Rep. Bobby L. Rush

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 11/23/1946 Birthplace: Albany, GA District: represents IL-01 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Baptist Education: MA, Theological Studies, McCormick Seminary, 1998 MA, Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1994 Attended, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle, 1975-1977 BA, General Studies, Roosevelt University, 1973. Last elected in 2006 receiving 146,623 (84.0%) votes. Official website

Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$310,289		^(#482)
Spent	98%		^(#139)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	45%		^(#343)
From PACs	55%		^(#146)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	14		^(#403)
Total cost	$34,121,000		^(#280)
Received	13		^(#404)
Total cost	$5,151,000		^(#478)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	46% left-wing		^(#360)
Predictable	97%		^(#101)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	5 times		^(#259)
Avg. length	609 words		^(#424)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	2,230		^(#59)
Introduced	72		^(#233)
Debated	9		^(#218)
Enacted	5		^(#142)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
Public Citizen	90% (9/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	85% (6/7 votes)
NAACP	85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
American Nurses Association	80% (4/5 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors	75% (6/8 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
AFL-CIO	69% (9/13 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	60% (3/5 votes)
National Retail Federation	20% (1/5 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 Niranjan S. Mr. Shah	$10,000	from July 5, 2003 to April 19, 2007
2 Anthony J. Jr. Fusco	$8,500	from December 14, 1999 to September 20, 2007
3 Joseph A. Williams	$7,500	from December 14, 1999 to April 23, 2007
4 Anthony Mr. Welters	$7,000	from October 29, 2002 to June 30, 2005
5 Roger J. Jr. Kiley Jr.	$6,300	from June 13, 2005 to April 17, 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	$70,938
2 Exelon	$26,500
3 Mayer Brown Platt	$11,800
4 Globetrotters Engineering	$11,200
5 Requested	$10,740
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. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America	$5,000
2 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates	$4,700
3 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors	$3,000
4 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association	$2,500
5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers 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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