A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stance on 01/27 EO | Last | First | Party | State | Phone | DC Address | Press Twitter | State Office | Local Phone | Place Family Immigrated | Date Family Immigrated | Other Input | Sources | ||
2 | Silent | Barrasso | John | R | WY | 202-224-6441 | 307 Dirksen Senate Office Building | @SenJohnBarrasso | 100 East B Street, Suite 2201, Casper, WY 82601 | 307-261-6413 | Paternal grandfather: Carife, Italy; paternal grandmother: Italy | Paternal grandfather: 1901; paternal grandmother: 1907 | Member of the Italian American Congressional Delegation http://www.niaf.org/italian-american-congressional-delegation/ | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/barrasso.htm Italian Americans: The History and Culture of a People. Edited by Eric Martone. P. 90. | ||
3 | Opposed | Bennet | Michael | D | CO | (202) 224-5852 | 458 Russell Senate Office Building | @SenBennetCO | @BennetForCo | 1127 Sherman St. Suite 150 Denver, CO 80203 | (303) 455-7600 | Mother immigrated from Poland Father descended from Edward Fuller who came to the US on the Mayflower | Mother: 1950 Father's ancestor: 1620 | born in New Delhi while father was aide to Ambassador | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/bennet.htm http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/24/american-tale/ | very long statement released via twitter against ban http://www.9news.com/news/local/politics/bennet-on-refugee-executive-orders/394263446 |
4 | Support | Blunt | Roy | R | MO | 202-224-5721 | 260 Russell Senate Office Building | @RoyBlunt | @RoyBluntPress | 2740 B East Sunshine, Springfield, MO 65804 | 417-877-7814 | Germany | 1671-1738 | Blunt and his wife adopted their son "Charlie" from Russia in 2006. | http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/russian-adoption-ban-is-personal-for-some-us-lawmakers/437043/ http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/between_party_lines/fact-check-jason-kander-is-a-fifth-generation-missourian/article_d9f2aa67-ce5c-5bf9-a933-5a3b6edaa6d6.html https://www.geni.com/people/Johann-Michael-Willheit/6000000003747247229?from_flash=1&fsession_id=1485750150245&through=6000000015342248864 | |
5 | Silent | Boozman | John | R | AR | 202-224-4843 | 320 Hart Senate Office Building | @JohnBoozman | @Boozman4AR | 1401 W Capitol Ave Suite 155, Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501-372-7153 | Germany, Wales | 1873 | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/boozman.htm http://www.swtimes.com/news/20160814/population-projections-show-greenwood-booming | ||
6 | Silent | Burr | Richard | R | NC | 202-224-3154 | 217 Russell Senator Office Building | @SenatorBurr | 2000 West First Street, Suite 508, Wiston-Salem, NC 27104 | 336-631-5125 | ? | Before 1756 | Related to the 3rd Vice president of America | http://www.usnews.com/news/campaign-2008/articles/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-richard-burr | ||
7 | Soft Opposed | Cassidy | Bill | R | LA | 202-224-5824 | 703 Hart Senate Office Building | @BillCassidy | 5555 hilton Avenue, Ste 100, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 | 225-929-7711 | Grandmother from Wales, Great-Grandfather from Ireland | Between 1877 and 1915 | http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=124563060, https://www.geni.com/people/James-Cassidy/6000000034455185585 | Marginally negative statement about ban affecting legal residents on Twitter at 6:03pm today: https://twitter.com/BillCassidy/status/825887011697463296 | ||
8 | Silent | Cochran | Thad | R | MS | 202-224-5054 | 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building | @SenThadCochran | 190 East Capitol Street, Suite 500, Jaskon, Mississippi 39201 | 601-965-4459 | One relative from Denmark on Mother's side (rest in USA since before 1800s), Father's side in USA since at least 1850 | 18-- | https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42972914 | |||
9 | Opposed | Corker | Bob | R | TN | 202-224-3344 | Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-425 Washington, DC 20510 | @SenBobCorker | 100 Peabody Place, Suite 1125 Memphis, TN 38103 | 901-683-1910 | Corker was born in South Carolina and traces back to an old Virginia family dating back to the 1600s. | Before 1653 | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/corker.htm | Statement released Sunday criticising the ban: "We all share a desire to protect the American people, but this executive order has been poorly implemented, especially with respect to green card holders. The administration should immediately make appropriate revisions, and it is my hope that following a thorough review and implementation of security enhancements that many of these programs will be improved and reinstated.” http://wkrn.com/2017/01/29/immigration-rally-planned-outside-sen-bob-corkers-west-end-office/ | ||
