Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Ben" Birthdate: b. 10/05/1943 Birthplace: Baltimore, MD District: represents MD Political Party: Democrat Religion: Jewish Education: JD, University of Maryland School of Law, 1967 BA, Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 1964. Last elected in 2006 receiving 965,477 (54.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $374,518 (#451) Spent 92% (#159) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 59% (#192) From PACs 26% (#444) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 181 (#18) Total cost $954,897,000 (#12) Received 145 (#23) Total cost $363,480,060 (#34) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 48% left-wing (#371) Predictable 97% (#91) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 15 times (#80) Avg. length 1,009 words (#185) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,350 (#183) Introduced 122 (#119) Debated 11 (#188) Enacted 5 (#142) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement AFL-CIO 100% (5/5 votes) Public Citizen 60% (3/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 20% (1/5 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
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 Stewart Jr Bainum $26,700 on October 13, 2006 2 D J Weisbrod $22,600 from August 26, 2005 to June 30, 2006 3 Howard Rosenbloom $16,900 from June 10, 2005 to May 18, 2007 4 Jeffrey A Legum $16,500 from May 23, 2005 to May 8, 2007 5 Michael C Gelman $16,200 from June 30, 2005 to February 23, 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 $1,058,720 2 Robins Kaplan Miller Ciresi $36,400 3 Constellation Energy $30,600 4 Mma Financial $29,200 5 Retired $28,450 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. Mark Covall - National Assn Of Psychiatric Health Systems $5,210 2 Mr. Stanley Kolbe Jr. - Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Nat'L Assn $5,000 3 Mr. William M. Prentice - American Dental Association $5,000 4 Mr. Vincent D. Randazzo - Wachovia Corporation $5,000 5 Lori Shoaf - American Society Of Plastic Surgeons $2,500 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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Also known as: 400064 (GovTrack), N00001955 (OpenSecrets), C000141 (Congressional Bio), 15408 (ICPSR), (Vote Smart), H6MD03177 S6MD03177 (FEC)