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Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

5th term Democrat from New Mexico.

Bio

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Residence: Santa Fe

Marital Status: Married (Anne)

Prev. Occupation: Attorney

Prev. Political Exp.: NM Atty. General, 1979-83

Military: USAR, 1968-74

Education: BA Harvard University, 1965; JD Stanford University, 1968

Birthdate: 10/03/1943

Birthplace: El Paso, TX

Religion: Methodist

Percentage in Last Election: 71%

Major Opponent: Allen McCulloch

Contact

Current Elected Office Contact Information

Contact Sen. Jeff Bingaman via Web Form.

Website: bingaman.senate.gov

Washington, D.C. Office:

703 Hart Senate Office Building,
District of Columbia 20510-3102
Phone: (202) 224-5521
Fax: (202) 224-2852

Santa Fe Office: (more district offices)

119 East Marcy, Suite 101
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Phone: (505) 988-6647
Fax: (505) 992-8435

Committee

Current Elected Office Committees:

Staff

Current Elected Office Staff Members:

Chief of Staff: Stephen Ward
Exec. Asst.: Virginia White
Legis. Dir.: Trudy Vincent
Press Secy.: Jude McCartin
Child/Family Issues LA: Peter Zamora
Health LA: Frederick Isasi
Judiciary LA: Sunalei Stewart
Social Security LA: Derek Dorn

Votes

Current Elected Office Key Votes:

These are our key votes and this is how Sen. Jeff Bingaman voted on our issues. Click on each heading to sort.

Status	Name of Legislation	Date	Voted
A	Higher Education Fellowships	07/31/2008	Yea
R	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2831; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007	04/23/2008	Yea
R	Prohibiting Pay Discrimination	04/23/2008	Yea
R	Teen Endangerment Enforced	03/13/2008	Nay
A	Health Care for Pregnant Women	03/13/2008	Yea
A	Abortion Ban at Indian Health Service Clinics	02/26/2008	Nay
C	Judicial Nominee Leslie Southwick	10/24/2007	Nay
R	De-Funding Family Planning Programs	10/18/2007	Nay
A	Strengthening Hate Crime Law	09/27/2007	Yea
A	Boxer Amdt. No. 2719; To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	09/06/2007	Yea
(More Key Votes)

P = Passed	= Voted With Us
A = Agreed To	= Voted Against Us
R = Rejected	= Not Scored
C = Confirmed	= Ineligible to Vote
F = Failed

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Bills

Current Elected Office Bills:

Here is Sen. Jeff Bingaman's cosponsorship status on our key legislation. Send Sen. Jeff Bingaman a message by clicking in the "Send Message" column.

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Bill Name	Our Position	Cosponsor?
S.229 - 'A bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.'	No Position	No
S.354 - 'A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee ...	No Position	No
S.182 - 'A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victi...	No Position	No
S.5 - Funding Stem Cell Research	Support	Yes
S.3140 - 'A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee ...	No Position	No
S.1843 - 'A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employme...	No Position	Yes
S.1998 - 'A bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.'	No Position	No
S.2279 - 'A bill to combat international violence against women and girls.'	No Position	No
S.2347 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act	Support	Yes
S.1515 - A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence...	Support	No
S.1843 - Fair Pay Restoration Act	Support	Yes
(More Bills)

Bill Name	Position	Cosponsor?
S.229 - 'A bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.'	No Position	No
S.354 - 'A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee ...	No Position	No
S.182 - 'A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victi...	No Position	No
S.5 - Funding Stem Cell Research	Support	Yes
S.3140 - 'A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee ...	No Position	No
S.1843 - 'A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employme...	No Position	Yes
S.1998 - 'A bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.'	No Position	No
S.2279 - 'A bill to combat international violence against women and girls.'	No Position	No
S.2347 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act	Support	Yes
S.1515 - A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence...	Support	No
S.1843 - Fair Pay Restoration Act	Support	Yes
S.1668 - Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007	Support	No
S.1492 - Broadband Data Improvement Act	Support	No
S.1515 - National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act	Support	No
S.1800 - Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act	Support	No
S.1744 - The Global Democracy Promotion Act	Support	Yes
S.910 - Healthy Families Act	Support	No
S.5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act	Support	Yes
S.1173 - Freedom of Choice Act	Support	Yes
S.1087 - Fair Pay Act	Support	No
S.1105 - Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act	Support	Yes
S.766 - Paycheck Fairness Act	Support	No
S.J.RES.10 - Women's Equality Amendment	Support	No
S.21 - The Prevention First Act	Support	Yes
(Less Bills)