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Lynn Woolsey
Lynn Woolsey (b. November 3, 1937) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House representing California's 6th Congressional District from 1993 to 2013
Woolsey did not seek re-election to the U.S. House in 2012.[1]
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Woolsey was a "far-left Democratic leader."[2]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Woolsey's academic, professional, and political career:[3]
- 1980: Graduated from University of San Francisco with B.A.
- 1984-1992: Petaluma, California, city council
- 1989, 1992: Vice mayor, Petaluma, California,
- 1993-2013: U.S. Representative from California
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
- Education and the Workforce Committee
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
- Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Ranking Member
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Issues
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Woolsey did not cast a vote 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 House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[4]
Elections
2012
Woolsey did not seek re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. Woolsey's seat was redistricted to the 2nd Congressional District of California. Jared Huffman (D) defeated Daniel Roberts (R) in the general election.
2010
On November 2, 2010, Woolsey won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Judd, Eugene Ruyle, Joel Smolen and in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, California District 6 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Lynn Woolsey Incumbent |
65.9% | 172,216 | |
| Republican | Jim Judd | 29.6% | 77,361 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene Ruyle | 2.3% | 5,915 | |
| Libertarian | Joel Smolen | 2.2% | 5,660 | |
| Total Votes | 261,152 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Woolsey paid her congressional staff a total of $1,209,913 in 2011. She ranked 181st on the list of the lowest paid Democratic representative staff salaries and ranked 12th overall of the highest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, California ranked 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[6]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Woolsey's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $276,011 and $705,000. That averages to $490,505.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[7]
National Journal vote ratings
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. Woolsey was 1 of 19 members of congress who ranked 1st in the liberal rankings in 2011.[8]
Political positions
Voting with party
November 2011
Lynn Woolsey voted with the Democratic Party 91.6 percent of the time, which ranked 123 among the 192 House Democratic members as of 2011.[9]
Personal
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Woolsey is divorced and has four children.
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Footnotes
- ↑ "2012 HOUSE SUMMARY," cookpolitical.com
- ↑ GovTrack, "Woolsey" accessed May 23, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Lynn C. Woolsey," accessed November 2, 2011
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Lynn Woolsey"
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Woolsey, (D-Cali), 2010"
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Barbara Boxer |
U.S. House - California District 6 1993-2013 |
Succeeded by Doris Matsui |
