Sen. Christopher S. Bond

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Kit" Birthdate: b. 03/06/1939 Birthplace: Saint Louis, MO District: represents MO Political Party: Republican Religion: Presbyterian Education: LLB, University of Virginia School of Law, 1963 BA, Woodrow Wilson School of Government, Princeton University, 1960. Last elected in 2004 receiving 1,518,089 (56.0%) votes. Official website

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

Money

Raised	$870,036		^(#213)
Spent	43%		^(#483)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	79%		^(#38)
From PACs	19%		^(#489)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	161		^(#24)
Total cost	$715,045,206		^(#25)
Received	143		^(#25)
Total cost	$356,637,050		^(#36)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	36% right-wing		^(#168)
Predictable	85%		^(#442)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	15 times		^(#80)
Avg. length	1,357 words		^(#101)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	842		^(#311)
Introduced	200		^(#49)
Debated	53		^(#32)
Enacted	19		^(#18)
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 David C. Humphreys	$26,000	from September 27, 2004 to November 1, 2004
2 Gary K. Schell	$20,000	on July 29, 2004
3 L. B. Eckelkamp	$15,000	on July 29, 2004
4 John B. Mahaffey	$15,000	on September 29, 2004
5 Michael A. Merriman	$10,000	on July 12, 2004
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	$32,825
2 Tamko Roofing Products	$26,000
3 Mahaffey Enterprises	$22,100
4 Bank Of Washington	$20,600
5 Faultless Starch	$20,200
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. William Cahill - Triwest Healthcare Alliance	$100,000
2 Mr. Charles R. Mullett - Con-Way Inc (Formerly Known As Cnf Inc)	$15,000
3 Mr. Robert Fitch - Bae Systems, Inc.	$10,000
4 Mr. Richard M Gold - Holland & Knight Llp	$5,000
5 Mr. William James Jonas Iii - Holland & Knight Llp	$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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