Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln

Share this page	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. Official website

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

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
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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