Starting today, I will be highlighting each member of the Congressional Black Caucus. My reason for doing this is to introduce you to two very effective tools that you can use to evaluate the overall performance of elected officials from independent sources: Project Vote Smart and Follow the Money.
Over the years I have grown very tired of politicians (regardless of what stripe) who in many cases know all they have to do to secure the black vote is to click into “preacher mode” at a campaign stop here and there. In many cases, the blacker you sound, the better your chances. It is my hope that this will provoke many of you to look beyond the hype of any politician and inform yourself on the “real deal” behind the issues these individuals support.
There will be NO commentary or opinion on my part offered in this series.
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Name: The Honorable G.K. Butterfield
State: North Carolina
Current Office: U.S. Representative
Current District: 1
First Elected: 07/20/2004
Last Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2006
Party: Democrat
Project Vote Smart Information (Interest Group Ratings)
2005 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 75 percent in 2005.
2004 On the votes that the American Shareholders Association considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Butterfield voted their preferred position 10 percent of the time.
2004 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Butterfield voted their preferred position 20 percent of the time.
2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 57 percent in 2004.
2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council 50 percent in 2004.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the Public Citizen’s Congress Watch 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 On the votes that the National Association of Manufacturers considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Butterfield voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association 0 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the National Electrical Contractors Association 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 On the votes that the National Restaurant Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Butterfield voted their preferred position 33 percent of the time.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 75 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 96 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 44 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the League of United Latin American Citizens 17 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the National Parent Teacher Association 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the National School Boards Association 67 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the National Organization for Women 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the American Association of University Women 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the Business and Professional Women USA 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 Representative Butterfield supported the interests of the Federally Employed Women 10 percent in 2003-2004.
Follow the Money
State at a Glance: North Carolina 2004
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