Earl Blumenauer

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Earl Blumenauer
Image of Earl Blumenauer
U.S. House Oregon District 3
Tenure

1996 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

27

Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives

Multnomah County Commission

Commissioner of Public Works Portland City Council

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Net worth

(2012) $6,809,015

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Lewis and Clark College, 1970

Law

Lewis and Clark College, 1976

Personal
Religion
Non-denominational Protestant
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Earl Blumenauer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. He assumed office on May 21, 1996. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Blumenauer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.

On October 30, 2023, Blumenauer announced he would not seek re-election to Oregon's 3rd Congressional District.[1]

Blumenauer was first elected to the House in a special election in 1996.

At the start of the 116th Congress, Blumenauer was a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Before joining Congress, Blumenauer was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978, a county commissioner in Multnomah County, Oregon from 1978 to 1985, and a city commissioner in Portland, Oregon from 1986 to 1996.[2]

Biography

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Blumenauer was born in Portland, Oregon, on August 16, 1948. He graduated from Centennial High School in 1966, received a B.A. from Lewis and Clark College in 1970 and his J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School in 1976.[3] He served as assistant to the president of Portland State University from 1970 to 1977.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Blumenauer's academic professional and political career:[4]

  • 1996-Present: U.S. Representative from Oregon's 3rd Congressional District
  • 1990-1991: Served on the Governor’s Commission on Higher Education
  • 1986-1996: Served as Portland City Commissioner
  • 1978-1985: Served as Multnomah County Commissioner
  • 1975-1981: Worked on the Board of Directors, Portland Community College
  • 1973-1978: Served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives
  • 1970-1977: Assistant to the president of Portland State University

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Blumenauer was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2021-2022

Blumenauer was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2019-2020

Blumenauer was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Blumenauer was assigned to the following committees:[5]

2015-2016

Blumenauer served on the following committees:[6]

2013-2014

Blumenauer served on the following committees:[7]

2011-2012

Blumenauer served on the following committees:[8]

  • Budget
  • Ways and Means
    • Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means)
  • United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (310-118)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (217-215)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (328-86)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (225-204)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (219-200)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (229-197)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (314-117)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (216-210)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (221-212)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (311-114)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

Marijuana

Blumenauer wanted to remove marijuana from the "Schedule I" list of drugs. He also praised the Obama administration for allowing marijuana sellers to work with banks. He planned to circulate a petition to send to the president to express support for removing marijuana from the "Schedule I" list.[136]

American response in Syria

See also: United States involvement in Syria

More than 100 House lawmakers signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to call Congress back into session if he planned to use military force in Syria.[137]

Rep. Scott Rigell wrote in the letter in August 2013, “Engaging our military in Syria when no direct threat to the United States exists and without prior congressional authorization would violate the separation of powers that is clearly delineated in the Constitution.”[137][138]

The members of Congress believed that Obama should have asked Congress for permission before engaging in Libya. The letter asked, “If the use of 221 Tomahawk cruise missles, [sic] 704 Joint Direct Attack Munitions, and 42 Predator Hellfire missiles expended in Libya does not constitute ‘hostilities,’ what does?”[138]

The letter stated, “If you deem that military action in Syria is necessary, Congress can reconvene at your request. We stand ready to come back into session, consider the facts before us, and share the burden of decisions made regarding U.S. involvement in the quickly escalating Syrian conflict."[138]

A total of 98 Republicans signed the letter. Blumenauer was one of 18 Democratic members to sign the letter.[138]

Elections

2024

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

General election

The primary will occur on May 21, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 21, 2024.


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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Gary Dye, Joanna Harbour, and Teresa Orwig are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 21, 2024.


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2022

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Joanna Harbour and David Delk in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Earl_Blumenauer.jpeg
Earl Blumenauer (D)
 
69.9
 
212,119
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joanna-Harbour.PNG
Joanna Harbour (R)
 
26.3
 
79,766
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
David Delk (Progressive Party / Independent Party / Pacific Green Party)
 
3.6
 
10,982
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
467

Total votes: 303,334
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Jonathan Polhemus in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Earl_Blumenauer.jpeg
Earl Blumenauer
 
94.3
 
96,386
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/jpolhemus.jpg
Jonathan Polhemus Candidate Connection
 
5.3
 
5,392
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
428

Total votes: 102,206
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Joanna Harbour advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joanna-Harbour.PNG
Joanna Harbour
 
97.7
 
18,031
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.3
 
429

Total votes: 18,460
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2020

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)

Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Joanna Harbour, Alex DiBlasi, and Josh Solomon in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Earl_Blumenauer.jpeg
Earl Blumenauer (D / Working Families Party)
 
73.0
 
343,574
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joanna-Harbour.PNG
Joanna Harbour (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.5
 