10 | Silent | Cornyn | John | R | TX | 202-224-2934 | 517 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 | @johncornyn | 7 Offices in Texas. See: https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact | Several articles mention that he has "Irish roots" but this could be an assumption. Cornryn is a typically Irish name but no records or statements by Cornryn himself seem to support this other than the name itself. His maternal side is the Danley family and traces back to 1870 in West Virginia. | ? | Father shot down flying a plane over Germany in WWII and held as a prisoner of war. | http://www.dallasnews.com/news/fort-worth/2016/09/06/sen-cornyn-replaces-military-medals-late-wwii-pow-stolen-family-fort-worth http://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/patrickroberts/texas-senator-cornyn-now-a-key-figure-on-immigration-reform-87334837-238022311 http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2017/01/27/cornyn-criticizes-trumps-border-initiatives/97137444/ | Although he is pretty tough on securing the border with Mexico he is not in favor of Trump's approach. Statement in El Paso Times against buiding the wall: "“We have a unique relationship with Mexico, with maquiladoras right across the border and in the car-manufacturing business in particular,” he said. “The United States imports into our refineries a lot of heavy crude. … Those would all be subject to the tax. One refiner told me that they believed that would increase the cost of gas by 30 cents. I want to make sure we know what the consequences would be and how this would work. I know a lot of the major retailers are concerned about this was well.” | ||
11 | Support | Cotton | Tom | R | AR | (202) 224-2353 | 124 Russell Senate Office Bld Washington, DC 20510 | @SenTomCotton | 1401 West Capitol Ave, Suite 235 Little Rock, AR 72201 | (501) 223-9081 | Germany | Between 1725 and 1750 | https://www.geni.com/family-tree/index/5583160364390105534 | statement in favour of ban http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/fox-24/arkansas-senator-tom-cotton-releases-statement-on-president-trumps-executive-order/646882646 | ||
12 | Support | Crapo | Michael | R | ID | (479) 751-0879 | 239 Dirksen Senate Office Building | @MikeCrapo | 410 Memorial Drive, Suite 204, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 | 479-751-0879 | France | Between 1677 and 1756 | States on his website he is a 4th generation Idahoan. Family been in the U.S. since early 1700s | https://www.geni.com/people/Peter-Crapo-Sr/6000000027177899845 | Statement in favor of securing our borders, not specifically the ban against people from 7 identified countries: http://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=363009 | |
13 | Support | Cruz | Ted | R | TX | (202) 224-5922 | Russell Senate Office Bldg, 404 Washington, DC 20510 | @SenTedCruz | 300 E 8th, Ste. 961 Austin, TX 78701 | (512) 916-5834 | Cuba (father) | His father immigrated in the late 1950's from Cuba. Mother was born in the US. | Father immigrated from Cuba in 19, arrived on student visa. He supported Castro. In 1959 after visit in Cuba, became disillusioned. 1961-1962 - After graduating college at the University of Texas, and upon the expiration of his foreign student visa, Cruz Sr. applied for and received "political asylum" and was issued a "green card.". Moved to Canada and became a Canadian citizen. Cruz’s Grandparents were not able to leave until 1966. Until recently, Cubans received favored status on immigration. Mother was born in Delaware into Irish and Italian working-class family | www.biography.com http://www.ibtimes.com/why-did-ted-cruzs-mother-move-canada-texas-senator-says-eleanor-darragh-makes-him-2266436 http://www.nationalreview.com/article/282228/exile-and-revolution-mario-loyola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Bienvenido_Cruz http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/01/30/ted-cruz-strongly-backs-trump-travel-ban-john-cornyn-cautious | Statement in favor of ban: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2980 | |
14 | Support | Daines | ||||||||||||||
