Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 08/16/1949 Birthplace: Portland, OR District: represents OR-03 Political Party: Democratic Education: JD, Lewis and Clark College, 1976 BA, Political Science, Lewis and Clark College, 1970. Last elected in 2006 receiving 186,380 (73.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$738,548		^(#262)
Spent	76%		^(#260)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	34%		^(#453)
From PACs	52%		^(#181)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	46		^(#117)
Total cost	$66,338,112		^(#184)
Received	43		^(#118)
Total cost	$62,466,650		^(#146)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	61% left-wing		^(#429)
Predictable	95%		^(#196)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	20 times		^(#44)
Avg. length	732 words		^(#327)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	2,087		^(#68)
Introduced	87		^(#187)
Debated	5		^(#328)
Enacted	2		^(#283)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO	92% (12/13 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	83% (5/6 votes)
Public Citizen	80% (8/10 votes)
National Association of Realtors	75% (6/8 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	71% (5/7 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 James O. Kelly	$26,500	from September 30, 2002 to March 15, 2007
2 Georges C. Jr. St. Laurent	$24,600	from December 12, 2005 to March 20, 2008
3 John W. Russell	$20,800	from June 28, 2001 to July 24, 2007
4 Mary E. Fellows	$20,800	from April 10, 2003 to July 24, 2007
5 Stan R. Amy	$16,800	from February 20, 2006 to May 7, 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	$166,489
2 Stacy Witbeck	$36,200
3 Rejuvenation	$31,400
4 Retired	$31,200
5 Shiels Obletz Johnsen	$25,250
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. William A. Reinsch - National Foreign Trade Council, Inc	$5,003
2 Ms. Ruth E. Omonijo - American Resort Development Assn	$5,000
3 Nick Kirkhorn - Honeywell International	$5,000
4 Mr. Andrew Goldberg - The American Institute Of Architects	$5,000
5 Mrs. Bevin Albertani - Laborers' International Union Of North America	$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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