Rep. Charles J. Melancon

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Charlie" District: represents LA-03 Political Party: Democratic Education: BA, Agri-Business, University of Southwestern Louisiana. Last elected in 2004 receiving 57,611 (50.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $1,102,604 (#151) Spent 33% (#552) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 45% (#334) From PACs 53% (#164) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 23 (#263) Total cost $49,490,500 (#217) Received 22 (#260) Total cost $48,139,500 (#174) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 22% left-wing (#220) Predictable 92% (#297) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 907 words (#228) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 354 (#469) Introduced 24 (#418) Debated 2 (#443) Enacted 1 (#358) 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 87% (7/8 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) AFL-CIO 76% (10/13 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 40% (2/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 33% (2/6 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 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 Linda D Mccollum $16,900 from January 26, 2004 to April 26, 2007 2 Howard Mccollum $16,900 from January 26, 2004 to April 26, 2007 3 Fred Settoon $13,400 from March 4, 2004 to April 26, 2007 4 Don J Savoie $13,100 from January 9, 2004 to December 31, 2007 5 Brian Cheramie $9,600 from August 12, 2005 to February 26, 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 $363,087 2 Retired $71,950 3 Communications Of America $26,450 4 Lula Westfield Llc $21,700 5 Domengeaux Wright Roy Edwards $17,400 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 Marilyn A. Harris - Marathon Oil Corporation $3,000 3 Marilyn A. Harris - Marathon Oil Corporation $3,000 4 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $2,500 5 Vincent Torregiano - International Longshoremen'S Association, Afl-Cio $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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