Rep. Mark Steven Kirk

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/15/1959 Birthplace: Champaign-Urbana, IL District: represents IL-10 Political Party: Republican Religion: Congregationalist Education: JD, Georgetown University, 1992 MS, London School of Economics, 1982 BA, Cornell University, 1981 Attended, Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico. Last elected in 2006 receiving 107,929 (53.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $2,946,345 (#41) Spent 26% (#584) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 75% (#50) From PACs 23% (#472) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 24 (#251) Total cost $67,845,000 (#182) Received 20 (#286) Total cost $24,861,000 (#280) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 32% right-wing (#173) Predictable 88% (#413) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 8 times (#175) Avg. length 963 words (#200) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 767 (#328) Introduced 75 (#218) Debated 4 (#360) Enacted 0 (#469) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) National Association of Home Builders 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 66% (4/6 votes) Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes) National Retail Federation 60% (3/5 votes) NAACP 57% (4/7 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 50% (3/6 votes) AFL-CIO 46% (6/13 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 42% (6/14 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 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 Stephen S. Beitler $28,200 from April 27, 2001 to April 19, 2007 2 Kenneth W. Aldridge $23,300 from March 16, 2001 to February 9, 2007 3 Kenneth Merlau $17,800 from March 2, 2001 to March 8, 2007 4 James D. Abrams $17,300 from March 8, 2001 to March 14, 2007 5 Jonathan Mills $16,800 from March 28, 2001 to April 13, 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 $713,609 2 Medline Industries $71,450 3 Quickset International $45,750 4 Lakewood Homes $35,400 5 Kenny Construction $30,100 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 Kimberly Brisky - American Association Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $5,000 2 Mr. Paul A. Markowski, Cae - American Academy Of Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery $5,000 3 Mr. Michael J. Lynch - Illinois Tool Works Inc. $5,000 4 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $5,000 5 John Scott - College Of American Pathologists $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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