Sen. Robert P. Casey

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Bob" Birthdate: b. 04/13/1960 Birthplace: Scranton, PA District: represents PA Political Party: Democrat Religion: Roman Catholic Education: JD, The Catholic University of America, 1988 BA, The College of the Holy Cross, 1982. Last elected in 2006 receiving 2,392,984 (59.0%) votes. Official website

Money

Raised	$410,099		^(#438)
Spent	165%		^(#62)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	19%		^(#530)
From PACs	30%		^(#409)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	178		^(#19)
Total cost	$652,399,000		^(#35)
Received	172		^(#16)
Total cost	$374,072,080		^(#28)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	41% left-wing		^(#323)
Predictable	94%		^(#247)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	7 times		^(#199)
Avg. length	1,265 words		^(#119)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	278		^(#495)
Introduced	28		^(#395)
Debated	1		^(#493)
Enacted	0		^(#469)
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 Derek Pew	$20,000	on October 11, 2006
2 Lisa D Kabnick	$12,100	on February 27, 2006
3 Margaret N Forster	$12,100	on August 4, 2006
4 George W Connell	$12,100	on May 26, 2006
5 Daniel Stern	$12,100	on August 10, 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	$1,551,480
2 Berger Montague	$50,400
3 University Of Pittsburgh	$45,100
4 Boathouse Communications	$36,200
5 Reed Smith	$33,825
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. Ron Klink - Ron Klink And Associates	$5,000
2 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America	$5,000
3 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America	$2,500
4 Mr. Albert Knoll - Sunoco, Inc	$2,500
5 Mr. Duane Duncan - Fannie Mae	$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: 412246 (GovTrack), N00027503 (OpenSecrets), C001070 (Congressional Bio), 40703 (ICPSR), (Vote Smart), S6PA00217 (FEC)