Claire McCaskill
| Claire McCaskill | ||
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| U.S. Senate, Missouri | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 3, 2007-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2019 | ||
| Years in position | 6 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Predecessor | James Talent (R) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $174,000/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 7, 2006 | |
| Next election | November 2018 | |
| Campaign $ | $32,543,927 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Missouri Auditor | ||
| 1999-2007 | ||
| Missouri House of Representatives | ||
| 1982-1988 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Missouri | |
| J.D. | University of Missouri | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | July 24, 1953 | |
| Place of birth | Rolla, Missouri | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Net worth | $26,511,109 | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
Contents |
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, McCaskill is a "centrist Democratic follower".[1]
McCaskill won re-election in 2012.[2][3] Five other candidates ran in the August 7, 2012 primary. McCaskill ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 7, 2012.
Biography
McCaskill is a born and raised native of Missouri. She attended the University of Missouri where she earned a B.A. in political science in 1975 and a J.D. in 1978.
Career
McCaskill served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1982-88, was the Missouri Auditor from 1999-2007, and assumed her current position in the U.S. Senate in 2007.
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2013-2014
McCaskill served on the following Senate committees[4]:
- United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
- Subcommittee on Airland
- United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
- Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce
- Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- United States Senate Committee on Aging (Special)
2011-2012
- United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Airland
- Subcommittee on Personnel
- Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
- United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety
- Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism
- Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation
- United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration
- Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight (Chairwoman)
- United States Senate Committee on Aging (Special)
- Impeachment Trial Committee on the Articles against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.[5]
Issues
Fiscal Cliff
McCaskill voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. The bill was passed in the Senate by a 89/8 vote on January 1, 2013.[6]
Elections
2012
McCaskill sought re-election in 2012. She ran unopposed in the August 7, 2012 Democratic primary. She defeated Rep. Todd Akin, Libertarian Jonathan Dine and numerous write-in candidates in the November 6, 2012, general election.[2]
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called Sabato's Crystal Ball on March 22, 2012 detailing the 8 races in the Senate in 2012 that would decide the political fate of which party will end up with control in 2013.[7] The seat, rated a toss-up, was seen by Sabato's Crystal Ball as the 3rd most likely to end up Republican is the Senate seat in Missouri. The article noted incumbent freshman senator McCaskill (D) was vulnerable in the Republican-leaning state.[7]
| U.S. Senate, Missouri, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Claire McCaskill Incumbent |
54.8% | 1,494,125 | |
| Republican | Todd Akin | 39.1% | 1,066,159 | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 6.1% | 165,468 | |
| Write-in | Ted Kimzey | 0% | 15 | |
| Write-in | Bernard J. "Spark" Duraski, Jr. | 0% | 9 | |
| Write-in | William Dean | 0% | 6 | |
| Write-in | Bernie Mowinksi | 0% | 5 | |
| Write-in | Charlie L. Bailey | 0% | 4 | |
| Write-in | Arnie C. "AC" Dienoff | 0% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 2,725,793 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Full history
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Polls
2012
| Todd Akin vs. Claire McCaskill | ||||||||||||||
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| Response | Rasmussen Reports (August 23, 2012) | Survey USA (August 9-August 12, 2012) | Rasmussen Reports (July 30, 2012) | Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon (July 23-July 25, 2012) | Public Policy Polling (May 24-May 27, 2012) | Average | ||||||||
| Todd Akin | 38% | 51% | 47% | 49% | 45% | 46% | ||||||||
| Claire McCaskill | 48% | 40% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 44% | ||||||||
| Number polled | 500 | 585 | 500 | 625 | 602 | 562.4 | ||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-4.5 | +/-4.1% | +/-4.5% | +/-5% | +/-4% | 4.42% | ||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for McCaskill is available dating back to 2006. Based on available campaign finance records, McCaskill raised a total of $32,543,927 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 23, 2013.[9]
| Claire McCaskill's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | U.S. Senate (Missouri) |  |
$21,131,810 | |
| 2006 | U.S. Senate (Missouri) | |
$11,412,117 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $32,543,927 | |||
2012
McCaskill won election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, McCaskill's campaign committee raised a total of $21,131,809 and spent $21,262,016.[10]
| United States Senate, 2012 - Claire McCaskill Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $21,131,809 |
| Total Spent | $21,262,016 |
| Total Raised by Election Runner-up | $5,676,248 |
| Total Spent by Election Runner-up | $6,165,888 |
| Top contributors to Claire McCaskill's campaign committee | |
