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Michael E. Sodrel

Representative for Indiana, district 9 · Republican

Born 1945

Republican · IN House 2005–2007
1,203votes cast 99.4%attendance 95.8%party loyalty 1congresses served
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Michael E. Sodrel

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 5917 · To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips received for certain services shall not be su… July 27, 2006 · In committee
  • H.R. 5169 · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1310 Highway 64 NW. in Ramsey, India… April 25, 2006 · Public Law 109-278
  • H.R. 4776 · To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases … February 16, 2006 · In committee
  • H.Res. 587 · Congratulating Tony Stewart on winning the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship. December 6, 2005 · Passed House
  • H.R. 4296 · Innocent Supplier Fairness Act November 10, 2005 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
1 term
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseIndiana · District 9RepublicanJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2007
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked November 3, 2026.

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Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 109th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H2IN09084, 2022 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2022: total receipts $1,038,346.00, total disbursements $1,038,346.00, cash on hand at close of period $0.00, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  2. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H2IN09084, 2010 cycle, coverage through September 30, 2010: total receipts $263,998.41, total disbursements $270,961.80, cash on hand at close of period $0.00, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  3. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H2IN09084, 2008 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2008: total receipts $1,007,293.04, total disbursements $1,045,384.23, cash on hand at close of period $6,963.39, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  4. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H2IN09084, 2006 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2006: total receipts $2,730,275.85, total disbursements $2,724,289.53, cash on hand at close of period $45,054.58, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S. 3546 (House Roll Call 543 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S. 3718 (House Roll Call 542 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 5682 (House Roll Call 541 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Passage: H.J.Res. 102 (House Roll Call 540 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Passage: H.R. 6406 (House Roll Call 539 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H.R. 5948 (House Roll Call 537 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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Recorded positions over time

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In the courts

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of November 4, 2026