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Wally Herger
Wally Herger (b. May 20, 1945) was a Republican member of the U.S. House representing California's 2nd Congressional District from 1987 to 2013.
Having been redistricted to the 1st Congressional District, Herger did not seek re-election in 2012.[1]
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Herger was a "moderate Republican leader."[2]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Herger's academic, professional, and political career:[3]
- 1977-1980: East Nicolaus High School Board of Trustees
- 1980-1986: California State Assembly
- 1987-2013: U.S. Representative from California
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
- Joint Taxation Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
- Subcommittee on Health, Chair
- Subcommittee on Trade
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Wally Herger endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[4]
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Herger voted 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. He was 1 of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[5]
Elections
2012
Having been redistricted to the 1st Congressional District, Herger did not seek re-election in 2012.[6] Doug La Malfa (R) defeated Jim Reed (D) in the general election.
2010
On November 2, 2010, Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Reed in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Wally Herger Incumbent |
57.2% | 130,837 | |
| Democratic | Jim Reed | 42.8% | 98,092 | |
| Total Votes | 228,929 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Herger paid his congressional staff a total of $952,192 in 2011. He ranked 155th on the list of the lowest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranked 205th overall of the lowest 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.[8]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Herger's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $2,956,018 and $12,115,000. That averages to $7,535,509, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[9]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: 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. Herger ranked 29th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[10]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Herger ranked 33rd in the conservative rankings in 2011.[11]
Political positions
Voting with party
November 2011
Wally Herger voted with the Republican Party 94.4 percent of the time, which ranked 46 among the 242 House Republican members as of 2011.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Personal
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Herger and his wife, Pamela, have nine children.
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Footnotes
- ↑ "With House Redistricting Looming, 2 California Republicans Retire," nytimes.com, January 10, 2012
- ↑ GovTrack, "Herger" accessed May 25, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Walter William Herger," accessed November 2, 2011
- ↑ The Hill, "2012 GOP Lawmaker Endorsements for President," accessed November 23, 2011
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ Record Searchlight, "UPDATED: Herger announces retirement; backs LaMalfa to run for his seat," January 9, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Wally Herger"
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Herger, (R-California), 2010"
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 21, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eugene Chappie |
U.S. House - California District 2 1987-2013 |
Succeeded by Jared Huffman |
