Christopher H. Shays

b. 1945-10-18 , Darien, CT
represents CT-04
Republican, Christian Scientist
Official website

Education: MPA, New York University, 1978 MBA, Urban Affairs/Economics, New York University, 1974 BA, American History/Political Science, Principia College, 1968.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 106,510 (51.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$1,733,797	^(#71)
Spent	31%	^(#492)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	73%	^(#61)
From PACs	26%	^(#425)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	34	^(#155)
Total cost	$76,679,800	^(#169)
Received	31	^(#165)
Total cost	$59,883,800	^(#151)

Bills

Co-sponsored	2,788	^(#20)
Introduced	153	^(#78)
Debated	14	^(#140)
Enacted	3	^(#202)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	7 times		^(#196)
Avg. length	709 words		^(#336)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	24% right-wing		^(#237)
Predictable	88%		^(#447)

Interest Group Alignment

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)
Public Citizen	60% (6/10 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	35% (5/14 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce	33% (2/6 votes)
National Retail Federation	20% (1/5 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	20% (1/5 votes)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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