Sen. Harry M. Reid

Share this page	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. Official website

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

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
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. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors	$15,000
2 Mr. Tony M. Russo - T-Mobile Usa, Inc.	$15,000
3 Ms. Mary Frances Pearson - Ernst & Young	$5,000
4 Ms. Mary Frances Pearson - Ernst & Young	$5,000
5 Mr. Leslie Brorsen - Ernst & Young	$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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