Sen. Arlen Specter

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 02/12/1930 Birthplace: Wichita, KS District: represents PA Political Party: Republican Religion: Jewish Education: LLB, Yale Law School, 1956 BA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, 1951. Last elected in 2004 receiving 2,925,080 (53.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$5,278,753	^(#15)
Spent	25%	^(#588)
From self	0%	^(#34)
From individuals	82%	^(#31)
From PACs	18%	^(#498)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	317	^(#3)
Total cost	$680,222,500	^(#28)
Received	311	^(#2)
Total cost	$395,284,900	^(#21)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	9% right-wing	^(#193)
Predictable	88%	^(#410)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	39 times	^(#9)
Avg. length	1,808 words	^(#46)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	917	^(#295)
Introduced	329	^(#19)
Debated	84	^(#10)
Enacted	16	^(#28)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	20% (1/5 votes)
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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
Kennametal	$1,250	$1600000	2008
Unisys	$3,500	$1000000	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 Joseph Hardy	$13,800	from March 27, 2007 to June 19, 2007
2 Frederick Piasecki	$11,900	from March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008
3 David Field	$7,600	from February 8, 2007 to November 14, 2007
4 Todd Albert	$7,600	from February 9, 2007 to November 14, 2007
5 John Rowe	$6,900	from May 31, 2007 to March 31, 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	$209,550
2 Blank Rome	$48,950
3 Goldman Sachs	$32,900
4 Pride Mobility	$26,400
5 Amgen	$22,350
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. David A. Lovett - American Association Of Orthopaedic Surgeons	$5,000
2 Mr. Christopher Sloan - International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades	$5,000
3 Ms. Rita E. Norton - Amerisourcebergen Corporation	$5,000
4 Karen Head - Amalgamated Transit Union	$5,000
5 Karen Head - Amalgamated Transit Union	$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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