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Biography:
Bart Stupak was elected in 1992 to represent Michigan's First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Thirty one counties make up the sprawling Northern Michigan district. It contains the entire Upper Peninsula as well as the northern part of the Lower Peninsula, making it one of the largest Congressional Districts in the nation. Michigan's First Congressional District contains approximately half of the state's land mass and has more shoreline - 1,613 miles - than any other Congressional District in the nation except Alaska. Stupak became the first Democrat in the 20th Century to serve successive terms in this Congressional District by winning re-election six times in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004.
Stupak is a member of the prestigious House Energy and Commerce Committee. Since the Energy and Commerce Committee is an exclusive committee, it is the only committee on which Stupak serves. The Commerce Committee, the first U.S. House committee, was formed in 1795 and is the only Committee referenced in the United States Constitution. It was originally formed to protect the commerce clause and regulate foreign commerce.
Within the Commerce Committee, Stupak serves on three Subcommittees: Telecommunications & the Internet; Environment and Hazardous Materials; and as the Ranking Democrat on Oversight and Investigation. A national publication has estimated that at least 60 percent of legislation that goes through the U.S. House passes through the Commerce Committee. Congressman Stupak's committee assignments allow him to have a substantial impact on legislation considered by the U.S. House of Representatives, from Medicare and prescription drugs to investigations of Enron and Hurricane Katrina, as well as Homeland Security issues.
A northern Michigan native and the representative of the congressional district with the longest shoreline within the continental United States, Stupak has been the leader in Congress on Great Lakes issues. He was the first elected official to raise the issue of combating bulk sales or diversions of Great Lakes water, which he raised during the 1993 NAFTA debate. He has been invited to speak to national forums on water diversion issues.
Stupak was also the first elected official to oppose drilling for oil and gas in and under the Great Lakes, a position he began publicly advocating in 1997. He was also the first to author legislation to ban this procedure initiating the effort that led to the U.S. Congress imposing a temporary ban on the practice. The Michigan House and Senate reversed themselves and followed Stupak's lead and voted to ban drilling at the state level. Stupak also has pressed the state of Michigan for adoption of a comprehensive water use plan for the entire state that includes all surface and groundwater sources. In 2005, Stupak's years of work on the issue paid off as he achieved a major victory when a permanent federal ban on new drilling for oil and gas in and under the Great Lakes was enacted into law.
Stupak also achieved another major clean water victory in 2005 when the House overwhelmingly passed his legislation to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing their proposal to allow partially treated human waste to be dumped into our waterways. After working with the group American Rivers on the issue, they agreed Stupak's commitment to victory in protecting American waterways warranted their prestigious Legislator of the Year award.
On May 7, 2003, the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force also presented its Great Lakes Legislator of the Year award to Stupak for his support of Great Lakes water and Great Lakes shipping over the course of his ten year career.
In presenting the award, the President of the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force, John Baker, said, "Great Lakes deserve great legislators, and Congressman Stupak certainly fills that bill. From his first days in Congress, he has recognized the important contributions Lakes shipping makes to Michigan's economy and the country's national defense capabilities. Baker summed up, Just as it takes skilled American mariners to ease a 1,000 foot freighter into the Poe Lock, it takes skilled legislators like Bart Stupak to promote Great Lakes shipping in Washington."
Stupak was also honored May 20th 2003 as a `Friend of the Forest and Paper Industry' by the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) to recognize Stupak for his continued support of the men and women working day in and day out in America's forests and mills.
W. Henson Moore, President and CEO of AF&PA, said, "Bart Stupak has an excellent understanding of the environment and our industry, and has demonstrated strong support on our issues. Whether we are working together to improve forest health, enhance wildlife habitat, lower taxes, or keep jobs in Michigan, we know we can count on Bart to be a champion for us." AF&PA is a national association of the forest, paper and wood products industry, which manufactures pulp, paper, paperboard and wood products."
In 2005, Stupak was named the Michigan Credit Union League Federal (MCUL) Legislator of the Year for his work in advocating on behalf of the 425 Michigan credit unions and the 4,429,417 members they represent. MCUL Government Affairs Vice President Patrick La Pine said, "Congressman Stupak has been an incredible advocate on many of the issues important to credit unions in Michigan. We appreciate the efforts he and his staff have made to meet with credit union constituents to discuss these important issues. We appreciate Congressman Stupak's commitment to building a strong relationship with the Michigan Credit Union League and look forward to continuing that trend as we move into a new year."
