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Rep. Ed Pastor

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Birthdate: b. 06/28/1943
Birthplace: Claypool, AZ
District: represents AZ-04
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: JD, Arizona State University, 1974 BA, Chemistry, Arizona State University, 1966.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 56,464 (73.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $684,785 (#293)
Spent 77% (#251)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 41% (#378)
From PACs 49% (#212)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 42 (#128)
Total cost $158,648,000 (#103)
Received 41 (#126)
Total cost $62,164,000 (#147)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 50% left-wing (#378)
Predictable 97% (#94)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

No information available.

Bills

Co-sponsored 2,016 (#74)
Introduced 34 (#375)
Debated 6 (#284)
Enacted 4 (#177)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
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)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes)
NAACP 85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen 80% (8/10 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.

Handshakes

Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company.
Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle
Talley Defense Systems $1,100 $2400000 2008

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 Keith Baugh $10,000 from March 20, 2003 to March 29, 2007
2 Randolph L Delay $8,500 from March 29, 2004 to March 20, 2007
3 Frank Thomson $7,000 from October 31, 2001 to October 17, 2007
4 Charles F Feldmayer $6,750 from March 13, 2006 to August 24, 2007
5 Lloyd R Jr. Lawrence $6,500 from March 7, 2005 to May 14, 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 $235,855
2 Robson Communities $29,200
3 Schaller Anderson $18,450
4 El Dorado Holdings $17,300
5 Pps Consult $13,600
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. James Rock - Parry, Romani, Deconcini & Symms $100,000
2 Mr. John E. Collingwood - Bank Of America, N.A. $5,000
3 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $5,000
4 Mr. Joseph Gordon - Transport Workers Union Of America, Afl-Cio $5,000
5 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company $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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