15 | Enzi | Michael | R | WY | (202) 224-3424 | @SenatorEnzi | (307) 772-2477 | Father's parents--Ethnic Germans from Ukraine. Mother's side--Irish and German ancestry | ?? Paternal grandparents were immigrants. At least some of maternal line immigrated before 1847 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Enzi I know Wikipedia is not the best source, but it's what I could find. This article has references to an ancestry database that I don't have the subscription to access. It also has this link :http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/enzi.htm which seems to concern the maternal line and shows they were in the States by 1847 | ||||||
16 | Silent | Ernst | Joni | R | IA | (202) 224-3254 | 111 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 | @SenJoniErnst | 733 Federal Building,210 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309 | (515) 284-4574 | Hebron, Connecticut | 1755 | Not filled in on spreadsheet but on was on the master. | http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Sen-Ernst-statement-on-Pres-Trumps-executive-order--412142853.html http://www.ernst.senate.gov/public/ http://ethnicelebs.com/joni-ernst | ||
17 | Silent | Fischer | Deb | R | NE | 202-224-6551 | @SenatorFischer | @DebFischerNE | 440 N 8th Street Suite 120, Lincoln NE 68508 | 402-441-4600 | Paternal Grandfather John Gerg Strobel born in Germany - Maternal Grandmother Marie Rebensdorf born in Russia - ancestry.com | In progress | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/fischer.htm | |||
18 | Opposed | Gardner | Cory | R | CO | 970 663 2679 | @corygardner | @corygardner | 1125 17th Street, Suite 525,Denver, CO 80202 | (303) 391-5777 | Austria, Germany, Ireland, England | 18-- | Opposed to Travel Ban | "While I am supportive of strengthening our screening processes and securing our borders, a blanket travel ban goes too far. I also believe that lawful residents of the United States should be permitted to enter the country. I urge the Administration to take the appropriate steps to fix this overly broad executive order.” www.9news.com | ||
19 | Soft Support | Grassley | Charles | R | IA | 202-224-3744 | 135 Hart Senate Office Building,Washington, D.C. 20510 | @ChuckGrassley | @GrassleyPress | Des Moines Office, 721 Federal Building, 210 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309 | 515-288-1145 | England | Between 1803 and 1885 for maternal line | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/grassley.htm | ||
20 | Neutral | Hatch | Orrin | R | UT | 202-224-5251 | 104 Hart Office Bldg | @sen_orrinhatch | 8402 Federal Building 125 S State St Salt Lake 84138 | 801-524-4380 | Paternal - Devon England | 1633 | Reduce "unnecessary burdens on the vast majority of visa seekers that present a promise--not a threat--to our nation." | http://www.wikitree.com http:/fortune.com/2017/01/29 | ||
21 | Opposed | Heller | Dean | R | NV | 202-228-6753 | 324 Hart Office Bldg | @SenDeanHeller | 8930 West Sunset Blvd Suite 230 Las Vegas Nv 89148 | 702-388-6605 | "The use of an overly broad exective order is not the way to strengthen national security." | http:/fortune.com/2017/01/29 Immigration Here Are the Republicans Who Have Criticized President Trump's Immigration Ban | ||||
22 | Silent | Hoeven | John | R | ND | 202-224-2551 | 338 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.20510 | @SenJohnHoeven | 220 East Rosser Ave. Rm. 312 Bismarck ,ND 58501 | (701) 250-4618 | Holland and Sweden | 1830s-1870s | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/hoeven.htm | |||
23 | Support | Inhofe | James | R | OK | 202-224-4721 | 338 Russell Senate Office Building | @jiminhofe | 701-250-4618 | England | ||||||
24 | Silent | Isakson | Johnny | R | GA | (202) 224-3643 | 131 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 | @SenatorIsakson | 3625 Cumberland Blvd SE #970, Atlanta, GA 30339 | (770) 661-0999 | Grandfather, on father's side, immigrated from Sweden | 1903 | See Other Input entry for Senator David Perdue. Senator Isakson disagreed with his tactics and thought the nominee deserved a confirmation hearing. | http://www.isaksonliving.com/the-isakson-living-difference/isakson-family-history/ http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/05/10/focus12.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/david-perdue-latino-federal-judge_us_56aba8e1e4b00b033aaee991 http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/01/11/johnny-isakson-says-dax-lopez-deserves-a-hearing-i-believe-in-the-constitution/ http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article61365212.