Steve Symms

Some of the key events about Steve Symms

• 1962

  Graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in political science
• 1972

  Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Idaho's 1st congressional district
• 1974

  Re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
• 1974

  Voted against the Privacy Act, which aimed to protect individuals' personal information held by federal agencies
• 1976

  Won a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives
• 1978

  Secured a fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives
• 1980

  Elected to the United States Senate, defeating four-term incumbent Democrat Frank Church
• 1981

  Opposed the extension of the Voting Rights Act
• 1982

  Voted against sanctions on South Africa during apartheid
• 1983

  Voted against creating a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
• 1986

  Won re-election to the U.S. Senate
• 1986

  Voted against the Anti-Apartheid Act, which imposed economic sanctions on South Africa
• 1987

  Voted against the Civil Rights Restoration Act
• 1988

  Opposed the Civil Rights Restoration Act when it was vetoed by President Reagan
• 1990

  Voted against the Americans with Disabilities Act
• 1991

  Voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1991
• 1992

  Secured a third term in the U.S. Senate
• 1992

  Voted against the Family and Medical Leave Act
• 1995

  Became chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee
• 2001

  Retired from the Senate after serving three terms, maintaining a consistently conservative voting record

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