Tim Johnson Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

Tim Johnson Voting Records in Congress

Corruption in Congress or Ethical "Challenges"

Earmarking Tendencies

State: Illinois
Party: Republican
Former Occupation: Lawyer
Representative Since: 2001

Next Election: 2010

Tim Johnson Corruption Investigation Results and/or Ethical Deficiencies Found:

No Corruption Found

Tim Johnson Voting and Legislative Records in Congress:

Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:
No, Representative Johnson opposes reform
Balanced Budget Amendment:
No, Johnson 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, Tim Johnson prefers dependence upon importation of oil, opposing energy independence efforts that include drilling for US oil supplies.
Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:
No, Johnson opposes increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.
Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:
No, Tim Johnson supports border control and citizenship only for those following legal guidelines.
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:
No, Tim Johnson 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, Johnson 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 Johnson opposed the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill
Health Care HR3590 12/09:
No, Tim Johnson opposed laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

Tim Johnson Earmark History:

Medium Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives
- $25,256,100 of taxpayer money requested by Tim Johnson 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)