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Sen. Bob Corker

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Birthdate: b. 08/24/1952
District: represents TN
Political Party: Republican
Education: BS, Industrial Management, University of Tennessee, 1974.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 929,911 (51.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  country (162) issue (61) body (59) money (59) companies (57)

Money

Raised $2,478,182 (#46)
Spent 107% (#105)
From self 20% (#6)
From individuals 47% (#313)
From PACs 15% (#513)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 19 (#326)
Total cost $165,378,000 (#100)
Received 17 (#341)
Total cost $75,595,000 (#132)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 40% right-wing (#154)
Predictable 90% (#351)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 1 times (#477)
Avg. length 5,142 words (#2)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 83 (#544)
Introduced 2 (#548)
Debated 0 (#529)
Enacted 0 (#469)
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 Kati Blalock $7,600 from December 19, 2005 to December 18, 2007
2 Karen Carlisle $6,500 from December 31, 2005 to May 22, 2007
3 David Snodgrass $6,500 from January 25, 2006 to February 8, 2007
4 Gene D Carlisle $6,500 from December 31, 2005 to May 22, 2007
5 Michael Ducker $6,500 from July 7, 2005 to May 15, 2007
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 $1,342,390
2 Merrill Lynch $32,300
3 Aim Healthcare $32,200
4 Welsh Carson Anderson Stowe $27,800
5 Autozone $24,300
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 Ms. Bridget Gainer - Aon Corporation $5,000
2 Mr. Parker Sherrill - Public Policy Management Group $5,000
3 Mr. Lee Fanshaw - American Family Insurance Group $3,000
4 Mr. Michael L. Youngman - The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company $2,500
5 Ms. Lisa B. Nelson - Visa, Inc. $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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