Sen. E. Benjamin Nelson

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Ben" Birthdate: b. 05/17/1941 Birthplace: McCook, NE District: represents NE Political Party: Democratic Religion: Methodist Education: JD, University of Nebraska, 1970 MA, Philosophy, University of Nebraska, 1965 BA, Philosophy, University of Nebraska, 1963. Last elected in 2006 receiving 378,388 (64.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $469,718 (#409) Spent 135% (#79) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 15% (#543) From PACs 18% (#495) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 72 (#78) Total cost $143,073,833 (#114) Received 68 (#78) Total cost $122,163,640 (#96) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis No information available. Speeches Spoke 13 times (#100) Avg. length 590 words (#438) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 456 (#435) Introduced 62 (#270) Debated 6 (#284) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement 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 Mike Dunlap $14,700 from August 3, 2005 to August 16, 2006 2 Terri Dunlap $14,700 from August 3, 2005 to August 16, 2006 3 Bruce Simon $14,500 from October 20, 2005 to August 16, 2006 4 Kenneth Morrison $14,200 from July 18, 2005 to August 18, 2006 5 Norman Jr Waitt $14,100 from March 31, 2006 to September 23, 2006 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 $446,761 2 Retired $142,875 3 Homemaker $57,150 4 Ne Beef $25,150 5 Omaha Steaks $23,600 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 Lisbeth Lyons - Printing Industries Of America, Inc. $5,900 2 Mr. Thomas F. Felton - Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp $5,000 3 Peter Begans - Medco Health Solutions, Inc $5,000 4 Mr. Michael J. Davis Ii - Balch & Bingham Llp $5,000 5 Mr. James H. Hancock, Jr. - Balch & Bingham Llp $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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Also known as: 300077 (GovTrack), N00005329 (OpenSecrets), N000180 (Congressional Bio), (ICPSR), 21744 (Vote Smart), S6NE00095 (FEC)