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Rep. Adam H. Putnam

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Birthdate: b. 07/31/1974
Birthplace: Bartow, FL
District: represents FL-12
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: BS, Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, 1995.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 124,452 (70.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  florida (53) care (51) long-term (36) students (28) service (26)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $1,138,319 (#142)
Spent 90% (#176)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 57% (#206)
From PACs 42% (#285)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 20 (#304)
Total cost $16,612,832 (#387)
Received 20 (#286)
Total cost $15,973,000 (#360)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 55% right-wing (#84)
Predictable 93% (#268)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 5 times (#259)
Avg. length 668 words (#378)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 632 (#380)
Introduced 14 (#487)
Debated 1 (#493)
Enacted 1 (#358)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 71% (10/14 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 50% (3/6 votes)
Public Citizen 50% (5/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes)
NAACP 28% (2/7 votes)
American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 16% (1/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 votes)
More interest groups →
Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.

Handshakes

Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company.
Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle
University Of Florida $250 $5800000 2008

Top Contributors

Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data.
1 Hoyt Barnett $14,800 from October 30, 2001 to October 17, 2007
2 Carol Barnett $14,800 from October 30, 2001 to October 17, 2007
3 M. Clayton Hollis $14,700 from September 4, 2001 to August 30, 2007
4 Richard Straughn $12,700 from August 13, 2003 to August 13, 2007
5 Danea Kehoe $12,400 from June 27, 2001 to June 29, 2008
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Contributor Employers

Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data
1 Self $226,701
2 Na $163,635
3 Publix Supermarkets $47,750
4 Ben Hill Griffin $15,000
5 Michael Holley Chevrolet $14,450
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Lobby Contributors

New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings
1 Mr. Brian H. Graff - American Society Of Pension Professionals & Actuaries $5,000
2 Mr. Brian H. Graff - American Society Of Pension Professionals & Actuaries $5,000
3 Mr. Duane Duncan - Fannie Mae $5,000
4 Mr. John E. Collingwood - Bank Of America, N.A. $5,000
5 Carol-Lee Estabrook - The Fertilizer Institute $5,000
More lobby contributors →
Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.


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