Gordon Smith
Former
U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1997-2008 (Republican)
Congressional Service | Below are the past and present terms in the Senate, House, and White House held by Gordon Smith: | When | Role | Representing |
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| 1997-2008 | U.S. Senator | Oregon | (Most Recent Term Began in 2003) |
| Sponsorship Analysis |  Higher numbers mean other Members of Congress tend to cosponsor Smith’s bills, while lower numbers mean Smith tends to cosponsor others’ bills.
This shows Smith’s percentile rank among Members of Congress.  | Smith
is
a leader according to our statistical analysis of bills in this legislative session. Other Members of Congress tend to cosponsor Smith’s bills.
For more, see congressional statistics.
 | Approval Rating |  | SurveyUSA reports
Smith’s job
approval rating at 52%
as of 2007-11-20.
The average approval rating among senators in states surveyed is 53%.
See their survey details for more information.
| Voting Record |  | Gordon Smith
missed 79
(2%)
of
3894 votes
between
Jan 22, 1997.
and
Dec 11, 2008.
The graph to the left shows the number of missed votes
over time. Click for a larger chart and a list of recent votes.
| Money & Influence | |
The top campaign contribution to Smith in 2007-2008 was
$66,700 from employees of Marriott International.
Gordon Smith’s net worth was between $28,358,029 and $63,895,999 in 2007,
according to Smith’s mandated financial disclosure statements.
For more information, see the Center for Responsive Politics’ page for Smith.
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Bill Sponsorship & CosponsorshipGordon Smith has sponsored
256 bills
between
Jan 7, 1997.
and
Sep 26, 2008
of which 202
haven't made it out of committee
and
15
were successfully enacted.
Smith has co-sponsored
1067
bills during the same time period.
(The count of enacted bills considers only bills
actually sponsored by Smith and companion bills identified by CRS that were themselves enacted, but not if they were incorporated into other bills, as that information is not readily available.)
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