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Rep. Gary G. Miller

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Birthdate: b. 10/16/1948
Birthplace: Huntsville, AR
District: represents CA-42
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Christian
Education: Attended, Mount San Antonio Community College, 1968-1970.
Last elected in 2006, unopposed.
Capitol Word Frequency →  water (25) loan (21) percent (20) war (18) civil (15)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $383,984 (#448)
Spent 40% (#502)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 43% (#357)
From PACs 46% (#239)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 14 (#403)
Total cost $38,705,000 (#258)
Received 14 (#389)
Total cost $37,023,500 (#213)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 62% right-wing (#61)
Predictable 91% (#324)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 1 times (#477)
Avg. length 2,733 words (#14)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 877 (#303)
Introduced 43 (#333)
Debated 14 (#152)
Enacted 2 (#283)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
National Association of Home Builders 85% (6/7 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce 83% (5/6 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes)
National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes)
National Retail Federation 60% (3/5 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 57% (8/14 votes)
Public Citizen 50% (5/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 33% (2/6 votes)
American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 20% (1/5 votes)
NAACP 14% (1/7 votes)
AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 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
Sabtech Industries $4,600 $1600000 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 Jeffrey S Mr. Burum $13,000 from October 13, 2004 to August 3, 2007
2 Nafees Ms. El Batool $12,500 from September 29, 2001 to May 5, 2007
3 James F. Mr. Mcconnell $12,500 from April 25, 2001 to September 21, 2007
4 Rahim Mr. Sabadia $12,400 from May 8, 2001 to May 5, 2007
5 Jan Mr. Dabney $12,300 from May 30, 2001 to June 2, 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 $76,300
2 Sabtech Industries $30,750
3 Lytle Development $21,479
4 Lewis Operating $18,350
5 Mcconnell $15,000
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. Duane Duncan - Fannie Mae $5,000
2 Mr. Scott Defife - Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association $5,000
3 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $5,000
4 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $2,500
5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $2,500
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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