U.S. Congress - Rep. Arlen Specter, (D) 
Arlen Specter
Democrat • 5 Terms • Sworn In 1981
- 134 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 3 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 49 of 440)
- 306 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 20 of 440) 10 Made Into Law (Ranks 31 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Thomas Coburn
- Votes with party 87%
- Abstains: 5%
Person's Views
- Today: 10
- Past Seven Days: 115
- All-Time: 43,364
Recent Voting History
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On the Nomination (Confirmation Mary Helen Murgia, of Arizona to be U.S. Circuit Judge)December 22, 2010
Aye
(with party)
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On the Resolution of Ratification (Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification As Amended (Treaty Doc. 111-5))December 22, 2010 Aye
(with party)
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On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 4893)December 21, 2010
Nay
(with party)
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01/03/11
Specter's Final Shots
...what's likely his last public appearance in Philadelphia after representing Pennsylvaniansin Washingtonfor30 years,Sen. Arlen Specter took some final shots at Republicans in Congress. Specter, along with Congressman Bob Brady and Mayor Michael Nutter, w
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Philly.com
01/02/11
Obama Foe Darrell Issa Sets House Oversight Agenda, Targets WikiLeaks
...Sestak revealed last February that the White House had offered an administration job to dissuade him from running against Sen. Arlen Specter in the midterm election, Issa's office issued a statement calling the matter "Obama's Watergate." (Sestak would
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Politics Daily
01/02/11
Incoming House Oversight chair pledges hard line on waste
...administration for offering then-Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) a job in the administration to prevent him from challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary. Sestak refused the offer and defeated Specter in the primary, before losing the gen
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Specter's Final Shots
...what's likely his last public appearance in Philadelphia after representing Pennsylvaniansin Washingtonfor30 years,Sen. Arlen Specter took some final shots at Republicans in Congress. Specter, along with Congressman Bob Brady and Mayor Michael Nutter, w
Obama Foe Darrell Issa Sets House Oversight Agenda, Targets WikiLeaks
...Sestak revealed last February that the White House had offered an administration job to dissuade him from running against Sen. Arlen Specter in the midterm election, Issa's office issued a statement calling the matter "Obama's Watergate." (Sestak would
Incoming House Oversight chair pledges hard line on waste
...administration for offering then-Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) a job in the administration to prevent him from challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary. Sestak refused the offer and defeated Specter in the primary, before losing the gen
Recent Blog Coverage
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01/03/11
MAYOR NUTTER, SENATOR SPECTER, CONGRESSMAN BRADY, LIBERTY PROPERTY ...
Philadelphia, January 3, 2010- Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Senator Arlen Specter, Congressman Robert Brady and Liberty Property Trust hosted a groundbreaking for the first two of three planned flexible-use buildings that will be developed ...
01/03/11
South Capitol Street › Memo To Tea Party Faithful: Welcome To ...
Pat Toomey, a Tea party darling who beat Congressman Joe Sestak to take Senator Arlen Specter's longtime Senate seat, seems to be getting that message. His conservative bona fides aside, he has spoken out for bipartisanship since his ...
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South Capitol Street
01/03/11
DAILY GRINDER: Officials, Environment Going Out With A Bang ...
Senator Arlen Specter won't shut up. And now we're pretty sure this was about the right time for him to move on with his life, lest he end up in a state of Robert Byrd 2007/2008 or Strom Thurmond circa, well, always. ...
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MAYOR NUTTER, SENATOR SPECTER, CONGRESSMAN BRADY, LIBERTY PROPERTY ...
Philadelphia, January 3, 2010- Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Senator Arlen Specter, Congressman Robert Brady and Liberty Property Trust hosted a groundbreaking for the first two of three planned flexible-use buildings that will be developed ...
South Capitol Street › Memo To Tea Party Faithful: Welcome To ...
Pat Toomey, a Tea party darling who beat Congressman Joe Sestak to take Senator Arlen Specter's longtime Senate seat, seems to be getting that message. His conservative bona fides aside, he has spoken out for bipartisanship since his ...
DAILY GRINDER: Officials, Environment Going Out With A Bang ...
Senator Arlen Specter won't shut up. And now we're pretty sure this was about the right time for him to move on with his life, lest he end up in a state of Robert Byrd 2007/2008 or Strom Thurmond circa, well, always. ...
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On March 24, 2009 Arlen Specter was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
On April 28, 2009, fifth term Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter announced that he was leaving the Republican party to join the Democrats and that he would be running on the Democratic ticket in 2010 for re-election. In a <a href="http://www.politicspa.com/Specter%20Switches.htm">statement</a> on his decision he said: "Since my election in 1980, as part of the Reagan Big Tent, the Republican Party has moved far to the right." Since his party switch, Sen. Specter has voted on several big issues against the rest of the Democrats. Here is a list of his <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/voting_history/300092_arlen_specter">recent votes</a> on OpenCongress.
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