Senator Patty Murray, Senate co-chair
Contact Senator Murray on Facebook [1], Twitter [2] or her website [3].
State: Washington
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 1992, serving her fourth term
Religion: Catholic
Re-election: 2016
Committees: Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education and Labor Pensions, Joint Committee on Printing, Rules and Administration, and Veterans’ Affairs.
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Yes
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - Yes
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act - Yes
Consideration of S. 940 The Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - Yes
Representative Jeb Hensarling, House co-chair
Contact Representative Hensarling on Facebook [4], Twitter [5] or his website [6].
State: Texas, District 5
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2002, serving his fifth term
Religion: Episcopal
Re-election: 2012
Committees: Financial Services Chairman
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - No
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - No
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act -
Senator Max Baucus [7]
Contact Senator Baucus on Facebook [8] or his website [9].
State: Montana
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 1978, serving his sixth term
Re-election: 2014
Religion: United Church of Christ
Committees: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Environment and Public Works, Finance, and Joint Committee on Taxation.
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Yes
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act -
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act - Yes
Consideration of S. 940 The Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act – Yes
Senator John Kerry
Contact Senator Kerry on Facebook [10], Twitter [11] or his website [12].
State: Massachusetts
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 1984, serving his fifth term
Re-election: 2014
Religion: Catholic
Committees: Commerce, Science and Transportation, Finance, Committee on Foreign Relations, and Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Yes
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - Yes
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act - Yes
Consideration of S. 940 The Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - Yes
Senator Jon Kyl
Contact Senator Kyl on Facebook [13], Twitter [14] or his website [15].
State: Arizona
Party: Republican
First Elected: 1994, Serving his third term
Re-election: 2012
Religion: Presbyterian
Committees: Finance Committee and Judiciary Committee.
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - No
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - No
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act - Yes
Consideration of S. 940 The Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act – No
Senator Rob Portman
Contact Senator Portman on Facebook [16], Twitter [17] or his website [18].
State: Ohio
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2010, serving his first term
Re-election: 2016
Religion: Methodist
Committees: Armed Services, Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
Consideration of S. 940 The Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act – No
Senator Pat Toomey
Contact Senator Toomey on Facebook [19], Twitter [20] or his website [21].
State: Pennsylvania
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2010, serving his first term
Religion: Roman Catholic
Re-election: 2016
Committees: Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Commerce, Science and Transportation.
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
Consideration of S. 940 The Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act – No
Representative Xavier Becerra
Contact Representative Becerra on Facebook [22], Twitter [23] or his website [24].
State: California, 31st Congressional District
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 2009, serving his first term
Religion: Roman Catholic
Re-election: 2011
Committees: Ways and Means
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Yes
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - Yes
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act - No
Representative Dave Camp
Contact Representative Camp on Facebook [25], Twitter [26] or his website [27].
State: Michigan, 4th Congressional District
Party: Republican
First Elected: 1991, serving his ninth term
Religion: Roman Catholic
Re-election: 2012
Committees: Ways and Means
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - No
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - No
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Absent
Representative James Clyburn
Contact Representative Clyburn on Facebook [28], Twitter [29] or his website [30].
State: South Carolina
Party: Democratic, 6th Congressional District
First Elected: 1993
Religion: African Methodist Episcopal, serving his eighth term
Re-election: 2012
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Yes
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - Yes
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act – No
Representative Fred Upton
Contact Representative Upton on Facebook [31], Twitter [32] or his website [33].
State: Michigan, 6th congressional district
Party: Republican
First Elected: 1986, serving his 13th term
Religion: Protestant
Re-election: 2012
Committees: Energy and Commerce
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - No
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - No
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act - No
Representative Chris Van Hollen
Contact Representative Hollen on Facebook [34], Twitter [35] or his website [36].
State: Maryland, 8th Congressional District
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 2002, serving his fifth term
Religion: Episcopal
Re-election: 2012
Committees: Budget
Past Positions on Taxes and Spending (According to Vote History)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Yes
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - Yes
The Middle Class Tax Relief Act - No