110,570
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/diblasi4ballotpedia.jpg
Alex DiBlasi (Pacific Green Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
8,872
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Josh Solomon (L)
 
1.5
 
6,869
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
621

Total votes: 470,506
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Albert Lee, Dane Wilcox, Matthew Davis, and Charles Rand Barnett in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Earl_Blumenauer.jpeg
Earl Blumenauer
 
80.5
 
140,812
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/AlbertLee3.jpg
Albert Lee Candidate Connection
 
16.8
 
29,311
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Dane Wilcox
 
1.1
 
1,966
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Matthew Davis
 
0.6
 
1,101
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Charles Rand Barnett
 
0.5
 
953
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
714

Total votes: 174,857
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Joanna Harbour defeated Tom Harrison and Frank Hecker in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Joanna-Harbour.PNG
Joanna Harbour Candidate Connection
 
62.8
 
21,114
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Tom_Harrison_OR.jpg
Tom Harrison Candidate Connection
 
23.1
 
7,751
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Frank Hecker Candidate Connection
 
12.3
 
4,147
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
612

Total votes: 33,624
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Josh Solomon advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on July 6, 2020.

Candidate
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Josh Solomon (L)

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Pacific Green Party convention

Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Alex DiBlasi advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on June 6, 2020.

Candidate
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Tom Harrison, Marc Koller, Gary Dye, and Michael P. Marsh in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Earl_Blumenauer.jpeg
Earl Blumenauer (D)
 
72.6
 
279,019
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Tom_Harrison_OR.jpg
Tom Harrison (R)
 
19.8
 
76,187
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Marc_Koller.jpg
Marc Koller (Independent Party of Oregon) Candidate Connection
 
5.6
 
21,352
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Gary_Dye2024.jpg
Gary Dye (L)
 
1.5
 
5,767
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/MichaelMarsh.jpg
Michael P. Marsh (Constitution Party)
 
0.4
 
1,487
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
514

Total votes: 384,326
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Incumbent Earl Blumenauer defeated Ben Lavine, Charles Rand Barnett, and Eric Hafner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Earl_Blumenauer.jpeg
Earl Blumenauer
 
91.0
 
91,226
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Ben_Lavine.jpg
Ben Lavine
 
6.0
 
6,008
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Charles Rand Barnett
 
1.6
 
1,586
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/EricHafnerHI.jpg
Eric Hafner Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
1,377

Total votes: 100,197
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Tom Harrison advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
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Tom Harrison

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Independent Party of Oregon primary election

Independent Party of Oregon primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3

Marc Koller defeated David Walker in the Independent Party of Oregon primary for U.S. House Oregon District 3 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Marc_Koller.jpg
Marc Koller Candidate Connection
 
55.7
 
930
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David Walker
 
44.3
 
741

Total votes: 1,671
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2016

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Earl Blumenauer (D) defeated David Walker (Independent) and David Delk (Progressive) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No Republican candidates filed to run in the race.[139][140]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEarl Blumenauer Incumbent 71.8% 274,687
     Independent David Walker 20.4% 78,154
     Progressive David Delk 7.3% 27,978
     N/A Misc. 0.4% 1,536
Total Votes 382,355
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2014

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

Blumenauer won re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 20, 2014.[141] He then defeated James Buchal, who ran as a Republican, Independent and Constitution Party candidate, Jeffrey Langan (L), Michael Meo (Pacific Green Party) and David Walker (I) in the general election.[142]

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEarl Blumenauer Incumbent 72.3% 211,748
     Republican James Buchal 19.6% 57,424
     Libertarian Jeffrey Langan 2.2% 6,381
     Green Michael Meo 4.1% 12,106
     Independent David Walker 1.4% 4,009
     Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 0.4% 1,089
Total Votes 292,757
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

2012

See also: Oregon's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

Blumenauer won the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 3rd District.[143] He faced Ronald Green (R), Michael Cline (L) and Woodrow Broadnax (Progressive, Pacific Green) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Oregon District 3 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEarl Blumenauer Incumbent 74.5% 264,979
     Republican Ronald Green 19.8% 70,325
     Progressive Woodrow Broadnax 3.7% 13,159
     Libertarian Michael Cline 1.9% 6,640
     N/A Write-in 0.2% 772
Total Votes 355,875
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Full history


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Earl Blumenauer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

The following issues were listed on Blumenauer's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

