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Sen. Harry M. Reid

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Birthdate: b. 12/02/1939
Birthplace: Searchlight, NV
District: represents NV
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Mormon
Education: JD, George Washington University School of Law, 1964 BS, Utah State University, 1961 AS, Southern Utah State College, 1959.
Last elected in 2004 receiving 494,805 (61.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  republicans (809) republican (733) amendments (601) hope (535) morning (507)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $3,457,486 (#31)
Spent 36% (#533)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 74% (#59)
From PACs 24% (#452)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 190 (#16)
Total cost $964,843,180 (#10)
Received 179 (#13)
Total cost $480,412,470 (#13)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 46% left-wing (#355)
Predictable 95% (#215)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 88 times (#1)
Avg. length 1,368 words (#98)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,227 (#210)
Introduced 262 (#30)
Debated 74 (#15)
Enacted 11 (#53)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 20% (1/5 votes)
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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 Joseph W Cotchett $9,200 on June 1, 2007
2 Robert Whittemore $9,200 on March 31, 2007
3 David J Farahi $6,900 from June 27, 2007 to March 31, 2008
4 Robert Ellis $5,000 on March 2, 2007
5 Martin L Edelman $4,950 on November 26, 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 $323,055
2 Homemaker $77,600
3 Jp Morgan Chase $47,600
4 Mgm Mirage $41,200
5 Boyd Gaming $40,400
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. Tony M. Russo - T-Mobile Usa, Inc. $15,000
2 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $15,000
3 Ms. Lisa D. T. Rice - Citigroup Management Corp. $5,000
4 Nolan W. Kurtz - Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney $5,000
5 Mr. Kent Knutson - The Home Depot $5,000
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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