Randy Forbes

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Randy Forbes
Image of Randy Forbes

Republican Party

Prior offices
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia State Senate
U.S. House Virginia District 4

Compensation

Net worth

$2,880,504.50

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 14, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

Randolph-Macon College

Other

University of Virginia School of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Personal website

J. Randy Forbes (b. February 17, 1952, in Chesapeake, Va.) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 4th Congressional District from 2001 to 2017.

Forbes unsuccessfully sought re-election to the 2nd Congressional District in 2016. He was defeated by Scott Taylor in the Republican primary. Redistricting transformed his district into a much more Democratic one, making it more difficult for him to win re-election there.[1]

Biography

Forbes earned his bachelor's degree from Randolph-Macon College. He then earned his L.L.B. from the University of Virginia Law School and went on to work in private practice.[2] Prior to his congressional career, Forbes was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates as well as the Virginia Senate.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Stewart's academic, professional, and political career:[2]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2015-2016

Forbes served on the following committees:[3]

2013-2014

Forbes served on the following committees:[4]

2011-2012

Forbes served on the following House committees:[5]

House Judiciary Committee

Forbes was first appointed to the House Judiciary Committee in the 107th Congress, which was from 2001 to 2003.[6] Forbes has served on the committee continuously throughout his entire Congressional career.[7][8][9][10]

Key votes

114th Congress

CongressLogo.png

The first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[11][12] For more information pertaining to Forbes's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections.[13]

Economic and fiscal

Trade Act of 2015
See also: The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, 2015

Trade adjustment assistance
Yea3.png On June 12, 2015, the House rejected the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) measure in HR 1314—the Trade Act of 2015—by a vote of 126-302. Trade adjustment assistance (TAA) is a federal program providing American workers displaced by foreign trade agreements with job training and services. The measure was packaged with trade promotion authority (TPA), also known as fast-track authority. TPA is a legislative procedure that allows Congress to define "U.S. negotiating objectives and spells out a detailed oversight and consultation process for during trade negotiations. Under TPA, Congress retains the authority to review and decide whether any proposed U.S. trade agreement will be implemented," according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Forbes was one of 86 Republicans to vote in favor of TAA.[14][15]
Trade promotion authority
Nay3.pngOn June 12, 2015, the House passed the trade promotion authority (TPA) measure in HR 1314—the Trade Act of 2015—by a vote of 219-211. TPA gives the president fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements sent to Congress without the opportunity for amendment or filibuster. Although the House approved TPA, it was a largely symbolic vote given the measure was part of a package trade bill including trade adjustment assistance (TAA), which was rejected earlier the same day. Forbes was one of 54 Republicans to vote against the measure.[16][17]
Trade promotion authority second vote
Nay3.png After the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) and trade promotion authority (TPA) did not pass the House together on June 12, 2015, representatives voted to authorize TPA alone as an amendment to HR 2146—the Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act—on June 18, 2015. The amendment passed by a vote of 218-208, with all voting members of the House maintaining their original positions on TPA except for Ted Yoho (R-Fla.). Forbes was one of 50 Republicans to vote against the amendment.[18][19]
Trade adjustment assistance second vote
Yea3.png The House passed HR 1295—the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015—on June 25, 2015, by a vote of 286-138. The Senate packaged trade adjustment assistance (TAA) in this bill after the House rejected the TAA measure in HR 1314—the Trade Act of 2015. Along with trade promotion authority (TPA), which Congress passed as part of HR 2146—the Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act—TAA became law on June 29, 2015. Forbes was one of 111 Republicans to vote in favor of HR 1295.[20][21]

Defense spending authorization

Yea3.png On May 15, 2015, the House passed HR 1735—the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016—by a vote of 269-151. The bill "authorizes FY2016 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation." Forbes voted with 227 other Republicans and 41 Democrats to approve the bill.[22] The Senate passed the bill on June 18, 2015, by a vote of 71-25. President Barack Obama vetoed the bill on October 22, 2015.[23]

Yea3.png On November 5, 2015, the House passed S 1356—the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016—by a vote of 370-58. The second version of the $607 billion national defense bill included $5 billion in cuts to match what was approved in the budget and language preventing the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison.[24][25] Forbes voted with 234 other Republicans and 135 Democrats to approve the bill.[26] On November 10, 2015, the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 91-3, and President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 25, 2015.[27]

2016 Budget proposal

Yea3.png On April 30, 2015, the House voted to approve SConRes11, a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, by a vote of 226-197. The non-binding resolution was designed to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government. All 183 Democrats who voted, voted against the resolution. Forbes voted with 225 other Republicans to approve the bill.[28][29][30]

2015 budget

Nay3.png On October 28, 2015, the House passed HR 1314—the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015—by a vote of 266-167. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March 2017.[31] Forbes voted with 166 Republicans against the bill.[32] It passed the Senate on October 30, 2015.[33] President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 2, 2015.

