Rep. David Ross Obey

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Dave" Birthdate: b. 10/03/1938 Birthplace: Okmulgee, OK District: represents WI-07 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: MA, Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1962 BA, Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1960. Last elected in 2006 receiving 161,903 (62.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $1,176,411 (#129) Spent 42% (#492) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 41% (#372) From PACs 58% (#122) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 67 (#86) Total cost $114,276,950 (#134) Received 64 (#84) Total cost $100,206,000 (#112) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 49% left-wing (#377) Predictable 97% (#106) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 8 times (#175) Avg. length 1,980 words (#36) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 352 (#470) Introduced 66 (#252) Debated 9 (#218) Enacted 4 (#177) 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 of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 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 Patrick J Mitchell $9,250 from March 16, 2001 to June 4, 2007 2 Mark Mioduski $6,350 from September 28, 2005 to March 31, 2008 3 John D Cumming $6,200 from July 30, 2002 to December 15, 2005 4 Karl Pnazek $6,200 from May 15, 2001 to April 4, 2006 5 Andrew Athens $6,000 from October 19, 2001 to March 29, 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 $106,625 2 Beamhit $14,500 3 Marshfield Clinic $13,150 4 Cray $12,750 5 Pma Group $12,300 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. James R. Meltsner - Northrop Grumman Corporation $5,000 2 Karen Head - Amalgamated Transit Union $5,000 3 Mr. James R. Meltsner - Northrop Grumman Corporation $5,000 4 Gary Hopper - General Atomics $5,000 5 Gary Hopper - General Atomics $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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