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Sen. John Eric Ensign

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Birthdate: b. 03/25/1958
Birthplace: Roseville, CA
District: represents NV
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Christian
Education: DVM, Colorado State University Veterinary School, 1985 BS, Oregon State University, 1981 Attended, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 1979.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 322,501 (55.0%) votes.

Money

Raised $165,771 (#532)
Spent 235% (#51)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 47% (#310)
From PACs 24% (#462)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 47 (#114)
Total cost $785,970,180 (#22)
Received 41 (#126)
Total cost $257,677,730 (#59)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 54% right-wing (#90)
Predictable 90% (#360)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 13 times (#100)
Avg. length 1,244 words (#125)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 482 (#423)
Introduced 108 (#139)
Debated 23 (#87)
Enacted 7 (#100)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 20% (1/5 votes)
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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 Sivan A Ochshorn $30,900 on June 26, 2006
2 Shelley F Adelson $30,900 on June 26, 2006
3 Blake L Sartini $30,900 on February 2, 2006
4 Stan Fulton $26,900 on January 26, 2006
5 Michael S Ensign $26,900 on February 24, 2006
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 $330,050
2 Homemaker $135,633
3 Retired $104,400
4 Sartini Enterprises $30,900
5 Marnell Corrao $29,900
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.


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