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Rep. James Marshall

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Nickname: known as "Jim"
Birthdate: b. 03/31/1948
Birthplace: Ithaca, NY
District: represents GA-08
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: JD, Boston University, 1977 AB, Princeton University, 1972.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 80,660 (51.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $1,036,046 (#159)
Spent 10% (#615)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 40% (#396)
From PACs 51% (#194)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 57 (#98)
Total cost $53,980,389 (#209)
Received 56 (#95)
Total cost $50,031,500 (#168)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 14% left-wing (#202)
Predictable 86% (#434)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 3 times (#357)
Avg. length 552 words (#462)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 677 (#361)
Introduced 15 (#476)
Debated 0 (#529)
Enacted 0 (#469)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
Public Citizen 100% (10/10 votes)
National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes)
NAACP 85% (6/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 66% (4/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 61% (8/13 votes)
National Retail Federation 60% (3/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 50% (3/6 votes)
American Nurses Association 40% (2/5 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 21% (3/14 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 20% (1/5 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes)
More interest groups →
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 Joseph W Mr. Evans $12,800 from June 30, 2003 to May 11, 2007
2 Kenneth D Dr. Jr. Deaton $11,500 from December 29, 2003 to September 8, 2007
3 Stella I Dr. Tsai $11,500 from December 31, 2003 to September 11, 2007
4 Thomas Rutledge $10,962 from September 17, 1999 to December 30, 2007
5 Nancy F Ms. Terrill $10,700 from June 30, 2003 to June 15, 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 $604,508
2 Mercer University $79,950
3 Retired $54,901
4 Neurology Associates $47,524
5 Flag Financial $40,350
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. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $5,000
2 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000
3 Mr. Frank J. Mckeown - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $4,000
4 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $4,000
5 Mr. Louis Gerber - Communications Workers Of America $4,000
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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