Ike Skelton

b. 1931-12-20 , Lexington, MO
represents MO-04
Democrat, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Official website

Education: LLB, University of Missouri, 1956 AB, University of Missouri, 1953 Attended, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1953 AA, Wentworth Military Academy and Junior College, 1951 Honorary Doctor of Civil Law, Southwest Baptist University. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Lincoln University Honorary Doctor of Public Service, Park College Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Missouri Valley College Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine Honorary Doctor of Strategic Intelligence, Joint Military Intelligence College Honorary Legum Doctor William Woods University Honorary Master of Military Arts and Sciences, United States Army Command and General Staff College Honorary Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, United States Naval War College Honorary Diploma, United States Army War College Honorary Degree, United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 159,303 (68.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$717,654	^(#270)
Spent	63%	^(#261)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	34%	^(#424)
From PACs	62%	^(#79)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	11	^(#449)
Total cost	$115,481,000	^(#130)
Received	11	^(#436)
Total cost	$111,864,000	^(#99)

Bills

Co-sponsored	975	^(#267)
Introduced	27	^(#385)
Debated	10	^(#190)
Enacted	3	^(#202)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	11 times		^(#119)
Avg. length	1,275 words		^(#115)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	19% left-wing		^(#260)
Predictable	96%		^(#161)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
National Association of Realtors	100% (8/8 votes)
AFL-CIO	84% (11/13 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	83% (5/6 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	71% (5/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	66% (4/6 votes)
Public Citizen	60% (6/10 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	57% (4/7 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	40% (2/5 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	40% (2/5 votes)
National Retail Federation	20% (1/5 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce	16% (1/6 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	14% (2/14 votes)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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