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Sen. Kent Conrad

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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.
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

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
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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