Rep. Bob R. Etheridge

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 08/07/1941 Birthplace: Sampson County, NC District: represents NC-02 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Presbyterian Education: Attended, Graduate Work, Economics, North Carolina State University BS, Business Administration, Campbell University, 1965. Last elected in 2006 receiving 85,993 (67.0%) votes. Official website
Capitol Word Frequency →  north (105) health (99) tax (97) schools (82) energy (80)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $785,074 (#244) Spent 50% (#438) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 46% (#323) From PACs 52% (#176) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 29 (#190) Total cost $38,866,305 (#257) Received 27 (#197) Total cost $33,184,000 (#232) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 33% left-wing (#266) Predictable 97% (#73) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 478 words (#500) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,279 (#200) Introduced 47 (#321) Debated 8 (#240) Enacted 6 (#122) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 84% (11/13 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) National Retail Federation 40% (2/5 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 40% (2/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → 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 Gardner H. Jr. Altman $13,800 from May 18, 2001 to February 20, 2008 2 Carlie C. Mclamb $12,800 from June 30, 2001 to April 7, 2008 3 Robert C. Bowen $12,700 from May 9, 2003 to April 9, 2007 4 W. Frank Lee $12,500 from June 18, 2001 to December 28, 2007 5 George G. Beasley $12,300 from February 26, 2001 to January 23, 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 $236,100 2 Retired $145,040 3 Homemaker $90,125 4 Pvc $24,600 5 Prestage Farms $24,000 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. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $5,000 2 Thomas Iles - Deere & Company $4,000 3 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company $3,000 4 Mr. Billy Carter - North Carolina Cotton Producers Association, Inc. $2,700 5 Floyd Stoner - American Bankers Association $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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