John Olver
Democrat
MA
Representative, 1st District
Last year in office: 2013
John Olver is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 1st Congressional District. Olver first took office in Congress in 1991 and left office in 2013.
John Olver: Voting Record & Political Positions
John Olver's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 21 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1826, 83 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues John Olver Votes On
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Defense Spending
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
How John Olver Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “"Fiscal cliff" bill” (2013-01-02) — Failed
- Yea on “Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Nay on “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Yea on “Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012” (2012-08-02) — Failed
- Yea on “To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.” (2012-08-01) — Passed
- Nay on “Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011” (2012-07-31) — Passed