Mica, John Rep

<p>---</p><p>And according to the Center on Responsive Politics, the<font color="#FF0000"> Koch network

has sunk at least $200,000 into the Oversight Committee. More than 87%

has gone to committee Republicans, </font>including more than $100,000 in

support of Republicans currently on the committee. The list includes

Chairman Issa and five subcommittee chairs (starred):</p>

Rep. <b>Darrell E. Issa</b> (CA-49) – $12,500

Rep. John L. Mica (FL-07) – $7,500

Rep. Patrick T. McHenry* (NC-10) – $2,500

Rep. Jason Chaffetz* (UT-03) – $2,500

Rep. Connie Mack (FL-14) – $15,000<p>---</p><p>lcv: Transportation and Infrastructure Mica (FL-07) 6 Rahall (WV-03) 51
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      By <span class="author vcard"> Associated Press</span>, <span class="timestamp updated processed">Published: August&nbsp;14 | </span>

<span class="timestamp updated processed">Updated: Wednesday, August 15, <span class="time special">10:06 AM</span></span>

    
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    <p><span class="dateline"> WASHINGTON — While two veteran

Republicans, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson and<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> Rep. John Mica of

Florida, survived conservative challenges </span>in Tuesday’s congressional

primaries, a veterinarian and political novice named Ted Yoho stole much

of the spotlight.</span>

Florida tea party challenger Yoho won a major upset against

12-term GOP Rep. Cliff Stearns by slightly more than 800 votes, about 1

percentage point, as four states held primaries, including Connecticut

and Minnesota. Stearns conceded the race on Wednesday.</p></article>

    </div><p>===</p><p>After more than a year of <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74564.html">failing to find a scandal</a> in the Obama administration's loan to bankrupt solar company Solyndra, House Oversight Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is now <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/cape-wind-project-darrell-issa_n_1682879.html">probing whether the Federal Aviation Administration's approval</a> of the Cape Wind project was "politically based."<br/>

Issa and Transportation Committee Chair John Mica (R-Fla.) sent a letter to FAA chief Michael Huerta last week saying that they have "significant questions" about the project's approval, based on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/15/cape-wind-project-approval-political_n_1598974.html">emails among staff</a> that noted that the project consideration was "political." <span style=" font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The letter strongly indicates that the White House might have pressured the FAA to approve the offshore wind project, which would be the first in the nation, as part of its green energy agenda. </span>"A politically based determination of the Cape Wind project by FAA is an unacceptable use of federal authority, contravenes FAA’s statutory mandate, and raises significant safety concerns for aviation in Nantucket Sound," <a href="http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20220717congressmen_probe_faas_cape_wind_approval">they wrote</a>.</p>

<p>

<a href="http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/07/issas-new-renewable-peeve">http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/07/issas-new-renewable-peeve</a></p>

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<b>John L. Mica</b>, a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Republican_Party" title="Republican Party" class="mw-redirect">Republican</a>, has represented the 7th District of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:Members_of_the_U.S.Congress_from_Florida" title="Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Florida">Florida</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. (<a href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/fl07_109.gif" class="external text" title="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/fl07_109.gif" rel="nofollow">map</a>)</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

<ul>

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

<ul>

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

<ul>

<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#Work_to_reverse_Coconut_Road_earmark"><span class="tocnumber">1.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Work to reverse Coconut Road earmark</span></a></li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

</li>

<ul>

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

</ul>

</li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#Money_in_politics"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Money in politics</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#Committees_and_Affiliations"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Committees and Affiliations</span></a>

<ul>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#Committees"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Committees</span></a>

<ul>

<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress_.282005-2006.29"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</span></a></li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#More_Background_Data"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">More Background Data</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#Contact"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Contact</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#Articles_and_resources"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Articles and resources</span></a>

<ul>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#External_Rosources"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">External Rosources</span></a>

<ul>

<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#Local_blogs_and_discussion_sites"><span class="tocnumber">7.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Local blogs and discussion sites</span></a></li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

