Sen. Kent Conrad

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 03/12/1948 Birthplace: Bismarck, ND District: represents ND Political Party: Democratic-NPL Religion: Unitarian Education: MBA, George Washington University, 1975 Bachelors, Government/Political Science, Stanford University, 1971 Attended, University of Missouri - Columbia, 1967. Last elected in 2006 receiving 150,146 (69.0%) votes. Official website

Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$405,904		^(#440)
Spent	90%		^(#174)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	32%		^(#465)
From PACs	39%		^(#310)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	85		^(#68)
Total cost	$273,587,500		^(#74)
Received	81		^(#69)
Total cost	$213,575,900		^(#66)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	30% left-wing		^(#254)
Predictable	93%		^(#270)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	15 times		^(#80)
Avg. length	1,977 words		^(#37)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	976		^(#281)
Introduced	149		^(#85)
Debated	15		^(#136)
Enacted	3		^(#220)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	20% (1/5 votes)
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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 William Walters	$4,600	on September 25, 2007
2 Kent J Thiry	$4,300	from September 16, 2005 to September 4, 2007
3 Ian M Cumming	$4,200	on October 31, 2005
4 Kent A Caperton	$4,200	on December 31, 2005
5 John Morgridge	$4,200	on July 7, 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	$173,673
2 Retired	$35,050
3 Law Office Of Peter Angelos	$33,900
4 Davita	$16,400
5 Clark	$13,150
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. John Delaney - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	$50,000
2 Mr. Emmett O'Keefe - Amazon Corporate Llc	$10,000
3 Patrick M. Bryan - Fpl Group, Inc.	$10,000
4 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company	$5,000
5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association	$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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