Christopher H. Shays

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 10/18/1945 Birthplace: Darien, CT Political Party: Republican Religion: Christian Science Education: MPA, New York University, 1978 MBA, Urban Affairs/Economics, New York University, 1974 BA, American History/Political Science, Principia College, 1968. Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website

Money Raised $1,733,797 (#72) Spent 32% (#566) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 73% (#67) From PACs 26% (#441) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 34 (#155) Total cost $76,679,800 (#169) Received 31 (#165) Total cost $59,883,800 (#151) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis No information available. Speeches Spoke 7 times (#199) Avg. length 709 words (#340) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,818 (#20) Introduced 155 (#77) Debated 15 (#136) Enacted 3 (#220) 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 for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) AFL-CIO 69% (9/13 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes) National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 35% (5/14 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 33% (2/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 20% (1/5 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 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 Beckwith Gilbert $15,800 from May 1, 2002 to November 7, 2007 2 Henry Miller $15,800 from October 20, 2000 to March 31, 2008 3 Frank Osborn $15,800 from February 8, 2001 to May 21, 2007 4 Andrew Clarkson $15,700 from February 16, 2001 to April 23, 2007 5 Nedenia Hartley $15,200 from June 25, 2001 to December 14, 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 Retired $903,441 2 Homemaker $842,366 3 Self $735,186 4 State Of Connecticut $41,950 5 Ust $28,300 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 Michael C. Stinson - Physician Insurers Association Of America $1,000,000 2 Mrs. Laura Cox Kaplan - Pricewaterhousecoopers $5,500 3 Christopher J. Hanley - International Union Of Operating Engineers $5,000 4 Mr. Joseph M. Stanton - National Association Of Home Builders $5,000 5 Ms. Ann Richardson Berkey - Mckesson Corporation $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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