Louise McIntosh Slaughter

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U.S. Representative

Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D)

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NY-28

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Rules
(subcommittees and past assignments)
Next election: Nov. 6, 2012

Primary challenge: N/a

Incumbent running: Yes, for a different seat

2012 candidates for NY-28

Confirmed: None so far
Possible: Jill Rowland
Out: None so far
(more info & editing for NY-28)
On the Web
Official website


Louise McIntosh Slaughter is a Democrat politician in the United States House of Representatives. She has represented New York's 28th Congressional District, which is based in Rochester and Buffalo and includes parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Orleans Counties, since 1987.

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Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 0 - 0/25 not avail.
AFSCME not avail. not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 100 - 20/20 95 - 19/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council not avail. not avail.
Information Technology Industry Council not avail. not avail.
League of Conservation Voters not avail. not avail.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 47 - 9/20 not avail.


Iraq War

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

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

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

Support for gun control

Slaughter cosponsored H.R. 1022 (Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization) on March 13, 2007.[2]

Main article: U.S. gun legislation

Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act

Slaughter sponsored the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, which would make it illegal for health insurers to deny coverage or charge a higher rate or premium to an otherwise healthy individual found to have a potential genetic condition or genetic predisposition towards a disease or disorder. GINA also makes it illegal for employers to use an employee's genetic information when making hiring, firing, placement, or promotion decisions.

Main article: Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act

In 2006, when Republicans brought their ethics reform bill, the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to the floor, Rep. Slaughter offered a motion to recommit with instructions to strike the text of the bill and replace it with the text of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, the Democrat's own ethics package. The motion to recommit failed by three votes after four Democrats defected to the Republican side.

Main article: Prospects for Ethics Reform in the 110th Congress

Bio

Background

A true-life coal miner's daughter and descendant of Daniel Boone, Louise McIntosh was born on August 14, 1929 in Lynch, Kentucky.

After graduating from high school, Slaughter enrolled at the University of Kentucky in Lexington where she studied microbiology and eventually earned a Masters Degree in public health. After graduate school, Louise went to work for a major chemicals manufacturer doing market research.

One and half terms into her service on the Monroe County Legislature, she accepted an offer from then-New York Secretary of State Mario Cuomo to serve as his regional coordinator in the Rochester area. When Cuomo was elected lieutenant governor, Slaughter stayed on as his Rochester regional coordinator.

Congressional Career

In 1982, local Democrats approached Louise with a desire to see her run for the State Assembly. She won the election. Criminal justice, women's health and environmental legislation dominated Louise's work in the State Legislature and in 1986 she set her eyes on representing Western New York in Congress.

At the time, the 30th district included downtown and eastern Rochester. Moderate Republican Barber Conable had represented the district for 20 years before giving way in 1985 to a considerably more conservative Republican, Fred J. Eckert. Slaughter was able to peel off enough moderate Republican support to win a one-point victory in the 1986 midterm election. Slaughter was the first Democrat to represent the 30th District since 1910, as well as the first Democrat ever elected to a full term from the 30th since its creation in 1893 (it had been renumbered several times in the previous century) and the first woman elected to Congress in her own right from Western New York. She has never faced another election nearly that close, always winning with at least 55 percent of the vote as the Republicans drifted too far to the right for the tastes of many Rochester residents. Redistricting after the 1990 census made her district (which was renumbered the 28th) much more Democratic, as it now included all of Rochester. After the 2000 census, much of her district was merged with the Buffalo-based 29th District of fellow Democrat John LaFalce. While the district contained more of LaFalce's territory, he opted to retire, all but assuring Slaughter of reelection in 2002. She won a 10th term in 2004 with 72 percent of the vote.

Positions and Views

She is a frequent poster at the [Daily Kos], a Democratic-oriented blog--one of several Democratic congressmen and senators who post there.

In early March of 2005, she unveiled a Congressional report detailing the unprecedented erosion of the legislative process in the last decade. This report is just one component of Slaughter's ongoing effort to combat what she and many Democrats see as an erosion of integrity during a decade of Republican control.

For more than a decade Slaughter has been a vocal advocate of accountability in the media, working to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, which required broadcasters to provide balanced, truthful coverage on important local and political issues. In early 2005, she authored the Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act, or FAB Act, which would reinstate the Fairness Doctrine in an attempt to restore integrity and balance to the media.

In Congress, she has introduced legislation to study the effects of international trade agreements like NAFTA on American jobs. To help local employers, she regularly holds conferences to help businesses access capital and federal contracting opportunities.

She has authored cutting-edge legislation to protect Americans from discrimination by health insurance providers and employers based on genetic makeup.

Slaughter co-authored the historic Violence Against Women Act in 1994 and wrote legislation to make permanent the Department of Justice's Violence Against Women Office. She is leading the fight against sexual assault in the military, and organized a hearing on the issue in March 2004 that garnered national attention.

Slaughter has won historic increases in funding for women's health. As a member of the House Budget Committee in the early 1990s, she secured the first $500 million earmarked by Congress for breast cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She fought for legislation guaranteeing that women and minorities are included in all federal health trials and establishing an Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) at NIH.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated John E. Donnelly to face Slaughter in her November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Slaughter 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
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
Constellation Brands$ 10,000
Harris Corp$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$ 10,000
Teamsters Union$ 10,000
American Assn for Justice$ 8,000
Laborers Union$ 6,500
OB-GYN PAC$ 6,500
Wilmorite Inc$ 6,500
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees$ 6,000
National Assn of Letter Carriers$ 6,000
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 Louise McIntosh Slaughter
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


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

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

  • House Committee on Rules - Ranking Member
    • Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process
    • Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House

Coalitions and Caucuses

  • At-Large Democratic Whip
  • Congressional Ad Hoc Steering Committee on Telehealth
  • Congressional Advisory Committee on Lyme Disease
  • Congressional Afterschool Caucus
  • Congressional Air Force Caucus
  • Co-Chair, Congressional Arts Caucus
  • Congressional Automotive Caucus
  • Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
  • Co-Chair, Congressional Bi-Partisan Pro-Choice Caucus
  • Congressional Cancer Awareness Working Group
  • Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
  • Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
  • Congressional Economic Competitiveness Caucus
  • Congressional Financial Literacy Caucus
  • Congressional Fire Services Caucus
  • Co-Chair, Congressional Future of American Media Caucus
  • Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
  • Congressional Hellenic Caucus
  • Congressional Human Rights Caucus
  • Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
  • Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
  • Congressional Medical Technology Caucus
  • Congressional Minor League Baseball Caucus
  • Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
  • Congressional Northeast Agricultural Caucus
  • Congressional Older Americans Caucus
  • Congressional Prevention Coalition
  • Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
  • Congressional Research and Development Caucus
  • Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS
  • Congressional Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation
  • Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health
  • Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
  • Congressional Ukrainian Caucus

Boards and other Affiliations

  • Board Member, Einstein Institute

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Louise McIntosh Slaughter. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 2469 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-3615 Fax: 202-225-7822
    Webform email
District offices
  • 465 Main Street, Suite 105 Buffalo, NY 14203
    Ph: 716-853-5813 Fax: (none entered)
  • 1910 Pine Avenue Niagara Falls, NY 14301
    Ph: 716-282-1274 Fax: (none entered)
  • 3120 Federal Building 100 State Street Rochester, NY 14614
    Ph: 585-232-4850 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Campaign office
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References

  1. ↑ Roll call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
  2. ↑ Thomas page on H.R. 1022

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