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Rick Boucher
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| Rick Boucher | |
| U.S. House, Virginia, District 9 | |
| Former member | |
| Tenure | |
| January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Report an officeholder change | |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 2010 |
| Term limits | N/A |
| Education | |
| Bachelor's | Roanoke College |
| J.D. | University of Virginia School of Law |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | August 1, 1946 |
| Place of birth | Abingdon, Virginia |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Methodist |
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Rick Boucher was a Democratic representative of the U.S. House from the 9th District of Virginia.[1]
Elections
2010
Boucher lost the race on November 2, 2010 when he ran for re-election against Morgan Griffith, with Boucher's 46% to Griffith's 51%.[2][3] Boucher raised $2.46 million, while Griffith raised $569,000 in campaign contributions.[4]
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, Boucher has voted with the House Democratic leadership 96.1% of the time.[5] That same analysis reported that he also voted with party leadership 94.5% of the time in 2010.
Washington Post Analysis
A separate analysis from The Washington Post from July 23, 2010, concluded that he votes 96.5% of the time with a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives.[6]
External links
References
- ↑ Boucher's House website
- ↑ "Election aftermath: How the dollars played out," Old Dominion Watchdog, November 3, 2010
- ↑ "GOP picks up three House spots in Virginia," Virginia Statehouse News, November 3, 2010
- ↑ Virginia Public Access Project, federal contributions for election 2010
- ↑ A Line of Sight, July 2010
- ↑ The Washington Post analysis
