Rep. Brian N. Baird

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 03/07/1956 Birthplace: Chama, NM District: represents WA-03 Political Party: Prefers Democratic Party Religion: Protestant Education: PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Wyoming, 1984 MS, Clinical Psychology, University of Wyoming, 1980 BS, Psychology, University of Utah, 1977. Last elected in 2006 receiving 147,065 (63.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $470,535 (#408) Spent 39% (#507) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 46% (#322) From PACs 44% (#263) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 34 (#155) Total cost $88,529,800 (#153) Received 33 (#154) Total cost $80,317,300 (#124) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 38% left-wing (#298) Predictable 94% (#253) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 1,244 words (#125) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,342 (#185) Introduced 65 (#255) Debated 12 (#176) Enacted 7 (#100) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) AFL-CIO 84% (11/13 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 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 David Nierenberg $14,800 from February 1, 2002 to August 27, 2007 2 Patricia Nierenberg $14,800 from February 1, 2002 to August 27, 2007 3 Brett Wilcox $11,000 from April 15, 2002 to September 15, 2007 4 Gregory N Hullender $8,800 from September 19, 2005 to October 5, 2007 5 Matt Chapman $8,700 from April 29, 2002 to October 3, 2005 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 $211,185 2 Microsoft $53,150 3 Letter Sent $38,947 4 Oregon Iron Works $21,000 5 Nierenberg Invest Co $14,800 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. Sharen Kinney - Ups (United Parcel Service) $5,000 2 Mr. William M. Prentice - American Dental Association $5,000 3 Mr. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $4,000 4 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $3,000 5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $3,000 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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