Jerry McNerney

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Jerry McNerney
U.S. House, California, District 11
Incumbent
In office
2007-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2013
Years in position	5
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	November 7, 2006
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of New Mexico
Master's	University of New Mexico
Ph.D.	University of New Mexico
Personal
Birthday	June 18, 1951
Place of birth	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Profession	Energy Engineer
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

McNerny is running for re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 9th District as a Democrat.^[1] He was displaced from his current district, the 11th by redistricting. Ricky Gill and John McDonald are running as Republicans in the June 5, 2012 open primary.

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Rep. McNerney is a "moderate Democratic follower".^[2]

Biography

McNerney was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He earned his B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in 1973, 1975, and 1981, respectively.^[3]

Career

Before serving in Congress, McNerney worked to develop wind energy as a businessman and engineer.^[4]

• 2007-Present: U.S. House of Representatives, California's 11th congressional district

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2011-2012

McNerney serves on the following committees:^[5]

• Science, Space, and Technology Committee
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
  • Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
• Veterans' Affairs Committee
  • Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Ranking Member
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Issues

Political positions

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, Jerry McNerney voted with the Democratic Party 93.3% of the time, which ranked 62 among the 192 House Democratic members in 2011.^[6]

Specific votes

Rep. McNerney voted for TARP.^[7] According to a Gallup poll from September 13, 2010, 61% of Americans disapprove of TARP, while 37% approve.^[8]

McNerney also supported the auto bailout.^[9] As of September 13, 2010: 56% of Americans disapproved of the auto bailout, while 43% supported it.^[10]

In addition, McNerney voted for the stimulus bill.^[11] 57% of U.S. voters believe that the stimulus has either hurt the economy (36%) or had no impact (21%). 38% believe the stimulus helped the economy. ^[12]

McNerney voted in favor of the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.^[13] According to a June 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll, 54% of likely U.S. voters opposed Cash for Clunkers, while 35% supported it.^[14]

McNerney supported the "Cap and Trade" bill.^[15] Just after the bill’s passage, 42% of likely U.S. voters said that cap and trade would hurt the economy, while 19% believed it would help. 15% said that the bill would have no impact.^[16]

Finally, McNerney voted for the health care reform bill.^[17] 57% of likely voters at least somewhat favor repeal of the health care reform bill, including 46% who strongly favor repeal. 35% of likely voters oppose repeal. 51% of likely voters believe the health care reform bill will be bad for the country, while 36% believe it will be beneficial.^[18]

Elections

2012

See also: California's 9th congressional district elections, 2012

McNerny is running for re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 9th District as a Democrat.^[19] He was displaced from his current district, the 11th by redistricting. He is running against Ricky Gill (R) and John McDonald (R) in the June 5, 2012, open primary.^[20]

2010

On November 2, 2010, McNerney won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Harmer (R) and David Christensen (American Independent) in the general election.^[21]

U.S. House, California District 11 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney Incumbent	48%	115,361
	Republican	David Harmer	46.9%	112,703
	American Independent	David Christensen	5.2%	12,439
Total Votes				240,503

Campaign donors

2010

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

McNerney won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that election cycle, McNerney's campaign committee raised a total of $3,208,078 and spent $3,097,237.^[22]

His top 5 contributors between 2009-2010 were:

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Personal

McNerney and his wife, Mary, have three children.

External links

• Official House website
• Official campaign website

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress.org
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Profile at Facebook
• Profile at Twitter

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