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Sen. Carl Levin

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Birthdate: b. 06/28/1934
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
District: represents MI
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Jewish
Education: LLB, Harvard Law School, 1959 BA, Political Science, Swarthmore College, 1956.
Last elected in 2002 receiving 1,896,614 (61.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  oil (433) energy (361) credit (270) tax (250) speculation (240)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $5,686,391 (#12)
Spent 34% (#550)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 81% (#32)
From PACs 14% (#515)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

No information available.

Voting Analysis

No information available.

Speeches

Spoke 32 times (#16)
Avg. length 1,069 words (#165)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,315 (#195)
Introduced 206 (#47)
Debated 56 (#25)
Enacted 13 (#47)
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 40% (2/5 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 Lionel Margolick $25,000 on March 29, 2007
2 Ralph C Jr Wilson $19,200 from February 7, 2007 to April 26, 2007
3 Gary Shiffman $19,200 from January 12, 2007 to April 5, 2007
4 Milton H Dresner $10,000 on May 7, 2007
5 Mandell Berman $9,400 on May 7, 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 $558,191
2 General Motors $29,650
3 Margolick Financial Group $29,200
4 Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan $29,100
5 Wayne State University $26,650
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 Steven P. Strobridge - Military Officers Association Of America $33,902
2 Mr. Bernard R. Toon - Bechtel Group, Inc. $5,000
3 Mr. Bernard R. Toon - Bechtel National, Inc $5,000
4 Mr. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters $5,000
5 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $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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