| EMILY's List | $523,949 |
| Express Scripts | $106,058 |
| Bryan Cave LLP | $90,908 |
| Simmons Cooper LLC | $83,225 |
| Washington University In St Louis | $81,960 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $2,444,729 |
| Retired | $1,321,614 |
| Women's Issues | $1,199,408 |
| Securities & Investment | $489,404 |
| TV/Movies/Music | $471,399 |
Out-of-state donations
According to an Open Secrets report, McCaskill ranked among the top ten senate candidates receiving out-of-state donations during the 2012 election cycle. She received $7,479,333, or 60.3%, of her donations from outside of Missouri. [11]
Analysis
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, McCaskill missed 49 of 1,935 roll call votes from Jan 2007 to Apr 2013, which is 2.5% of votes during that period. This is worse than the median of 1.7% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. [12]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. McCaskill paid her congressional staff a total of $2,520,478 in 2011. She ranked 15th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Senatorial Staff Salaries and she ranked 43rd overall of the lowest paid Senatorial Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Missouri ranked 37th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[13]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, McCaskill's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $15,755,207 and $27,920,006. That averages to $21,837,606, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic Senators in 2011 of $20,795,450. Her average net worth decreased by 17.63% from 2010.[14]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, McCaskill's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $17,900,212 and $35,122,006. That averages to $26,511,109, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic Senators in 2010 of $7,054,258.[15]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year, National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted, as compared to other members, in the previous year. More information about the analysis process can be found on the vote ratings page.
2012
According to the data released in 2013, McCaskill was ranked the 50th most liberal senator during 2012.[16]
2011
According to the data released in 2012, Claire McCaskill was ranked the 50th most liberal senator during 2011.[17]
Percentage voting with party
November 2011
The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Claire McCaskill voted with the Democratic Party 82.8% of the time, which ranked 50th among the 51 Senate Democratic members in November 2011.[18]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Claire + McCaskill + Missouri + Senate
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Claire McCaskill News Feed
- McCaskill Calls For Firing Of All Involved In IRS Targeting Scandal - CBS Local
- Claire McCaskill Refuses To Rule Out Deploying US Troops To Syria - Huffington Post
- Apple CEO Tim Cook to senators: 'We don't depend on tax gimmicks' - Los Angeles Times
- Guest column by Claire McCaskill: Missouri creates a new national standard in ... - The Missouri Times
- Todd Akin: Failed Missouri Senate Candidate Has Hollow Regrets Over ... - PolicyMic
- Join PolicyMic's Feminist Writing Skillshare and Publish Next to Senator ... - PolicyMic
- Sen. McCaskill cites Akin in SC fundraising appeal - WACH
- Todd Akin to Speak with North County Republicans Thursday - Patch.com
- Federal Execs to Get Millions Despite Cuts - Daily Beast
- What Do I Tell My Daughter Who Wants to Serve? The Sexual Assault Crisis in ... - Huffington Post (blog)
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Personal
McCaskill was married to David Exposito, with whom she had three children. The couple divorced in 1995.[19] In April 2002, McCaskill married St. Louis businessman Joseph Shepard.[20]
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References
- ↑ Gov Track "Claire McCaskill," Accessed March 3, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 CNN "Missouri Senate Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ Kansas City Star "Samuel Lipari Announces 2012 Democratic Primary Challenge to Senator Claire McCaskill," Accessed January 13, 2012
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly "Senate Committee List" Accessed January 22, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record S6961, June 24, 2009
- ↑ U.S. Senate "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Center for Politics "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" Accessed April 9, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
- ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Claire McCaskill" April 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets " 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed March 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "More than 60 Lawmakers Relied Mostly on Out-of-State Money", May 7, 2013
- ↑ GovTrack, "Claire McCaskill" Accessed April 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm "Claire McCaskill"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Claire McCaskill (D-Mo), 2011"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "McCaskill, (D-Missouri), 2010"
- ↑ National Journal, "TABLE: House Liberal Scores by Issue Area," February 26, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
- ↑ KMBC-TV "McCaskill's Ex-Husband Slain In KCK", December 13, 2005
- ↑ [http://www.kmov.com/news/Election/stories/102704cccakmovmccaskillconflict.2f5d392b.html KMOV.com "McCaskill: Husband will stop seeking state aid for businesses," October 27, 2004
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jim Talent |
U.S. Senate - Missouri 2007-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Margaret B. Kelly |
Missouri Auditor 1999-2007 |
Succeeded by Susan Montee |
| Preceded by ' |
Missouri House of Representatives 1982-1988 |
Succeeded by ' |
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