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Sen. James H. Webb

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Nickname: known as "Jim"
Birthdate: b. 02/09/1946
Birthplace: Saint Joseph, MO
District: represents VA
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Protestant
Education: JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1975 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, 1968 Attended, University of Southern California.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 1,175,606 (50.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Project Vote Smart.

Money

Raised $367,897 (#457)
Spent 69% (#300)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 27% (#499)
From PACs 48% (#222)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 159 (#25)
Total cost $882,643,800 (#15)
Received 140 (#26)
Total cost $364,892,360 (#33)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 36% left-wing (#286)
Predictable 91% (#347)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 8 times (#175)
Avg. length 1,147 words (#140)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 127 (#539)
Introduced 9 (#521)
Debated 2 (#443)
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
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 Patricia Kluge $28,800 on September 30, 2006
2 Sandy Lerner $28,800 on October 30, 2006
3 Beau Clarke $25,000 on November 7, 2006
4 John Ulfelder $15,000 from September 15, 2006 to October 14, 2006
5 Lucia Phinney $13,600 from March 28, 2006 to October 14, 2006
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 $929,938
2 Retired $303,055
3 Patricia Kluge Foundation $28,800
4 Icon Capital $25,000
5 University Of Virginia $21,525
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 Stacey Parker - Norfolk Southern Corporation $5,000
2 Mr. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters $5,000
3 Mr. Craig Hansen - The Babcock & Wilcox Company $5,000
4 Mr. Craig Hansen - The Babcock & Wilcox Company $4,000
5 Darlene Kuny - American Optometric Association $2,500
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: 412249 (GovTrack), N00028058 (OpenSecrets), W000803 (Congressional Bio), 40706 (ICPSR), 60043 (Vote Smart), S6VA00127 (FEC)

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