Earl Ralph Pomeroy

b. 1952-09-02 , Valley City, ND
represents ND-00
Democrat, Presbyterian
Official website

Education: JD, University of North Dakota, 1979 Attended, University of Durham, England, 1975-1976 BA, Political Science, University of North Dakota, 1974 Attended, Valley State University, 1970-1971.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 142,934 (66.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$1,388,014	^(#102)
Spent	28%	^(#500)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	23%	^(#490)
From PACs	75%	^(#18)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	50	^(#111)
Total cost	$131,675,878	^(#121)
Received	45	^(#114)
Total cost	$58,448,210	^(#152)

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,325	^(#181)
Introduced	111	^(#131)
Debated	5	^(#307)
Enacted	2	^(#258)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	3 times		^(#351)
Avg. length	739 words		^(#318)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	24% left-wing		^(#283)
Predictable	96%		^(#147)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
AFL-CIO	100% (13/13 votes)
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
National Association of Realtors	100% (8/8 votes)
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
Public Citizen	80% (8/10 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	71% (5/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	60% (3/5 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	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)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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