst said Gorsuch "really qualified to serve in the highest court of our country". On April 26, after the Trump administration's tax reform proposal was published, Ernst said that "we've been looking hard and finding ways to simplify it and make sure our country has a global competition system that promotes business, growth and helping hard-working families. "
In early May, Ernst voiced rejection for possible government closure in the fall after President Trump suggested one for September: "I think we have to work very hard to avoid that." On May 25, Ernst and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin sent a joint letter to the Senate Committee for Energy and Natural Resources members Lisa Murkowski and Maria Cantwell proposed a bipartisan legislation session for the passage of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation.
After the election of President Trump Christopher A. Wray to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on June 7, a spokesman for Ernst's intention to check and make sure Wray is "a good choice for the position of Director of the FBI." On June 15, during a conference call after the Senate voted 98-2 to impose financial sanctions on Russia, Ernst said the choice came as a result of the US losing its right to Russia for trying to disrupt the last presidential election, the country's support for the Syrian regime, the Ukrainian army, and their cyberspace activities and that the US "seeks to show strength and sends a clear message to Iran and Russia that they can not take such action." Later in the month, Ernst was one of ten Republican senators to urge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to cancel the Senate state's scheduled work in August if "improving health care, government funding, dealing with debt ceilings, and refine our tax code "has no" progress means "made in the joint mail.
On July 5, in response to the 2018 and 2019 releases proposed renewable volume obligations by the Environmental Protection Agency, Ernst praised the 2018 proposal to have conventional approved ethanol congresses while saying he was "disappointed that the 2019 biodiesel number held constant, and would like to see it more accurately reflect current domestic usage and production capacity. "On July 19, Ernst submitted written testimony to support the Global War against the Act of War Terrorism to the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee, emphasizing the importance of accelerating its course:" The longer we wait, the greater the opportunity for our first veteran of the Global War on Terror will not be a witness to a National Memorial dedicated to their service and sacrifice. "
In a statement dated September 5, in response to President Trump who canceled the Tough Action program for the Arrival of Children, Ernst said "we must identify and pursue a measurable approach that addresses their unique situation but also respects the importance of immigration laws and prevents illegal immigration future. " On September 12, Ernst reintroduced the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017, imposing limits on taxpayer support received by former presidents. On September 19, Ernst was one of four senators to introduce bipartisan legislation that implements the promotion of the Department of Agriculture's export promotion program.
On October 26th, Trump signed Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 becomes law. On October 31, Ernst introduced the Question Stop, Unnecessary Demand, and Exaggeration for Legislator Acting, eliminating the provisions of the tax code allowing congressmen to deduct income tax purposes "up to $ 3,000 annually in living expenses" in the Washington, D.C.
Affordability of the Affordable Act
On May 7, 2017, a few days after the House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Ernst said he could not guarantee the Senate health bill would confirm coverage for individuals with existing conditions during appearances in Hampton, Iowa. During a May 30 appearance with Grassley, Ernst told reporters Obamacare can not be deprived of "overall". On June 13, after the White House meeting on health care reform, Ernst expressed his dislike of the current law: "The reality in Iowa is that continuing the status quo is not an option because ObamaCare is unsustainable." During a June 23 press conference, a day after the Republican Senate's health care bill was issued, Ernst said he was still reviewing the bill and that he did not believe Iowans had a low-income Medicaid insurance loss. On July 25, after the Senate decided to start debating the Affordable Care Act, Ernst called the "long-awaited opportunity vote, we have been waiting to roll back this disaster law and replace it with an affordable, patient-centered solution for Iowans. "Towards the end of July, after the Affordable Care Act was considered by the Senate, Ernst criticized the law as unsustainable in Iowa and said he was" disappointed that the Senate could not advance this important change to this flawed law. "
Political position
Constitutional and federal issues
Ernst has proposed to eliminate the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Education, and the Environmental Protection Agency as a means of cutting federal spending. He has advocated eliminating the Department of Education "not only because it will save taxpayer dollars, but because I believe our children are more educated when it comes from the country."