Foreign Affairs

Iran nuclear deal
See also: Iran nuclear agreement, 2015

Yea3.png On May 14, 2015, the House approved HR 1191—the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015—by a vote of 400-25. The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review. Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove, or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. Forbes voted with 222 other Republican representatives to approve the bill.[34][35]


Approval of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Nay3.png On September 11, 2015, the House rejected HR 3461—To approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran—by a vote of 162-269. The legislation proposed approving the nuclear agreement with Iran. Forbes voted with 243 Republicans and 25 Democrats against the bill.[36][37]


Suspension of Iran sanctions relief
Yea3.png On September 11, 2015, the House approved HR 3460—To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran—by a vote of 247-186. HR 3460 prohibited "the President, prior to January 21, 2017, from: limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying any such sanctions; or removing a foreign person (including entities) listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury." Forbes voted with 244 Republicans and two Democrats for the bill.[38][39]


Presidential non-compliance of section 2
Yea3.png On September 10, 2015, the House passed H Res 411—Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015—by a vote of 245-186. Section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 required the president to submit all materials related to the nuclear agreement for congressional review. House Republicans introduced the resolution because two agreements between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran were not submitted to Congress. Forbes voted with 244 Republicans for the resolution.[40][41]

Export-Import Bank

Nay3.png On October 27, 2015, the House passed HR 597—the Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015—by a vote of 313-118. The bill proposed reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank and allowing it to resume offering assistance in the form of loans and insurance to foreign companies that wanted to buy U.S. goods.[42] Forbes voted with 116 Republicans and one Democrat against the bill.[43]

Domestic

USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

Yea3.png On May 13, 2015, the House passed HR 2048—the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015—by a vote of 338-88. The legislation revised HR 3199—the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005—by ending the bulk collection of metadata under Sec. 215 of the act, requiring increased reporting from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and requiring the use of "a specific selection term as the basis for national security letters that request information from wire or electronic communication service providers, financial institutions, or consumer reporting agencies." Forbes voted with 195 Republicans and 142 Democrats to approve the legislation. It became law on June 2, 2015.[44][45]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Yea3.png On May 13, 2015, the House passed HR 36—the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act—by a vote of 242-184. The bill proposed prohibiting abortions from being performed after a fetus was determined to be 20 weeks or older. The bill proposed exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. Forbes voted with 237 Republicans in favor of the bill.[46][47]

Cyber security

Yea3.png On April 23, 2015, the House passed HR 1731—the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015—by a vote of 355-63. The bill proposed creating an information sharing program that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. It also proposed including liability protections for companies.[48] Forbes voted with 219 Republicans and 135 Democrats to approve the bill.[49]

Yea3.png On April 22, 2015, the House passed HR 1560—the Protecting Cyber Networks Act—by a vote of 307-116.[50] The bill proposed procedures that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. Forbes voted with 201 Republicans and 105 Democrats in favor of the bill.[51]

Immigration

Yea3.png On November 19, 2015, the House passed HR 4038—the American SAFE Act of 2015—by a vote of 289-137.[52] The bill proposed instituting additional screening processes for refugees from Iraq and Syria who applied for admission to the U.S. Forbes voted with 241 Republicans and 47 Democrats in favor of the bill.[53]

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[54] For more information pertaining to Forbes's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[55]

National security

NDAA

Yea3.png Forbes voted in support of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[56]

DHS Appropriations

Yea3.png Forbes voted in support of HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[56]

Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Nay3.png Forbes voted in opposition of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[56]

CISPA (2013)

Yea3.png Forbes voted in support of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[57] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[56]

Economy

Farm bill

Yea3.png On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.[58] The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.[59][60] It also cut the food stamp program an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.[60] Forbes voted with 161 other Republican representatives in favor of the bill.

