Joseph R. Pitts

known as "Joe"
b. 1939-10-10 , Lexington, KY
represents PA-16
Republican, Protestant
Official website

Education: MEd, Comprehensive Science, West Chester University-Pennsylvania, 1972 Attended, United States Air Force Schools, 1963-1965 AB, Philosophy/Religion, Asbury College, Kentucky, 1961.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 115,741 (57.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$309,377	^(#466)
Spent	81%	^(#166)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	29%	^(#458)
From PACs	69%	^(#43)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	1	^(#505)
Total cost	$11,000,000	^(#432)
Received	1	^(#504)
Total cost	$10,976,000	^(#413)

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,164	^(#218)
Introduced	80	^(#194)
Debated	9	^(#203)
Enacted	4	^(#160)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	2 times		^(#400)
Avg. length	584 words		^(#435)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	74% right-wing		^(#31)
Predictable	94%		^(#250)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
US Chamber of Commerce	100% (6/6 votes)
National Retail Federation	80% (4/5 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	71% (10/14 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
National Association of Realtors	50% (4/8 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	50% (3/6 votes)
Public Citizen	40% (4/10 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	33% (2/6 votes)
American Nurses Association	20% (1/5 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	20% (1/5 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	14% (1/7 votes)
NAACP	14% (1/7 votes)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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Also known as: 400320 (GovTrack), N00001633 (OpenSecrets), P000373 (Congressional Bio), 29752 (ICPSR), 265 (Vote Smart), H6PA16197 (FEC)