C. Michael Thompson

b. 1951-01-24 , Saint Helena, CA
represents CA-01
Democrat, Catholic
Official website

Education: MA, Public Administration, California State University, 1996 BA, Political Science, California State University, Chico, 1982 AA, Napa Valley College.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 144,409 (66.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$1,401,000	^(#99)
Spent	60%	^(#281)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	50%	^(#262)
From PACs	45%	^(#227)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	30	^(#184)
Total cost	$42,615,961	^(#243)
Received	28	^(#187)
Total cost	$35,699,000	^(#220)

Bills

Co-sponsored	989	^(#263)
Introduced	84	^(#186)
Debated	14	^(#140)
Enacted	6	^(#111)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	3 times		^(#351)
Avg. length	667 words		^(#376)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	43% left-wing		^(#389)
Predictable	95%		^(#202)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
AFL-CIO	100% (13/13 votes)
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors	100% (8/8 votes)
NAACP	85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen	80% (8/10 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	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)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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