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Rep. Howard P. McKeon

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Nickname: known as "Buck"
Birthdate: b. 09/09/1938
Birthplace: Tujunga, CA
District: represents CA-25
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Mormon
Education: BS, Brigham Young University, 1985.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 93,987 (60.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  education (124) energy (94) programs (78) schools (69) pay (64)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $612,169 (#338)
Spent 89% (#180)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 47% (#318)
From PACs 52% (#169)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 22 (#272)
Total cost $31,935,000 (#287)
Received 22 (#260)
Total cost $28,298,000 (#262)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 54% right-wing (#92)
Predictable 92% (#298)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 12 times (#113)
Avg. length 1,302 words (#111)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,185 (#221)
Introduced 79 (#206)
Debated 24 (#81)
Enacted 9 (#72)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 71% (10/14 votes)
Public Citizen 50% (5/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
NAACP 42% (3/7 votes)
American Nurses Association 40% (2/5 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors 37% (3/8 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 33% (2/6 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 16% (1/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 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 David Burke $8,400 from October 8, 2002 to May 25, 2005
2 R. Gregg Anderson $8,350 from March 16, 2001 to September 22, 2006
3 Cliff Madison $8,000 from March 30, 2001 to March 19, 2005
4 Johnny Zamrzla $7,600 from March 6, 2001 to June 3, 2005
5 Thomas Veloz $7,000 from October 22, 2001 to March 3, 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 $245,483
2 Fidm $26,100
3 Telacu $23,000
4 Western Pacific Roofing $22,350
5 Andy Gump $19,500
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 Matthew Halme - Osi Restaurant Partners, Llc $5,000
2 Mr. John Gay - National Restaurant Association $5,000
3 Ms. Sharen Kinney - Ups (United Parcel Service) $5,000
4 Mr. John E. Collingwood - Bank Of America, N.A. $5,000
5 Mr. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters $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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