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'''Thomas Gerard ("Tom") Tancredo''' (b. 1945) is a [[conservative]] Republican Congressman representing the suburbs of Denver who has been outspoken against illegal immigration<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/03/29/DI2006032901468.html</ref>.  Often vilified by [[liberals]] and targeted for defeat, he was re-elected in 2006 in a landslide by the margin of 59%-40%.

'''Thomas Gerard ("Tom") Tancredo''' (b. 1945) is a [[conservative]] Republican Congressman representing the suburbs of Denver who has been outspoken against illegal immigration<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/03/29/DI2006032901468.html</ref>.  Often vilified by [[liberals]] and targeted for defeat, he was re-elected in 2006 in a landslide by the margin of 59%-40%.

Tancredo has a nearly 100% [[conservative]] voting record and has even criticized President [[George W. Bush]] over his immigration policy<ref>http://www.issues2002.org/VoteMatch/candidate_map.asp?a1=5&a2=5&a3=5&a4=1&a8=4&a9=1&a10=1&a5=3&a6=1&a7=1&a14=5&a15=5&a16=4&a19=5&a17=1&a18=3&a20=4&a11=5&a12=1&a13=1&i1=1&i2=1&i3=1&i4=1&p=8&e=85&t=5</ref>.  Tancredo was one of 33 congressmen to vote against the 25-year extension of the Voting Rights Act, which, requires local government to print multilingual ballots at its own expense.

Tancredo has a nearly 100% [[conservative]] voting record and has even criticized President [[George W. Bush]] over his immigration policy<ref>[http://www.issues2002.org/VoteMatch/candidate_map.asp?a1=5&a2=5&a3=5&a4=1&a8=4&a9=1&a10=1&a5=3&a6=1&a7=1&a14=5&a15=5&a16=4&a19=5&a17=1&a18=3&a20=4&a11=5&a12=1&a13=1&i1=1&i2=1&i3=1&i4=1&p=8&e=85&t=5 Voting record on Abortion]</ref>.  Tancredo was one of 33 congressmen to vote against the 25-year extension of the Voting Rights Act, which, requires local government to print multilingual ballots at its own expense.

Tancredo is a declared candidate for the 2008 presidential race. He heavily campaigned in Iowa in an attempt to place high in the unofficial [[Iowa Straw Poll]]. In August 2007, fellow Republican presidential primary contestant [[Sam Brownback]], attacked Tancredo for allegedly receiving money from the "founder of a Planned Parenthood network."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/07/26/VI2007072601105.html</ref> The Tancredo campaign stated that they do not endorse funders values and that the allegations do not line up with Tancredo's consistent pro-life voting record and statements<ref>Tancredo on Abortion, http://www.ontheissues.org/Sam_Brownback.htm</ref>. Leading conservatives have asked Brownback to retract the claim, although he refuses<ref>http://www.rightwingwatch.org/individuals/john_tanton/index.html</ref>.   

Tancredo is a declared candidate for the 2008 presidential race. He heavily campaigned in [[Iowa]] in an attempt to place high in the unofficial [[Iowa Straw Poll]]. In August 2007, fellow Republican presidential primary contestant [[Sam Brownback]], attacked Tancredo for allegedly receiving money from the "founder of a [[Planned Parenthood]] network."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/07/26/VI2007072601105.html</ref> The Tancredo campaign stated that they do not endorse funders values and that the allegations do not line up with Tancredo's consistent [[pro-life ]]voting record and statements<ref>Tancredo on Abortion, http://www.ontheissues.org/Sam_Brownback.htm</ref>. Leading conservatives have asked Brownback to retract the claim, although he refuses<ref>http://www.rightwingwatch.org/individuals/john_tanton/index.html</ref>.   

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