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/29/heres-where-republicans-stand-on-president-trumps-controversial-travel-ban/?utm_term=.da98d1348e50 | Per Washington Post dated 1/31/17, "I do think in the case of the immigration issue that the mandate over the weekend was not very well vetted and the people designed to carry out the mandate didn’t know what the mandate was, and when asked some of the questions it didn’t sound like the White House knew what it was exactly. They’ve amended it a couple times already. You need to be very careful when you’re issuing executive orders or passing laws that you vet them all the way through the system so you can carry them out once they’re in place.” | |
25 | Silent | Johnson | Complete on Master | |||||||||||||
26 | Silent | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
27 | Opposed | Lamar | Alexander | R | TN | 455 Dirksen Senate Office Building | 202-224-4944 | @SenAlexander | @LamarAlexander | Joel E. Soloman Federal Building, 900 Georgia Avenue, #260, Chattanooga, TN 37402 | (423) 752-5337 | "it comes close to one which is inconsistent with our American character: | Chattanooga Times Free Press 1/29/17 | |||
28 | Neutral | Lee | Mike | Complete on Master | ||||||||||||
29 | Opposed | Manchin | Joseph | D | WV | 202-224-3954 | 306 Hart Office Building Washington D.C. , 20510 | @Sen_JoeManchin | 900 Pennsylvania Ave. Suite 629 Charleston, WV 25302 | 304-342-5855 | Czeckoslovakia- Mother's Side. Italy-Father's Side | 1915- Maternal grandfather Early 1900s Paternal grandfather | Family changed name from Mancini | https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8883048 | ||
30 | Silent | McConnell | Mitch | R | KY | (202) 224-2541 | 317 Russell Senate Office Building. Washington, DC 20510 | @SenateMajLdr | @McConnellPress | 601 W. Broadway, Room 630, Louisville, KY 40202 | (502) 582-6304 | Richard Shockley born in Kent, England is the only McConnell ancestor I have successfully traced back to another country; all the rest dead-end in the 1700s somewhere in the southeast USA | between 1650 and 1716 (Richard Shockley--not in McConnell's male line) (McConnell name dead-ends with James McConnel, born in North Carolina in ca1790s | Able to trace back farthest to Richard Shockley (http://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&p=richard&n=shockley) (Father of Richard, father of Thomas, father of Thomas, father of Thomas [yes, three in a row], father of Jesse, father of John Peter, father of William Thomas, father of William Govan, father of Carl, father of Julia, mother of Addison Mitchell McConnell (whose father shares the same name); http://ethnicelebs.com/mitch-mcconnell (I know....) says his family is "English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish)," which is consisstent with what I could find. | ||
31 | Silent | Moore Capito | ||||||||||||||
32 | Useless Statement | Murkowski | Lisa | R | AK | (202)-224-6665 | 522 Hart Senate Office Building | @lisamurkowski | 800 Glacier Ave Suite 101 Juneau, AK 99801 | (907) 586-7277 | Poland on paternal side, Ireland on maternal side | 1868 from Poland, 1840s/50s from Ireland | 6/17/14 Senator Lisa Murkowski today gave an Alaskan welcome to immigrants from around the world becoming American citizens at a naturalization ceremony at the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of American History. "We are a community that is made better when those who come to our country join with the Eskimo, the Aleut, people who have been there for ten thousands of years, when they come together in this amazing fabric of society that we call the United States of America." http://www.akbizmag.com/Alaska-Business-Monthly/June-2014/Murkowski-Touts-Alaskan-Diversity-as-American-Fabric-of-Society-Example/ | lisamurkowski.com http://www.orbikfamily.com/murkowski/Frank-Murkowski.htm ancestry.com | Tweeted 1/27/17: Today we remember the victims of the Holocaust, and to always stand up to hatred and bigotry. #HolocaustMemorialDay #NeverForget | |
