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Rep. John B. Larson

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Birthdate: b. 07/22/1948
Birthplace: Hartford, CT
District: represents CT-01
Political Party: Democratic, Working Families
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: BA, Education, Central Connecticut State University, 1971.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 154,539 (74.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  connecticut (48) country (31) women (28) service (27) ray (27)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $697,385 (#288)
Spent 101% (#126)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 37% (#423)
From PACs 61% (#93)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 27 (#215)
Total cost $37,762,582 (#265)
Received 27 (#197)
Total cost $31,482,582 (#242)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 51% left-wing (#388)
Predictable 98% (#27)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 7 times (#199)
Avg. length 459 words (#504)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,104 (#238)
Introduced 74 (#224)
Debated 4 (#360)
Enacted 3 (#220)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 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.

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
Utc Power $1,250 $3200000 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 Daniel Delmastro $16,600 from May 16, 2000 to September 30, 2007
2 Paul S. Polo $16,200 from April 17, 2000 to May 15, 2006
3 Vincent J. Dowling Jr. $10,500 from July 18, 2000 to April 22, 2008
4 Thomas G. Moukawsher $10,250 from May 29, 2002 to November 25, 2007
5 L.F. Delponte $10,000 from April 27, 2000 to April 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 $102,203
2 Halloran Sage Llp $48,599
3 Retired $40,850
4 Data Mail $26,250
5 Dynamic Gunver Technologies Llc $23,450
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 Arlene M. Geneau - The Travelers Cos., Inc. And Subsidiaries $5,000
2 Nick Kirkhorn - Honeywell International $5,000
3 Mr. Gregory R. Dahlberg - Lockheed Martin Corporation $5,000
4 Mrs. Shannon C. Steward - F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd And Its Affiliates $5,000
5 Ms. Crystal Childs - American Hospital Assn $5,000
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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