John P. Murtha

known as "Jack"
b. 1932-06-17 , New Martinsville, WV
represents PA-12
Democrat, Catholic
Official website

Education: Graduate Study, Economics/Political Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania BA, Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 1958 Attended, Washington and Jefferson College, 1952.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 123,472 (61.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$1,518,567	^(#93)
Spent	77%	^(#185)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	66%	^(#99)
From PACs	31%	^(#377)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	77	^(#77)
Total cost	$203,960,000	^(#85)
Received	74	^(#73)
Total cost	$137,397,200	^(#83)

Bills

Co-sponsored	936	^(#278)
Introduced	39	^(#339)
Debated	8	^(#223)
Enacted	7	^(#88)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	2 times		^(#400)
Avg. length	3,048 words		^(#9)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	21% left-wing		^(#268)
Predictable	93%		^(#263)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
AFL-CIO	100% (13/13 votes)
National Association of Realtors	87% (7/8 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	60% (3/5 votes)
Public Citizen	50% (5/10 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)

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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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