33 | Silent | Neely Kennedy | John | R | LA | 202-224-4623 | SRB11, Russell Senate Building | @JohnKennedyLA | @SenJohnKennedy | (202) 224-4623 | Scotland | 1730s | "The people of Louisiana are fun-loving, God-fearing and hard-working. We are also diverse. Our heritage is French, Spanish, German, English, Acadian, AfricanAmerican, Lebanese, and I could go further. Our diversity makes us stronger. But it’s the harmony within that diversity that makes us successful. " http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/taxreformpanel/meetings/pdf/kennedy.pdf | http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/eastbatonrouge/obits/ebrobit1.txt ancestry.com | Tweeted 1/27/17 Life is precious. I am co-sponsoring legislation to ensure life is protected. #whywemarch http://bit.ly/prolifemarch | |
34 | Silent | Paul | Rand | R | KY | 202-224-4343 | 167 Russel Senate Bldg, | @RandPaul | 1029 State St., Bowling Green KY, 42101 | 270-782-8303 | 7/8 German and 1/8th Irish | it appears his paternal and maternal grandfathers immigrated here in the later 1800s. Paternal grandmother, German, born in the US and maternal grandmother appeared to immigrate late 1800s. | "100 percent pro-life" (his words) and wants to protect unborn at conception; opposed to gun control laws; term limit supporter; cut federal regulations; tax reform | https://www.paul.senate.gov/about-rand/meet AND http://ethnicelebs.com/rand-paul | Voted "yes" on building border fence; voted "yes" to report undocumented people who visit a hospital; voted "yes" on extending residency rule by four months; supports allowing 12 million undocumented people to stay since impractical to round them up; stated our economy poor due to undocumented people using our social servics and believes people immigrate to use welfare, etc; wants a constitutional amendment to not allow citizenship to children born of undocumented people; no amesty for undocumented immigrants. http://www.ontheissues.org/TX/Ron_Paul_Immigration.htm | |
35 | Support | Perdue | David | R | GA | (202) 224-3521 | 383 Russell Senate Office Building� Washington, DC 20510 | @sendavidperdue | @Perduesenate | 191 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3250,Atlanta, GA 30303� | (404) 865-0087 | England | A book written by Senator Perdue's mother states the first Perdue ancestor immigrated from England in 1661. | In 2016 - "Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) just torpedoed his own judicial nominee, Dax Lopez, a conservative Republican who was on track to become Georgia’s first-ever Latino federal judge. His reason? Lopez used to be a member of an organization of Latino elected officials that opposed the state’s controversial immigration law." The referenced law "empowers state police to question anyone about their immigration status." | http://www.mcculloughfh.com/obituary/Gervaise-Wynn-Perdue/Macon-GA/1646248 https://archive.org/details/jamesaperduedesc00wynn http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/david-perdue-latino-federal-judge_us_56aba8e1e4b00b033aaee991 http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/01/11/johnny-isakson-says-dax-lopez-deserves-a-hearing-i-believe-in-the-constitution/ http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article61365212.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/29/heres-where-republicans-stand-on-president-trumps-controversial-travel-ban/?utm_term=.da98d1348e50 | Per Washington Post dated 1/31/17, ""This temporary pause will allow DHS to ensure the vetting process is improved. America will always be a compassionate country, and President Trump is taking action to protect all of our citizens.” |
36 | Skeptical | Roberts | ||||||||||||||
37 | Silent | Rounds | Mike | R | SD | 202-224-5842 | 136 Hart Senate Office Building | @SenatorRounds | 111 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 210, PO Box 309, Pierre, SD 57501 | 605-224-1450 | Belgium (paternal) | Belgium - around 1895 (paternal) | http://history.sd.gov/archives/exhibits/rounds/ancestry.aspx http://www.argusleader.com/story/blogs/danaferguson/2017/01/28/sd-congressional-delegation-silent-trumps-immigration-ban/97192270/ | Rounds is still silent on the issue, but SD Rep Kristi Noem issued a statement 1/29: " "My first priority is the safety and security of the American people. I share the President’s concerns about our ability to screen refugees – especially those from terrorist hotbed areas. I support putting a temporary pause on accepting refugees from terrorist-held areas – at least until the administration can certify that asylum seekers do not present a safety threat to the U.S." | ||
