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Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln

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Birthdate: b. 09/30/1960
Birthplace: Helena, AR
District: represents AR
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: BA, Randolph-Macon Women's College, 1982 Attended, University of Arkansas, Fayettville.
Last elected in 2004 receiving 580,973 (56.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $605,418 (#339)
Spent 60% (#370)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 27% (#496)
From PACs 72% (#30)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 124 (#37)
Total cost $678,529,434 (#29)
Received 108 (#39)
Total cost $359,133,860 (#35)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 30% left-wing (#254)
Predictable 93% (#288)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 11 times (#121)
Avg. length 972 words (#196)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,088 (#242)
Introduced 162 (#73)
Debated 9 (#218)
Enacted 2 (#283)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 20% (1/5 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 Lynne Walton $4,600 from June 16, 2006 to September 30, 2007
2 Robert Miller $4,600 on March 20, 2008
3 Jamie Pafford-Gresham $4,600 on February 8, 2008
4 Ben Gresham $4,600 on February 8, 2008
5 Tracy Farmer $4,600 on 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 $39,600
2 Farm Operator $7,000
3 Homemaker $5,250
4 Business $5,000
5 Pafford Ambulance $4,600
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 John Scott - College Of American Pathologists $5,000
2 Karen M. Thomas - Independent Community Bankers Of America $5,000
3 Stephen M. Marlo - The Shaw Group Inc. $5,000
4 Mr. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters $5,000
5 Mr. Michael A. Rock - Union Pacific Corporation $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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