PAT WILLIAMS (D) OF HELENA - ELECTED 1978

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I Pat Williams (D)
Of Helena -- Elected 1978
Born: Oct. 30, 1937, Helena, Mont.
Education: U. of Denver, B.A. 1961.
Military Career. Army, 1960-61; National Guard,
1962-69.
Occupation: Elementary and secondary school teacher.
Family: Wife, Carol Griffith; three children.
Religion: Roman Catholic.
Political Career- Mont. House, 1967-71; sought Demo-
cratic nomination for U.S. House, 1974.
Capitol Office: 1512 Longworth Bldg. 20515; 225-3211.
Committees
Budget t 16th of 20 Democrats)
Eccnomic Policy and Growth; Education and Employment; Enti-
eTe^!s. Uncontrollables and Indexing.
Education and Labor (12th of 20 Democrats)
Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education; Employment
ODporlundies; Human Resources; Select Education.
1982 General
Pat Williams (D)
100,087
(60%)
Bob Davies (R)
62,402
(37%)
1980 General
Pat Williams (D)
112,866
(61%)
John McDonald (R)
70,874
(39%)
Previous Winning Percentage:
1978
(57%)
District Vote For President
1980 1978
D 64,393 (33%) D 77,885 (46%)
R 107.574 (55%) R 90,124(53%)
16,316 ( 8%)
Campaign Finance
Montana - 10 District
1980
Williams (D) $137,866 $62.000 (45%) $130,629
McDonald (R) $35,731 $1.254 ( 4%) $35.717
Voting Studies
Presidents[ Party Conservative
Support Unity Coalition
Year S 0 S 0 S 0
1982 35 61 81 11 16 79
1981 34 62 86 10 21 73
1980 59 29 67 21 33 61
1979 56 40 67 26 36 63
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
Receipts
Receipts
from PACs
Expend-
Itures
Year
1982
1981
Williams(D)
$117,441
$78,006 (66%)
$132,152
1980
Davies (R)
$82,821
$3,860 ( 4%)
$81,659
1979
Interest Group Ratings
ADA ACA AFL-CIO CCUS
85 13 100 23
95 8 93 6
72 18 67 66
79 25 80 33
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