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Rep. Dan L. Burton

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Birthdate: b. 06/21/1938
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN
District: represents IN-05
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Christian (Protestant)
Education: Attended, Cincinnati Bible Seminary, 1959-1960 Attended, Indiana University, 1958-1959.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 133,118 (65.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Project Vote Smart.

Money

Raised $948,569 (#180)
Spent 126% (#87)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 68% (#98)
From PACs 27% (#433)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 13 (#415)
Total cost $7,892,900 (#458)
Received 13 (#404)
Total cost $6,918,400 (#462)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 64% right-wing (#47)
Predictable 94% (#250)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 11 times (#121)
Avg. length 759 words (#313)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,994 (#76)
Introduced 153 (#81)
Debated 13 (#164)
Enacted 8 (#84)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 85% (6/7 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes)
National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 57% (8/14 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 50% (3/6 votes)
American Nurses Association 40% (2/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 33% (2/6 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 28% (2/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 20% (1/5 votes)
NAACP 14% (1/7 votes)
AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 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 John Goodman $14,200 from December 31, 2003 to January 31, 2007
2 Yvonne Kazeminy $14,200 from January 16, 2004 to January 31, 2007
3 Nasser Kazeminy $14,200 from January 16, 2004 to January 31, 2007
4 Sidney Goodman $10,100 from March 8, 2005 to January 31, 2007
5 Hart Hasten $8,700 from February 13, 2004 to November 9, 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 Self $262,568
2 Njk Holding $21,200
3 S B Technical Products $14,300
4 Goodman Group $14,200
5 Douglas E Barnhart $14,150
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 Ms. Cecelia M. Casey - Associated General Contractors Of America $5,000
2 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $2,500
3 Brooke Frankenfield - Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc $2,500
4 Mr. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters $2,500
5 Melissa C. Berner - Exxon Mobil Corp $2,000
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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