Rep. Mike Ross

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 08/02/1961 Birthplace: Texarkana, AR District: represents AR-04 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Methodist Education: BA, Political Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1987. Last elected in 2006 receiving 128,236 (75.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $1,005,985 (#166) Spent 73% (#273) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 27% (#497) From PACs 69% (#46) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 27 (#215) Total cost $46,203,414 (#231) Received 26 (#212) Total cost $47,501,250 (#176) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 24% left-wing (#230) Predictable 95% (#198) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches No information available.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,143 (#232) Introduced 44 (#329) Debated 7 (#263) Enacted 3 (#220) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 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) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 40% (2/5 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 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 Greg Arnold $9,000 from June 26, 2001 to June 19, 2008 2 Jennifer W Harvey $8,000 from December 9, 2003 to July 16, 2006 3 Gina Richburg $8,000 from June 26, 2001 to July 16, 2006 4 Larry Thomerson $7,100 from June 29, 2001 to December 31, 2007 5 Parker Westbrook $7,000 from December 18, 2001 to October 26, 2006 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 $256,956 2 Wilson Associates Pllc $55,600 3 Associates Closing Title $18,000 4 Commercial National Bank $15,100 5 Cross Oil Refining Marketing $15,000 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. Gregory L. Smith - Murphy Oil Usa, Inc. $10,000 2 Ms. Ruth E. Omonijo - American Resort Development Assn $5,000 3 Mr. John Gay - National Restaurant Association $5,000 4 Ms. Alma Henderson - Service Employees International Union Ctw, Clc $5,000 5 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $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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