Acknowledging Congressman Stupak's investigative experience and his ability to work in a bipartisan manner, for the past three terms of Congress, Democratic Leaders have named him to the small pool of congressman who may be called upon to investigate other members of the U.S. House for potential ethics violations. In the selection of Stupak, Leaders cite his sense of justice and fair play, knowledge of the House and its procedures, and an ability to rise above partisanship, as well as his law enforcement background.
Stupak began his career in public service as an Escanaba police officer in 1972. Continuing his career in law enforcement, Stupak served as a Michigan State Trooper from 1973 to 1984. Stupak was injured in the line of duty and was medically retired from the state police in 1984. He has also served Northern Michigan residents as an attorney in Menominee. Stupak served as a State Representative in 1989-90, representing Menominee, Delta and Dickinson counties.
Stupak's 12 years of experience as a police officer have allowed him to take a lead role on law enforcement issues in Congress. He is a founder and current co-chair of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, a bipartisan organization of more than 100 House members, which provides our nation's law enforcement community with an avenue to participate in the legislative process. He has been an ardent supporter in the U.S. House of the COPS program and of the men and women who serve in our local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
In response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Stupak was named to the Democratic Caucus Task Force on Homeland Security. He currently serves as a member of a task force subgroup, the Domestic Law Enforcement Working Group. In that forum and by means of sponsored legislation he has fervently sought to train and equip local law enforcement and other first responders to be better prepared for potential bioterrorism attacks and other terrorist incidents.
Additionally, due to the First Congressional District's position along America's northern border to Canada and Stupak's fervent work on northern border issues, Stupak remains the co-chair of the Congressional Northern Border Caucus. His work toward promoting border security while working to preserve the vitality of cross-border trade and travel earned him the Canadian/ American Border Trade Alliance (Can/Am BTA) top honor for his "leadership and the positive difference it makes."
A graduate of Gladstone High School, Congressman Stupak holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, in Lansing, Michigan. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Saginaw Valley State College in 1977, graduating magna cum laude, and he earned his Associate's Degree from Northwestern Michigan Community College in Traverse City in 1972.
Bart was born on February 29, 1952. He lives in Menominee, Michigan, with his wife Laurie, and their son, Ken who attends Pepperdine School of Law. The Stupaks also had a son, Bart Jr., who died in May 2000.
(Stupak House web site)
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Thu Oct 06, 2005 at 01:00:00 AM EDT
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Mon Apr 14, 2008 at 17:46:42 PM EDT
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UPDATE: New CD-07 Numbers!
UPDATE 2: More Numbers! We're starting to get gotten all of the fundraising numbers for the first three months of 2008 for the Michigan Congressional races. Please note, all sources for data will be cited. Press releases will likely differ from the FEC filings since campaigns have more than one source of income. CD-07
Sen. Mark Schauer (D-Battle Creek) has raised more than $326,000 this quarter with more than $750,000 in cash on hand. (Source: Schauer Campaign press release) [FEC Reports say $323,549.59] Jim Berryman raised $0 and has $16,098.82 cash on hand while Sharon Renier raised $275.00, has a total of $45.04 cash on hand and owes a campaign debt of $5,200.00. Congressman Walberg raised $265,095.70 ($87,500 from PACs) and has a total of $604,466.54 cash on hand. Brad Smith raised $0, $465.83 cash on hand and debt of $138,150. Former Congressman Joe Schwarz raised $300.00 and has $59,144.09 cash on hand. (Source: FEC Campaign Reports) CD-09
Democratic candidate Gary Peters has raised more than $346,000 this quarter bringing his total raised to nearly $748,000. (Source: Peters Campaign press release) Incumbent Joe Knollenberg raised a total of $400,171.00 with $112,500.00 from PACs. Knollenberg has total cash on hand of $1,336,212.77. Now former candidate Nancy Skinner raised $14,178.87 and has $13,680.48 cash on hand. (Source: FEC Campaign Reports) CD-01
Congressman Bart Stupak raised a total of $109,292.14 with a total cash on hand of $451,522.03. Tom Casperson raised $5,481.57 with a total cash on hand of $29,661.62. (Source: FEC Campaign Reports) There's more below the fold...
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 16:19:47 PM EDT
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The latest, and perhaps best plan short of a re-vote, to seat Michigan's delegates comes from Congressman Bart Stupak. Stupak, an Edwards supporters suggests seating Michigan's delegates partially based on the January 15 vote and partially based on the national popular vote.
Under the Stupak plan, Clinton would receive 47 delegates based on the January 15 vote. Obama would receive 36 delegates, which essentially gives him all of the Uncommitted vote including those voters who would have otherwise supported Edwards. All these delegates would be picked at the Congressional District conventions in April.
