Rep. John W. Olver

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/03/1936 Birthplace: Honesdale, PA District: represents MA-01 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Not Specified Education: PhD, Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961 MS, Chemistry, Tufts University, 1956 BA, Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1955. Last elected in 2006 receiving 158,057 (76.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $451,759 (#423) Spent 60% (#360) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 53% (#261) From PACs 46% (#238) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 64 (#90) Total cost $75,155,000 (#172) Received 63 (#87) Total cost $73,239,200 (#135) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 74% left-wing (#450) Predictable 98% (#42) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 521 words (#482) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,347 (#48) Introduced 38 (#357) Debated 5 (#328) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 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.
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 Peter Bovenzi $12,800 from June 14, 2001 to September 21, 2007 2 George Treyz $9,600 from May 4, 2001 to March 19, 2008 3 Ronald Ansin $8,900 from May 14, 2001 to February 26, 2007 4 Thomas Bovenzi $8,700 from June 16, 2003 to September 21, 2007 5 Reiner Beeuwkes $7,500 from May 30, 2001 to March 8, 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 $138,909 2 Umass $30,550 3 Amherst College $21,250 4 Fostermiller $14,900 5 Peter Pan Bus Lines $11,900 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. Fraser Verrusio - Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. $5,000 2 Mr. David L. Kolbe - Int'L. Association Of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers $5,000 3 Mr. Michael Bocchini - Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association $5,000 4 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $3,000 5 Mr. John C Hay - Oldcastle Materials Inc $2,500 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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