2014 Budget

Yea3.png On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.[61][62] The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582-page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill.[62] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.[63] It increased the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel by 1 percent, increased Head Start funding for early childhood education by $1 billion, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and protected the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Forbes voted with the majority of the Republican Party in favor of the bill.[61]

Government shutdown
See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Forbes asked for his pay to be withheld during the shutdown.[64]

Farm Bill
See also: United States Farm Bill 2013

Yea3.png Forbes supported the Farm Bill on July 11, 2013. The bill passed in a 216-208 vote.[65] The bill passed included farm policy, but did not include food stamps.[66]

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Yea3.png Forbes supported House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain individuals residing in the United States without legal status.[67] The vote largely followed party lines.[68]

Healthcare

Repealing Obamacare

Yea3.png Forbes has supported all attempts to repeal or delay the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[69]

Social issues

Abortion

Yea3.png Forbes supported HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196. The purpose of the bill was to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[70]

Government affairs

HR 676
See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration

Yea3.png On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[71] Forbes joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[72][73]

Previous congressional sessions

Fiscal cliff

Nay3.png Forbes voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003, while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[74]


Issues

Paul Ryan Budget Proposal

Nay3.png In March 2013 the Republican controlled House passed the budget proposal set out by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R) for the third straight year.[75] However, not all Republican representatives voted in favor of the proposal.[75] Forbes was one of the 10 Republican Representatives who voted against Ryan's budget proposal.[75]

The proposal was killed after being voted down in the U.S. Senate with a 40-59 vote.[76]

The proposal would have cut about $5 trillion over the next decade and aimed to balance the budget by the end of the 10-year period.[75] The 2013 bill had opposition from 10 Republicans — the same number that voted against it in 2012. In 2011 only four Republicans cast a vote in opposition.[75] Democrats have unanimously voted against the bill every year.[75]

Elections

2016

See also: Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Scott Rigell (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Scott Taylor (R) defeated Shaun Brown (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Taylor defeated District 4 incumbent Randy Forbes and Pat Cardwell in the Republican primary on June 14, 2016. Forbes chose to seek re-election to the open 2nd District after redistricting flipped his district from safely Republican to a safely Democratic seat.[77][78]

U.S. House, Virginia District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Taylor 61.3% 190,475
     Democratic Shaun Brown 38.5% 119,440
     N/A Write-in 0.2% 652
Total Votes 310,567
Source: Virginia Department of Elections


U.S. House, Virginia District 2 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngScott Taylor 52.6% 21,406
Randy Forbes Incumbent 40.6% 16,552
Pat Cardwell 6.8% 2,773
Total Votes 40,731
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

2014

See also: Virginia's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

Forbes won re-election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 4th District. Forbes did not face a primary challenger.

U.S. House, Virginia District 4 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Forbes Incumbent 60.2% 120,684
     Democratic Elliott Fausz 37.5% 75,270
     Libertarian Bo Brown 2.2% 4,427
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 257
Total Votes 200,638
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

2012

See also: Virginia's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

Forbes won re-election in 2012. He defeated Bonnie Girard in the Republican primary and Ella P. Ward (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[79][80][81]

U.S. House, Virginia District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Ella Ward 42.9% 150,190
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Forbes Incumbent 56.9% 199,292
     Write-In N/A 0.2% 564
Total Votes 350,046
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
U.S. House, Virginia's 4th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Forbes Incumbent 89.7% 26,294
Bonnie Girard 10.3% 3,017
Total Votes 29,311

Full history


Campaign themes

2012

According to Forbes' website, some of his campaign themes included:

  • Economy: "...supported taking bold action on energy and gas prices...placing consumer safeguards in our mortgage lending industry, increasing financial literacy in our schools and communities, and increasing access and affordability of health care."
  • Energy: "supports a tax policy that better encourages energy innovation at the manufacturing level and energy conservation at the consumer level."
  • Healthcare: "...need to create real, free market competition in our health care system that would allow individuals to purchase the insurance plan that is most affordable for them..."[88]

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Randy Forbes campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014U.S. House (Virginia, District 4)Won $1,432,349 N/A**
2012U.S. House Virginia District 4Won $1,077,552 N/A**
2010U.S. House Virginia District 4Won $987,976 N/A**
2008U.S. House Virginia District 4Won $729,040 N/A**
2006U.S. House Virginia District 4Won $650,871 N/A**
2004U.S. House Virginia District 4Won $884,368 N/A**
2002U.S. House Virginia District 4Won $1,860,359 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Forbes' net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $36,013 to $5,724,996. That averages to $2,880,504.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Forbes ranked as the 112th most wealthy representative in 2012.[89] Between 2004 and 2012, Forbes' calculated net worth[90] increased by an average of 55 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[91]