The remaining 73 delegates would be split between Clinton and Obama based on the percentage of the popular vote nationwide after all the states vote. Obama currently leads in the popular vote although Clinton could take the lead in the popular vote dependent on strong showings in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Puerto Rico. Regardless, these 73 delegates would be almost evenly split.
In exchange for Obama getting pledged delegates from the January 15 election even though he took his name off the ballot, all of Michigan's automatic superdelegates would be seated (including Stupak).
"The last thing we want to do as Democrats is to disenfranchise voters," Stupak wrote in the letter to DNC Chair Howard Dean. "I have heard from countless Democratic and independent voters who are frustrated and angry to think that their votes are being ignored."
Stupak said in an interview that a redo vote in Michigan was a "dead deal" and he hoped party leaders would support an alternative. He discussed his plan with Clinton and Obama supporters in Michigan. "No one discouraged me," he said.
Since Edwards left the race, Stupak has remained neutral.
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 16:07:52 PM EST
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Today is Yesterday was the deadline for 4th Quarter/Year End FEC filings. Here are the latest figures from the FEC reports. (Please note that the figures represent only what was filed with the FEC and may differ from press releases or totals reported elsewhere.)
CD-07 (update 7:00 a.m. 02/01/08)
Sen. Mark Schauer (D-Battle Creek) has raised a whopping $338,258 in the last quarter according to the latest FEC filings. Sen. Schauer's team has raised more than $560,000 since his campaign kicked off and currently has just over $500,000 on hand. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Tipton) raised just $151,741 in the same time period and has $438,005 on hand. Sharon Renier is also in the race, raising just $745 in the last quarter of 2007. Former Congressman Joe Schwarz didn't raise any money but he still has $58,899 left from his last campaign. Jim Berryman refunded $3,200 in campaign contributions, raised nothing and has $17,288 left. There's also a report for Brad Smith who has cash on hand of just $474 and outstanding debts of $138,150. CD-09 (update at 7:00 a.m. 02/01/08)
Incumbent Joe Knollenberg (R-Bingham Farms) raised a total of $294,300 in the last quarter of 2007 with a total of more than $1 million in cash on hand. On the Democratic side, Gary Peters raised $165,345 in the last quarter with a total of $358,516 on hand while Nancy Skinner raised $13,394 with a total of $6,785 on hand. CD-11 (update at 7:00 a.m. 02/01/08)
Incumbent Thaddeus McCotter (R-Livonia) raised $88,027 in the 4th quarter with a total in his war chest of $373,169. Democratic challengeer Tom Spencer hasn't yet filed his reports. Trupiano raised $0 but is in debt $34,317.
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Sat Jun 02, 2007 at 17:37:37 PM EDT
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On Congressman Bart Stupak's official website he has a section entitled "Bart's Views on Current Issues", which include a "Position on Iraq" statement. The first sentence of the position paper says "Our current policy in Iraq has failed". If Iraq is a failed policy I would like to know why Congressman Stupak voted for the most recent war funding bill. Why is he so eager to waste our tax dollars on a failed policy?
Senators Levin and Stabenow also voted for the war bill funding bill. There are a lot of disappointed Democrats and independent voters who sent them to Congress to end this war. Their constituents are angry and their enemies are calling them cowards without the courage of their convictions.
The idea that President Bush has to get a blank check, no strings attached, in order to support the troops is pure mass media ad campaign spin for the mindless mesmerized masses and the Democrats and the Republicans are both using it .Some of us passed our GEDs and get our news from sources other than the mainstream. We are not going to cut funding for the troops until they run out of bullets and leave them without a ticket home. That con job is just another lie like Weapons of Mass destruction, Jessica Lynch, Iraqi ties to 9/11, and we are there to democratize Iraq. We are there to take their oil.
The truth about why this bill got bi-partisan may be in the details. The bill requires that the Iraqis turn over the majority of their oilfields to the Big Oil companies. To maximize profits, the Oil Companies need to control the flow of oil or competition and real capitalism will result in lower prices. The Oil Industry is becoming increasingly monopolized as it price gouges us to poverty.
One final note, before someone writes and tells me about Congressman's Stupak's recently proposed Oil Price Gouging Bill, let's examine one little detail. It requires the approval of the President, who declares an Oil Price Gouging emergency, and spurs investigation into action to check the price gouging. President Bush is the best friend Big Oil ever had. The average gasoline price in 2001 when he took office was $1.13 a gallon. So if he just doesn't just veto the legislation, does anyone really think that the man who called a crowd of wealthy patrons, "His real constituency, the haves and the have mores", is going to check the major oil companies? Our legislators will get to vote for it though and tells us, "See we did something about the out of control gasoline prices"
As a wise person once said, "What this country needs is a good second party".
