John W. Olver

b. 1936-09-03 , Honesdale, PA
represents MA-01
Democrat,
Official website

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.

Money

Raised	$451,759	^(#407)
Spent	60%	^(#289)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	52%	^(#247)
From PACs	45%	^(#229)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	64	^(#91)
Total cost	$75,155,000	^(#172)
Received	63	^(#88)
Total cost	$73,239,200	^(#134)

Bills

Co-sponsored	2,332	^(#45)
Introduced	37	^(#347)
Debated	5	^(#307)
Enacted	1	^(#333)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	2 times		^(#400)
Avg. length	521 words		^(#473)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	74% left-wing		^(#510)
Predictable	97%		^(#42)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Friends Committee on National Legislation	100% (5/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors	100% (8/8 votes)
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 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)

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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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