Michael McMahon
| Michael McMahon | ||
| U.S. House, New York, District 13 | ||
| Former member | ||
| In office | ||
| January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2010 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | New York University, | |
| J.D. | New York Law School | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | September 12, 1957 | |
| Place of birth | New York City, New York | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Elections
2010
On November 2, 2010, Michael Grimm was elected to the United States House. He also ran on the Conservative Party candidate. He defeated Michael E. McMahon (D), and Tom Vendittelli (Libertarian).[1]
| U.S. House, New York Congressional District 13 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Grimm |
49.5% | 65,024 | |
| Democratic | Michael E. McMahon Incumbent | 46.2% | 60,773 | |
| Blank/Scattering | 3.6% | 4,700 | ||
| Libertarian | Tom Vendittelli | 0.7% | 929 | |
| Total Votes | 131,426 | |||
Voting Record
Frequency of Voting with Democratic Leadership
According to a July 2010 analysis of 1,357 votes cast from January 1, 2009 to June 16, 2010, McMahon has voted with the House Democratic leadership 91.6% of the time.[2] That same analysis reported that he also voted with party leadership 90.8% of the time in 2010.
Washington Post Analysis
A separate analysis from The Washington Post from July 23, 2010, concluded that he votes 92.2% of the time with a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives.[3]
Specific votes
Rep. McMahon voted for the stimulus bill.[4] 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. [5]
McMahon also voted in favor of the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.[6] According to a June 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll, 54% of likely U.S. voters opposed Cash for Clunkers, while 35% supported it.[7]
McMahon supported the "Cap and Trade" bill.[8] 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.[9]
References
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ A Line of Sight, July 2010
- ↑ The Washington Post analysis
- ↑ US House Clerk "Roll Call 46," January 28, 2009
- ↑ Rasmussen "38% Say Stimulus Plan Helped Economy, 36% Say It Hurt," August 24, 2010
- ↑ US House Clerk "Roll Call 314," June 9, 2009
- ↑ Rasmussen "54% Oppose “Cash for Clunkers” Plan To Spur Purchase of Greener Cars," June 23, 2009
- ↑ US House Clerk "Roll Call 477," June 26, 2009
- ↑ Rasmussen "42% Say Climate Change Bill Will Hurt The Economy," June 30, 2009
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