Rep. Edward Whitfield

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Ed" Birthdate: b. 05/25/1943 Birthplace: Hopkinsville, KY District: represents KY-01 Political Party: Republican Religion: Methodist Education: JD, University of Kentucky, 1969 Attended, American University, Wesley Theological Seminary, 1966 BS, Business, University of Kentucky, 1965. Last elected in 2006 receiving 123,618 (60.0%) votes. Official website
Capitol Word Frequency →  safety (16) earmarks (12) products (12) standards (12) product (12)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $632,709 (#326) Spent 46% (#461) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 28% (#492) From PACs 62% (#87) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 18 (#343) Total cost $255,612,000 (#76) Received 17 (#341) Total cost $200,346,500 (#71) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 41% right-wing (#149) Predictable 90% (#377) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 610 words (#423) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,063 (#254) Introduced 61 (#272) Debated 12 (#176) Enacted 5 (#142) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association of Home Builders 85% (6/7 votes) National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 66% (4/6 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 64% (9/14 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes) NAACP 42% (3/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) Public Citizen 40% (4/10 votes) American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes) AFL-CIO 15% (2/13 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 Laxmaiah Dr. Manchikanti $13,300 from August 6, 2000 to April 20, 2007 2 Terry W. Mr. Hamby $12,500 from February 9, 2000 to September 27, 2007 3 Ram M. Manchikanti $12,300 from August 6, 2000 to April 20, 2007 4 Vidyasagar Pampati $11,300 from October 6, 2001 to April 20, 2007 5 Jose J. Dr. Rivera $11,300 from June 22, 2001 to April 20, 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 $30,250 2 Pmcp $28,850 3 Slf Emp $19,850 4 Pmcppsc $13,300 5 B Mar Assoc $12,500 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. Craig Kennedy - National Associaiton Of Community Health Centers $28,987 2 Mr. Michael J. Ruehling - Csx Corporation $5,000 3 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $5,000 4 Stephen M. Marlo - The Shaw Group Inc. $5,000 5 Ms. Julianne Forrest - Ms. Julianne Forrest $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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