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Rep. Judy Biggert

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Birthdate: b. 08/15/1937
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
District: represents IL-13
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: JD, Northwestern University School of Law, 1963 BA, International Relations, Stanford University, 1959.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 119,720 (58.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $685,058 (#292)
Spent 56% (#389)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 49% (#287)
From PACs 50% (#200)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 20 (#304)
Total cost $63,197,000 (#190)
Received 17 (#341)
Total cost $24,287,000 (#285)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 51% right-wing (#103)
Predictable 83% (#451)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 14 times (#92)
Avg. length 847 words (#258)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 821 (#319)
Introduced 80 (#202)
Debated 11 (#188)
Enacted 2 (#283)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 57% (8/14 votes)
NAACP 57% (4/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
American Nurses Association 40% (2/5 votes)
Public Citizen 40% (4/10 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 33% (2/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 23% (3/13 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 20% (1/5 votes)
More interest groups →
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
Advanced Diamond Technologies $250 $1000000 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 Kenneth Koranda $12,500 from February 27, 2001 to March 14, 2008
2 Rody Biggert $10,600 from June 14, 2004 to February 21, 2007
3 William G. Ryan $10,200 from May 9, 2001 to March 25, 2005
4 Fred Krehbiel $9,400 from March 2, 2001 to February 23, 2007
5 Jerry Nerad $9,100 from March 6, 2001 to March 12, 2008
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 $89,600
2 Seyfarth Shaw $15,850
3 Harris Trust And Savings Bank $14,700
4 Molex $13,900
5 Mid America Federal $12,500
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 Christopher J. Hanley - International Union Of Operating Engineers $5,000
2 Robert F. Ryan - Trans Union Llc $5,000
3 Ms. Nancy L Johnson - Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz $5,000
4 Mr. Douglas P. Crew - Caterpillar Inc. $5,000
5 David A. Morgan - American Express Company $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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