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Vote number 2002-54 banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads
on Mar 20, 2002 regarding bill HR.2356
Results:

Vote on passage of H.R. 2356; Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (Shays-Meehan bill, House equivalent of McCain-Feingoldf bill). Vote to ban “soft money” contributions to national political parties but permit up to $10,000 in soft money contributions to state and local parties to help with voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives. The bill would stop issue ads from targeting specific candidates within 30 days of the primary or 60 days of the general election. Additionally, the bill would raise the individual contribution limit from $1,000 to $2,000 per election for House and Senate candidates, both of which would be indexed for inflation.

Categorized under Government Reform

Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 16: Stricter limits on campaign funds.


Democrats voting on 2002-54

Daniel Akaka YESHI Democrat Jr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman YESNM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer YESCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux NOLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell YESWA Democrat Jr Senator
Jean Carnahan YESMO Democrat Senator (Former)
Tom Carper YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Max Cleland YESGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Hillary Clinton YESNY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Jon Corzine YESNJ Former Democrat Senator (now Governor)
Tom Daschle YESSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Mark Dayton YESMN Democrat Jr Senator
Chris Dodd YESCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan YESND Democratic incumbent
John Edwards YESNC Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004
Russell Feingold YESWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Graham YESFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings YESSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye YESHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy YESMA Democrat Sr Senator
Herbert Kohl YESWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy YESVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman YESCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic incumbent
Zell Miller YESGA Former Democratic Sr Senator retired 2004
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson NONE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson YESFL Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic incumbent
Paul Sarbanes YESMD Democrat Sr Senator
Charles Schumer YESNY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow YESMI Democrat Jr Senator
Bob Torricelli YESNJ Democrat Jr Senator
Paul Wellstone YESMN Democrat Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 2002-54

George Allen NOVA Republican Jr Senator
Robert Bennett NOUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond NOMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback NOKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning NOKY Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns NOMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell NOCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Lincoln Chafee YESRI Republican Jr Senator
Michael Crapo NOID Republican incumbent
Mike DeWine NOOH Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign NONV Republican Jr Senator
Peter Fitzgerald YESIL Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Bill Frist NOTN Republican Jr Senator
Phil Gramm NOTX Former Republican Senator
Chuck Grassley NOIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg NONH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch NOUT Republican Sr Senator
Jesse Helms NONC Former Republican Sr Senator
Tim Hutchinson NOAR Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison NOTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe NOOK Republican Sr Senator
Jon Kyl NOAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott NOMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski NOAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles NOOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Rick Santorum NOPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican incumbent
Bob Smith NOFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Craig Thomas NOWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson YESTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond NOSC Former Republican Senator
George Voinovich NOOH Republican incumbent


Independents voting on 2002-54

Jim Jeffords YESVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 38; NO 2
Republicans: YES 7; NO 29
Independents: YES 1; NO 0