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Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich

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Birthdate: b. 10/08/1946
Birthplace: Cleveland, OH
District: represents OH-10
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: MA, Speech Communications, Case Western Reserve University, 1974 BA, Speech Communications, Case Western Reserve University, 1973.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 138,393 (66.0%) votes.
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Project Vote Smart.

Money

Raised $4,529,456 (#20)
Spent 101% (#127)
From self 0% (#21)
From individuals 97% (#6)
From PACs 0% (#559)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 9 (#467)
Total cost $6,550,000 (#475)
Received 9 (#461)
Total cost $8,102,560 (#452)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 80% left-wing (#457)
Predictable 92% (#294)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 13 times (#100)
Avg. length 1,517 words (#75)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 2,688 (#29)
Introduced 91 (#175)
Debated 4 (#360)
Enacted 3 (#220)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes)
National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 80% (4/5 votes)
NAACP 71% (5/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 40% (2/5 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 Jack Schulman $10,000 from November 21, 2001 to March 5, 2005
2 Dominic Visconsi $9,500 from January 23, 2003 to October 2, 2006
3 Michio Kushi $8,400 from November 1, 2004 to October 1, 2007
4 Howard Schulman $8,000 from November 21, 2001 to March 11, 2005
5 Aris Anagnos $7,700 from February 27, 2002 to October 29, 2004
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 $1,171,830
2 Retired $282,597
3 Na $27,695
4 Unemployed $22,982
5 Kayline Enterprises $9,300
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 Alan Reuther - United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Worker $5,000
2 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $5,000
3 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $5,000
4 Mr. Aaron Houston - Marijuana Policy Project $5,000
5 Mr. Randall J. Moody - National Education Association $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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