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Rep. Ken S. Calvert

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Birthdate: b. 06/08/1953
Birthplace: Corona, CA
District: represents CA-44
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Protestant
Education: BA, Economics, San Diego State University, 1975 AA, Chaffey College, 1973.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 89,555 (60.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  community (150) california (111) riverside (86) corona (80) service (66)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $627,685 (#328)
Spent 84% (#216)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 63% (#145)
From PACs 37% (#329)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 33 (#160)
Total cost $47,610,000 (#226)
Received 33 (#154)
Total cost $46,831,720 (#177)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 47% right-wing (#125)
Predictable 93% (#276)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 3 times (#357)
Avg. length 803 words (#285)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 2,334 (#49)
Introduced 90 (#182)
Debated 34 (#57)
Enacted 11 (#53)
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 Association of Home Builders 85% (6/7 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 71% (10/14 votes)
Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes)
National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes)
NAACP 57% (4/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes)
American Nurses Association 40% (2/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 16% (1/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 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 Gavin Mr. Herbert $12,700 from January 22, 2002 to July 31, 2007
2 Nicholas Mr. Goldware $11,725 from October 4, 2001 to March 21, 2008
3 Lawrence M Mr. Werner $10,400 from September 13, 2004 to March 18, 2008
4 Thomas L Mr. Mazzetti $10,200 from September 22, 2004 to June 27, 2008
5 Richard S Mr. Alden $10,050 from August 16, 2004 to April 20, 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 $122,024
2 Empire Oil $18,055
3 Hemborg Ford $14,600
4 Robertson Ready Mix $14,600
5 Werner $14,400
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 Mr. Steve Zatkin - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc $5,000
2 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $5,000
3 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $4,000
4 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $4,000
5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $4,000
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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