Rep. Jason Altmire

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 03/07/1968 Birthplace: Kittanning, PA District: represents PA-04 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Catholic Education: Masters, Health Administration, George Washington University, 1998 Bachelors, Florida State University, 1990. Last elected in 2006 receiving 131,847 (52.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $1,614,620 (#83) Spent 22% (#595) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 41% (#374) From PACs 57% (#131) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 25 (#234) Total cost $59,755,000 (#197) Received 24 (#236) Total cost $16,642,000 (#355) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 12% left-wing (#201) Predictable 88% (#400) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 8 times (#175) Avg. length 2,034 words (#33) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 392 (#456) Introduced 24 (#418) Debated 4 (#360) Enacted 2 (#283) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) AFL-CIO 90% (10/11 votes) Public Citizen 87% (7/8 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 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) 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 Accipiter Systems $1,500 $1000000 2008 L Communications $250 $1000000 2008 Ibis Tek $2,300 $800000 2008 Converteam $500 $800000 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 Evan Segal $6,700 from September 14, 2006 to May 11, 2007 2 Darryl Purpose $6,300 from September 30, 2005 to December 15, 2007 3 Nancy White $5,600 from September 30, 2005 to August 23, 2007 4 William Kelman $5,600 from August 23, 2007 to March 31, 2008 5 Pascal M Nardelli $5,250 from April 10, 2006 to May 31, 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 $142,984 2 Upmc $45,200 3 Ibistek $20,700 4 University Of Pittsburgh $11,310 5 Castle Brook Development $8,300 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 Karen Head - Amalgamated Transit Union $5,000 2 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $5,000 3 Karen Head - Amalgamated Transit Union $5,000 4 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 5 Karen Head - Amalgamated Transit Union $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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