Ike Skelton
- This article is about the former Missouri congressman. For the 2012 Missouri state house candidate, see Todd Isaac Skelton.
Ike Skelton was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 4th District of Missouri from 1977 to 2011. Skelton passed away on October 28, 2013.[1]
Vicky Hartzler was his successor.
Elections
2010
Skelton was the Democratic candidate as he ran for re-election in the November 2, 2010 election, facing Vicky Hartzler. Hartzler won the election.[2]
Campaign finance
Democrat Ike Skelton raised $2.6 million compared to $1.1 million by Republican Vicky Hartzler.[3]
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, Skelton voted with the House Democratic leadership 94.5% of the time.[4] That same analysis reported that he also voted with party leadership 93.1% of the time in 2010.
Washington Post Analysis
A separate analysis from The Washington Post from July 23, 2010, concluded that he voted 94.6% of the time with a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives.[5]
Specific votes
Rep. Skelton voted for TARP.[6] According to a Gallup poll from September 13, 2010, 61 percent of Americans disapproved of TARP, while 37 percent approved.[7]
Skelton also supported the auto bailout.[8] As of September 13, 2010, 56 percent of Americans disapproved of the auto bailout, while 43 percent supported it.[9]
In addition, Rep. Skelton voted for the stimulus bill.[10] Fifty-seven percent of U.S. voters believed that the stimulus had either hurt the economy (36 percent) or had no impact (21 percent). Thirty-eight percent believed the stimulus helped the economy.[11]
Skelton also voted in favor of the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.[12] According to a June 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll, 54 percent of likely U.S. voters opposed Cash for Clunkers, while 35 percent supported it.[13]
Finally, Skelton supported the "Cap and Trade" bill.[14] Just after the bill’s passage, 42 percent of likely U.S. voters said that cap and trade would hurt the economy, while 19 percent believed that it would help. Another 15 percent said that the bill would have no impact.[15]
Footnotes
- ↑ Fox 2 St. Louis, "Former Missouri congressman dead at age 81," October 29, 2013
- ↑ "National trend helps Republicans across Missouri on Election Day," StatehouseNews, November 3, 2010
- ↑ "Congressional campaign finance summary for Missouri," Missouri Watchdog, November 1, 2010
- ↑ A Line of Sight, July 2010
- ↑ The Washington Post analysis
- ↑ U.S. House Clerk, "Roll Call 681," October 3, 2008
- ↑ Gallup, "Among Recent Bills, Financial Reform a Lone Plus for Congress," September 13, 2010
- ↑ US House Clerk, "Roll Call 690" December 10, 2008
- ↑ Gallup, "Among Recent Bills, Financial Reform a Lone Plus for Congress," September 13, 2010
- ↑ 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