Ernst has expressed his support to allow law-abiding citizens to "freely carry" weapons but adhere to the rules of opposition to bringing in public buildings such as schools. In February 2013, Ernst sponsored a resolution addressing "the rejection of the Iowa General Assembly to recognize or support laws, presidential directives, or other rules and proclamations that are contrary to the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and which is expressly preceded by the decision of the Supreme Court of America States ". He also received an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association for his support of weapons issues.
As a state senator of Iowa, Ernst sponsors a resolution on the cancellation of state federal laws. One such bill asserts that Iowa can ignore any federal laws that "directly violate the Tenth Amendments," while others "insist on the abolition of certain EPA rules relating to coal-fired power plants. In the September 2013 forum hosted by Iowa Faith & amp; The Freedom Coalition, Ernst said that Congress should not have to pass the law "that states would consider abrogating", referring to what he calls "the 200-plus-year federal legislature who will oppose the rights of the Tenth Amendment." The court has consistently decided that the cancellation is unconstitutional. During the 2014 Senatorial election, Ernst's supporters argued that he did not support the cancellation, and that "his comment about it was about encouraging Iowan to send him to Washington to pass legislation well."
Asked at a Montgomery County candidate forum in Iowa in January 2014 about the Supreme Court case about the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's resignation, he said that Obama had "become a dictator," and that if he acted unconstitutional, he would have to face it. the exact impact as determined by Congress, "whether it is removal from the office, whether it is impeachment." When the recording of the show was published in August 2014 by Yahoo News, his spokesman said that "If there is a president who transgresses their limits, there are procedures in place for Congress and the Americans to hold him or her accountable." Impeachment is a strong word and not can be thrown lightly. "
In 2016, along with US Senator Deb Fischer, Charles Grassley, and Ben Sasse, Joni Ernst introduced "Sarah's Law," a law to honor Sarah Root, a 21-year-old student in Omaha, who died on a road. race accident in January 2016.
Donald Trump
In January 2018, after President Donald Trump reportedly called Haiti, El Salvador and African countries "slum states" and voiced his opposition to immigrants from those countries, Ernst said "Deep inside, no, I do not think he's a racist.I think he's brash and he's saying the things that are on his mind, but I do not really believe he's a racist. "
Economic issues
Ernst opposes the federal minimum wage, and instead argues that the state must have a sole authority to set their own minimum wage. In an August 2014 interview with Mason City Globe-Gazette , Ernst stated: "For the federal government to set a minimum wage for all 50 states is ridiculous." He has shown a difference in the cost of living in various states, and says: "I think $ 7.25 is appropriate for Iowa, but it's for our state legislators to decide, and I'm willing to have discussions at the state level." the response to the report by the Congressional Budget Office report that projected that a minimum wage increase to $ 10.10 per hour would require 500,000 jobs but would lift 900,000 people out of poverty, Ernst stated that "the government and government mandated salary increase is not a solution - when doing so comes at the expense of hard-working American jobs. "
During the 2013 legislative session, Ernst worked on legislation that reduced property taxes in Iowa. He supports the federal tax code that is "fairer, more flatter and simpler".
In a May 2014 interview with The Des Moines Register, Ernst expressed his support for constitutional amendments requiring a balanced federal budget, as well as a reduction in spending on discretionary rights and expenditure programs. He also expressed support for the partial privatization of Social Security accounts for young workers while protecting Social Security for the elderly and those approaching retirement.
Environmental issues
Regarding the problem of global warming, Ernst has stated: "I do not know the science behind climate change, I can not say one way or another what the direct impact of whether it is man-made or not", and believes that every rule The government's role to answer it needs " very small." Ernst has proposed to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency and criticize his interpretation of the Clean Water Act as applied to livestock. In Republican main debate in May 2014, Ernst said he would vote against the US Farm Bill of 2014 and expressed his view that the Clean Water Act is damaging the business. Ernst has expressed his opposition to cap-and-trade.
