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Donald Rumsfeld

[Congressional biography]

Born: July 9, 1932 in Chicago, IL
Died: June 29, 2021 in Taos, NM

Education:

  • Princeton University, B.A., 1954

Military Service:

  • U.S. Navy, 1954-1957 (aviator and flight instructor)

Career:

  • Assistant to Rep. David Dennison, 1958
  • Assistant to Rep. Robert Griffin, 1959
  • Investment broker, 1960-1962
  • White House Chief of Staff, 1974-1975
  • U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1975-1977, 2001-2006
  • Special Ambassador to the Middle East, 1983-1984


Key House Vote Data for Donald Rumsfeld in 1969


Key vote data shown on this page comes from the American Conservative Union (ACU/CPAC) and Voteview.


Click on the RESULT of a specific vote to see how all members voted.

DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position		Rumsfeld
Voted
1969-01-03 Adam Clayton Powell Seating [HRES2] Agreed To
(249-171)
Celler (D-NY) motion to move the previous question on the resolution to seat Adam C. Powell (D-NY), to fine him $25,000 and to strip him of seniority. The House had forced Powell into two-year "exile" in 1967.


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  Represents a "No" vote.

  Indicates that this member voted against the conservative position on a particular vote.

"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No).