Pomeroy, E

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2nd blue dog to be rx lobby

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/us/politics/06pomeroy.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

...Now, after losing re-election last year despite hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from grateful hospital executives, doctors and other industry officials, he has moved on to Plan B: promoting their cause as a lobbyist.

While that kind of shift is familiar in Washington, in Mr. Pomeroy’s case there is a special twist. House members are banned from lobbying on Capitol Hill for a year after leaving office (Mr. Pomeroy’s term ended in January), but Mr. Pomeroy, a Democrat, has teamed up with his former chief of staff, who is not subject to the restriction, as a lobbying partner.

Just as Mr. Pomeroy once pushed in Congress to expand federal health care programs and block regulatory proposals that industry executives considered burdensome, he and his former aide, Bob Siggins, now are pressing the Obama administration and Congress to drop a planned change in Medicare rules that could force dozens of long-term care hospitals to close or curtail services. Mr. Pomeroy’s clients, Select Medical Holdings and Vibra Healthcare, operate such facilities across the country.

His role as an industry champion shows the enduring power of being a well-placed friend in the capital. At least 160 former lawmakers currently work as lobbyists in Washington, according to First Street, a Web site that tracks lobbying trends in Washington, with many more exerting influence as consultants or advisers.

Typically, retired lawmakers sit on the sidelines for a year before signing on corporate lobbying clients, but Mr. Pomeroy’s leap was unusually swift. Of the 30 or so members who left Congress along with him and joined law firms, consulting firms, businesses or trade associations that lobby Congress, only five had formally registered as lobbyists as of mid-July, according to a New York Times review of lobbying records. That short list includes Mr. Pomeroy, and the former representatives Steve Buyer, Republican of Indiana, and Walt Minnick, Democrat of Idaho, each of whom has moved to a lobbying practice in unison with his former chief of staff.

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Xcel Energy is one of the largest energy company contributors to both Republican and Democratic candidates for Congress. These contributions total $194,423 to the 110th US Congress (as of the third quarter), thelargest of which has been to Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) for $10,000. Rep. Pomeroy, for his part, has consistently voted with the coal industry on energy, war and climate bills.[1]

Earl Pomeroy, a Democrat, is a former U.S. Representative for the at-large Congressional district of North Dakota, having served 1993 to 2011.^[1]

Record and controversies

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Iraq War

In 2002 Pomeroy voted Yes on the Use of Military Force Against Iraq bill. During the last several years, though, he has adopted a different position, and has increasing opposed the continuation of the war. In 2004 he voted in support of the Condemning Iraq Abuse of Prisoners resolution and also voted for the Redeployment from Iraq Act in July of 2007.

Representative Pomeroy has also voted Mandatory Troop Rest Periods Between Deployments to Iraq, a vote consistent with his support for Troop and Veterans programs.

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For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

While Pomeroy has advocated for increased energy production and supports the development of wind, bio-fuel, and clean coal technologies, he also supports the continued oil production in North Dakota. He has received medium ratings by environmental and wildlife groups, although the League of Conservation Votes has increased his ratings in recent years.

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For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Controversy

In late August of 2007, Pomeroy was interrupted by two anti-war activists while he was talking on his cell phone. After initially ignore the two, he eventually turned around responded to their pleas that he vote for the impeachment of President Bush. He proceeded to angrily inform the activists that most of his district opposed an impeachment and that, as such, he would not vote for one. During the confrontation he also referred to the President as "this clown."

The incident was video-taped, and the video was released on the internet. This led to a negative response, by both Democrats and Republicans. In interviews after its release, Pomeroy explained that he did not know the incident was being taped and that he regretted his comments.

Bismark Tribune

Biography

Background

Pomeroy was born September 2, 1952 in Valley City, North Dakota, and attended Valley City State University. He then transferred to the University of North Dakota, where he earned degrees in Political Science and Law. For five years he proceeded to practice law prior to beginning his political career.

In 1984 he became the North Dakota State Insurance Commissioner, a post which he held through 1992. During this time he served as President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

He is divorced and currently lives in Mandan, North Dakota with his son Scott and his daughter Kathryn.

Congressional career

Pomeroy was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1980. In 1993 he was elected to the U.S. Congress for the sole North Dakota congressional district.

During the 107th Congress he joined the powerful Ways and Means position, and has retained this post since. Serving on the House Committee on Agricultural, the Environmental Working Group has estimated that he brought almost $1.03 billion to North Dakota in farm subsidies.

Pomeroy is also a member of the Blue Dog Democrats, an organization of moderate to conservative Democrats in Congress.

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2006 Elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Matthew Alan Mechtel to face Pomeroy in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Pomeroy retained his seat.

2010 Elections

In 2010, Pomeroy lost his bid for reelection to Republican Rick Berg.^[1]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. cid=N00008113&cycle=2006

• Revolving door profile for Earl Pomeroy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

• Dent, Alane
• Jenkins, Helen Clare
• McKay, Bruce
• Peters, Jeremy
• Podesta, Heather
• Siggins, Bob
• Wojciak, Adam J

• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Earl Pomeroy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Earl Pomeroy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Social Security

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
  • Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture Programs
  • Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
  • Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Social Security

Coalitions and caucuses

• Blue Dog Coalition
• Airpower Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates
• Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
• Co-Chair, Congressional Northern Border Caucus
• Congressional Rural Caucus
• Co-Chair, Democratic Budget Group
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• Co-Chair, Democratic Task Force on Social Security
• Democratic Steering Committee
• House Co-Chair, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Congressional Caucus
• Older Americans Caucus
• Co-Chair, Senate-House Steering Committee on Retirement Security
• Steering Committee, Rural Health Care Coalition
• Co-Chair, World Trade Organization Caucus for Farmers and Ranchers

Boards and other affiliations

• President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 1990
• North Dakota Bar Association, 1979
• Co-Chair, Friends of Norway
• Co-Chair, Impact Aid Coalition
• National Guard and Reserve Component Organization.

• 2006 North Dakota CD 0 Candidate List from VIS

Wikipedia also has an article on Earl Pomeroy. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Articles and resources

• Official website
• Campaign website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Earl Pomeroy profile, The Washington Post, accessed January 2011.

Local blogs and discussion sites

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

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prolly no relation to CA RR

Field had company in his advocacy of the Fourteenth Amendment for

corporations. A most important companion was his close friend and political

supporter, John Norton Pomeroy, a University of California Professor of Municipal Law

at Hastings Law College, San Francisco. It was Pomeroy to whom Field had given

internal Court memoranda after he had urged his railroad friends to retain Pomeroy’s

services--which they did, at a very high rate (Nace, 2003, p. 249).