Leonard L. Boswell

b. 1934-01-10 , Harrison County, MO
represents IA-03
Democrat, Reformed Latter Day Saint
Official website

Education: BA, Business Administration, Graceland College, 1969 Attended, Army Aviation Helicopter Flight School Attended, Army Fixed Wing Flight School Attended, Army Command and General Staff College Attended, Artillery Officers Candidate School.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 115,769 (52.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$1,163,268	^(#128)
Spent	48%	^(#378)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	35%	^(#416)
From PACs	64%	^(#69)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	28	^(#203)
Total cost	$29,072,600	^(#307)
Received	27	^(#197)
Total cost	$33,079,600	^(#233)

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,242	^(#197)
Introduced	56	^(#275)
Debated	2	^(#421)
Enacted	2	^(#258)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	3 times		^(#351)
Avg. length	793 words		^(#289)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	28% left-wing		^(#297)
Predictable	95%		^(#203)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
National Association of Realtors	100% (8/8 votes)
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO	92% (12/13 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
Public Citizen	80% (8/10 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	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)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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Also known as: 400042 (GovTrack), N00004208 (OpenSecrets), B000652 (Congressional Bio), 29721 (ICPSR), 384 (Vote Smart), H6IA03144 (FEC)