Joseph K. Knollenberg

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Joe" Birthdate: b. 11/28/1933 Birthplace: Mattoon, IL Political Party: Republican Religion: Roman Catholic Education: B.S., Eastern Illinois University, 1955. Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website

Money Raised $1,847,146 (#64) Spent 35% (#538) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 63% (#141) From PACs 36% (#350) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 35 (#151) Total cost $35,060,250 (#275) Received 33 (#154) Total cost $31,628,990 (#239) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis No information available. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 549 words (#464) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 923 (#292) Introduced 71 (#237) Debated 8 (#240) Enacted 6 (#122) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association of Home Builders 85% (6/7 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 83% (5/6 votes) National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 66% (4/6 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 57% (8/14 votes) NAACP 57% (4/7 votes) AFL-CIO 46% (6/13 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 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 Edwin Adler $16,225 from December 5, 2001 to February 20, 2007 2 John Lyon $15,800 from March 30, 2002 to December 22, 2007 3 David Trott $15,550 from November 17, 2001 to August 29, 2007 4 Robert Demattia $14,800 from February 12, 2001 to August 23, 2007 5 James Richter $14,800 from April 22, 2002 to June 30, 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 $462,337 2 Doggett Enterprises $49,200 3 Van Scoyoc Associates $47,550 4 General Motors $44,325 5 Penske $43,800 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 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $5,000 2 David G. Mengebier - Cms Energy Corp $5,000 3 Mrs. Mary Rose Adkins - National Rifle Association Of America $4,950 4 Mr. E. Thomas Coleman - Tom Coleman Associates Llc $4,500 5 Mr. Daniel A. Mica - Credit Union National Association $4,500 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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