Randy Forbes Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$537,098
2012$2,880,504
Growth from 2004 to 2012:436%
Average annual growth:55%[92]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[93]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Forbes was the chair of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. Forbes received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry. Comparatively, the top industry employer in Virginia's 4th Congressional District was Educational services, and health care and social assistance, according to a 2012 U.S. Census survey.[94]

From 2001-2014, 18.68 percent of Forbes' career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[95]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Randy Forbes Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $7,290,858
Total Spent $6,698,870
Chair of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
Top industry in the districtEducational services, and health care and social assistance
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$315,387
Misc Defense$306,956
Defense Aerospace$279,156
Real Estate$254,400
Automotive$206,250
% total in top industry4.33%
% total in top two industries8.54%
% total in top five industries18.68%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Forbes was a "far-right Republican leader," as of September 2014.[96] This was the same rating Forbes received in July 2013.[97]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[98]

Forbes most often voted with:

Forbes least often voted with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Forbes missed 258 of 10,115 roll call votes from June 2001 to September 2015. This amounted to 2.6 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[99]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Forbes paid his congressional staff a total of $964,931 in 2011. Overall, Virginia ranked 29th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[100]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Forbes was one of two members of the House who ranked 158th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[101]

2012

Forbes ranked 106th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[102]

2011

Forbes ranked 111th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[103]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Forbes voted with the Republican Party 94 percent of the time, which ranked 127th among the 233 House Republican members as of September 2014.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

2013

Forbes voted with the Republican Party 93.5 percent of the time, which ranked 95th among the 242 House Republican members as of July 2013.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Forbes and his wife, Shirley, have four children.[104]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Randy + Forbes + Virginia + House


