Eric Cantor

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Eric Cantor currently serves the 7th Congressional district of Virginia

Eric Ivan Cantor, a Republican, has represented the Seventh Congressional District of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2001 (map). As of 2011, Cantor is the House Majority Leader.

Record and controversies

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Iraq War

Cantor voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

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Howard Dean

Cantor is a staunch supporter of Israel and recently assailed Howard Dean for referring to the Republican Party as a "white, Christian party." [1] Cantor is the only Jewish Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives. [2]

Blunt-Abramoff-DeLay-Cantor

Blunt and "his staff have close connections to uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is the subject of criminal and congressional probes. In June 2003, Mr. Abramoff persuaded Majority Leader Tom DeLay to organize a letter, co-signed by Speaker Hastert, Whip Roy Blunt, and Deputy Whip Eric Cantor, that endorsed a view of gambling law benefitting Mr. Abramoff's client, the Louisiana Coushatta, by blocking gambling competition by another tribe. Mr. Abramoff has donated $8,500 to Rep. Blunt's leadership PAC, Rely on Your Beliefs," according to the Beyond DeLay website.

Bio

Background

Cantor was born June 6, 1963 in Richmond, Virginia. He attended George Washington University, received his law degree from the College of William and Mary, and did graduate work at Columbia University. After working in private practice as a lawyer, Cantor was elected to the Virginia State House of Delegates, serving there from 1992 to 2000, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congressional campaign

Cantor is described as "a rising star in the GOP who emerged last year as DeLay's foremost congressional defender." He was in consideration to become Tom DeLay's replacement as House Majority Leader, but John Boehner was tapped instead, leading to speculation about Cantor's future in the party leadership. [3]

House leadership, fundraising

"Cantor was named to leadership by Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) in December 2002 at the conclusion of his first term in Washington. The honor came with an added duty of establishing and funding a leadership PAC to help other members in close contests," Patrick O'Connor wrote July 20, 2005, in The Hill.

"His office set an initial goal of $300,000 for that first year and eclipsed it, said Cantor's chief of staff, Rob Collins. Then he set the ambitious goal of $1 million for the second year and was able to eclipse that by $43,000."

"In 2004, during just his second year in leadership, Cantor raised more than $1 million for his Every Republican Is Crucial PAC (ERICPAC), and he is off to an early start so far this cycle. By the end of May, he had given $279,027 to federal candidates, $127,000 more than any other member of the Republican leadership, according to PoliticalMoneyLine, which tracks campaign contributions," O'Connor wrote.

"Last cycle, Cantor ranked fifth of the six members of leadership in both the total combined receipts that his personal campaign and leadership PAC had raised, with $3.9 million, and in donations he had given to federal candidates, with just over $1 million. But in 2004, the second year of that cycle, he came in third behind House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas).

Cantor has "utilized his ties" to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which he became involved with "10 years ago as a member of the Virginia Legislature," and the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) as part of his fundraising "outreach." "He has since cultivated those ties during his political ascendancy over the past decade and used them to build the foundation of his national fundraising network," O'Connor wrote

Cantor was the House Minority Whip in the 111th Congress (2009-2010).

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated Jim Nachman to challenge Cantor in his November 2006 bid for reelection. In addition, W. Brad Blanton entered the race as an independent candidate. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [4] Cantor retained his seat.

Money in politics

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Links to more campaign contribution information for Eric Cantor from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2006 election cycle	Career totals
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• Revolving door profile for Eric Cantor from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Eric Cantor from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Eric Cantor from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
  • Subcommittee on Oversight

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

More background data

• Background information on Eric Cantor from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Eric Cantor from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Eric Cantor from the Washington Post database

• Information on Eric Cantor from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Eric Cantor. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC Office:
329 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4607
Phone: 202-225-2815
Fax: 202-225-0011
Website
Web Email

District Office- Culpeper:
763 Madison Road #207
Culpeper, VA 22701
Phone: 540-825-8960
Fax: 540-825-8964

District Office- Richmond:
5040 Sadler Place, #110
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone: 804-747-4073
Fax: 804-747-5308

2008 campaign contact information

Official Cantor for Congress website

Eric Cantor
P.O. Box 17813
Richmond, VA 23226

Phone: (804) 358-6160

eric@cantorforcongress.com

Twitter

Eric Cantor posts on Twitter at http://twitter.com/EricCantor/

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Articles and resources

Resources

• Official website
• Technorati Search: Eric Cantor
• Google News Search: Eric Cantor
• Yahoo! News Search: Eric Cantor
• Power Trips: How much does Eric Cantor travel?
• Letter from Reps. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), Tom DeLay (R-Texas), Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to Interior Secretary Gale Norton on June 10, 2003. The letter opposed an expansion of gambling by some Indian tribes that would have cut into the gambling profits of another tribe that was a client of lobbyist and convicted felon Jack Abramoff.
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Richmond Democrat

Articles

• Cantor's Ties to Abramoff by E.J. Kessler, Forward, 1/13/06
• Cantor Nets Big Bucks for Colleagues by Patrick O'Conner, The Hill, 1/20/06
• Peter Hardin, "Cantor's Ties to Abramoff Under Scrutiny," Forward Newspaper Online, May 2, 2005.

Related SourceWatch Resources

• Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal

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Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
Leadership Position:	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
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110th Congress
Leadership Position: Chief Deputy Minority Whip	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees: House Committee on Ways and Means, House Committee on Ways and Means/Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means/Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 7, 2000	First Took Current Office: January 3, 2001	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? No	Previous Political Work? None or Not Available	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
1. 763 Madison Road #207 Culpeper, VA 22701 Phone: 540-825-8960 / Fax: 540-825-8964 2. 5040 Sadler Place, #110 Glen Allen, VA 23060 Phone: 804-747-4073 / Fax: 804-747-5308
Campaign Contact:
Website: http://www.ericcantor.com/ Webform Email: / Email: eric@cantorforcongress.com Campaign Offices: 1. Eric Cantor P.O. Box 17813 Richmond, VA 23226 Phone: 804-358-6160 / Fax:
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Date of Birth: June 6, 1963