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</ul>

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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>General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:U.S._legislation" title="Category:U.S. legislation">articles on legislation</a>. You can add information you find on how John Mica voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Help:References" title="Help:References">cite your sources</a>!</span></div>

<p>Mica 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-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup></p>

<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>

<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>

<h4><span class="mw-headline">Work to reverse Coconut Road earmark</span></h4>

<p>Mica said he expected Congress to pass a bill that would reverse the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Don_Young#Coconut_Road_project" title="Don Young">Coconut Road earmark</a> before the December recess.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup>

Mica and Chairman <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jim_Oberstar" title="Jim Oberstar">Jim Oberstar</a> (D-Minn.) agreed to work on making changes to the earmark in October, 2007. However the only vehicle for the change, a bill making technical corrections to the 2005 highway bill, was held up in the Senate. Mica had said he planned to change the Coconut Road earmark language during conference committee negotiations. The House passed its latest version of the bill in August, 2007 but the measure was languishing in the Senate because two unknown senators objected to moving it to the floor. Mica said now there "seems to be some movement in the Senate."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup>

Additionally, Republican Transportation Committee aides said that Senate Majority Leader <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Harry_Reid" title="Harry Reid">Harry Reid</a> (D-Nev.) planned to "hotline" the bill, an attempt to approve the legislation without debate or amendment.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Mica#cite_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup>

<p>Mica was born January 27, 1943 in Binghamton, New York. He was educated at Miami Edison High School, Miami-Dade Community College and the University of Florida. He was a businessman, a member of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" class="extiw" title="w:Florida House of Representatives">Florida House of Representatives</a> and a staff member for Senator <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Hawkins" class="extiw" title="w:Paula Hawkins">Paula F. Hawkins</a> before entering the House. He is the brother of former Representative <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_A._Mica" class="extiw" title="w:Daniel A. Mica">Daniel A. Mica</a>.

Mica, a member of the <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>'s Subcommittee on Railroads, is well-known for being an opponent of government assistance to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak" class="extiw" title="w:Amtrak">Amtrak</a>. Mica has said, "Amtrak needs major surgery and reorganization" and "Amtrak is not just broken, it is actually bankrupt." <a href="http://www.house.gov/transportation/press/press2002/release201.html" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.house.gov/transportation/press/press2002/release201.html" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">2006 elections</span></h3>

<p>In 2006, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party" class="mw-redirect">Democrats</a> nominated <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_F.Chagnon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John F. Chagnon (page does not exist)">John F. Chagnon</a> to face Mica 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=FL&year=2006" class="external autonumber" title="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=FL&year=2006" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> Mica retained his seat.

<h2><span class="mw-headline">Money in politics</span></h2>

<p>This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00002793&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata></p>

<table class="prettytable"><tbody><tr><th colspan="3">Links to more campaign contribution information for John Mica

from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org" rel="nofollow">OpenSecrets.org</a> site.</th></tr><tr><td>Fundraising profile:</td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00002793" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00002793" rel="nofollow">2006 election cycle</a></td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allsummary.asp?cid=N00002793" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allsummary.asp?cid=N00002793" rel="nofollow">Career totals</a></td></tr><tr><td>Top contributors by organization/corporation:</td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00002793" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00002793" rel="nofollow">2006 election cycle</a></td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allcontrib.asp?cid=N00002793" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allcontrib.asp?cid=N00002793" rel="nofollow">Career totals</a></td></tr><tr><td>Top contributors by industry:</td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/indus.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00002793" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/indus.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00002793" rel="nofollow">2006 election cycle</a></td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allindus.asp?cid=N00002793" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allindus.asp?cid=N00002793" rel="nofollow">Career totals</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/search_result.asp?mem=Mica%2C+John+L" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/search_result.asp?mem=Mica%2C+John+L" rel="nofollow">Revolving door profile for John Mica</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a href="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" class="external text" title="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" rel="nofollow">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</li>

