Earl Blumenauer

	Earl Blumenauer
	U.S. House, Oregon, District 3
	Incumbent
	In office
	1997-Present
	Term ends
	January 3, 2015
Years in position	16
Party	Democratic
Predecessor	Ron Wyden (D)
	Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	May 21, 1996
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$5,926,769
Term limits	N/A
	Prior offices
	Commissioner of Public Works, Portland City Council
	1986-1995
	Commissioner, Multnomah County Commission
	1978-1986
	Oregon House of Representatives
	1973-1978
	Education
Bachelor's	Lewis and Clark College, 1970
J.D.	Lewis and Clark College, 1976
	Personal
Birthday	August 16, 1948
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon
Profession	Attorney
Net worth	$6,751,014
Religion	Non-denominational Protestant
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Earl Blumenauer (b. August 16, 1948) is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Oregon. Blumenauer represents Oregon's 3rd congressional district, and was first elected in 1996. He most recently won re-election in 2012.^[1]

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Blumenauer is a "far-left Democrat".^[2]

Career

1970: Graduated from Lewis and Clark College
1976: Graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School
1970-1977: Assistant to the president of Portland State University
1973-1978: Served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives
1975-1981: Worked on the Board of Directors, Portland Community College
1978-1985: Served as Multnomah County, Commissioner
1986-1996: Served as Portland, City Commissioner
1990-1991: Served on the Governor’s Commission on Higher Education
1996-Present: U.S Representative from Oregon

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Blumenauer serves on the following committees:^[3]

Committee on Budget
Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Trade

2011-2012

Blumenauer served on the following committees:^[4]

Budget
Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means)
United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Blumenauer voted against 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. He was one of 16 Democrats that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.^[5]

Elections

2012

See also: Oregon's 3rd congressional district elections, 2012

Blumenauer won the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 3rd District.^[1] He won the nomination on the Democratic ticket. He faced Ronald Green (R), Michael Cline (L), and Woodrow Broadnax (Progressive, Pacific Green) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Oregon, District 3 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer Incumbent	74.5%	264,979
	Republican	Ronald Green	19.8%	70,325
	Progressive	Woodrow Broadnax	3.7%	13,159
	Libertarian	Michael Cline	1.9%	6,640
	NA	Write-in	0.2%	772
Total Votes				355,875
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Earl Blumenauer, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Delia Lopez (R), Michael Meo (Progressive), and Jeff Lawrence (L) in the general election.^[6]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	70.1%	193,104
	Republican	Delia Lopez	24.6%	67,714
	Progressive	Michael Meo	2.3%	6,197
	Libertarian	Jeff Lawrence	3%	8,380
Total Votes				275,395

2008

On November 4, 2008, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Delia Lopez (R) and Michael Meo (Pacific Green) in the general election.^[7]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	74.5%	254,235
	Republican	Delia Lopez	20.8%	71,063
	Pacific Green	Michael Meo	4.4%	15,063
	Independent	Miscellaneous	0.2%	701
Total Votes				341,062

2006

On November 7, 2006, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bruce Broussard (R) and David Brownlow (Constitution) in the general election.^[8]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	73.5%	186,380
	Republican	Bruce Broussard	23.5%	59,529
	Constitution	David Brownlow	2.8%	7,003
	Independent	Other	0.3%	698
Total Votes				253,610

2004

On November 2, 2004, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tammi Mars (R), Dale Winegarden (Socialist), and Walter Brown (Constitution) in the general election.^[9]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	70.9%	245,559
	Republican	Tammi Mars	23.7%	82,045
	Socialist	Walter Brown	3.1%	10,678
	Constitution	Dale Winegarden	2.1%	7,119
	Independent	Miscellaneous	0.3%	1,159
Total Votes				346,560

2002

On November 5, 2002, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sarah Seale (R), Walter Brown (Socialist), Kevin Jones (Libertarian), and David Brownlow (Constitution) in the general election.^[10]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	66.8%	156,851
	Republican	Sarah Seale	26.7%	62,821
	Socialist	Walter Brown	2.8%	6,588
	Libertarian	Kevin Jones	2%	4,704
	Constitution	David Brownlow	1.5%	3,495
	Independent	Miscellaneous	0.2%	518
Total Votes				234,977

2000

On November 7, 2000, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeffrey Pollock (R), Tre Arrow (Pacific Green), Bruce Knight (Libertarian), and Walter Brown (Socialist) in the general election.^[11]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	66.8%	181,049
	Republican	Jeffrey Pollock	23.6%	64,128
	Pacific Green	Tre Arrow	5.8%	15,763
	Libertarian	Bruce Knight	1.8%	4,942
	Socialist	Walter Brown	1.7%	4,703
	N/A	Miscellaneous	0.2%	576
Total Votes				271,161

1998

On November 3, 1998, Earl Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bruce Knight (Libertarian) and Walter Brown (Socialist) in the general election.^[12]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer incumbent	83.9%	153,889
	Libertarian	Bruce Knight	9.2%	16,930
	Socialist	Walter Brown	5.6%	10,199
	N/A	Miscellaneous	1.3%	2,333
Total Votes				183,351

