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'''Walt Minnick''' is a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing the 1st Congressional District of [[Idaho]]. | {{TOC|right}} | ||
'''Walt Minnick''' is a first-term member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing the 1st Congressional District of [[Idaho]]. | |||
He is a fiscally conservative [[Blue Dog Coalition|Blue Dog Democrat]], who voted against both the [[H.R. 3962|November 2009]] and [[H.R. 3590|March 2010 final]] health care bills. | |||
==Committee assignments== | ==Committee assignments== | ||
*[House Agriculture Committee]] | |||
*[[House Financial Services Committee]] | |||
==Congressional caucuses== | ==Congressional caucuses== | ||
*[[Congressional Native American Caucus]] | |||
==Voting ratings== | ==Voting ratings== | ||
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==2010 Elections== | ==2010 Elections== | ||
[[Sarah Palin]] endorsed [[Vaughn Ward]] as a candidate against him.<ref name=HuffPo>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/30/sarah-palin-endorses-thre_n_518325.html | |||
| journal = Huffington Post | date = 30 March 2010 | |||
| title =Sarah Palin endorses three Iraq War vets for Congress}}</ref> | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* [http://minnick.house.gov/ Representative Walt Minnick] - official Congressional web site | * [http://minnick.house.gov/ Representative Walt Minnick] - official Congressional web site | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 30 March 2010
Walt Minnick is a first-term member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 1st Congressional District of Idaho.
He is a fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrat, who voted against both the November 2009 and March 2010 final health care bills.
Committee assignments
- [House Agriculture Committee]]
- House Financial Services Committee
Congressional caucuses
Voting ratings
Sources: Links to the voting ratings guides of the above organizations together with brief descriptive information on the organizations themselves, may be found at: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Interest_group/Catalogs
2008 Election
| Candidate | Party | Vote total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Minnick | Democrat | 175,898 | 50.61% |
| Bill Sali | Republican | 171,687 | 49.39% |
Source: Federal Election Results - final official tally
2010 Elections
Sarah Palin endorsed Vaughn Ward as a candidate against him.[1]
Reference
- Representative Walt Minnick - official Congressional web site
- ↑ "Sarah Palin endorses three Iraq War vets for Congress", Huffington Post, 30 March 2010