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Randy Forbes
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U.S. House, Virginia, District 4
Incumbent
In office
June 19, 2001-present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position 12
PartyRepublican
PredecessorNorman Sisisky (D)
Leadership
Chair, Republican Party of Virginia
1996-2001
Compensation
Base salary$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedJune 19, 2001
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Campaign $$6,190,166
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Virginia Senate
1997-2001
Virginia House of Delegates
1989-1997
Education
Bachelor'sRandolph-Macon College
OtherL.L.B., University of Virginia Law School
Personal
BirthdayFebruary 17, 1952
Place of birthChesapeake, VA
ProfessionLawyer
Net worth$2,767,002
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

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J. Randy Forbes (b. February 17, 1952) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Virginia. Forbes represents the 4th congressional district of Virginia and was first elected to the House in a special election on June 19, 2001, to fill the seat made vacant by the death of Norman Sisisky. Forbes won re-election in 2012.[1]

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Forbes is a "far-right Republican leader".[2]

Biography

Forbes earned his L.L.B. from the University of Virginia Law School and went on to work in private practice.

Career

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Forbes serves on the following committees:[3]

2011-12

Forbes was a member of the following House committees[4]:

Issues

House Judiciary Committee

Congressman Forbes was first appointed to the House Judiciary Committee in the 107th Congress which was from 2001 to 2003.[5] Congressman Forbes has served on the committee continuously throughout this entire Congressional career.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Campaign themes

According to Forbes' website, some of his campaign themes included:

  • Economy: "...supported taking bold action on energy and gas prices...placing consumer safeguards in our mortgage lending industry, increasing financial literacy in our schools and communities, and increasing access and affordability of health care."
  • Energy: "supports a tax policy that better encourages energy innovation at the manufacturing level and energy conservation at the consumer level."
  • Healthcare: "...need to create real, free market competition in our health care system that would allow individuals to purchase the insurance plan that is most affordable for them..."[10]

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Voted "No" Forbes 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 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[11]

Paul Ryan Budget Proposal

Voted "No" In March 2013 the Republican controlled House passed the budget proposal set out by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R) for the third straight year.[12] However, not all Republican representatives voted in favor of the proposal.[12] Forbes was one of the 10 Republican Representatives who voted against Ryan's budget proposal.[12]

The proposal was killed after being voted down in the U.S. Senate with a 40-59 vote.[13]

The proposal would have cut about $5 trillion over the next decade and aimed to balance the budget by the end of the 10-year period.[12] The 2013 bill had opposition from 10 Republicans — the same number that voted against it in 2012. In 2011 only four Republicans cast a vote in opposition.[12] Democrats have unanimously voted against the bill every year.[12]

Elections

2012

See also: Virginia's 4th congressional district elections, 2012

Forbes won re-election in 2012. He defeated Bonnie Girard in the Republican primary and Ella Ward (D) in the November 6, 2012 general election.[14][1][15]

U.S. House, Virginia, District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Ella Ward 42.9% 150,190
     Republican Green check mark.jpgRandy Forbes Incumbent 56.9% 199,292
     Write-In N/A 0.2% 564
Total Votes 350,046
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history


Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Forbes is available dating back to 2002. Based on available campaign finance records, Forbes raised a total of $6,190,166 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 4, 2013.[22]

Randy Forbes's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 US House (Virginia, District 4) Won $1,077,552
2010 US House (Virginia, District 4) Won $987,976
2008 US House (Virginia, District 4) Won $729,040
2006 US House (Virginia, District 4) Won $650,871
2004 US House (Virginia, District 4) Won $884,368
2002 US House (Virginia, District 4) Won $1,860,359
Grand Total Raised $6,190,166

2012

Breakdown of the source of Forbes' campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Forbes won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Forbes' campaign committee raised a total of $1,077,552 and spent $1,240,932.[23]

2010

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

Forbes won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Forbes's campaign committee raised a total of $987,976 and spent $723,504.[24]

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

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

According to the website GovTrack, Forbes missed 226 of 8,475 roll call votes from June 2001 to April 2013. This amounts to 2.7%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of April 2013.[25]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Forbes paid his congressional staff a total of $964,931 in 2011. Overall, Virginia ranks 29th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[26]

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, Forbes's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $44,010 and $5,489,994. That averages to $2,767,002, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average net worth increased by .64% from 2010.[27]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Forbes' net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-12,690 to $5,511,295. That averages to $2,749,302.50 which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[28]

National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Forbes ranked 106th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[29]

2011

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Forbes ranked 111th in the conservative rankings.[30]

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, Forbes voted with the Republican Party 93.5% of the time, which ranked 95 among the 242 House Republican members in November 2011.[31]

Personal

Forbes and his wife, Shirley, have four children.[32]

Recent news

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Randy Forbes News Feed


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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Virginia State Board of Elections "Election Results" Accessed June 12, 2012
  2. ↑ Gov Track "Forbes" Accessed May 18, 2012
  3. ↑ CQ.com, House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress
  4. ↑ Official House website "Committee Assignments," Accessed November 7, 2011
  5. ↑ Government Printing Office "Preserving the Integrity of Social Security Numbers and Preventing Misuse by Terrorists and Identity Thieves", September 19, 2002(See Page ii)
  6. ↑ Government Printing Office "Balanced Budget Amendment", March 6, 2003(See Page ii)
  7. ↑ Government Printing Office "Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2005", February 17, 2005(See Page ii)
  8. ↑ Government Printing Office "Proposed Immigration Fee Increase", February 14, 2007(See Page ii)
  9. ↑ House Judiciary Committee "109th Congress-Members"
  10. ↑ Randy Forbes Congress, "Issues," Accessed September 20, 2012
  11. ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Washington Post "10 House Republicans Vote Against Ryan Budget" Accessed March 22, 2013
  13. ↑ CBS News "Senate Rejects Paul Ryan Budget" Accessed March 22, 2013
  14. ↑ Independent-Messenger "Forbes has primary challenger," April 27, 2012
  15. ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map"
  16. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
  17. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
  18. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
  19. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"
  20. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"
  21. ↑ "Our Campaigns," Special Election results, Accessed April 19, 2013
  22. ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Randy Forbes," Accessed April 4, 2013
  23. ↑ Open Secrets "Forbes Campaign Contributions," Accessed February 24, 2013
  24. ↑ Open Secrets "Randy Forbes 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 7, 2011
  25. ↑ GovTrack, "Randy Forbes," Accessed April 11, 2013
  26. ↑ LegiStorm, "Randy Forbes," Accessed September 13, 2012
  27. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Forbes (R-VA), 2011"
  28. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "J. Randy Forbes (R-Va), 2010," Accessed September 13, 2012
  29. ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013
  30. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
  31. ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
  32. ↑ Official House website "Biography," Accessed November 7, 2011
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