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Sen. John H. Isakson

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Nickname: known as "Johnny"
Birthdate: b. 12/28/1944
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
District: represents GA
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Methodist
Education: BBA, The University of Georgia, 1966.
Last elected in 2004 receiving 1,864,202 (58.0%) votes.

Money

Raised $1,138,257 (#143)
Spent 42% (#495)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 83% (#27)
From PACs 15% (#509)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 102 (#54)
Total cost $772,636,500 (#23)
Received 96 (#51)
Total cost $506,726,500 (#10)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 54% right-wing (#90)
Predictable 92% (#295)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 14 times (#92)
Avg. length 1,206 words (#135)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,225 (#211)
Introduced 73 (#231)
Debated 8 (#240)
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
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 60% (3/5 votes)
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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
Scientific Research $2,000 $2000000 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 Robert C. Sr. Loudermilk $25,000 on September 17, 2004
2 John A. Williams $25,000 on August 23, 2004
3 Tom Mr Phillips $5,200 from May 9, 2006 to June 8, 2006
4 William P. Reddick $5,000 on October 19, 2004
5 Ruy Cotasaenz $5,000 on November 30, 2005
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 $264,250
2 Homemaker $167,775
3 Retired $133,375
4 Corporate Holdings Llc $25,000
5 Aaron Rents $25,000
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 Ms. Cameron Taylor - Emory University $5,013
2 Mr. Patroski Lawson - Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $5,000
3 Mr. David Schless - American Seniors Housing Association $5,000
4 Mr. David L. Pringle - Aflac Incorporated $5,000
5 Mr. Vincent D. Randazzo - Wachovia Corporation $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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