Rep. Brad Ellsworth

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/11/1958 Birthplace: Huntington, IN District: represents IN-08 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Catholic Education: MA, Criminology, Indiana State University-Terre Haute Graduated, Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy BS, Sociology, Indiana State University Evansville, 1981. Last elected in 2006 receiving 131,019 (61.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $1,017,375 (#162) Spent 32% (#559) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 32% (#464) From PACs 67% (#54) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 25 (#234) Total cost $40,491,800 (#249) Received 24 (#236) Total cost $39,499,800 (#205) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 12% left-wing (#199) Predictable 90% (#352) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 4 times (#303) Avg. length 505 words (#488) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 177 (#529) Introduced 14 (#487) Debated 5 (#328) Enacted 0 (#469) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) AFL-CIO 81% (9/11 votes) American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 75% (6/8 votes) National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 votes) National Retail Federation 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.
Handshakes Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company. Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle Ameriqual $1,500 $3200000 2008
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 Steven Crane $8,800 from September 15, 2005 to March 30, 2007 2 Gregory L. Henneke $5,100 from September 14, 2007 to April 10, 2008 3 Alan P. Hogan $4,600 on September 14, 2007 4 Mark B. Gramelspacher $4,600 on April 10, 2008 5 Steven E Chancellor $4,600 on February 12, 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 $156,113 2 Retired $66,157 3 Homemaker $27,835 4 J Trockman And Sons $11,900 5 American Consulting $9,100 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. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers $5,000 2 Mr. Daniel A. Mica - Credit Union National Association $5,000 3 Mr. Steven J. Law - Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A. $5,000 4 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $5,000 5 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $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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