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Clifford Bundy Stearns, a Republican, has represented the 6th District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives since 1989.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Biography 2.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 4.3 Boards and other Affiliations 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 References 7.2 External Resources 7.2.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Stearns voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Biography

Stearns was born April 16, 1941 in Washington, D.C. He was educated at George Washington University and the University of California, Los Angeles, served in the United States Air Force, and was a businessman before entering the House.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated David E. Bruderly to face Stearns in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Stearns retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Ocala Recycling	$ 9,500
National Multi Housing Council	$ 5,500
American Kidney Stone Management	$ 5,000
AT&T Inc	$ 5,000
Experian	$ 5,000
George Weiss Assoc	$ 5,000
Koch Industries	$ 5,000
LSN Assoc	$ 5,000
Paradigm Corp	$ 5,000
Verizon Communications	$ 5,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Clifford Stearns from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Clifford Stearns from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Clifford Stearns from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Clifford Stearns from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
  • Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection - Ranking Member
  • Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection - Chair
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Health

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Co Chair, Air Force Caucus
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Co Chair, Congressional Horse Caucus
• Marion County/Ocala Energy Task Force
• National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
• Republican Policy Committee

Boards and other Affiliations

• Ocala Board of Realtors
• Tourist Development Council

More Background Data

• Background information on Clifford Stearns from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Clifford Stearns from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Clifford Stearns from the Washington Post database

• Information on Clifford Stearns from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Clifford Stearns. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2306 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5744 Fax: 202-225-3973 Webform email
District offices
5700 Southwest 34th Street, Suite 425 Gainesville, FL 32608 Ph: 352-337-0003 Fax: (none entered) 115 Southeast 25th Avenue Ocala, FL 34471 Ph: 352-351-8777 Fax: (none entered) 1726 Kingsley Avenue, Suite 8 Orange Park, FL 32073 Ph: 904-269-3203 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
[http://www.cliffstearns.net/ Campaign website] No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

References

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External Resources

• House website
• Campaign website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

Semantic data (Edit data)

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