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Ron Kind (D)U.S. House of Representatives - Incumbent
3rd District

Ron Kind - greenvoting.com
House Committees

•Natural Resources Committee
•Committee on Ways & Means

•109th Congress (2005-2006)
• Committee on Budget
• Committee on Education & the Workforce
• Subcommittees on 21st Century Competitiveness & Education Reform
• Committee on Resources
•Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation Wildlife & Oceans
•Subcommittee on National Parks Recreation & Public Land

Sources: www.ontheissues.org, www.sourcewatch.org
Background Info

•He has represented Wisconsin's Third District since 1996.

•The League of Conservation Voters' ratings for Kind indicate a pro-environmental stance:

• 110th Congress (2007-2008) - 95%
• 109th Congress (2005-2006) - 97%
• 108th Congress (2003-2004) - 90%
• 107th Congress (2001-2002) - 91%
• 106th Congress (1999-2000) - 83%



Sources: League of Conservation Voters, www.house.gov/kind





Voting Trends


  • Voted Yes on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M (June 2006)

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

  • Voted No on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species (September 2005)

  • Voted No on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects (November 2003)

  • Sponsored an ammendment to reduce businesses' liability for hazardous waste cleanup (May 2001)

Source: www.ontheissues.org



    Achievements

    • Co-Founder of the Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus

    • The goal of this caucus was to support the National Wildlife Refuge system through legislation, education, and funding.


    Source: Wikipedia



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