Rep. Robert Marion Berry

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Marion" Birthdate: b. 08/27/1942 Birthplace: Bayou Meto, AR District: represents AR-01 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Methodist Education: BS, Pharmacy, University of Arkansas, 1965. Last elected in 2006 receiving 127,577 (69.0%) votes. Official website
Capitol Word Frequency →  arkansas (20) community (14) farm (11) friend (8) country (8)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $909,522 (#192) Spent 49% (#448) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 38% (#407) From PACs 62% (#89) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 62 (#92) Total cost $199,208,301 (#87) Received 58 (#92) Total cost $134,911,600 (#87) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 34% left-wing (#276) Predictable 94% (#245) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 804 words (#284) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,011 (#263) Introduced 71 (#237) Debated 2 (#443) Enacted 2 (#283) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) AFL-CIO 84% (11/13 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 60% (3/5 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 7% (1/14 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 Arkansas State University $500 $3600000 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 John Conner Jr. $9,000 from January 15, 2001 to August 30, 2007 2 Ness Sechrest $8,900 from April 13, 2001 to January 12, 2008 3 William Rainwater $8,200 from April 9, 2001 to August 9, 2007 4 Jerry Lee Bogard $7,700 from December 27, 2001 to September 5, 2007 5 Danny Finch $7,600 from April 16, 2001 to March 28, 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 $515,590 2 Stephens Group $36,550 3 First National Bank $14,100 4 Atlas Asphalt $12,000 5 Fowler Foods $11,000 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 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $5,000 2 Mr. David L. Kolbe - Int'L. Association Of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers $5,000 3 Daniel Cohen - American Association For Justice $5,000 4 Mr. David A. Lovett - American Association Of Orthopaedic Surgeons $5,000 5 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $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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