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James Sensenbrenner (R)U.S. House of Representatives - Incumbent
5th District

James Sensenbrenner
House Committees

• Former Chairman of the Science Committee

• Former Chairman of the Judiciary Committee

• When the Democrats regained the majority in the 2006 midterm elections, Sensenbrenner was finishing his term on the Judiciary Committee and was notineligible chosen to serve again as the ranking minority member.member due to party term-limit rules.

• Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming (ranking member)

Sources: www.wikipedia.com, sensenbrenner.house.gov
Background Info

• Wisconsin's 5th District forms an arc around Milwaukee to the North and West. This area includes parts of Jefferson, Milwaukee and Waukesha counties, and all of Ozaukee and Washington counties.

• Served 10 years in the Wisconsin State Legislature before becoming elected to the House of Representatives in 1978.



Sources: sensenbrenner.house.gov, www.ontheissues.org





Voting Trends

  • Sensenbrenner's ratings from The League of Conservation Voters' show an overall anti-environmental stance:
    • 110th Congress (2007-2008) - 20%
    • 109th Congress (2005-2006) - 20%
    • 108th Congress (2003-2004) - 26%
    • 107th Congress (2001-2002) -32%
    • 106th Congress (1999-2000) - 20%

  • Voted NO on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M (2006)

  • Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump (May 2006)

  • Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species (September 2005)

  • Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects (November 2003)

Source: www.ontheissues.org, League of Conservation Voters



Achievements & Other Issues

  • In February 2008 Congressman Sensenbrenner urged the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry to release a report entitled "Public Health Implications of Hazardous Substances in the 26 U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern." The agency began the report in 2002 and its release has been delayed for some time. Sensenbrenner said that it was vital to publish the report and its scientific findings. This is especially true for the residents of the areas in question. You can view the 2007 draft of this report by clicking here.

Sources: sensenbrenner.house.gov