Rep. Leonard L. Boswell

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 01/10/1934 Birthplace: Harrison County, MO District: represents IA-03 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Community of Christ Education: BA, Business Administration, Graceland College, 1969 Attended, Army Aviation Helicopter Flight School Attended, Army Command and General Staff College Attended, Army Fixed Wing Flight School Attended, Artillery Officers Candidate School. Last elected in 2006 receiving 115,769 (52.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$1,163,268		^(#133)
Spent	49%		^(#451)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	35%		^(#435)
From PACs	64%		^(#72)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	28		^(#204)
Total cost	$29,072,600		^(#305)
Received	27		^(#197)
Total cost	$33,079,600		^(#233)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	29% left-wing		^(#247)
Predictable	95%		^(#194)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	3 times		^(#357)
Avg. length	793 words		^(#293)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,254		^(#207)
Introduced	56		^(#287)
Debated	2		^(#443)
Enacted	2		^(#283)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors	100% (8/8 votes)
AFL-CIO	92% (12/13 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
Public Citizen	80% (8/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	71% (5/7 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	40% (2/5 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	40% (2/5 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 Gary Sandquist	$16,800	from May 8, 2000 to March 10, 2008
2 Dwayne Mcaninch	$16,700	from September 10, 1999 to March 11, 2008
3 Lois Skinner	$14,400	from September 10, 1999 to March 30, 2007
4 Ed Skinner	$14,400	from August 5, 1999 to March 31, 2007
5 Janet Griffin	$14,100	from October 21, 2000 to March 17, 2008
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	$255,224
2 Mcaninch	$30,200
3 State Of Iowa	$29,725
4 United Contractors	$28,600
5 Skinner Beattie Pc	$23,400
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. Bo Chambliss - Cme Group, Inc.	$5,000
2 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc	$5,000
3 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy...	$5,000
4 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates	$5,000
5 Ms. Anita Eoloff - Wells Fargo & 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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