Randy Forbes News Feed

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "Randy Forbes switching districts in 2016 congressional election," February 8, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biographical Directory-U.S. House, "Forbes," accessed December 30, 2013
  3. ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed February 20, 2015
  4. ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed March 3, 2013
  5. ↑ Official House website, "Committee Assignments," accessed November 7, 2011
  6. ↑ Government Printing Office, "Preserving the Integrity of Social Security Numbers and Preventing Misuse by Terrorists and Identity Thieves (See Page ii)," September 19, 2002
  7. ↑ Government Printing Office, "Balanced Budget Amendment (See Page ii)," March 6, 2003
  8. ↑ Government Printing Office, "Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2005 (See Page ii)," February 17, 2005
  9. ↑ Government Printing Office, "Proposed Immigration Fee Increase (See Page ii)," February 14, 2007
  10. ↑ Judiciary Committeehouse.gov/about/members.html House Judiciary Committee, "109th Congress-Members" (dead link)
  11. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 113th Congress," accessed April 29, 2015
  12. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
  13. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
  14. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 361," June 12, 2015
  15. ↑ Roll Call, "Deadline for TAA Do-Over Vote Extended to July 30 (Updated)," June 15, 2015
  16. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 362," June 12, 2015
  17. ↑ Roll Call, "Deadline for TAA Do-Over Vote Extended to July 30 (Updated)," June 15, 2015
  18. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 374," June 18, 2015
  19. ↑ Politico, "Trade turnaround: House backs new power for Obama," June 18, 2015
  20. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 388," June 24, 2015
  21. ↑ The Hill, "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
  22. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 239," accessed May 27, 2015
  23. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R. 1735," accessed May 27, 2015
  24. ↑ The Hill, "Redone defense policy bill sails through House," accessed November 12, 2015
  25. ↑ Congress.gov, "S. 1356," accessed November 12, 2015
  26. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 618," accessed November 12, 2015
  27. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1356)," accessed November 12, 2015
  28. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Con.Res.11," accessed May 5, 2015
  29. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 183," accessed May 5, 2015
  30. ↑ The Hill, "Republicans pass a budget, flexing power of majority," accessed May 5, 2015
  31. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015," accessed November 1, 2015
  32. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 579," accessed November 1, 2015
  33. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314)," accessed November 1, 2015
  34. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1191 - Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015," accessed May 16, 2015
  35. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 226," accessed May 16, 2015
  36. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 3461," accessed September 11, 2015
  37. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 493," accessed September 11, 2015
  38. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 3460," accessed September 10, 2015
  39. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 494," accessed September 11, 2015
  40. ↑ Congress.gov, "H Res 411," accessed September 10, 2015
  41. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 492," accessed September 10, 2015
  42. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 597," accessed November 2, 2015
  43. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 576," accessed November 2, 2015
  44. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2048," accessed May 26, 2015
  45. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 224," accessed May 26, 2015
  46. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 36 - the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," accessed May 16, 2015
  47. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "HR 36," accessed May 16, 2015
  48. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1731," accessed November 2, 2015
  49. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 173," accessed November 2, 2015
  50. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act," accessed November 1, 2015
  51. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 170," accessed November 1, 2015
  52. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 4038 - the American SAFE Act of 2015," accessed November 20, 2015
  53. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 643," accessed November 20, 2015
  54. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
  55. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 Project Vote Smart, "Representative Forbes' Voting Records on National Security," accessed October 15, 2013
  57. ↑ The Library of Congress, "Bill Summary & Status - 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) - H.R.624," accessed August 27, 2013
  58. ↑ Clerk of U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 31: H.R. 2642," accessed February 12, 2014
  59. ↑ Politico, "House clears farm bill," accessed February 12, 2014
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 New York Times, "Senate passes long-stalled farm bill, with clear winners and losers," accessed February 12, 2014
  61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 CNN.com, "House passes compromise $1.1 trillion budget for 2014," accessed January 20, 2014
  62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 21," accessed January 20, 2014
  63. ↑ Roll Call, "House passes $1.1 trillion omnibus," accessed January 15, 2014
  64. ↑ Washington Post, "Which lawmakers will refuse their pay during the shutdown?" accessed October 3, 2013
  65. ↑ Vote Smart, "Forbes on agriculture," accessed October 15, 2013
  66. ↑ New York Times, "House Republicans Push Through Farm Bill, Without Food Stamps," accessed September 17, 2013
  67. ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.AMDT.136," accessed August 28, 2013
  68. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Forbes's Voting Records on Immigration," accessed October 15, 2013
  69. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Forbes' Voting Records on Issue: Health and Healthcare," accessed October 15, 2013
  70. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Forbes on abortion," accessed October 15, 2013
  71. ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
  72. ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
  73. ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
  74. ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
  75. ↑ 75.0 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 Washington Post, "10 House Republicans Vote Against Ryan Budget," accessed March 22, 2013
  76. ↑ CBS News, "Senate Rejects Paul Ryan Budget," accessed March 22, 2013
  77. ↑ The New York Times, "Virginia Primary Results," June 14, 2016
  78. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed September 8, 2016
  79. ↑ Independent-Messenger, "Forbes has primary challenger," April 27, 2012 (dead link)
  80. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named results
  81. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed November 6, 2012
  82. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  83. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  84. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  85. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  86. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  87. ↑ "Our Campaigns," Special Election results, accessed April 19, 2013
  88. ↑ Randy Forbes Congress, "Issues," accessed September 20, 2012
  89. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Forbes, 2012," accessed January 14, 2014
  90. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
  91. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  92. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  93. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
  94. ↑ Census.gov, "My Congressional District," accessed October 2, 2014
  95. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Rep. Randy Forbes," accessed October 2, 2014
  96. ↑ GovTrack, "Forbes," accessed September 8, 2014
  97. ↑ GovTrack, "Forbes," accessed July 2, 2013
  98. ↑ OpenCongress, "Rep. Randy Forbes," archived February 25, 2016
  99. ↑ GovTrack, "Rep. Randy Forbes [R," accessed October 2, 2015]
  100. ↑ LegiStorm, "Randy Forbes," accessed September 13, 2012
  101. ↑ National Journal, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," September 8, 2014
  102. ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013
  103. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
  104. ↑ Official House website, "Biography," accessed November 7, 2011
Political offices
Preceded by
Norman Sisisky 		U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 4th District
2001-2017 		Succeeded by
Donald McEachin (D)


Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Tim Kaine (D)
Mark Warner (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
Bob Good (R)
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Democratic Party (8)
Republican Party (5)


Flag of Virginia
v • e
State of Virginia
Richmond (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2024 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Randy_Forbes&oldid=9393135"