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Sen. John D. Rockefeller

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Nickname: known as "Jay"
Birthdate: b. 06/18/1937
Birthplace: New York, NY
District: represents WV
Political Party: Democrat
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: BA, Asian Languages and History, Harvard University, 1961 Attended, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, 1957-1960.
Last elected in 2002 receiving 275,281 (63.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  west (195) intelligence (173) air (171) virginia (151) system (141)

Money

Raised $4,137,343 (#24)
Spent 30% (#572)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 67% (#104)
From PACs 28% (#421)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 3 (#496)
Total cost $12,700,000 (#417)
Received 3 (#495)
Total cost $11,200,000 (#407)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 43% left-wing (#331)
Predictable 91% (#334)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 15 times (#80)
Avg. length 737 words (#323)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,035 (#258)
Introduced 304 (#24)
Debated 56 (#25)
Enacted 8 (#84)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
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 Barbara W Grossman $23,007 on December 4, 2007
2 Jay Reddy $15,000 on August 10, 2007
3 James Sprayregan $10,000 on February 14, 2008
4 Marvin Masters $10,000 on August 29, 2007
5 Scott Segal $10,000 from August 29, 2007 to September 4, 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 $309,649
2 Kirkpatrick Lockhart Preston Gat $29,100
3 Tufts University $23,007
4 Blackstone Group Lp $21,700
5 Verizon $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 Arthur R. Block - Comcast Corporation $20,000
2 Mr. Fredrick D. Palmer - Peabody Investments Corp. $10,000
3 Peter D. Prowitt - General Electric Company (Including Subsidiaries) $10,000
4 Mr. Gregg Ward - Siemens Corporation $5,000
5 Mrs. Barbara Greenan - American College Of Cardiology $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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Also known as: 300084 (GovTrack), N00001685 (OpenSecrets), R000361 (Congressional Bio), 14922 (ICPSR), (Vote Smart), S4WV00027 (FEC)

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