Rep. Joe Linus Barton

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/15/1949 Birthplace: Waco, TX District: represents TX-06 Political Party: Republican Religion: Methodist Education: MS, Industrial Administration, Purdue University, 1973 BS, Industrial Engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1972. Last elected in 2006 receiving 91,927 (60.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $1,173,807 (#131) Spent 96% (#145) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 38% (#413) From PACs 56% (#139) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 13 (#415) Total cost $186,325,000 (#92) Received 10 (#452) Total cost $96,591,000 (#115) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 62% right-wing (#62) Predictable 90% (#373) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 1,938 words (#41) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 973 (#282) Introduced 94 (#170) Debated 24 (#81) Enacted 4 (#177) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement US Chamber of Commerce 83% (5/6 votes) National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 71% (10/14 votes) National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes) Public Citizen 50% (5/10 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 50% (3/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 50% (4/8 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) American Nurses Association 40% (2/5 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 28% (2/7 votes) NAACP 28% (2/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 16% (1/6 votes) AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 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 Gary C. Mr. Martin $12,500 from January 17, 2001 to February 25, 2008 2 Paul E. Mr. Jr. Andrews $11,300 from January 17, 2001 to March 4, 2008 3 W.A. (Tex) Mr. Jr. Moncrief $11,300 from January 17, 2001 to February 25, 2008 4 Robert J. Mr. Jr. Allison $11,100 from May 17, 2005 to March 4, 2008 5 Bruce Mr. Leadbetter $9,800 from November 2, 2001 to March 13, 2008 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 $232,048 2 Anadarko Petroleum $32,100 3 Home $25,059 4 Texas Spine Joint Hospital $23,550 5 Tenaska $19,150 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 Ms. Elizabeth A. Moler - Exelon Business Services, Llc $25,000 2 Ms. Kristen Ludecke - Public Service Enterprise Group $5,000 3 Ms. Lynn A. Taylor - Emd Serono, Inc. $5,000 4 Ms. Kristen Ludecke - Public Service Enterprise Group $5,000 5 Ms. Jeanette Pablo - Pnm Resources $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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