Luis Gutierrez Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

Luis Gutierrez Voting Records and Legislative History in Congress

Indications of Corruption or Ethical Dysfunction

Earmarking Summary

State: Illinois Party: Democrat Former Occupation: Teacher, Social Worker Representative Since: 1993 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.)

Luis Gutierrez Results of Corruption Investigation and/or Ethical Problems:

Misuse of campaign funds: A Citizens for Ethics 2006 investigation found 19 members of Congress who funneled campaign funds to family members. Luis Gutierrez was one of these 19. He was found to have paid his wife $3000 in campaign funds.

Luis Gutierrez Voting and Legislative Records in Congress:

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

  No, Representative Gutierrez opposes reform

• Balanced Budget Amendment:

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

• Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) HouseVote#831 8/07, Offshore HR4761 6/06:

  No, Luis Gutierrez prefers dependence upon importation of oil, opposing energy independence efforts that include drilling for US oil supplies.

• Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:

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

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

  Yes, Luis Gutierrez supports granting citizenship to those who manage to slip into the country illegally.

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

  Yes, Luis Gutierrez supports federal government expansion of involvement and control over private industry.

• Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:

  Failed to cast a vote regarding taxpayer bailouts of private industry

• Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:

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

• Health Care HR3590 12/09:

  Yes, Supported laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

Luis Gutierrez Earmark History:

• Light Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives

  • $2,661,000 of taxpayer money requested by Luis Gutierrez 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)

Charted Comparison of House Colleagues to Luis Gutierrez Voting Records

Charted Comparison Corruption Investigations for House of Representatives Colleagues of Gutierrez