First term and/or low % support Democrats in House of Representatives


Please NOTE: I received notice that the following link was incorrect. “You can also find photos and video from people who attended the Defending the American Dream™ Summit on my Facebook page XXXX” The correct link should be http://capwiz.com/americansforprosperity/utr/1/CLJQLJIWMV/MAMALJIYPH/4038111186

NOTE: The attempt by the Illinois Senate to change the video gaming law to allow establishments, who have a gambling license, to continue to allow video gaming after being banned by a community, county, or by referendum did not receive the required number of votes in the House of Representatives. The General Assembly has now ended for the year unless called into special session. I expect the issue to resurface next year. Theses people are relentless in pushing more and more gambling upon society.

Tomorrow—November 5th—join the “Congressional House Call” day by going to your HOUSE member’s district office this Thursday at 12 Noon your time or, if you can’t personally get to the office, flood the U.S. Capitol with phone calls AGAINST NATIONALIZED HEALTHCARE.

The U.S. Capitol Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Ask to speak to one or all of the House members listed below.
The phone number of the Speaker of the House—Nancy Pelosi—is (202) 225-0100.
The phone number of the Majority Leader—Steny Hoyer—is (202) 225-3130.
The phone number of the Majority Whip—James Clyburn—is (202) 226-3210.
USE THEM ALL!

From what I read, the House vote for nationalized healthcare will be Friday. If it doesn’t pass Friday, there will be another vote on Saturday. If it doesn’t pass Saturday, there will be another vote Sunday. And possibly on and on until it does pass. According to the beginning of the year calendar, the House was suppose to have adjourned on October 30th. I think the adjournment date was missed.

I also heard on the radio (Salem News Radio) that there is a Flood the Capitol with People Day on the 5th too. Tuesday morning was the first I had heard of this. So, if you live within driving distance of the capitol or have time to take a trip of a few days to just get involved, make an impromptu visit to the U.S. Capitol on November 5th. Meeting time in front of the Capitol Building is high noon.

Of course, all members of the House of Representatives are elected every two years—next year is an election year. Members of the House of Representatives who will probably be most influenced by the general public are Democrats who were just elected in the last election and Democrats who were narrowly elected in their last election. I am concentrating on Democrats since, from what I can tell, all Republicans are going to vote against nationalized healthcare. (And they had better!)

Consequently, Democrats in the House who were elected for the first time in 2008 and/or were elected by a narrow margin (With some exceptions, I used 52% or less as the cut off point.) include:

01) John Adler [D] (New Jersey—3rd District)
1223 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.adler.house.gov/ (Website)
Attorney—Listed as Jewish
1st Term—52%

02) Michael Arcuri [D] (New York—24th District)
127 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.arcuri.house.gov/ (Website)
Attorney—Listed as Catholic
2nd Term—52%

03) John Boccieri [D] (Ohio—16th District)
1516 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.boccieri.house.gov/ (Website)
Pilot—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—55%

04) Bobby Bright [D] (Alabama—2nd District)
1205 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.bright.house.gov/ (Website)
Attorney, Public Official—Listed as Baptist
1st Term—50%

05) Gerry Connolly [D] (Virginia—11th District)
327 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.connolly.house.gov/ (Website)
Congressional Aide, Public Official—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—55%

06) Kathy Dahlkemper [D] (Pennsylvania—3rd District)
516 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.dahlkemper.house.gov/ (Website)
Businesswoman—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—51%

07) Steve Driehaus [D] (Ohio—1st District)
408 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.driehaus.house.gov/ (Website)
Association Executive—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—52%

08) Chet Edwards [D] (Texas—17th District)
2328 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.edwards.house.gov/ (Website)
Radio Station Owner—Listed as Methodist
10th Term—51%

09) Bill Foster [D] (Illinois—14th District)
1339 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.foster.house.gov/ (Website)
Scientist, Business owner—NOT STATED
2nd Term—58% (elected in a special election originally in a normal Republican District)

10) Gabrielle Giffords [D] (Arizona—8th District)
1728 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.giffords.house.gov/ (Website)
Small Business owner—Listed as Jewish
2nd Term—55% (Normally a Republican District)

11) Alan Grayson [D] (Florida—8th District)
1605 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.grayson.house.gov/ (Website)
Attorney, Investor—NOT STATED
1st Term—52%

12) Parker Griffith [D] (Alabama—5th District)
417 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.griffith.house.gov/ (Website)
Medical doctor, Oncologist—Listed as Episcopal
1st Term—52%

13) Deborah Halvorson [D] (Illinois—11th District)
1541 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.halvorson.house.gov/ (Website)
Public Official—Listed as Lutheran
1st Term—58%

14) Martin Heinrich [D] (New Mexico—1st District)
1505 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.heinrich.house.gov/ (Website)
Small Businessman—Listed as Lutheran
1st Term—56%

15) Jim Himes [D] (Connecticut—4th District)
214 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.himes.house.gov/ (Website)
Businessman—Listed as Presbyterian
1st Term—51%

16) Paul Kanjorski [D] (Pennsylvania—11th District)
2419 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.kanjorski.house.gov/ (Website)
Attorney—Listed as Catholic
13th Term—52%

17) Mary Jo Kilroy [D] (Ohio—15th District)
1237 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.kilroy.house.gov/ (Website)
Attorney, Public Official—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—46%

18) Ann Kirkpatrick [D] (Arizona—1st District)
1123 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.kirkpatrick.house.gov/ (Website)
Attorney—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—56%

19) Larry Kissell [D] (North Carolina—8th District)
512 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.kissell.house.gov/ (Website)
1st Term—55%

20) Suzanne Kosmas [D] (Florida—24th District)
238 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.kosmas.house.gov/ (Website)
Realtor, Small Business Owner—Listed as Methodist
1st Term—57%

21) Frank Kratovil, Jr. [D] (Maryland—1st District)
314 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.kratovil.house.gov/ (Website)
Attorney—Listed as Episcopal
1st Term—49%

22) Ben Luján [D] (New Mexico—3rd District)
502 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.lujan.house.gov/ (Website)
Public Official—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—57%

23) Dan Maffei [D] (New York—25th District)
1630 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.maffei.house.gov/ (Website)
Reporter, Political Aide—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—55%

24) Betsy Markey [D] (Colorado—4th District)
1229 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.betsymarkey.house.gov/ (Website)
Business Owner, Congressional Aide—Listed as Christian
1st Term—56%

25) Eric Massa [D] (New York—29th District)
1208 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.massa.house.gov/ (Website) Retired Military, Congressional Aide—NOT STATED
1st Term—51%

26) Mike McMahon [D] (New York—13th District)
323 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.mcmahon.house.gov/ (Website)
Attorney—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—61%

27) Walt Minnick [D] (Idaho—1st District)
1517 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.minnick.house.gov/ (Website) Business Executive—Protestant
1st Term—51%

28) Harry Mitchell [D] (Arizona—5th District)
1410 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.mitchell.house.gov/ (Website)
Teacher—Listed as Catholic
2nd Term—53% (Normally a Republican District)

29) Glenn Nye [D] (Virginia—2nd District)
116 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.nye.house.gov/ (Website)
Foreign Service Officer—Listed as Presbyterian
1st Term—52%

30) Tom Perriello [D] (Virginia—5th District)
1520 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.perriello.house.gov/ (Website)
National Security Analysis—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—50%

31) Gary Peters [D] (Michigan—9th District)
1130 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.peters.house.gov/ (Website)
Financial Services—Not Stated
1st Term—52%

32) Chellie Pingree [D] (Maine—1st District)
1037 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.pingree.house.gov/ (Website)
Business Owner, Public Official—Listed as Lutheran
1st Term—55%

33) Jared Polis [D] (Colorado—2nd District)
501 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.polis.house.gov/ (Website)
Businessman—Listed as Jewish
1st Term—63%

34) Mark Schauer [D] (Michigan—7th District)
1408 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.schauer.house.gov/ (Website)
Public Official—Listed as Protestant
1st Term—49%

35) Kurt Schrader [D] (Oregon—5th District)
1419 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.schrader.house.gov/ (Website)
Small Business Owner, Farmer—NOT STATED
1st Term—54%

36) Carol Shea-Porter [D] (New Hampshire—1st District)
1330 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.shea-porter.house.gov/ (Website)
Social Worker—Listed as Catholic
2nd Term—52%

37) Harry Teague [D] (New Mexico—2nd District)
1007 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.teague.house.gov/ (Website)
Business Owner—Listed as Baptist
1st Term—56%

38) Dina Titus [D] (Nevada—3rd District)
319 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.titus.house.gov/ (Website)
Professor, Public Official—Listed as Greek Orthodox
1st Term—47%

39) Paul Tonko [D] (New York—21st District)
128 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
http://www.tonko.house.gov/ (Website)
Public Official—Listed as Catholic
1st Term—62%

Non-voting members from American possessions were not included. There were 3 vacant House seats at the time my source was printed. All seem to be in “safe” Democratic districts—32nd California, 5th Illinois, and 20th New York—that I did not include.