Rep. Keith M. Ellison

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 08/04/1963 Birthplace: Detroit, MI District: represents MN-05 Political Party: Democratic/Farmer/Labor Religion: Islam Education: JD, University of Minnesota Law School, 1990 BA, Economics, Wayne State University, 1987. Last elected in 2006 receiving 136,060 (56.0%) votes. Official website
Capitol Word Frequency →  progressive (118) economy (79) caucus (75) percent (57) talking (54)
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Money Raised $708,651 (#281) Spent 60% (#362) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 76% (#45) From PACs 24% (#458) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 14 (#403) Total cost $45,331,550 (#234) Received 13 (#404) Total cost $39,984,650 (#201) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 67% left-wing (#443) Predictable 97% (#102) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 9 times (#156) Avg. length 921 words (#218) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 557 (#402) Introduced 28 (#395) 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 ] Group Agreement American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (11/11 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (5/5 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 Dorothy Titus $11,220 from May 22, 2006 to June 15, 2006 2 Matthew Entenza $5,630 from August 2, 2006 to December 31, 2007 3 Sylvia Kaplan $4,900 from August 23, 2006 to May 25, 2007 4 Samuel Kaplan $4,800 from June 10, 2006 to May 25, 2007 5 Steve Bing $4,600 on November 21, 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 $184,391 2 Stonebridge Homes $8,900 3 Robins Kaplan Miller Ciresi $8,000 4 University Of Minnesota $7,700 5 Hitek Venture Partners $5,400 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 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company $5,000 2 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 3 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers $3,000 4 Alan Reuther - United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Worker $3,000 5 Mr. Louis Gerber - Communications Workers Of America $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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Also known as: 412215 (GovTrack), N00028257 (OpenSecrets), E000288 (Congressional Bio), 20727 (ICPSR), 38982 (Vote Smart), H6MN05183 (FEC)