JIM WRIGHT (D) OF FORTH WORTH - ELECTED 1954

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• Document Release Date: September 25, 2007
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Texas - 12th District
12 Jim Wright (D)
Of Fort Worth - Elected 1954
Born: Dec. 22, 1922, Fort Worth, Texas.
Education: Attended Weatherford College; U. of Texas
1940-41.
Military Career. Army 1941-45.
Occupation: Advertising executive.
Family: Wife, Betty Hay; four children.
Religion: Presbyterian.
Political Career. Texas House, 1947-49; Mayor of
Weatherford, 1950-54; defeated for U.S. Senate,
1961.
Capitol Office: 1236 Longworth Bldg. 20515; 225-5071.
Previous Winning Percentages: 1978 (69%) 1976 ( 76%)
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1974
( 79%)
1972
Majority Leader
1966
(100%)
1984
Budget (2nd of 20 Democrats)
1958
(100%)
1956
Member of all Task Forces.
Elections
Jim Wright (D) 78,913 (69%)
Jim Ryan (R) 34,879 (31%)
1980 General
Jim Wright (D) 99,104 (60%)
Jim Bradshaw (R) 65.005 (39%)
Campaign Finance
Receipts
Receipts
from PACs
Expend-
itures
1982
Wright (D)
$557.636
$237,036
(43%)
$448,471
Ryan (R)
$45,033
$5,902
(13%)
$34,520
1980
Wright (D)
$1,131,458
$345,073
(30%)
$1,193,622
Bradshaw (A)
$524,203
$83,757
(16%)
$523,884
Voting Studies
Presidential Party Conservative
Support Unity Coalition
Year S 0 S 0 S 0
1982 48 48 79 16 56 36
1981 49 43 60 23 63 28
1980 74 16 78 5 32 48
1979 69 14 77 9 35 52
1978 68 22 77 12 33 57
1977 77 16 82 9 27 64
1976 45 49 61 29 59 32
1975 52 45 64 31 59 36
1974 (Ford) 50 26
1974 53 32 62 26 49 36
1973 39 45 71 19 44 47
1972 57 38 62 26 50 38
1971 67 19 43 27 48 23
.1970 52 31 57 26 43 39
1969 55 23 65 16 38 53
1968 64 16 57 16 35 41
1967 76 9 78 8 30 52
1966 72 11 68 13 32 38
1965 76 4 60 9 22 45
1964 at. 10 76 8 33 50
1963 76 7 76 , 7 40 27
(100%) 1970 (100%) 1968 (100%)
( 69%) 1962 ( 61%) 1960 (100%)
(100%) 1954 ( 99%)
District Vote For President
1960 1976
D 77.202 (48%) D 74,846 (53%)
R 79,254 (49%) R 63,612 (45%)
1 3,272 ( 2/.)
1962 75 22 63 26 44 50
1961 54 12 52 9 39 9
S - Support 0 = Opposition
Key Votes
Reagan budget proposal (1981) N
Legal services reauthorization (1981) tr
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 55 39 75 38
1981 30 28 67 29
1980 39 29 71 73
1979 37 8 59 41
1978 35 29 83 33
1977 45 4 95 29
1978 30 19 66 50
1975 32 46 65 24
1974 30 31 70 50
1973 40 24 80 44
1972 19 41 80 33
1971 24 40 86
1970 32 35 - -
1969 33 17 - -
1968 50 5 - -
1967 60 7 - 22
1966 29 29 - -
1965 42 8 - 20
1964 72 12 73 -
1963 - 13
1962 63 24 73
1961 50 - -
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