Rep. John D. Dingell

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 07/08/1926 Birthplace: Colorado Springs, CO District: represents MI-15 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Catholic Education: JD, Georgetown University Law School, 1952 BS, Chemistry, Georgetown University, 1949. Last elected in 2006 receiving 181,946 (88.0%) votes. Official website
Capitol Word Frequency →  michigan (130) health (123) energy (85) help (78) billion (74)
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Money Raised $1,712,964 (#75) Spent 52% (#425) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 27% (#500) From PACs 71% (#32) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 37 (#145) Total cost $68,051,100 (#181) Received 36 (#145) Total cost $33,039,100 (#234) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 43% left-wing (#338) Predictable 95% (#209) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 9 times (#156) Avg. length 913 words (#223) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,175 (#225) Introduced 149 (#85) Debated 24 (#81) Enacted 9 (#72) 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 for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes) National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 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 Rosemary K. Brown $10,600 from May 8, 2002 to September 24, 2007 2 John W. Brown $10,600 from May 8, 2002 to September 24, 2007 3 Andrew Jr. Athy $9,000 from March 14, 2001 to February 13, 2008 4 Alan J Roth $7,900 from March 26, 2004 to June 25, 2007 5 David C Leach $7,900 from March 26, 2004 to June 25, 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 $135,635 2 General Motors $102,600 3 Ford Motor Company $90,900 4 Bellsouth $52,075 5 American Axle Manufacturing $33,300 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 Mr. Ken W. Cole - General Motors Corporation $50,000 2 Ms. Alexandra Wilson - Cox Enterprises, Inc $12,500 3 Mr. Ken W. Cole - General Motors Corporation $10,000 4 Shirley Bloomfield - Qwest Communications Intl, Inc. $10,000 5 Elizabeth Brakebill - Ford Motor Company $10,000 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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