Rep. Kendrick B. Meek

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/06/1966 Birthplace: Miami, FL District: represents FL-17 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Baptist Education: BS, Criminal Justice, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1989. Last elected in 2006, unopposed. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $1,010,451 (#165) Spent 71% (#285) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 40% (#390) From PACs 59% (#119) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 20 (#304) Total cost $14,179,500 (#404) Received 20 (#286) Total cost $13,792,500 (#380) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 39% left-wing (#305) Predictable 98% (#35) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 23 times (#36) Avg. length 3,754 words (#7) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 590 (#390) Introduced 39 (#349) 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) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) AFL-CIO 84% (11/13 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 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 Carole S Ms. Westbrook $8,800 from June 30, 2005 to February 6, 2007 2 Akhil K Mr. Agrawal $8,800 from September 30, 2005 to February 6, 2007 3 Hugh Mr. Westbrook $8,800 from June 30, 2005 to February 6, 2007 4 Frank Mr. Jr. White $8,500 from April 19, 2005 to February 13, 2007 5 Piyush Dr. Agrawal $7,500 from October 28, 2002 to February 6, 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 $104,293 2 Homemaker $74,848 3 Retired $34,450 4 Attorney $27,000 5 Physician $19,050 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. Brad Figel - Nike, Inc $29,420 2 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance Company $5,000 3 Mr. Gregory R. Dahlberg - Lockheed Martin Corporation $5,000 4 Mr. John Gay - National Restaurant Association $5,000 5 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance 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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