Difference between revisions of "Tom Allen"

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Tom Allen

Thomas H. (Tom) Allen (April 16, 1945) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maine's 1st congressional district from 1997-2009. He is a liberal Democrat who missed 157 votes in Congress and never introduced a bill that had been signed into law. Allen ran for the United States Senate in 2008 against moderate Republican Susan Collins. He was defeated 61%-39%.

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-'''Thomas H. (Tom) Allen''' (April 16, 1945) is a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing [[Maine]]'s 1st congressional district. He is a [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] who has missed 129 votes in Congress. He has also never introduced a bill that has been signed into law. Allen is running for the Senate in 2008 against moderate [[Republican]] [[Susan Collins]]. Critical Insights — an independent polling firm in Portland, Maine — showed that he is trailing Collins statewide 57% to 30%.
+'''Thomas H. (Tom) Allen''' (April 16, 1945) is a former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing [[Maine]]'s 1st congressional district from 1997-2009. He is a [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] who missed 157 votes in Congress and never introduced a bill that had been signed into law. Allen ran for the [[United States Senate]] in 2008 against moderate [[Republican]] [[Susan Collins]]. He was defeated 61%-39%.
 ==External links==
 *[http://tomallen.house.gov/ U.S. House site]