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Rep. Bill Thomas (R)
California: Twenty-First District
Last Updated June 14, 2001

Elected 1978
Born: Dec. 6, 1941, Wallace, ID
Home: Bakersfield
Education: San Francisco St. U., B.A. 1963, M.A. 1965
Religion: Baptist
Marital Status: married (Sharon)		 Rep. Bill Thomas (R)

Career:

  • Elected Office: CA Assembly, 1974-78.
  • Professional: Prof., Bakersfield Comm. Col., 1965-74.

DC Office: 2208 RHOB 20515, 202-225-2915; Fax: 202-225-8798; Web site: www.house.gov/billthomas

State Offices: Bakersfield, 661-327-3611; Visalia,559-627-6549.

Committees:

Group Ratings
ADA ACLU AFS LCV CON ITIC NTU COC ACU NTLC CHC
2000 10 27 0 7 24 95 61 90 80 67 77
1999 10 -- 0 6 33 -- 51 96 66 -- --

National Journal Ratings
1999 LIB -- 1999 CONS            2000 LIB -- 2000 CONS
Economic 30% -- 64%            6% -- 85%
Social 42% -- 58%            51% -- 48%
Foreign 28% -- 70%            12% -- 78%

Key Votes of the 106th Congress

1. Patient Bill of Rights N
2. Accelerate Min. Wage N
3. Strike Ban on Ergo. Stnd. N
4. Ovrd. Estate Tax Veto Y
5. Bar RU-486 $ for FDA N
6. Display 10 Commandments *

      

 7. Gun Show Bkgrnd. Checks *
 8. Ban Part.-Birth Abortion Y
 9. NATO War in Serbia N
10. Perm. Trade with China Y
11. Debt Relief for 3rd World N
12. Drop Cuba Econ. Embargo N

Election Results
2000 general Bill Thomas (R) 142,539 (72%)
Pedro Martinez Jr. (D) 49,318 (25%)
James Manion (LIB) 7,243 (4%)
2000 primary Bill Thomas (R) 98,088 (74%)
Pedro Martinez Jr. (D) 29,511 (22%)
James Manion (LIB) 5,430 (4%)
1998 general Bill Thomas (R) 115,989 (79%)
John Evans (RP) 30,994 (21%)

Campaign Finance
2000ReceiptsReceipts from PACsExpenditures
Bill Thomas (R) $1,327,203 $857,933 $1,529,664


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