Joe Baca Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

Joe Baca Voting and Legislative Records on Pivotal Issues

Baca Earmarking Summary

Indications of Corruption or Ethical Deficiency Syndrome

Party: Democrat Former Occupation: Blue Collar, Military, Public Relations Representative Since: 1999 Next Election: 2010

(Note: all corruption will not be listed. Since "corrupt" is a yes/no descriptor, further investigations become redundant after one incident is uncovered.)

Joe Baca Indications of Corruption or Ethics Problems:

Pay to play: Big dollar earmarks for companies making campaign donations. Baca had taxpayers give TELACU $2,000,000. According to Wikipedia, Baca, as chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, directed funds to campaigns of his sons as well as forced his taxpayer paid staff to campaign for son in CA.

Actual Voting Record or Legislative Record:

• Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:

  No, Representative Baca votes against reform

• Balanced Budget Amendment:

  No, Baca has not supported requiring Congress to spend within government means.

• Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) A2358 11/05, Offshore VA A1566 6/07:

  No, Joe Baca prefers oil importation from other countries over US production.

• Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:

  Yes, Baca supports increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.

• Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:

  Yes, Joe Baca supports citizenship for those who enter the country illegally.

• Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:

  Yes, Joe Baca supports federal government expansion of involvement in area of control over private industry.

• Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:

  Yes, Supports taxpayer bailouts of private industry

• Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:

  Yes, Baca supports taxpayer bailouts for financial institutions that gamble and lose.

• 2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:

  Yes, Supported the $787 Billion spending plan

• 2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09:

  Yes, Representative Baca supported the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill

• Health Care HR3590 12/09:

  Yes, Joe Baca supported laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

Joe Baca Earmark History:

Medium Earmark History Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives