Rep. Collin C. Peterson

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 06/29/1944 Birthplace: Fargo, ND District: represents MN-07 Political Party: Democratic/Farmer/Labor Religion: Lutheran Education: BA, Business Administration/Accounting, Moorhead State University, 1966. Last elected in 2006 receiving 179,164 (70.0%) votes. Official website
Capitol Word Frequency →  farm (84) agriculture (45) farmers (42) pleased (37) issue (32)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $723,355 (#271) Spent 72% (#284) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 28% (#494) From PACs 71% (#34) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 21 (#283) Total cost $13,334,311 (#408) Received 21 (#272) Total cost $14,401,100 (#373) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 18% left-wing (#207) Predictable 90% (#372) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 948 words (#205) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,232 (#58) Introduced 114 (#129) Debated 8 (#240) Enacted 5 (#142) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (7/7 votes) Public Citizen 100% (10/10 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 40% (2/5 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.
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 Barbara Rohde $6,500 from June 8, 2001 to March 29, 2007 2 Ron Fagen $6,300 from September 11, 2006 to July 5, 2007 3 Russell C Doane $6,000 from September 6, 2006 to March 28, 2008 4 Allan Knoll $4,800 from June 15, 2004 to August 8, 2007 5 Diane Fagen $4,200 on September 11, 2006 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 $143,529 2 Duininck Bros $17,500 3 Lesher Russell $7,500 4 Sagamore And Associates $6,500 5 Fagen $6,300 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 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 2 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $5,000 3 Mr. Thomas F. Felton - Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp $5,000 4 Mr. Bo Chambliss - Cme Group, Inc. $5,000 5 Mr. Kirk C. Ferrell - National Pork Producers Council $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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