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Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
May 21, 1996–
Preceded by Ron Wyden
Succeeded by Incumbent
Born August 16, 1948
Portland, Oregon
Political party Democratic
Religion Unspecified

Earl Blumenauer (born August 16, 1948) is a Democratic U.S. representative from Oregon, representing the 3rd congressional district. Image File history File links EarlBlumenauer. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... As of the 2000 census, there are five Oregon United States congressional districts. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) to German American parents, is Oregons senior United States Senator. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851  - Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... As of the 2000 census, there are five Oregon United States congressional districts. ...


Born in Portland, he graduated from Centennial High School in 1966[1] and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark College in 1970. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the same college in 1976.[2] Centennial High School is a secondary school located in Gresham, Oregon. ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. ... Doctor of Law or Doctor of Jurisprudence(J.D. or JD, from the Latin Juris Doctor) is a degree in law offered by universities in a number of countries. ...


Blumenauer worked as an assistant to the president of Portland State University.[3] He then served as an Oregon state representative from 1973 to 1978, Portland city commissioner (1986-96)[3], and was appointed by Oregon's governor to the commission on higher education (1990-91).[4] In 1992, Blumenauer was defeated by Vera Katz in an open race for mayor of Portland.[5] Portland State University Portland State University (or PSU) is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon. ... Vera Katz Vera Katz (born August 3, 1933) is the 45th mayor of Portland, Oregon. ... This is a partial list of mayors that have been employed by the city of Portland, Oregon. ...


Blumenauer was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996 in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the election of then-U.S. Representative Ron Wyden to the U.S. Senate.[5] Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) to German American parents, is Oregons senior United States Senator. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is...


In the 2006 election, Blumenauer won re-election to a sixth full term, defeating Republican Bruce Broussard.[6] This article discusses only races that resulted in a seats party switch in the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 2006 (mid-term) election. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ...


The Willamette Week has summarized Blumenauer's fit with the congressional district he represents: The Willamette Week is an alternative newsweekly published in Portland, Oregon. ...

“ Ideologically and temperamentally, Blumenauer is an almost perfect reflection of his Portland seat, as safe a Democratic stronghold as any in the nation. He's championed light rail and the streetcar. He's the biggest bike advocate on Capitol Hill. He voted against the U.S.A. Patriot Act and the Iraq resolution. A super-sharp super-wonk, he's diligently seeking to export Portland's livability doctrine to Third World nations.[7] ”

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Activity in Congress

Among the bills that Blumenauer has sponsored that have become law are the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004[8] and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.[9] The Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 reformed the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the terms of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 It was designed to reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made. ...


He is active in pressuring the United States to take greater action on the Darfur conflict.[10] Combatants factions of the SLA Justice & Equality Movement Janjaweed  Sudan Minnawi-faction of the SLA Commanders SLA: SalaBob and Sulaiman Gamos JEM: Ibrahim Khalil Janjaweed: ? Sudan: Omar al-Bashir SLA: Minni Minnawi Casualties 300,000 civilians killed (est. ...


In the political aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Blumenauer was among those who had pointed out the vulnerability of New Orleans and encouraged Congress to help that city and the gulf coast get better prepared: The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina has already begun to have significant political effects manifested in criticism of the government response. ...

  • September 15, 2004: Mr. Speaker, barely have we recovered from Hurricane Hugo and we are seeing Hurricane Ivan pose the threat that has long been feared by those in Louisiana, that this actually might represent the loss of the City of New Orleans. Located 15 feet below sea level, there is the potential of a 30-foot wall of water putting at risk $100 billion of infrastructure and industry and countless lives.[11]
  • January 26, 2005: Mr. Speaker, I recently had the opportunity to view the devastation in Southeast Asia as a result of the tsunami. As appalled as I was by what I saw, I must confess that occasionally my thoughts drifted back to the United States. What would have happened if last September, Hurricane Ivan had veered 40 miles to the west, devastating the city of New Orleans? One likely scenario would have had a tsunami-like 30-foot wall of water hitting the city, causing thousands of deaths and $100 billion in damage....The experience of Southeast Asia should convince us all of the urgent need for congressional action to prevent wide-scale loss of life and economic destruction at home and abroad. Prevention and planning will pay off. Maybe the devastation will encourage us to act before disaster strikes.[12]

He and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) have offered an amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations bill for the past two years that would reform the nation's sugar quota laws with the intent of expanding free trade to the sugar market.[13] Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House... Lowest pressure 918 mbar (hPa) Damage $10 billion (1989 USD) $13. ... Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. ... Lowest pressure 910 mbar (hPa) Damage $19. ... Jeffry Flake (born December 31, 1962), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 6th District of Arizona (map). ... Look up quota in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ...


