Tom Tancredo

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“I am intent on making this immigration issue part of the national debate during that Presidential election... and I will do that any way I can. ”
Full Name
Tom Gerald Tancredo
Desired Office
Party
Republican
Family Members
Wife: Jackie; Children: Ray, Randy
Birthdate
December 19, 1945
Birthplace
Denver, Colorado
Religion
Evangelical Presbyterian
Education
BA, Political Science, University of Northern Colorado, 1968
Professional Experience
Teacher, Drake Junior High School
Political Experience
US Representative, Colorado District 6, 1999-present; Regional Representative, United States Department of Education, 1981-1993; Representative, Colorado State House, 1976-1982

Contact Information

Office Address
1131 Longworth House Office Building
Washington DC, Washington, D.C. 20515 United States
Office Website
Office Phone Number
202-225-7882
Office Contact Link
Campaign Offices
501 Church Street #212
Vienna, VA 22180 United States
Campaign Website
Campaign Phone Number
703-255-9898
Campaign Email

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Candidate Responses

Opposes abortion rights. Says Roe v. Wade should be overturned

"The innocent unborn enjoy a God-given right to life," he said on his web site. "Roe is a scar on the moral and intellectual history of the country."

Voted for constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

"Society supports traditional marriage because it is the only union which, in the ordinary course, leads to children, without intervention of a third party," he said on his web site.

"Co-sponsored legislation that would ban same-sex marriage nationwide.
I believe this is one of the most important questions facing our nation and (it) cannot be postponed," he said in an October 2007 newspaper interview.

Voted against timetable for withdrawal. However, has expressed doubts whether sending additional American troops with help win the war against "radical Islam."

Co-sponsored and voted 'yes' on the "Secure Fence Act of 2006."

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    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, waves to the media as he leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London, Saturday, July 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama brushed aside Republican criticism of his overseas trip on Saturday and stood outside the famed 10 Downing Street to say that both President Bush and Sen. John McCain were moving his way on the key issues of Iraq and Afghanistan.


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