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Jeff Bingaman (D)
Junior Senator from New Mexico

Elected: 1982 (4th term)
Hometown: Silver City
Born: October 3, 1943; El Paso, Texas
Religion: Methodist
Family: Wife, Anne Kovacovich Bingaman; one child
Education: Harvard U., A.B. 1965; Stanford U., J.D. 1968
Military Service: Army Reserve, 1968-74
Career: Lawyer
Political Highlights: N.M. attorney general, 1979-83; U.S. Senate, 1983-present
Committees: Joint Economic; Energy & Natural Resources - ranking member; Finance; Health, Education, Labor & Pensions ( Children & Families; Public Health)
Address: 703 Hart Senate Office Building, Constitution Ave. and Second St., N.E., Washington, DC, 20510-3102
Phone: (202) 224-5521
Fax: (202) 224-2852
E-mail: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov
Web site: bingaman.senate.gov

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated: November 30, 2000). To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com


Record and Rankings
RECORD AND RANKINGS

CQ Voting Studies are an annual analysis of a member's support or opposition to a given position. Interest Group Ratings are based on rankings from groups chosen to represent liberal, conservative, business and labor viewpoints.Voting Participation scores are based on the number of times a member voted "yea" or "nay" on roll call votes (not including quorum calls in the House).

CQ Vote Studies
Year Presidential
Support
Party
Unity
  S* O* S O
1998 81% 13% 83% 13%
1997 92 8 87 11
1996 83 15 87 12
1995 91 9 83 16
1994 89 11 84 16
1993 85 13 79 20
1992 40 50 70 23
1991 51 48 78 20
1990 35 54 76 18
S=Support; O=Oppose

Voting Participation
Year %
1998 95
1997 96
1996 99
1995 99
1994 99
1993 98
1992 94
1991 98
1990 94
Interest Groups
Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU
1998 85% n/a 56% 0 %
1997 90 57 60 0
1996 95 100 15 0
1995 90 100 42 0
1994 60 75 50 16
1993 70 73 36 20
1992 75 92 20 4
1991 65 67 20 19
1990 67 56 17 19

Note on Interest Groups: ADA=Americans for Democratic Action; AFL-CIO=American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations; CCUS=Chamber of Commerce of the United States; ACU=American Conservative Union

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999) AT A GLANCE
AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
Legislature: Meets January-March in odd years; January-February in even years
House of Representatives: 70 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 30R, 40D; 50 men, 20 women
Salary: $133/day
Phone: (505) 986-4751
Senate: 42 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 17R, 25D; 32 men, 10 women
Salary: $133/day
Phone: (505) 986-4714

Urban Statistics
Albuquerque: Mayor Jim Baca (D), Population 419,681
Las Cruces: Mayor Ruben Smith, N-P, Population 74,779
Santa Fe: Mayor Larry Delgado, Population 66,522
Roswell: Mayor Bill Owen, N-P, Population 47,559
Rio Rancho: Mayor John Jennings, Population 46,565

Registered Voters
Democrat: 54%
Republican: 33%
No Party: 11%
Other Party: 3%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 1 D, 1 R
House: 1 D, 2 R

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 49%, Bob Dole 42%, Ross Perot 6%
1992 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 46%, George Bush 37%, Ross Perot 16%
1988 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 52%, Michael S. Dukakis 47%

Population
1998 population (est.): 1,713,407
1990 population: 1,515,069
1980 population: 1,302,894
Percent change 1980-90: +16%
Rank among states (1998): 37
White: 87%
Black: 3%
Asian or Pacific islander: 1%
American Indian or Eskimo: 9%
Hispanic origin: 40%
Urban: 73%
Rural: 27%
Born in state: 52%
Foreign-born: 5%
Under age 18: 499,322 (29%)
Ages 18-64: 1,037,488 (60%)
65 and older: 192,941 (11%)
Median age: 33.8

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.nm.us
Capital: Santa Fe
Median household income: $27,874 (1997)
   Rank among states: 48
Total area: 121,598 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 5

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)


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