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Rep. Dennis Moore

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Birthdate: b. 11/08/1945
Birthplace: Anthony, KS
District: represents KS-03
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Protestant
Education: JD, Washburn University, 1970 BA, University of Kansas, 1967 Attended, Southern Methodist University, 1965.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 153,105 (65.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  kansas (93) olathe (63) mission (58) shawnee (58) school (50)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $982,266 (#168)
Spent 28% (#579)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 31% (#474)
From PACs 55% (#143)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 27 (#215)
Total cost $17,664,010 (#377)
Received 27 (#197)
Total cost $17,855,000 (#335)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 31% left-wing (#258)
Predictable 97% (#98)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 2 times (#407)
Avg. length 570 words (#452)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,552 (#140)
Introduced 74 (#224)
Debated 14 (#152)
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
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
AFL-CIO 84% (11/13 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 60% (3/5 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 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 Joan Berkley $11,000 from February 7, 2001 to March 20, 2008
2 Helen Wewers $10,950 from June 17, 2001 to March 26, 2008
3 Tom Schwartz $10,200 from January 25, 2001 to June 29, 2006
4 Mike Bainum $9,850 from April 6, 2001 to June 28, 2007
5 Donald Vasos $9,600 from September 17, 2002 to March 31, 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 $406,700
2 Retired $85,658
3 Best Effort $48,600
4 Na $39,510
5 University Of Kansas $28,550
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 Brenda K. Bowen - Financial Services Roundtable $5,000
2 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $5,000
3 Robin Mcclean - Cerner Corporation $5,000
4 Mr. Peter A Lefkin - Allianz Of America Corporation/Fireman'S Fund Insurance $5,000
5 Mr. Daniel J. Ekstein - J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $4,000
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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