Bachus, S Rep

<p>dereg: <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr2542">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr2542</a></p>

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very conservative, but has not signed climate pledge?

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jeff cty  alabama  defended jamie diamond?  jpm see moyers & co 6/23/12  bribes credit default mayor in jail SEC</p>

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bs bio <a href="http://bachus.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=61">http://bachus.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=61</a></p>

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<b>Spencer Thomas Bachus III</b>, a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Republican_Party_U.S.A." title="Republican Party U.S.A." class="mw-redirect">Republican</a>, has represented the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=AL-06&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AL-06 (page does not exist)">6th District</a> of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:Members_of_the_U.S.Congress_from_Alabama" title="Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Alabama">Alabama</a> in the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S.House_of_Representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect">U.S. House of Representatives</a> since 1993. The district, Alabama's wealthiest and one of the richest in the country, includes most of the suburbs of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. (<a href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/al06_109.gif" class="external text" title="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/al06_109.gif" rel="nofollow">map</a>)

Bachus beat Shelby County, Alabama resident and business owner Paul Lambert in the 2010 Republican primary. Lambert ran against Bachus in a response to the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Troubled_Asset_Relief_Program" title="Troubled Asset Relief Program">Troubled Asset Relief Program</a> (TARP) vote that Bachus supported, in spite of overwhelming constituent complaints, and his support for the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=USA_PATRIOT_Act" title="USA PATRIOT Act" class="mw-redirect">USA PATRIOT Act</a>. Bachus then won the general election to retain his seat.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup></p>

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<h2>Contents</h2>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Record_and_controversies"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Record and controversies</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Environmental_record"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Environmental record</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Bill_Maher"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Bill Maher</span></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#2006_elections"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2006 elections</span></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Committees_and_affiliations"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Committees and affiliations</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Committees"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Committees</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress_.282005-2006.29"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</span></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#More_background_data"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">More background data</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Contact"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Contact</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#2008_campaign_contact_information"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2008 campaign contact information</span></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Articles_and_resources"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Articles and resources</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#References"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Resources"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Resources</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Local_blogs_and_discussion_sites"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Local blogs and discussion sites</span></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#Articles"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Articles</span></a></li>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Record and controversies</span></h2>

<div style=" margin: 0.5em 0.75em 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; background: #dce8f8; border: 1px solid #5c79b5; padding: .25em .25em 0.25em .25em;"><span>For more information see the chart of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._House_of_Representatives_votes_on_the_Iraq_War" title="U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War">U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War</a>.</span></div>

<p>Bachus voted for the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_2002" title="Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002">Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002</a> that started the Iraq War.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">Environmental record</span></h3>

<p><i>For more information on environmental legislation, see the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Portal:Energy_and_Environment_Policy_%28U.S.%29" title="Portal:Energy and Environment Policy (U.S.)">Energy and Environment Policy Portal</a></i>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">Bill Maher</span></h3>

<p>On May 23, 2005 Bachus made the news for alleging that comedian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Maher" class="extiw" title="w:Bill Maher">Bill Maher</a> made "treasonous comments" on his show when making a joke about the Army's inability to reach its quota on new recruits. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157435,00.html" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157435,00.html" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>

<p>Bachus was born December 28, 1947 in Birmingham and currently lives in Vestavia Hills, a Birmingham suburb. He graduated from Auburn University in 1972 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Alabama. He was elected to the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Alabama_State_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alabama State Senate (page does not exist)">Alabama State Senate</a> in 1983, serving one term before moving to the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Alabama_State_House_of_Representatives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alabama State House of Representatives (page does not exist)">Alabama State House of Representatives</a> for two terms. From 1987 to 1991, he served as the 6th District's representative on the state board of education. He became chairman of the Alabama Republican Party in 1991 and served there until resigning to run for the House.</p>

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Despite one of the most conservative voting records in the House (only <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._Senate" title="U.S. Senate">Senator</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jeff_Sessions" title="Jeff Sessions">Jeff Sessions</a> and 2nd District Congressman <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Terry_Everett" title="Terry Everett">Terry Everett</a> have higher ratings from the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Conservative_Union" title="American Conservative Union">American Conservative Union</a>, Bachus was challenged in the 2004 Republican primary by Phillip Jauregui, a member of former Alabama Chief Justice <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Roy_Moore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roy Moore (page does not exist)">Roy Moore</a>'s legal team. Since no other party ran a candidate, victory in the Republican primary was tantamount to election in November. Jauregui claimed that Bachus wasn't doing enough to curb "<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Judicial_activism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Judicial activism (page does not exist)">judicial activism</a>." However, Bachus won the primary easily, effectively clinching a seventh term.

The 6th District had been based in Birmingham for over a century, but after the 1990 census the state legislature was forced to create a majority-black district. They did so by redrawing the Tuscaloosa-based 7th District, adding predominantly black portions of Birmingham and Montgomery. In the process, however, they made the 6th District a heavily Republican district with a population that was almost 97% white. Bachus won the Republican nomination for the seat and faced five-term Democratic incumbent <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ben_Erdreich&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ben Erdreich (page does not exist)">Ben Erdreich</a>. Erdereich outspent Bachus by almost 2 to 1, but could not overcome the heavy Republican tilt of the new district and lost by seven points. Bachus has not faced serious opposition since then, and has been reelected without major-party opposition since 2000.

<h4><span class="mw-headline">2006 elections</span></h4>

<p>In 2006, independent <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Warren_Grayson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Warren Grayson (page does not exist)">Warren Grayson</a> announced his intention to challenge Bachus in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._congressional_elections_in_2006" title="U.S. congressional elections in 2006" class="mw-redirect">U.S. congressional elections in 2006</a>) <a href="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=AL&year=2006" class="external autonumber" title="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=AL&year=2006" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> Bachus retained his seat.