1996

On November 5, 1996, Earl Blumenauer won election to the United States House. He defeated Scott Bruun (R), Joe Keating (Pacific Green), Bruce Knight (Libertarian), and Victoria Guillebeau (Socialist) in the general election.^[13]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Earl Blumenauer	66.9%	165,922
	Republican	Scott Bruun	26.3%	65,259
	Pacific	Joe Keating	3.7%	9,274
	Libertarian	Bruce Knight	1.8%	4,474
	Socialist	Victoria Guillebeau	1%	2,449
	N/A	Miscellaneous	0.2%	531
Total Votes				247,909

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Blumenauer is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Blumenauer raised a total of $5,926,769 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 16, 2013.^[14]

Earl Blumenauer's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)		$1,185,141
2010	U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)		$1,286,059
2008	U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)		$1,181,680
2006	U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)		$709,369
2004	U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)		$620,058
2002	U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)		$478,048
2000	U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)		$466,414
Grand Total Raised			$5,926,769

2012

Breakdown of the source of Blumenauer's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Blumenauer won re-election to the United States House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Blumenauer's campaign committee raised a total of $1,185,142 and spent $981,706.^[15]

United States House of Representatives, 2012 - Earl Blumenauer Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,185,142
Total Spent	$981,706
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$12,885
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$16,871
Top contributors to Earl Blumenauer's campaign committee
M Financial Group	$15,250
Painters & Allied Trades Union	$15,000
Genesee & Wyoming	$12,500
Stacy & Witbeck	$12,000
Nike Inc	$10,250
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Health Professionals	$92,850
Construction Services	$86,410
Railroads	$75,340
Real Estate	$58,850
Public Sector Unions	$53,000

2010

Breakdown of the source of Blumenauer's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Blumenauer won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Blumenauer's campaign committee raised a total of $1,286,059 and spent $1,230,380.^[16]

U.S. House of Representatives, Oregon Congressional District 3 Election, 2010 - Earl Blumenauer Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,286,059
Total Spent	$1,230,380
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$45,820
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$43,488
Top contributors to Earl Blumenauer's campaign committee
Stacy & Witbeck	$14,200
Humana Inc	$11,000
Amalgamated Transit Union	$10,000
American Assn for Justice	$10,000
American Council of Engineering Cos	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Construction Services	$99,621
Health Professionals	$92,160
Railroads	$80,702
Real Estate	$72,220
Lawyers/Law Firms	$57,150

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

From May 1996 to Mar 2013, Blumenauer missed 466 of 11,307 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving, as of April 2013.^[17]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Blumenauer paid his congressional staff a total of $1,128,945 in 2011. Overall, Oregon ranked 8th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.^[18]

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Blumenauer is one of nearly 25% of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Blumenauer's staff was given an apparent $91,335.14 in bonus money.^[19]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Blumenauer's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $2,827,035 and $10,674,994. This averages to $6,751,014, which is a 37.09% increase since 2010. This is higher than the $5,107,874 average net worth for Democratic representatives in 2011.^[20]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Blumenauer's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $2,458,047 to $7,390,993. That averages to $4,924,520 which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.^[21]

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, Blumenauer was ranked the 88th most liberal representative during 2012. ^[22]

2011

According to the data released in 2012, Earl Blumenauer was ranked 77th the most liberal representative during 2011. This is the most liberal ranking possessed by any of Oregon's representatives.^[23]

Percentage voting with party

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Earl Blumenauer voted with the Democratic Party 92.4% of the time, which ranked 106 among the 192 House Democratic members in December 2011.^[24]

Recent news

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Earl Blumenauer News Feed

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Personal

Earl Blumenauer is married to Margaret. They have 2 children.

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References

Political offices
Preceded by Ron Wyden	U.S. House of Representatives - Oregon District 3 1996–present	Succeeded by '
Preceded by '	Commissioner of Public Works, Portland City Council 1986-1995	Succeeded by '
Preceded by '	Commissioner, Multnomah County Commission 1978-1986	Succeeded by '
Preceded by '	Oregon House of Representatives 1973-1978	Succeeded by '

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[1] Gov Track "Blumenauer" Accessed May 15, 2012

[2] CQ.com, House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress

[3] Earl Blumenauer, Representing Oregon's 3rd District Ëarl's Committees"

[4] U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.

[5] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"

[6] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"

[7] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"

[8] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"

[9] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"

[10] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000"

[11] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998"

[12] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996"

[13] Open Secrets "Earl Blumenauer" Accessed May 16, 2013

[14] Open Secrets " 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed March 2013

[15] Open Secrets "Earl Blumenauer 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 16, 2011

[16] GovTrack, "Earl Blumenauer," Accessed April 2013

[17] LegiStorm, "Earl Blumenauer," Accessed September 24, 2012

[18] CNN Politics, "Congressional bonuses in a time of cuts," March 8, 2013

[19] OpenSecrets.org, "Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore), 2011," Accessed February 16, 2013

[20] OpenSecrets.org, "Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore), 2010," Accessed September 24, 2012

[21] National Journal, "TABLE: House Liberal Scores by Issue Area," February 26, 2013

[22] National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012

[23] Open Congress "Voting With Party"

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Earl Blumenauer

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