THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION- I enjoy paying close attention to the 13 guys that make up the Virginia delegation particularly since one of the members is in the Crew. Here is a statistical look at what they’ve been doing during 2009 (111th Congress/1st Session). A few fun stats on the Gentlemen from Virginia:
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Seniority
1. Frank Wolf (15 terms, Jan 3, 1981)
2. Rick Boucher (14 terms, Jan 3, 1983)
3. Jim Moran (10 terms, Jan 3, 1991)
4. Bob Goodlatte (9 terms, Jan 3, 1993)
5. Bobby Scott (9 terms, Jan 3, 1993)
6. Eric Cantor (5 terms, Jan 3, 2001)
7. Randy Forbes (5 terms, June 19, 2001)
8. Rob Wittman (2 terms, Jan. 3, 2007)
9. Jim Webb (1 terms, Jan 3, 2007)
10. Mark Warner (1 term, Jan 3, 2009)
11. Glenn Nye (1 term, Jan 3, 2009)
12. Tom Perriello (1 term, Jan 3, 2009)
13. Gerry Connolly (1 term, Jan 3, 2009)
source: House Clerk
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Number of Bills Offered
1. Scott (23)
Warner (23)
2. Webb (22)
Forbes (22)
3. Connolly (19)
4. Moran (17)
5. Perriello (16)
6. Nye (13)
7. Boucher (7)
8. Wolf (6)
9. Cantor (4)
source: THOMAS/LOC
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Most Bills Passed in House/Senate
1. Scott* (3) HR738-Death in custody, HR 748-Campus safety, HR1110-Caller ID spoof
Wittman (3) HRes77-UnivMaryWash, HR1053-ChespkBay, HR3433-Wetlands
Nye (3) HCR197-Chinese drywall, HR180-Vets BizCntr, HR3738-Small Biz,
2. Moran (2) HR1385-IndianTribes, HRes701-Dyke Marsh
Webb + Warner – (0)
* HR 714 passed in the House version of HR 3200 then disappeared but may reappear again during conference.
source: THOMAS/LOC
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Most co-sponsors on a Bill (as lead sponsor)
1. Scott: 234 on HR1064, youth gang prevention
2. Goodlatte: 168 on HJRes1, balanced budget amend to Const.
3. Connolly: 145 on HConRes109, Race for the Cure
4. Moran: 143 on HR 2480, accurate fur labeling
5. Forbes: 77 on HRes397, Spiritual Heritage Week
6. Boucher: 50 on HR 985, media shield
7. Webb: 46 on S714, prison commission
8. Wolf: 29 on HRes 200, Egypt human rights
9. Perriello: 27 on HRes347, Congratulating Averett U
10. Wittman: 26 on HRes77, Congratulating the U of Mary Wash
11. Cantor: 23 on HR 1903, residential housing market incentives
12. Nye: 17 on HR 3641, military housing
13. Warner: 5 on S.910, amend TARP
source: THOMAS/LOC
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Number of Speaking Appearances on House/Senate Floor
1. Connolly (49)
2. Cantor (48)
3. Wolf (47)
4. Goodlatte (31)
5. Moran (29)
6. Perriello (24)
7. Scott (22)
8. Wittman (22)
9. Nye (20)
10. Webb (19)
11. Warner (18)
Notes: Forbes + Boucher unknown
Overall in House: 1. Ted Poe (136). 2.Virginia Foxx (102). 3. Sheila Jackson-Lee (98)
source: C-SPAN
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Number of Committee Assignments
1. Warner (5)
2. Scott (4)
3. Webb (4)
4. Nye (3)
Connolly (3)
5. Wittman (2)
Forbes (2)
Boucher (2)
Perriello (2)
Goodlatte (2)
6. Cantor (1)
Moran (1)
Wolf (1)
sources: Office of the House Clerk, websites of Webb and Warner
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Subcommittee Chairs
1. Scott: Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (Judiciary)
2. Webb: East Asia & Pacific Affairs (Foreign Relations)
3. Nye: Contracting and Technology (Small Business)
None: Warner, Moran, Connolly, Perriello and Boucher.
In minority: Forbes, Wittman, Cantor, Goodlatte and Wolf.
source: Member websites.
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Votes Missed of 991 House votes and 397 Senate votes
Highest to Lowest (as of Dec. 16 2009)
1. Moran (138) 14% missed
2. Boucher (72) 7.3% missed
3. Perriello (51) 5.2% missed
4. Cantor (40) 4% missed
5. Scott (31) 3.1% missed
6. Forbes (25) 2.5% missed
7. Wittman (12) 1.2% missed
8. Connolly (9) 0.9% missed
9. Goodlatte (5) 0.5% missed
10. Wolf (4) 0.4% missed
11. Webb (3) 0.3% missed
12. Nye (2) 0.2% missed
13. Warner (1) 0.3% missed
Notes: Perriello’s father died at start of session. Moran had double knee surgery.
source: The Washington Post
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Stimulus: Most $ Incoming via the American Recovery + Reinvestment Act of 2009 by District
1. 3rd-Scott – $1,257,613,561
2. 8th-Moran – $$455,000,539
3. 1st-Wittman – $253,270,647
4. 2nd-Nye – $241,669,396
5. 9th-Boucher – $229,655,199
6. 4th-Forbes – $209,486,992
7. 5th-Perriello – $199,812,909
8. 11th-Connolly – $189,656,579
9. 10th-Wolf – $169,611,075
10. 6th-Goodlatte – $158,217,361
11. 7th-Cantor – $73,138,551
source: Recovery.gov/The White House
link: http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=stateSummaryAllCD&statecode=VA
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Money Raised for the 2009-2010 Election Cycle
(last report: Sept 30, 2009)
1. Warner $13,910,062
2. Webb $9,237,609
3. Cantor $2,157,676
4. Nye $899,717
5. Perriello $724,991
6. Connolly $715,169
7. Boucher $696,464
8. Wittman $443,568
9. Moran $396,950
10. Wolf $284,103
11. Goodlatte $350,411
12. Forbes $215,252
13. Scott $94,539
source: Open Secrets.org
link: http://www.opensecrets.org/states/delegatn.php?state=VA
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Commute Distance to Washington DC by Car
1. Boucher – 360 miles – 5 hrs 37 mins (Abingdon)
2. Goodlatte – 240 miles – 3 hrs 45 mins (Roanoke)
3. Forbes – 203 miles – 3 hrs 13 min (Chesapeake)
4. Nye – 201 miles – 3 hrs 9 mins (Norfolk)
5. Scott – 181 miles – 2 hrs 56 min (Newport News)
6. Perriello – 166 miles – 2 hrs – 43 mins (Charlottesville)
7. Cantor – 111 miles – 1 hr 47 mins (Richmond)
8. Wittman – 79 miles – 2 hrs 6 mins (Montross)
9. Connolly – 18 miles – 30 mins (Fairfax)
10. Wolf – 16 miles – 45 min (Vienna)
11. Warner – 11 miles — 16 mins (Alexandria)
12. Webb – 9 miles – 14 min (Falls Church)
13. Moran – 4 miles – 12 mins (Arlington)
sources: Congressional Pictoral Directory, Google maps