  • Fixing A Broken Government: At the most fundamental level, good governance is about implementing policies that promote a strong, transparent, and participatory government that is accountable and ethical.
  • Protecting Taxpayers: Blumenauer has always based his fiscal policies on five basic principles: Fair tax relief for Americans; Funding commitments to children, seniors, veterans, and the environment; Honoring our promises to Social Security and Medicare recipients; Paying down our national debt; Avoiding funding shortfalls for important national priorities.
  • Marijuana Reform: Marijuana policy at the state level has shifted abruptly in recent years as states have moved to legalize the drug for both medicinal and recreation use. Unfortunately, federal marijuana policy remains rooted in the past, as all types of marijuana continue to remain illegal under federal law. It is time for Congress to face the facts surrounding marijuana, its use and regulation, and develop a legislative framework that accounts for the inevitable transition of marijuana policy – one that is already well under way.
  • Rebuilding and Renewing America: Our nation’s infrastructure is falling apart. Climate change, the aging of the baby boomers, lack of repair, and the movement to our nation’s cities are all putting different strains on our infrastructure, which have for too long been neglected. Blumenauer is a leader in Congress for a national plan that will revitalize America’s communities, economy, and infrastructure, allowing America to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
  • Clean Water, Not Nuclear Weapons: Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars We could help save millions of lives and billions of tax dollars by reducing Cold War era nuclear weapons systems and redirecting a tiny fraction of that money to helping provide millions access clean water and sanitation.

[152]

—Earl Blumenauer's campaign website, http://earlblumenauer.com/priorities

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage and endorsements scopes.

Notable candidate endorsements by Earl Blumenauer
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Janelle Bynum  source  (D) U.S. House Oregon District 5 (2024) Primary
David Trone  source  (D) U.S. Senate Maryland (2024) Primary
Hillary Clinton  source  (D) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost General
Notable ballot measure endorsements by Earl Blumenauer
MeasurePositionOutcome
Oregon Measure 109, Psilocybin Mushroom Services Program Initiative (2020)  source SupportApproved

Campaign finance summary


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Earl Blumenauer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Oregon District 3Withdrew primary$472,343 $647,367
2022U.S. House Oregon District 3Won general$1,364,461 $1,350,035
2020U.S. House Oregon District 3Won general$1,828,861 $1,963,949
2018U.S. House Oregon District 3Won general$1,490,753 $1,628,250
2016U.S. House, Oregon District 3Won $1,493,334 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)Won $1,199,958 N/A**
2012U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)Won $1,185,141 N/A**
2010U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)Won $1,286,059 N/A**
2008U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)Won $1,181,680 N/A**
2006U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)Won $709,369 N/A**
2004U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)Won $620,058 N/A**
2002U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)Won $478,048 N/A**
2000U.S. House (Oregon, District 3)Won $466,414 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Personal Gain Index

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See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Blumenauer's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $2,827,036 to $10,790,994. That averages to $6,809,015, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Blumenauer ranked as the 54th most wealthy representative in 2012.[153] Between 2004 and 2012, Blumenauer's calculated net worth[154] increased by an average of 8 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[155]

Earl Blumenauer Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$4,080,807
2012$6,809,015
Growth from 2004 to 2012:67%
Average annual growth:8%[156]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[157]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Blumenauer received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Construction Services industry. Comparatively, the top industry employer in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District was Educational services, and health care and social assistance, according to a 2012 U.S. Census survey.[158]

From 1995-2014, 26.85 percent of Blumenauer's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[159]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Earl Blumenauer Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $7,598,949
Total Spent $6,959,108
Top industry in the districtEducational services, and health care and social assistance
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Construction Services$483,816
Transportation Unions$439,625
Real Estate$406,288
Public Sector Unions$358,125
Lawyers/Law Firms$352,379
% total in top industry6.37%
% total in top two industries12.15%
% total in top five industries26.85%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Blumenauer was a far-left Democrat as of July 2014.[160] This was the same rating Blumenauer received in June 2013.[161]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[162]

Blumenauer most often votes with:

Blumenauer least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Blumenauer missed 532 of 12,970 roll call votes from May 1996 to September 2015. This amounted to 4.1 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[163]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Blumenauer paid his congressional staff a total of $1,128,945 in 2011. Overall, Oregon ranked 8th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[164]

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Blumenauer was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Blumenauer's staff was given an apparent $91,335.14 in bonus money.[165]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year, National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Blumenauer was one of two members of Congress who ranked the 24th in the liberal rankings in 2013.[166]

2012

Blumenauer ranked the 88th in the liberal rankings in 2012.[167]

2011

Blumenauer ranked 77th in the liberal rankings in 2011. This was the most liberal ranking possessed by any of Oregon's representatives.[168]

Voting with party

2014

Earl Blumenauer voted with the Democratic Party 93.6 percent of the time, which ranked 85th among the 204 House Democratic members as of July 2014.[169]

2013

Earl Blumenauer voted with the Democratic Party 96.2 percent of the time, which ranked 62nd among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013.[170]

See also


External links

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Political offices
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U.S. House Oregon District 3
1996-Present
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Commissioner of Public Works Portland City Council
1986-1995
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Multnomah County Commission
1978-1985
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Oregon House of Representatives
1973-1978
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