Sen. Mark Pryor

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 01/10/1963 Birthplace: Fayetteville, AR District: represents AR Political Party: Democrat Education: JD, University of Arkansas, 1988 BA, History, University of Arkansas, 1985. Last elected in 2002 receiving 434,890 (54.0%) votes. Official website
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Money

Raised	$4,522,418		^(#21)
Spent	29%		^(#573)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	60%		^(#175)
From PACs	35%		^(#358)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	127		^(#35)
Total cost	$650,038,434		^(#36)
Received	108		^(#39)
Total cost	$291,657,860		^(#48)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	28% left-wing		^(#245)
Predictable	92%		^(#318)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	9 times		^(#156)
Avg. length	855 words		^(#253)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	513		^(#415)
Introduced	43		^(#333)
Debated	12		^(#176)
Enacted	3		^(#220)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	20% (1/5 votes)
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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		$2000000	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 Carol Ann Nix	$13,100	on February 29, 2008
2 Cary Patterson	$13,100	from February 26, 2007 to February 28, 2008
3 Nelson Roach	$13,100	on February 29, 2008
4 Harold W Nix	$13,100	on February 29, 2008
5 Harvey M Schwartz	$12,500	on June 29, 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	$526,950
2 Homemaker	$193,898
3 Retired	$131,500
4 Ochziff Capital Management	$37,500
5 Eton Park Capital Management	$30,000
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 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers	$5,000
2 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates	$5,000
3 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance Company	$5,000
4 Tom Harwell - Koch Industries	$5,000
5 Mr. Bruce Carnes - National Cable And Telecommunications Association	$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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