At the January 2014 GOP forum in Montgomery County, Iowa, Ernst warned that Agenda 21, a 1992 United Nations voluntary action plan for sustainable development, could force Iowa farmers out of their land, dictate what Iowan should live in, and control how Iowa citizens travel from place to place. During the election campaign, Ernst moderated the tone of his voice, saying: "I do not think that UN Agenda 21 is a threat to Iowa farmers... I think there are a lot of people who follow that problem in Iowa.This may be something that is very important to them, I think the Iowan people are very smart and we have a great legislative body here, we have a very intelligent governor, and I think we will protect the Iowan people. "
Foreign policy
Regarding the Iraq War and weapons of mass destruction, Ernst stated: "We did not know that there were weapons on the ground when we entered, however, I had reason to believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq." It was intelligence operated I had reason to believe there were weapons "My husband served in Saudi Arabia as a commanding Sergeant Commander of the Military Center for a year and that is a hot topic in the area." After criticism from the Iowa Democrat and some commentators, Ernst then issued a clarification statement in which he stated that he did not meant to say that Iraq had WMD at the time of the invasion, but that Iraq already had WMD in the past they used, and the intention was that "we do not know exactly what happened to that weapon."
Asked if he supported a limited air attack carried out in Iraq in August 2014, Ernst said: "What I can say is what I will support is to leave additional troops in Iraq longer and maybe we will not have this situation today. "
In an interview with Time magazine, Ernst said he was sexually abused in the military, stating that "I have comments, escaped, things like that" that he can stop, and says he will support removing cases of sexual violence from the chain of command.
Pistol control
I believe in the right to bring, and I believe in the right to defend myself and my family - is it from the intruder, or is it from the government, should they decide that my rights are no longer important.
Ernst is the owner of the weapon. He has an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA supported it during the 2014 election stating "Unlike Bruce Braley's anti-weapons, Joni Ernst is committed to protecting the Second Amendment and will continue to oppose all attempts to ban legitimate firearms and magazines He will stand firm against President Obama and former arms control agenda New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "Since 2014, Ernst has received $ 3,124,273 in financial support from the NRA.
In response to the shooting of Las Vegas 2017, Ernst offered thoughts and prayers to the victims and described the shootings as "unreasonable violence."
After the shooting of Stoneman Douglas High School, Ernst stated that mental illness was the "ultimate cause" for many mass shootings.
Health issues
Ernst indirectly supports Medicare's partially privatized model Paul Ryan in the Iowa 2011 Senate vote. According to the August 2014 article on The Gazette, he has not yet made a detailed plan for Medicare reform.
Ernst supported replacing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act saying that it was "an additional tax of $ 1.2 trillion in Americans over the next decade and I believe we need to eliminate Obamacare but replace it with a free-market alternative."
In answer to a survey for Campaign for Liberty in 2012, Ernst answered "Yes" when asked if he would support a law that would "cancel ObamaCare and pass state and local law enforcement to arrest federal officials who are trying to implement it."
Social issues
Ernst said he believes marriage is a "state matter." He sponsored a failed bill to amend the Iowa constitution to marry legally between a man and a woman. He is opposed to same-sex marriage.
Ernst is pro-life, believing that life begins at conception. He chose the fetal personality amendment at the Iowa Senate in 2013 and said he would support the federal bill.
In 2013, Ernst voted against bringing the Senate File 79 to a vote in the Iowa Senate, a bill that would legalize medical marijuana. Ernst expressed concern that the drug "will eventually end up in the hands of minors."
Personal life
Ernst lives in Red Oak, Iowa with her husband, Gail, a retired Sergeant Major in the United States Army, and their daughter, Libby. Gail Ernst also has two daughters from a previous marriage.
Ernst is a lifelong member of the Montgomery County Republican Women, Veterans of Foreign War Post 2265, Montgomery County Honorary Judge, Altrusa, PEO Chapter HB, lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, and a member of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau. He is a member of the Lutheran Mamrelund Church (ELCA) of Stanton, Iowa.
Electoral history
See also
- Women in the United States Senate
References
External links
- Senator Joni Ernst is the official US Senate website
- Joni Ernst for the U.S. Senate campaign website
- Joni Ernst on Curlie (based on DMOZ)
- Biography at the Directory of Congressional Biographies of the United States
- Profile in Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Electoral Commission
- Rules are sponsored in the Library of Congress
- Appearance in C-SPAN
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