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Rep. Baron P. Hill

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Birthdate: b. 06/23/1953
Birthplace: Seymour, IN
District: represents IN-09
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: United Methodist
Education: BA, History, Furman University, 1975.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 110,454 (50.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  indiana (50) community (37) city (37) corydon (32) town (29)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Project Vote Smart.

Money

Raised $1,413,434 (#100)
Spent 32% (#560)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 33% (#460)
From PACs 65% (#68)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 20 (#304)
Total cost $18,404,000 (#372)
Received 20 (#286)
Total cost $17,589,500 (#339)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 20% left-wing (#214)
Predictable 88% (#407)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 3 times (#357)
Avg. length 548 words (#465)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 231 (#512)
Introduced 22 (#434)
Debated 2 (#443)
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
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen 75% (6/8 votes)
AFL-CIO 72% (8/11 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 votes)
National Retail Federation 40% (2/5 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 21% (3/14 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 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
Indiana University $500 $3000000 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 Bren Simon $14,800 from October 10, 2001 to April 3, 2007
2 Herbert Simon $14,600 from June 20, 2001 to March 31, 2007
3 Melvin Simon $10,100 from March 25, 2002 to June 25, 2007
4 John J. Mellencamp $10,000 from May 6, 2002 to August 16, 2005
5 Charles Whittington $8,000 from June 12, 2001 to March 11, 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 $230,932
2 Retired $142,976
3 Homemaker $47,550
4 Indiana University $41,564
5 Simon Group $35,200
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. Gary J. Lapaille - Mcapitol Management $5,000
2 Meghan O'Reilly - American Health Care Association $5,000
3 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $5,000
4 Mr. Gary J. Lapaille - Mcapitol Management $5,000
5 Mr. Gary J Lapaille - Mcapitol Management $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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