Difference between revisions of "Jared Golden"
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Serving in a swing district, Golden voted for the first article of impeachment against [[Donald Trump]] but against the second one.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/17/democrat-jared-golden-to-vote-for-one-article-of-impeachment-against-the-other/ Democrat Jared Golden to Vote for One Article of Impeachment, Against the Other]</ref> | Serving in a swing district, Golden voted for the first article of impeachment against [[Donald Trump]] but against the second one.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/17/democrat-jared-golden-to-vote-for-one-article-of-impeachment-against-the-other/ Democrat Jared Golden to Vote for One Article of Impeachment, Against the Other]</ref> | ||
| − | + | ====Signs of Being a Moderate Democrat=== | |
| + | Golden was the sole democrat to vote against the Farm Workforce Modernization Act which would give pathway to citizenship for some illegals.<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll093.xml</ref> He was also only one of two democrats who voted with Republicans to not encourage voter fraud.<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll077.xml</ref><ref>https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll075.xml</ref> He was the lone democrat to vote against the America Rescue Plan Act.<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll072.xml</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:United States Veterans]] | [[Category:United States Veterans]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:10, April 11, 2021
| Jared Golden | |||
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| U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 2019 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Bruce Poliquin | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former State Representative from Maine's 60th District From: December 3, 2014 – December 5, 2018 | |||
| Predecessor | Nate Libby | ||
| Successor | Kristen Cloutier | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Isobel Moiles | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps | ||
| Service Years | 2002 - 2006 | ||
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan War in Iraq | ||
Jared Forrest Golden is a U.S. veteran and representative from Maine's second congressional district.
U.S. House of Representatives
2018 U.S. House election in Maine's 2nd district
Golden was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, defeating then-incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin.[1] While initially losing the general election to Poliquin by a margin of just over 2,000 votes, no candidate gained a majority, which triggered a ranked-choice runoff, that which Golden won by just under 3,000 votes.
Tenure
House impeachment coup against Donald Trump
Serving in a swing district, Golden voted for the first article of impeachment against Donald Trump but against the second one.[2]
=Signs of Being a Moderate Democrat
Golden was the sole democrat to vote against the Farm Workforce Modernization Act which would give pathway to citizenship for some illegals.[3] He was also only one of two democrats who voted with Republicans to not encourage voter fraud.[4][5] He was the lone democrat to vote against the America Rescue Plan Act.[6]
References
- ↑ Maine Election Results: Second House District
- ↑ Democrat Jared Golden to Vote for One Article of Impeachment, Against the Other
- ↑ https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll093.xml
- ↑ https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll077.xml
- ↑ https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll075.xml
- ↑ https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll072.xml
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