References

  1. ^ Voter Guide for Oregon District 3. National Federation of Independent Business. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  2. ^ "Blumenauer speaks at law commencement", Lewis & Clark Chronicle, Lewis & Clark College, Summer 2002. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  3. ^ a b About Earl Blumenauer. Blumenauer for Congress. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  4. ^ Members of Congress / Earl Blumenauer. The U.S. Congress Votes Database. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  5. ^ a b Schrag, John. "BATTLE OF THE BLEEDING HEARTS", Willamette Week 25th Anniversary Edition. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  6. ^ November 7, 2006, General Election Abstracts of Votes (pdf). Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, Elections Division. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  7. ^ Editorial. "Fall Voter’s Guide 2002", Willamette Week, November 9, 2002. Retrieved on 2006-12-22.
  8. ^ THE FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM ACT OF 2004. Rep. Blumenauer’s office. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  9. ^ President Signs Water for the Poor Act Into Law. Rep. Blumenauer’s office. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  10. ^ As of December 2006, the Genocide Intervention Network gives Blumenauer a grade of A on its DarfurScores.com web site. DarfurScores.org: Earl Blumenauer. Genocide Intervention Network. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
  11. ^ http://blumenauer.house.gov/Issues/FloorSpeechSummary.aspx?NewsID=1115&IssueID=17
  12. ^ http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/4/233718/2082
  13. ^ Reforming US Sugar Policy. Rep. Blumenauer’s office. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.

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Preceded by
Ron Wyden		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 3rd congressional district
1996 – present		 Incumbent
Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators: Ron Wyden (D), Gordon Smith (R)

Representative(s): David Wu (D), Greg Walden (R), Earl Blumenauer (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Darlene Hooley (D) The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ... The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... The Willamette Week is an alternative newsweekly published in Portland, Oregon. ... Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) to German American parents, is Oregons senior United States Senator. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Oregon to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... As of the 2000 census, there are five Oregon United States congressional districts. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Oregon to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... The 110th United States Congress is the present session of the Legislature of the United States federal government. ... This is a List of United States Senators from Oregon, in the United States of America. ... Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) to German American parents, is Oregons senior United States Senator. ... Gordon Harold Smith (born May 25, 1952) is a United States Senator from Oregon. ... Peter DeFazio - Website - Oregon 4th Darlene Hooley - Website - Oregon 5th Greg Walden - Website - Oregon 2nd David Wu - Website - Oregon 1st[1] Notes ^ House of Representatives List of Members ... Congressman David Wu David Wu (Traditional Chinese: 吳振偉; pinyin: Wú ZhènwÄ›i; born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the states 1st Congressional District (map). ... Greg Walden (born January 10, 1957, in The Dalles, Oregon) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon and represents that states second congressional district (map) , based in Hood River. ... Congressman Peter DeFazio Peter Anthony DeFazio (born May 27, 1947) is a Democratic U.S. representative from Oregon, representing that states fourth congressional district (map) in Eugene. ... Darlene Hooley Darlene Hooley (born April 4, 1939 in Williston, North Dakota) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon and represents the 5th Congressional District (map) in West Linn. ...

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Earl Blumenauer - dKosopedia (662 words)
Earl Blumenauer a Democrat, is the Oregon Congressional representative for District 3 the House of Representatives.
Earl Blumenauer was first elected to this seat in the 1996 election cycle.
Blumenauer was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners and in 1986 was elected to the Portland City Council, where he served as the City's Commissioner of Public Works.
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Class of 1970, J.D. Earl Blumenauer was born, raised and educated in Portland, Oregon.
Blumenauer was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners and in 1986 was elected Portland's Commissioner of Public Works.
Blumenauer also launched curbside recycling, worked to protect the Willamette River from combined sewer overflow, fought to confiscate cars of repeat drunk drivers, and led successful efforts to increase local funding of Portland's public schools.
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