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Rep. John Yarmuth

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Birthdate: b. 11/04/1947
Birthplace: Louisvile, KY
District: represents KY-03
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Jewish
Education: BA, American Studies, Yale University, 1969.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 122,489 (51.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  oil (80) country (75) iraq (61) million (53) louisville (49)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Project Vote Smart.

Money

Raised $1,121,667 (#149)
Spent 34% (#545)
From self 1% (#15)
From individuals 65% (#126)
From PACs 33% (#372)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 29 (#190)
Total cost $57,942,000 (#203)
Received 28 (#187)
Total cost $14,313,000 (#374)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 40% left-wing (#317)
Predictable 97% (#135)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 5 times (#259)
Avg. length 763 words (#309)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 223 (#516)
Introduced 15 (#476)
Debated 2 (#443)
Enacted 1 (#358)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO 100% (11/11 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
Public Citizen 87% (7/8 votes)
NAACP 85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 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 Robert Yarmuth $8,800 from February 22, 2006 to March 29, 2007
2 Mary Moss Greenebaum $8,800 from February 16, 2006 to April 17, 2007
3 Lee Thomas $8,800 from April 18, 2006 to January 22, 2008
4 Owsley Brown $8,800 from February 17, 2006 to June 30, 2007
5 Matthew W Barzun $8,800 from March 27, 2006 to June 30, 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 $344,430
2 Brownforman $19,050
3 Brown Forman $17,650
4 Conway And Conway $15,500
5 Almost Family $14,800
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 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $5,000
2 Mr. David Bradley - Moss, Mcgee, Bradley And Colbert $5,000
3 Mr. Joshua J. Cooper - American College Of Radiology Association $5,000
4 Meghan O'Reilly - American Health Care Association $5,000
5 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $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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