Sen. John Francis Reed

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Jack" Birthdate: b. 11/12/1949 Birthplace: Cranston, RI District: represents RI Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: JD, Harvard Law School, 1982 MPP, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1973 BS, Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1971. Last elected in 2002 receiving 253,773 (78.0%) votes. Official website

Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$3,106,175		^(#38)
Spent	21%		^(#601)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	60%		^(#168)
From PACs	36%		^(#344)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	114		^(#44)
Total cost	$582,949,971		^(#39)
Received	107		^(#41)
Total cost	$386,833,509		^(#26)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	54% left-wing		^(#401)
Predictable	95%		^(#205)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	18 times		^(#55)
Avg. length	1,223 words		^(#131)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,075		^(#248)
Introduced	178		^(#64)
Debated	15		^(#136)
Enacted	5		^(#142)
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 Michael Mcmahon	$6,600	from June 27, 2007 to December 7, 2007
2 J Terrence Murray	$6,250	from March 12, 1990 to September 24, 2001
3 Brian O'Neill	$5,000	on December 19, 2007
4 Ernest Baptista	$5,000	on December 17, 2007
5 Jodi J Schwartz	$4,600	on September 24, 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	$142,065
2 Homemaker	$131,760
3 Retired	$76,230
4 Picerne Properties	$20,400
5 Fleet	$19,100
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. Paul Mattera - Liberty Mutual Group	$12,500
2 Michael Dibiase - Fmr Llc	$7,604
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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