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Thu May 24, 2007 at 15:17:17 PM EDT
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Unless you've been sleeping under a rock, you know that the price of gas has passed $3 per gallon. Some worry it will soon eclipse $4 per gallon.
In response, US Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) introduced HR 1252, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. This bill would provide penalties for those who take unfair advantage of consumers at the pump. (Read more here.)
The bill passed 284-141 - a veto-proof majority - with 56 Republicans joining all but one Democrat in supporting the bill.
How did Michigan's members of Congress vote? Find out below the flip.
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 at 12:21:37 PM EDT
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On Sunday, Congressman Bart Stupak, from Michigan's 1st Congressional District endorsed John Edwards for President at the Michigan Democratic Parties Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner on 21 April 2007.
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Mon Nov 20, 2006 at 13:21:04 PM EST
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One of the things Speaker Pelosi has promised to do with her first 100 hours is to expand the kinds of stem cell research the federal government can fund. It's an important issue for families dealing with a range of terrible diseases. And, as Senator-elect Claire McCaskill has shown, it's a winning issue at the polls, even in purple states like Missouri. By delivering on Pelosi's promise, the Democratic Party can take a firm stance in favor of science and hope. And with the new Dems in the House and Senate, we might even be able to overturn Bush's veto of the stem cell bill. But to do that, Pelosi will need to have the support of all the Democrats in Congress.
12 Democrats voted against the stem cell research bill. Two of those 12 are MI Congressmen--Dale Kildee and Bart Stupak. We as Michiganders need to encourage Kildee and Stupak to support our new Speaker--and to support the kind of research that can help save lives.
If you are a constituent, click through for contact information. Please consider calling your Representative and urging him to support this important effort.
Update: Three of the Republicans who voted against stem cells happen to be the three Republicans we're going to replace in 2008: Rogers, Knollenberg, and McCotter. And I think it's safe to assume that Walberg will join them. It may be worth calling them about this as well. But in any case, let's make sure our Democrats join the rest of their majority in support of this, so we can make this an election issue in 2008.
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Thu Oct 06, 2005 at 01:00:00 AM EDT
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Alan Fox (interview
with Matt Ferguson, October, 2005):
MF: Why does Stupak run so far ahead of Kerry? What's his attraction up there?
AF: There are two things. One is that the Upper Peninsula and northern
Lower Peninsula - which is where his district is - is where the Kerry
vote was behind party base. Those are not Ann Arbor - East Lansing
leftist Democrats up there, and independent voters and even some
Democrats voted for Bush. Kerry numbers don't represent party baseline
- the U.P. is still predominantly Democratic in most races, even though
Kerry did poorly there. So, that 46% Kerry doesn't really represent the
Democratic strength there.
On top of that, Stupak perfectly mirrors what the district is looking
for. He has a law enforcement background, I don't think you'll find him
on the wrong side of right-to-bear-arms issues...
MF: He's pro-life...
AF: He's pro-life, and he culturally fits in very well with the U.P.
and the northern Lower Peninsula, and he's beaten some credible
opponents. (Republican National Committeeman) Chuck Yob ran against
him, without Stupak having a lot of trouble. In 2004, he ran 20 points
ahead of Kerry. No other Michigan member of Congress ran more than 13
points ahead of their presidential candidate. So he's really got a lot
of strength there.
It's a district the Republicans have on their wait list - they'll take
a shot at it when he retires. But until then, they're going to let it
go.
MF: Has a Republican ever held that seat?
AF: The seat was held for many years by Bob Davis, who was from the
northern Lower Peninsula. Before that it was Phil Ruppee. It was
Republican from about 1966 to whenever Stupak won it in the 1980s (I
think). So yeah, it was Republican for quite awhile. Ruppee came from
the U.P. and was a moderate, (former Gov.) Bill Milliken Republican. He
gave up the seat in 1978 intending to run for U.S. Senate when Bob
Griffin decided he did want to run for another term after all, Ruppee
was iced out of his own seat. Davis won it that year when Democrats
were divided in their primary, and eventually he fell victim to the
checking scandal in Congress, didn't run, and that's when Stupak was
able to win it.
MF: So Stupak won it as an open seat..
AF: Yeah, and I think Ruppee actually tried to reclaim it that year -
or the next - I can't remember. So yeah, it's been Republican -
and the Upper Peninsula's growth hasn't matched the Lower Peninsula
part of the district, so the U.P.'s influence is shrinking. As the
district creeps further down into the Lower Peninsula, they've picked
up more and more Republican areas. It's certainly a winnable seat for
them, but Stupak's not the incumbent they can beat there.
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