Rep. Christopher P. Carney

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Chris" Birthdate: b. 03/02/1959 Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, IA District: represents PA-10 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1993 MA, University of Wyoming, 1983 BA/BS, Environmental Science/United States Diplomatic History, Cornell College, Iowa, 1981. Last elected in 2006 receiving 110,115 (53.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $1,282,043 (#121) Spent 26% (#585) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 43% (#361) From PACs 57% (#135) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 31 (#176) Total cost $29,232,600 (#302) Received 30 (#169) Total cost $23,935,600 (#287) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 14% left-wing (#203) Predictable 88% (#412) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 3 times (#357) Avg. length 693 words (#352) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 348 (#474) Introduced 20 (#440) Debated 5 (#328) Enacted 2 (#283) 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) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (5/5 votes) AFL-CIO 90% (10/11 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) Public Citizen 87% (7/8 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 50% (3/6 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 50% (3/6 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.
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 Snake Creek Lasers $3,600 $1600000 2008 Vital Probes $300 $1600000 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 Amy Litzenberger $8,800 from April 28, 2006 to March 30, 2007 2 Robert Litzenberger $8,800 from April 28, 2006 to March 30, 2007 3 Joseph P Lech $7,600 from November 14, 2005 to September 28, 2007 4 Nina Rosenwald $5,700 from September 23, 2005 to November 8, 2006 5 Thomas Speicher $5,304 from November 1, 2006 to January 11, 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 $140,562 2 Na $58,583 3 Retired $41,550 4 Pma Group $36,000 5 Foley Law Firm $13,100 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 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance Company $5,000 3 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $5,000 4 Mr. Randall J. Moody - National Education Association $5,000 5 Mr. David L. Kolbe - Int'L. Association Of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers $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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