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Sen. Lisa A. Murkowski

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Birthdate: b. 05/22/1957
Birthplace: Ketchikan, AK
District: represents AK
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Catholic
Education: JD, Willamette College of Law, 1985 BA, Economics, Georgetown University, 1980 Attended, Willamette University, 1975-1978.
Last elected in 2004 receiving 149,773 (49.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $217,318 (#520)
Spent 61% (#355)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 63% (#140)
From PACs 35% (#355)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 25 (#234)
Total cost $121,335,500 (#128)
Received 20 (#286)
Total cost $46,798,600 (#178)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 26% right-wing (#186)
Predictable 89% (#380)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 11 times (#121)
Avg. length 1,306 words (#109)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 431 (#445)
Introduced 91 (#175)
Debated 23 (#87)
Enacted 7 (#100)
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 Robert Penney $4,600 on May 22, 2007
2 John J Iii Byrne $4,300 from March 1, 2007 to March 13, 2008
3 John Winther $4,000 from May 6, 2003 to May 17, 2004
4 Colin Chapman $4,000 from April 9, 2003 to October 28, 2004
5 Lisa Vukalcic $4,000 on February 9, 2007
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 $14,783
2 State Of Alaska $9,750
3 Fisherman $8,000
4 Neeser Construction $6,525
5 Patton Boggs $4,825
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 Ms. Rachel Zenner - Safeway Inc. $4,000
2 Charles A. Berardesco - Constellation Energy Group $2,500
3 B. Keith Trent - Duke Energy Corporation $2,500
4 Mr. Earl Comstock - Comstock Consulting Llc $2,500
5 Mr. Earl W Comstock - Comstock Consulting Llc $2,500
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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