James T. Walsh

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Jim" Birthdate: b. 06/19/1947 Birthplace: Syracuse, NY Political Party: Republican Religion: Roman Catholic Education: BA, History, Saint Bonaventure University, 1970. Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website

Money Raised $785,479 (#243) Spent 62% (#343) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 52% (#269) From PACs 46% (#234) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 61 (#94) Total cost $76,902,716 (#168) Received 60 (#91) Total cost $76,131,500 (#127) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis No information available. Speeches Spoke 1 times (#477) Avg. length 877 words (#239) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,689 (#119) Introduced 53 (#298) Debated 17 (#117) Enacted 10 (#62) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) AFL-CIO 69% (9/13 votes) National Retail Federation 60% (3/5 votes) NAACP 57% (4/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 50% (3/6 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 35% (5/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Handshakes Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company. Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle Syracuse Research $2,750 $2400000 2008
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 Falcone $12,050 from September 5, 2003 to November 1, 2006 2 J. Patrick Barrett $10,800 from May 19, 2004 to May 17, 2007 3 Michael R. Brower $10,600 from June 30, 2003 to May 22, 2007 4 Daniel French $10,450 from May 19, 2004 to May 30, 2007 5 Arthur F. Grant $10,300 from June 29, 2001 to March 19, 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 $84,833 2 Pyramid Companies $32,450 3 Destiny Usa $28,550 4 Cassidy Associates $26,600 5 Wilmorite $24,000 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. Bruce W Fennie - Bruce Fennie & Associates $1,300 2 Mr. Self - Mr. John Dudinsky $1,000 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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