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Sen. Daniel K. Inouye

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Birthdate: b. 09/07/1924
Birthplace: Honolulu, HI
District: represents HI
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Methodist
Education: JD, George Washington University Law School, 1952 BA, Government/Economics, University of Hawaii, 1950.
Last elected in 2004 receiving 313,629 (76.0%) votes.
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $1,508,122 (#96)
Spent 56% (#384)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 50% (#280)
From PACs 19% (#490)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 156 (#28)
Total cost $919,270,500 (#13)
Received 127 (#29)
Total cost $381,149,830 (#27)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 39% left-wing (#308)
Predictable 95% (#207)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 15 times (#80)
Avg. length 1,383 words (#92)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,530 (#145)
Introduced 406 (#9)
Debated 63 (#19)
Enacted 7 (#100)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 20% (1/5 votes)
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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 Roy Y Takeyama $6,000 from August 25, 2003 to August 31, 2007
2 Patrick K Sullivan $6,000 from August 25, 2003 to August 31, 2007
3 Patrick Shin $4,600 on September 19, 2007
4 Michael P Matsumoto $4,600 on August 1, 2007
5 Edwin L Dottery $4,600 from August 21, 2007 to March 14, 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 $27,750
2 Retired $25,050
3 Housewife $23,300
4 Homemaker $14,800
5 Harbor Wing Technologies $10,000
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. Charles K. Barber - The George Washington University $75,055
2 Ms. Amy C. Hawkins - Bnsf Railway Company (Fka Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway) $5,000
3 Mr. Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. - Patton Boggs Llp $5,000
4 Mr. Michael J. Ruehling - Csx Corporation $5,000
5 Mr. Benjamin Ginsberg - Patton Boggs Llp $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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