Rep. Gene Taylor

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/17/1953 Birthplace: New Orleans, LA District: represents MS-04 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: Graduate Studies, Business/Economics, University of Southern Mississippi, 1978-1980 BS, Political Science/History, Tulane University, 1974. Last elected in 2006 receiving 110,996 (80.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $239,039 (#512) Spent 89% (#183) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 19% (#532) From PACs 76% (#16) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 20 (#304) Total cost $49,926,000 (#214) Received 19 (#309) Total cost $53,024,000 (#161) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 21% left-wing (#215) Predictable 85% (#439) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 977 words (#195) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 958 (#284) Introduced 26 (#407) Debated 10 (#206) Enacted 4 (#177) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (7/7 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) NAACP 71% (5/7 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) AFL-CIO 69% (9/13 votes) American Nurses Association 60% (3/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes) National Retail Federation 40% (2/5 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 28% (4/14 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 Joel Mr. Dunagin $6,000 from August 23, 2001 to March 27, 2006 2 Paul Mr. Glover $5,500 from July 18, 2003 to October 27, 2007 3 Robert Mr. Gagne $5,000 from June 11, 2004 to August 9, 2006 4 Dan Mr. Magruder $4,500 from October 20, 2001 to October 15, 2006 5 Walter Mr. Gezari $4,000 from September 1, 2004 to May 11, 2005 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 $154,114 2 Dunagin Pest Control $7,000 3 Bienville Specialists $6,267 4 Brown Co $5,757 5 Seemann Composites $5,400 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. Timothy Alan Cook - Alion Science And Technology $5,000 2 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 3 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 4 Mr. John Decrosta - Apl Limited $4,400 5 Mr. James R. Meltsner - Northrop Grumman Corporation $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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