|
Money
| Raised |
$1,536,584 |
 |
(#92) |
| Spent |
23% |
 |
(#593) |
| From self |
0% |
 |
(#34) |
| From individuals |
58% |
 |
(#196) |
| From PACs |
41% |
 |
(#297) |
| PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle. |
|
Earmarks
| Requested |
41 |
 |
(#133) |
| Total cost |
$72,595,000 |
 |
(#175) |
| Received |
40 |
 |
(#130) |
| Total cost |
$67,101,000 |
 |
(#140) |
| Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense. |
|
Voting Analysis
| Ideology |
37% left-wing |
 |
(#294) |
| Predictable |
97% |
 |
(#72) |
| Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. |
Speeches
| Spoke |
4 times |
 |
(#303) |
| Avg. length |
625 words |
 |
(#412) |
| Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack. |
|
Bills
| Co-sponsored |
334 |
 |
(#482) |
| Introduced |
24 |
 |
(#418) |
| Debated |
2 |
 |
(#443) |
| Enacted |
1 |
 |
(#358) |
| Data from GovTrack. |
|
Interest Group Alignment
|
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 |
| University Of Connecticut |
$1,500 |
|
$1749000 |
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 Neil Mellen |
$10,800 |
from January 28, 2002 to March 28, 2008 |
| 2 Michael Lech |
$10,700 |
from November 9, 2001 to June 29, 2007 |
| 3 Ernest Teitell |
$9,800 |
from August 22, 2002 to June 14, 2007 |
| 4 Denise Ansell |
$9,000 |
from October 11, 2001 to June 27, 2008 |
| 5 John Langan |
$8,800 |
from September 14, 2005 to February 21, 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 |
$449,254 |
| 2 Retired |
$184,557 |
| 3 Na |
$29,813 |
| 4 Electric Boat |
$20,100 |
| 5 Yale University |
$18,350 |
| 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 Donna Crane
- Naral Pro-Choice America |
$5,000 |
| 2 Meghan O'Reilly
- American Health Care Association |
$5,000 |
| 3 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak
- United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... |
$5,000 |
| 4 Mr. Timothy Alan Cook
- Alion Science And Technology |
$5,000 |
| 5 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour
- American Federation Of Teachers |
$5,000 |
| More lobby contributors → |
| Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008. |
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| Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets. |
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