Ron Lewis
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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KY - District 2
Republican
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Service: 1993-2009
Biography
A Representative from Kentucky. Born in McKell, Greenup County, Ky. , September 14, 1946. Graduated from McKell High School, McKell, Ky. , 1964. B. A. , University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. , 1969. M. A. , Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky. , 1981. United States Navy Officer Candidate School, Pensacola, Fla. , 1972. Faculty, Watterson College, Pasadena, Calif. , 1980. Ordained clergyman and minister, White Mills Baptist Church, White Mills, Ky. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative William Natcher, reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses (May 24, 1994-January 3, 2009). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008.
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Voting History
HR 1907
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Yea on Sep 22, 2008
HR 6685
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Voted Nay on Sep 22, 2008
HR 6460
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Aye on Sep 18, 2008
HR 3036
On Passage
Voted Nay on Sep 18, 2008
HR 3036
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
Voted Aye on Sep 18, 2008
Sponsored Bills
HRES 919: Congratulating Kentucky on being selected to host the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HR 4446: To suspend temporarily the duty on Polycaprolactone Triol.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 4447: To suspend temporarily the duty on Polycaprolactone Diol #2.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 4445: To suspend temporarily the duty on Polycaprolactone Diol #1.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 4444: To suspend temporarily the duty on Polycaprolactone Acrylate.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cosponsored Bills
HR 7308: State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Expansion Act of 2008
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 7148: Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2008
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HRES 245: Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.
Status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR 6849: To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.
Status: Became Public Law No: 110-398.
HR 1801: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
