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Rep. Marcy Kaptur

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Birthdate: b. 06/17/1946
Birthplace: Toledo, OH
District: represents OH-09
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Attended, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981 MA, Urban Planning, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1974 Attended, University of Manchester, England, 1974 BA, History, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1968.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 153,880 (74.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  wall (210) street (200) banks (199) billion (186) money (181)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $303,544 (#485)
Spent 74% (#269)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 38% (#412)
From PACs 49% (#207)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 70 (#81)
Total cost $96,068,094 (#147)
Received 68 (#78)
Total cost $76,878,000 (#126)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 43% left-wing (#336)
Predictable 95% (#222)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 18 times (#55)
Avg. length 1,367 words (#99)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 2,112 (#67)
Introduced 130 (#108)
Debated 3 (#400)
Enacted 2 (#283)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes)
National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
NAACP 71% (5/7 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes)
More interest groups →
Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.

Handshakes

Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company.
Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle
University Of Toledo $200 $2623000 2008
Bowling Green State University $200 $1600000 2008

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 Michael Niggel $6,500 from March 31, 2006 to February 28, 2008
2 Joseph Calabrese $5,000 from January 3, 2003 to May 8, 2007
3 Julie Giardina $5,000 from March 31, 2006 to March 1, 2008
4 Keith Wheels $5,000 from August 16, 2006 to July 30, 2007
5 Bruce Douglas $4,500 from October 22, 2001 to August 20, 2003
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 $96,974
2 Pma Group $26,000
3 Act I $11,500
4 Pro Medica Health Systems $9,250
5 Mannik And Smith $6,700
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. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $5,000
2 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $5,000
3 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $5,000
4 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000
5 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company $3,000
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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