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Rep. Michael F. Doyle

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Nickname: known as "Mike"
Birthdate: b. 08/05/1953
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
District: represents PA-14
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Graduate, Leadership Pittsburgh BS, Community Development, Pennsylvania State University, 1975, Grade Point Average of 3.0.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 161,075 (90.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  janis (18) pittsburgh (15) hiv (10) steelers (10) testing (10)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $526,739 (#381)
Spent 61% (#354)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 40% (#395)
From PACs 58% (#124)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 37 (#145)
Total cost $143,711,000 (#113)
Received 35 (#148)
Total cost $29,410,000 (#256)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 37% left-wing (#296)
Predictable 97% (#90)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 1 times (#477)
Avg. length 743 words (#320)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,747 (#105)
Introduced 32 (#383)
Debated 6 (#284)
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)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes)
Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes)
NAACP 85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes)
National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 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 R. J. Lewis $10,300 from February 12, 2004 to March 5, 2007
2 Jay Reddy $9,700 from March 27, 2004 to March 14, 2007
3 Suneetha Reddy $8,700 from October 18, 2004 to March 14, 2007
4 William Benter $8,200 from March 1, 2004 to May 13, 2006
5 Edward Lewis $7,700 from November 1, 2001 to December 17, 2005
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 $93,350
2 No Employer $68,600
3 Pma Group $26,000
4 Carnegie Mellon University $15,800
5 Orbital Engineering $14,400
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. Jose Ceballos - National Air Traffic Controllers Association $5,000
2 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000
3 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000
4 Mr. Albert Knoll - Sunoco, Inc $5,000
5 Mr. Albert Knoll - Sunoco, Inc $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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