Connie Mack Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

Connie Mack Recent Legislative and Voting Records

Connie Mack Earmarking Summary

Indications of Corruption or Ethical Failures

State: Florida
Party: Republican
Former Occupation: Marketing
Representative Since: 2005

Next Election: 2010

Connie Mack Corruption Investigation Results and/or Ethical Deficiencies Found:

No Corruption Found

Connie Mack Voting or Legislative History in Congress:

Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:
Yes, Representative Mack supports reform to punish frivolous filers and to stem “lottery type” payouts
Balanced Budget Amendment:
Yes, Mack has supported requiring Congress to spend within government means.
Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) HouseVote#831 8/07, Offshore HR4761 6/06:
Connie Mack has a mixed voting record on energy independence that includes drilling for US oil supplies. He supports Alaska drilling but opposes tapping offshore reserves.
Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:
No, Mack opposes increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.
Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:
No, Connie Mack supports border control and citizenship only for those following legal guidelines.
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:
No, Connie Mack opposes federal government expansion of involvement and control over private industry.
Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:
No, does not support taxpayer bailouts of private industry
Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:
No, Mack does not support taxpayer bailouts for financial institutions that gamble and lose
2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:
No, Opposed the $787 Billion spending plan
2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09:
No, Representative Mack opposed the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill
Health Care HR3590 12/09:
No, Connie Mack opposed laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

Connie Mack Earmarking Tendencies:

Light Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives
- $4,330,500 of taxpayer money requested by Connie Mack in 2009 budget specifically for entities and projects not considered worthy of financing through transparent means in the official federal budget.(Ref: Center for Responsive Politics and Taxpayers for Common Sense)