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| − | During the Obama era, Tester has voted for the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|$789 billion | + | During the Obama era, Tester has voted for the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|$789 billion Obama stimulus]].<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00064 Roll Call Vote 111th Congress - 1st Session]</ref> He has consistently justified his decision in voting for the useless legislation, saying it was a "step in the right direction".<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Economic/Jon_Tester_Budget_+_Economy.htm Jon Tester on Budget & Economy]</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:11, April 15, 2020
| Jon Tester | |||
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| Senior U.S. Senator from Montana From: January 3, 2007 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Conrad Burns | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Montana Senate, 15th district From: January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |||
| Predecessor | ? | ||
| Successor | Jim Shockley | ||
| Montana Senate, 45th district From: January 4, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | |||
| Predecessor | ? | ||
| Successor | Jim Shockley | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Sharla Bitz | ||
| Religion | Protestant[1] | ||
Raymond Jon Tester (born August 21, 1956) is the senior Democratic United States Senator from Montana. From 2001 to 2003, Tester held the position of minority leader in the Montana Senate.[2] In 2005, his colleagues selected as President of the Montana Senate.
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U.S. Senate
2006 U.S. Senate election in Montana
Tester was elected to the United States Senate by garnering the support of forty-nine percent of Montana voters in the 2006 election.[3] He was narrowly re-elected in 2012, despite Barack Obama losing Montana on the same night.
Obama era
During the Obama era, Tester has voted for the $789 billion Obama stimulus.[4] He has consistently justified his decision in voting for the useless legislation, saying it was a "step in the right direction".[5]
Trump era
While claiming to support the Second Amendment, Tester has consistently voted against President Donald Trump's pro-Second Amendment judicial nominees while in the past having consistently voted for Obama's pro-gun control nominees.[6]
References
- ↑ Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress
- ↑ http://www.testerforsenate.com/about
- ↑ http://www3.capwiz.com/msnbc/bio/?id=5281
- ↑ Roll Call Vote 111th Congress - 1st Session
- ↑ Jon Tester on Budget & Economy
- ↑ Hawkins, Awr (October 10, 2018). WATCH: Jon Tester, Great at Shooting Cows, Terrible at Supporting Pro-Gun Judicial Nominees. Breitbart News. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
