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'''Suzanne Kosmas''' is a member of the [[ | '''Suzanne Kosmas''' is a member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] representing the 24th Congressional District of [[Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]]. | ||
She voted against the [[Affordable Health Care for America Act|November 2009 health care bill]] but for the [[ Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|final]] in March 2010. | She voted against the [[Affordable Health Care for America Act|November 2009 health care bill]] but for the [[ Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|final]] in March 2010. | ||
==Committee assignments== | ==Committee assignments== | ||
* [[House | * [[House Financial Services Committee]] | ||
* [[House Committee on Science and Technology]] | * [[House Committee on Science and Technology]] | ||
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| ''' | | '''AFL-CIO''' || || | ||
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| '''[[American Civil Liberties Union]]''' || || | | '''[[American Civil Liberties Union]]''' || || | ||
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| '''[[Christian Coalition]]''' || || | | '''[[Christian Coalition]]''' || || | ||
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| ''' | | '''Human Rights Campaign''' || || | ||
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| '''[[League of Conservation Voters]]''' || || | | '''[[League of Conservation Voters]]''' || || | ||
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| '''[[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]]''' || || | | '''[[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]]''' || || | ||
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|''' | |''' NARAL''' || || | ||
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| '''[[National Rifle Association]]''' || || | | '''[[National Rifle Association]]''' || || | ||
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| ''' | | '''National Right to Life Committee''' || || | ||
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| '''[[National Taxpayers Union]]''' || || | | '''[[National Taxpayers Union]]''' || || | ||
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Source: [http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008congresults.pdf Federal Election Results] - final official tally | Source: [http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008congresults.pdf Federal Election Results] - final official tally | ||
==2010 Election== | |||
She is opposed by Republican [[Sandy Adams]]. | |||
In October 2010, the ''Washington Post'' reported that the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] defunded ads for her district, preferring to spend them in an election where there was a better chance of success.<ref>{{citation | |||
| title = DCCC pulls out of six vulnerable districts | |||
| author = Aaron Blake | |||
| journal = Washington Post | |||
| date = 12 October 2010 | |||
| url = http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/house/dccc-pulls-out-of-seven-vulner.html}}</ref> Her seat was targeted by the conservative [[60 Plus Association]]. <ref>{{citation | |||
| author = Jim Kuhnhenn | date = 9 September 2010 | |||
| title = Two GOP-leaning groups spending $5 million in ads | |||
| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20100909/us-campaign-ads/ | |||
| journal = Huffington Post}}</ref> | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* [http://www.kosmas.house.gov/ Representative Suzanne Kosmas] - official Congressional web site | * [http://www.kosmas.house.gov/ Representative Suzanne Kosmas] - official Congressional web site |
Latest revision as of 10:07, 6 June 2024
Suzanne Kosmas is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 24th Congressional District of Florida.
She voted against the November 2009 health care bill but for the final in March 2010.
Committee assignments
Congressional caucuses
Voting ratings
Organization | Rating | Date |
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AFL-CIO | ||
American Civil Liberties Union | ||
American Conservative Union | ||
Americans for Democratic Action | ||
Cato Institute | ||
Christian Coalition | ||
Human Rights Campaign | ||
League of Conservation Voters | ||
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | ||
NARAL | ||
National Rifle Association | ||
National Right to Life Committee | ||
National Taxpayers Union | ||
U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
Sources: Links to the voting ratings guides of the above organizations together with brief descriptive information on the organizations themselves, may be found at: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Interest_group/Catalogs
2008 Election
Candidate | Party | Vote total | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Suzanne Kosmas | Democrat | 211,284 | 57.20% |
Tom Feeney | Republican | 151,863 | 41.11% |
Gaurav Bhola | Independent | 6,223 | 1.68% |
Source: Federal Election Results - final official tally
2010 Election
She is opposed by Republican Sandy Adams.
In October 2010, the Washington Post reported that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee defunded ads for her district, preferring to spend them in an election where there was a better chance of success.[1] Her seat was targeted by the conservative 60 Plus Association. [2]
Reference
- Representative Suzanne Kosmas - official Congressional web site
- ↑ Aaron Blake (12 October 2010), "DCCC pulls out of six vulnerable districts", Washington Post
- ↑ Jim Kuhnhenn (9 September 2010), "Two GOP-leaning groups spending $5 million in ads", Huffington Post