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Rep. Donald E. Young

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Nickname: known as "Don"
Birthdate: b. 06/09/1933
Birthplace: Meridian, CA
District: represents AK-00
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: BA, Teaching, Chico State University, 1958 AA, Yuba Junior College, 1952.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 132,743 (57.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  oil (98) alaska (95) energy (81) land (53) nation (42)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $884,054 (#201)
Spent 242% (#48)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 46% (#326)
From PACs 27% (#437)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 18 (#343)
Total cost $11,166,100 (#428)
Received 18 (#327)
Total cost $10,314,100 (#427)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 40% right-wing (#151)
Predictable 85% (#443)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 5 times (#259)
Avg. length 430 words (#510)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,168 (#228)
Introduced 365 (#13)
Debated 176 (#1)
Enacted 56 (#2)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes)
NAACP 71% (5/7 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce 66% (4/6 votes)
National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 42% (6/14 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
Public Citizen 40% (4/10 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes)
National Retail Federation 40% (2/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 33% (2/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 30% (4/13 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 Bradley Gilman $12,600 from March 28, 2001 to June 27, 2008
2 John Ellsworth $10,400 from April 18, 2001 to January 10, 2008
3 Thomas Corkran $10,000 from August 9, 2001 to August 15, 2006
4 Jack Ferguson $9,900 from March 5, 2001 to March 31, 2008
5 Everett Paup $9,250 from April 11, 2001 to August 31, 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 $338,783
2 Veco $72,000
3 American Maritime Officers $34,800
4 Blank Rome Llp $25,150
5 Robertson Monagle Eastaugh $24,100
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. Joseph M. Stanton - National Association Of Home Builders $5,000
2 Mr. Jose Ceballos - National Air Traffic Controllers Association $5,000
3 Mr. Jose Ceballos - National Air Traffic Controllers Association $5,000
4 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000
5 Mr. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $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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