<li><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/travel.asp?CID=N00002793" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/travel.asp?CID=N00002793" rel="nofollow">2006 privately funded travel profile for John Mica</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a href="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" class="external text" title="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" rel="nofollow">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</li>

<li><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/candlook.php?CID=N00002793" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/candlook.php?CID=N00002793" rel="nofollow">Personal finance profile for John Mica</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a href="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" class="external text" title="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" rel="nofollow">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</li>

</ul>

<p>

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

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

<ul>

<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> - Ranking Member

<ul>

<li>Subcommittee on Aviation -<i>Ex Officio</i></li>

<li>Subcommittee on Highways Transit & Pipelines -<i>Ex Officio</i></li>

<li>Subcommittee on Railroads -<i>Ex Officio</i></li>

<li>Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment -<i>Ex Officio</i></li>

<li>Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings & Emergency Management -<i>Ex Officio</i></li>

<li>Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation -<i>Ex Officio</i></li>

</ul>

</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Government_Reform" title="House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform">House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform</a>

<ul>

<li>Subcommittee on Domestic Policy</li>

<li>Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

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

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Committee_on_Government_Reform" title="House Committee on Government Reform" class="mw-redirect">House Committee on Government Reform</a>

<ul>

<li>Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Drug Policy and Human Resources</li>

<li>Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization</li>

</ul>

</li>

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

<ul>

<li>Subcommittee on Aviation - Chair</li>

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

<li>Subcommittee on Railroads</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h2><span class="mw-headline">More Background Data</span></h2>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=H0781103" class="external text" title="http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=H0781103" rel="nofollow">Background information on John Mica from Project Vote Smart</a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H0781103" class="external text" title="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H0781103" rel="nofollow">Interest group scorecard ratings for John Mica from Project Vote Smart</a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m000689" class="external text" title="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m000689" rel="nofollow">Voting record for John Mica from the Washington Post database</a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=FL07&site=congressmerge" class="external text" title="http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=FL07&site=congressmerge" rel="nofollow">Information on John Mica from Congress Merge</a></li>

</ul>

<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/John_Mica" class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mica" rel="nofollow">John Mica</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>

<table><tbody><tr class="rowTint"><td>Harris Corp</td><td class="number">$95,829</td><td class="number">$8,995</td><td class="number">$86,834</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>United Parcel Service</td><td class="number">$87,925</td><td class="number">$225</td><td class="number">$87,700</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>National Assn of Realtors</td><td class="number">$72,250</td><td class="number">$250</td><td class="number">$72,000</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>National Beer Wholesalers Assn</td><td class="number">$68,500</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$68,500</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>Federal Express Corp</td><td class="number">$61,000</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$61,000</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>ICI Homes</td><td class="number">$60,600</td><td class="number">$60,600</td><td class="number">$0</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn</td><td class="number">$58,004</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$58,004</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>American Medical Assn</td><td class="number">$56,000</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$56,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>Lockheed Martin</td><td class="number">$53,500</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$53,500</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>Union Pacific Corp</td><td class="number">$50,500</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$50,500</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>Air Line Pilots Assn</td><td class="number">$50,000</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$50,000</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>United Continental Holdings</td><td class="number">$47,500</td><td class="number">$5,000</td><td class="number">$42,500</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>Boeing Co</td><td class="number">$46,250</td><td class="number">$750</td><td class="number">$45,500</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>Northrop Grumman</td><td class="number">$45,750</td><td class="number">$250</td><td class="number">$45,500</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>CSX Corp</td><td class="number">$45,250</td><td class="number">$2,750</td><td class="number">$42,500</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>Associated General Contractors</td><td class="number">$42,100</td><td class="number">$600</td><td class="number">$41,500</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>National Auto Dealers Assn</td><td class="number">$41,000</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$41,000</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>National Assn of Home Builders</td><td class="number">$39,400</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$39,400</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>American Council of Engineering Cos</td><td class="number">$39,000</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$39,000</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td>United Transportation Union</td><td class="number">$39,000</td><td class="number">$0</td><td class="number">$39,000</td></tr></tbody></table>