Edward Whitfield

known as "Ed"
b. 1943-05-25 , Hopkinsville, KY
represents KY-01
Republican, Methodist
Official website

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.

Money

Raised	$632,709	^(#318)
Spent	46%	^(#388)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	28%	^(#467)
From PACs	62%	^(#83)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	18	^(#342)
Total cost	$255,612,000	^(#76)
Received	17	^(#340)
Total cost	$200,346,500	^(#71)

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,059	^(#243)
Introduced	60	^(#262)
Debated	12	^(#164)
Enacted	5	^(#125)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	2 times		^(#400)
Avg. length	610 words		^(#416)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	40% right-wing		^(#180)
Predictable	89%		^(#414)

Interest Group Alignment

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)
Mortgage Bankers Association	66% (4/6 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce	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)

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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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Also known as: 400431 (GovTrack), N00003467 (OpenSecrets), W000413 (Congressional Bio), 29525 (ICPSR), 21873 (Vote Smart), H4KY01040 (FEC)