THOMAS S. FOLEY (D) OF SPOKANE - ELECTED 1964

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5Thomas S. Foley (D)
Of Spokane - Elected 1964
Born: March 6, 1929, Spokane, Wash.
Education: U. of Wash., B.A. 1951, LL.B. 1957.
Occupation: Lawyer.
Family: Wife, Heather Strachan.
Religion: Roman Catholic.
Political Career: No previous office.
Capitol Office: 1201 Longworth Bldg. 20515; 225-2006.
Majority Whip
Agriculture (2nd of 26 Democrats)
Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains (chairman); Department Op-
erations, Research and Foreign Agriculture; Domestic Market-
ing. Consumer Relations and Nutrition; Forests, Family Farms
and Energy.
House Administration (9th of 12 Democrats)
Accounts; Office Systems; Task Force on Telephone Configura-
tion.
1982 General
Thomas Foley (D) 109.549 (64%)
John Sonneland (R) 60,816 (36%)
1982 Primary
Thomas Foley (D) 61,842 (93%)
Kerry Dean Pinard (D) 4,875 ( 7%)
1980 General
Thomas Foley (D) 120,530 (52%)
John Sonneland (R) 111,705 (48%)
Previous Winning Percentages: 1978 (48%) 1976 (58%)
1974 (64%) 1972 (81%) 1970 (67%) 1968 (57%)
1966 (57%) 1964 (54%)
District Vote For President
1980 1976
D 73,239 (34%) D 83,059 (43%)
R 120,364 (56%) R 104,956 (54%)
1 17,521 ( 8%)
Campaign Finance
Receipts Expend-
Receipts from PACs itures
Foley (D) $457,982 $284,235 (62%) $411,161
Sonneland(A) $164,258 $28,950 (18%) $156,317
1980
Foley (D) $392,801 $190,716 (52%) $362,020
Sonneland (A) $213,527 $27,079 (48%) $213,426
Washington - 5th District
Voting Studies
Presidential
Support
Party
Unity
Conservative
Coalition
Year
S
0
S 0
S
0
1982
39
51
83
12
40
55
1981
54
45
80
17
51
45
1980
76
21
85
12
38
60
1979
80
16
83
12
36
56
1978
64
30
69
25
40
55
1977
72
27
84
13
27
70
1976
37
61
78
19
36
59
1975
44
48
76
12
24
62
1974 (Ford)
50
44
1974
51
36
80
9
13
75
1973
37
57
81
12
23
70
1972
68
32
78
18
22
73
S - Support
0
= Opposition
Key Votes
Reagan budget proposal (1981) N
Legal services reauthorization (1981) Y
Disapprove sale of AWACs planes to Saudi Arabia (1981) Y
Index income taxes (1981) N
Subsidize home mortgage rates (1982) Y
Amend Constitution to require balanced budget (1982) N
Delete MX funding (1982) y
Retain existing cap on congressional salaries (1982) N
Adopt nuclear freeze (1983) Y
Interest Group Ratings
Year ADA ACA AFL-CIO CCUS
1982
65
25
79
33
1981
55
18
73
32
1980
61
17
72
73
1979
53
8
60
56
1978
30
22
65
33
1977
45
15
96
38
1976
55
14
65
44
1975
63
19
100
21
1974
78
0
100
11
1973
84
19
91
20
1972
69
9
82
11
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