<h2><span class="mw-headline">Committees and affiliations</span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">Committees</span></h3>

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<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Committee_on_Financial_Services" title="House Committee on Financial Services">House Committee on Financial Services</a>, <b>Ranking Member</b></li>

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<h4><span class="mw-headline">Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</span></h4>

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<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Committee_on_Financial_Services" title="House Committee on Financial Services">House Committee on Financial Services</a>

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<li>Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit - <b>Chair</b></li>

<li>Subcommittee on Capital Markets Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises</li>

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<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary" title="House Committee on the Judiciary">House Committee on the Judiciary</a>

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<li>Subcommittee on Task Force on Antirust</li>

<li>Subcommittee on the Constitution</li>

<li>Subcommittee on Courts the Internet and Intellectual Property</li>

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<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure" title="House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure">House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure</a>

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<li>Subcommittee on Aviation</li>

<li>Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines</li>

<li>Subcommittee on Railroads</li>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline">More background data</span></h2>

<p><i><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> also has an article on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Bachus" class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Bachus" rel="nofollow">Spencer Bachus</a>. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL" class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL" rel="nofollow">GFDL</a>.</i>

<h2><span class="mw-headline">Contact</span></h2>

<p><b>DC Office:</b>

442 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-4921

Fax: 202-225-2082

<a href="http://www.house.gov/writerep/" class="external text" title="http://www.house.gov/writerep/" rel="nofollow">Web Email</a>

<a href="http://www.house.gov/bachus/" class="external text" title="http://www.house.gov/bachus/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>

<b>District Office- Birmingham:</b>

1900 International Park Drive, Suite 107

Birmingham, AL 35243

Phone: 205-969-2296

Fax: 205-969-3958

<b>District Office- Clanton:</b>

703 Second Avenue North

Post Office Box 502

Clanton, AL 35046

Phone: 205-280-0704

Fax: 205-280-3060

<h3><span class="mw-headline">2008 campaign contact information</span></h3>

<p><a href="http://www.spencerbachus.com/" class="external text" title="http://www.spencerbachus.com/" rel="nofollow">Official Bachus for Congress website</a>

Michele Reisner

Bachus for Congress

P.O. Box 131134

Birmingham, AL 35213

Phone: 205-591-8680

<a href="mailto:michele@spencerbachus.com" class="external text" title="mailto:michele@spencerbachus.com" rel="nofollow">michele@spencerbachus.com</a>

<h2><span class="mw-headline">Articles and resources</span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">References</span></h3>

<li id="cite_note-0"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://ryodimas.com/2010/11/06/election-results-2010/" class="external text" title="http://ryodimas.com/2010/11/06/election-results-2010/" rel="nofollow">Election Results 2010</a>, <i>ryodimas.com</i>, accessed January 2011.</li>

<li id="cite_note-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.votelambert.org/" class="external text" title="http://www.votelambert.org/" rel="nofollow">The End of the Road</a>, Paul Lambert website, accessed January 2011.</li>

<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Spencer_Bachus#cite_ref-2" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml" class="external text" title="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml" rel="nofollow">Roll call vote</a>, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.</li>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline">Resources</span></h3>

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<li><a href="http://www.house.gov/bachus/" class="external text" title="http://www.house.gov/bachus/" rel="nofollow">Official website</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.technorati.com/search/%22Spencer%20Bachus%22" class="external text" title="http://www.technorati.com/search/%22Spencer%20Bachus%22" rel="nofollow">Technorati Search: Spencer Bachus</a></li>

<li><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%22Spencer+Bachus%22&ie=UTF-8" class="external text" title="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%22Spencer+Bachus%22&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">Google News Search: Spencer Bachus</a></li>

<li><a href="http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=%22Spencer+Bachus%22&c=" class="external text" title="http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=%22Spencer+Bachus%22&c=" rel="nofollow">Yahoo! News Search: Spencer Bachus</a></li>

<li><a href="http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/congtravel/member_report.php?member=6923" class="external text" title="http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/congtravel/member_report.php?member=6923" rel="nofollow">Power Trips: How much did Spencer Bachus travel?</a></li>

<li><a href="http://opensecrets.org/races/index.asp" class="external text" title="http://opensecrets.org/races/index.asp" rel="nofollow">Open Secrets</a> - 2006 congressional races database</li>

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<h4><span class="mw-headline">Local blogs and discussion sites</span></h4>

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<li><i><a href="http://captainplaid.blogspot.com" class="external text" title="http://captainplaid.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Captain Plaid - Progressivism meets an ornery Scot</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="http://queervoice.net/kmcmullen/" class="external text" title="http://queervoice.net/kmcmullen/" rel="nofollow">Birmingham Blues</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="http://www.alabama-democrat.blogspot.com/" class="external text" title="http://www.alabama-democrat.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Alabama Democrat</a></i></li>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline">Articles</span></h3>

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<li><a href="http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/113005_financial.html" class="external text" title="http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/113005_financial.html" rel="nofollow">In Race for Financial Sevices Gavel, Industry Players Take Sides</a> by Elana Schor, <i>The Hill</i>, 11/30/05.</li>

<li><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/18/AR2006031800951.html" class="external text" title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/18/AR2006031800951.html" rel="nofollow">Lawmakers Holding Solid Seats Spend as if They Were Shaky</a> by Shailagh Murray, <i>Washington Post</i>, 3/19/06.</li>

<li><a href="http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1143368940109170.xml&coll=2" class="external text" title="http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1143368940109170.xml&coll=2" rel="nofollow">Alabamians in Congress adept at securing cash</a> by Mary Orndorff, <i>The Birmingham News</i>, 3/26/06.</li>

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