38 | Skeptical | Rubio | Marco | R | FL | 202-224-3041 | 284 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510 | @MarcoRubio | @SenRubioPress | 201 South Orange Avenue, Suite 350, Orlando, FL 32801 | (407) 254-2573 | Cuba | 1956 | Candidate against Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary. Website contains statement "I have spent most of my life in West Miami, and live there today with my wife Jeanette and our four children. One of the reasons I love this South Florida community so much is the incredible diversity of people I count as my neighbors." | http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2011/oct/21/marco-rubio/sen-marco-rubio-said-his-parents-came-america-foll/ | |
39 | Skeptical | Scott | Tim | R | SC | (855) 425-6324 | 520 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 | @SenatorTimScott | 1301 Gervais Street, Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 | (803) 771-6112 | can't find anything | http://www.postandcourier.com/news/activists-target-sen-tim-scott-s-support-of-betsy-devos/article_cef338b4-e6fe-11e6-8f8a-d7e8ca966e5f.html | ||||
40 | Silent | Sessions | Jeff | R | AL | 202-224-4124 | 326 Russell Senate Office Building | @SenatorSessions | @jeffsessions | 1800 5th Ave North, 341 Vance Federal Building, Birmingham, AL 35203 | 205-731-1500 | England (maternal) | ||||
41 | Silent | Shelby | Richard | R | AL | 202-224-5744 | 304 Russell Senate Office Building | @RichardShelby | @SenShelby | FMJ Federal Courthouse 17 Lee St., Suite 208, Montgomery, AL, 36104 | 334-223-7303 | Ireland | Maternal great grandfather 5 times removed, early 19th century | Fully against amnesty for illegal immigrants, pro strengthening borders | http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/matthew-hosea_131710580 http://www.shelby.senate.gov/public//index.cfm?p=immigration | His website says, "Sanctuary cities blatanly ignore our nation's immigration laws, which is why I have long advocated for restricting their access to the Department of Justice's state and local grant funding." |
42 | Silent | Sullivan | Dan | R | AK | 202-224-3004 | 702 Hart Senate Office Building | @DanSullivan 2014 | @SenDanSullivan | 800 Glacier Ave, Suite 101, Juneau, AK, 99801 | 907-586-7277 | Paternally descended from 19th century Irish Immigrants | Refused to sign a pledge against amnesty for illegal immigrants | http://www.irisharchives.org/pdf/walk_bios/WOL2007_Sullivan.pdf | ||
43 | Silent | Thune | John | R | SD | 202-224-2321 | United States Senate SD-511, Washington, DC, 20510 | @johnthune | @SenJohnThune | 5015 S Bur Oak Sioux Falls, SD, 57108 | 605-334-9596 | Norway (Paternal Great-Grandfather | His Great-Grandfather came to Ellis Island with the name Nicolai Gjelsvik, whose name changed to Nick Thune | http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/08/29/160278852/family-roots-matter-if-youre-a-gop-convention-speaker | His website says he supports securing borders and points of entry but, "Our immigration system should reward those who play by the rules and come to America legally." | |
44 | Soft Opposed | Toomey | Pat | R | PA | 202-224-4254 | 248 Russell Senate Office Building | @SenToomey | @ToomeyForSenate | 1150 S Cedar Crest Blvd Suite 101, Allentown, PA 18103 | 610-434-1444 | Maternal great grandparents: Portugal (all born in Azores); Paternal ancestors: Ireland | Maternal great grandparents: 1880-1906 Paternal grandmother: 1910-1930 | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/toomey.htm http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/essayworks/99573-essay-in-fighting-sanctuary-cities-pat-toomey-acts-against-his-own-history | ||
45 | Silent | Wicker | Roger | R | MS | 202-224-6253 | 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building | @SenatorWicker @RogerWicker | US Federal Courthouse, 501 East Court Street, Suite 3-500, Jackson, MS 39201 | 601-965-4644 | Bermuda (maternal) | Bermuda (maternal) After 1732 | Has long been opposed to sanctuary cities - in an opinion piece published 1/24, he said, "I am a cosponsor of four bills that have been reintroduced to put an end to America’s “sanctuary cities,” jurisdictions where local authorities do not cooperate with the federal government to uphold immigration law." | http://www.worldcat.org/title/threadgills-in-america-a-colonial-american-family/oclc/866212731 http://djournal.com/opinion/roger-wicker-immigration-enforcement-top-priority/ | ||
46 | Support | Young | Todd | R | IN | (202) 224-5623 | B33 Russell Senate Office Building | @SenToddYoung | Indianapolis 46 East Ohio Street Suite 462 Indianapolis, IN 46204 | 317-226-6700 | England and Scotland | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/youngtodd.htm |