Sen. Bill Nelson

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/29/1942 Birthplace: Miami, FL District: represents FL Political Party: Democratic Religion: Presbyterian Education: JD, University of Virginia, 1968 BA, Yale University, 1965. Last elected in 2006 receiving 2,890,548 (60.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$787,097		^(#242)
Spent	52%		^(#424)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	58%		^(#200)
From PACs	24%		^(#457)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	135		^(#31)
Total cost	$1,235,693,200		^(#4)
Received	115		^(#34)
Total cost	$567,390,700		^(#6)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	32% left-wing		^(#262)
Predictable	94%		^(#251)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	22 times		^(#40)
Avg. length	1,007 words		^(#186)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	648		^(#370)
Introduced	120		^(#123)
Debated	17		^(#117)
Enacted	6		^(#122)
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	40% (2/5 votes)
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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 Michael Trentalange	$31,300	from November 28, 2005 to January 24, 2008
2 Patricia Hogan	$26,700	on December 6, 2005
3 Arthur Hertz	$26,700	on April 27, 2006
4 Christian Searcy	$26,700	on March 28, 2006
5 Robert Spohrer	$25,000	on December 6, 2005
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	$1,157,920
2 Retired	$907,951
3 Homemaker	$814,505
4 Indyne	$50,935
5 Drs Technologies	$43,100
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. William H Minor - Dla Piper Us Llp	$5,000
2 Mr. Charles Baker Iii - Dla Piper Us Llp	$5,000
3 Mr. Thomas Boyd - Dla Piper Us Llp	$5,000
4 Mr. John A Merrigan - Dla Piper Us Llp	$5,000
5 Mr. James J Blanchard - Dla Piper Us 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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