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Rep. Michael C. Thompson

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Nickname: known as "Mike"
Birthdate: b. 01/24/1951
Birthplace: Saint Helena, CA
District: represents CA-01
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Roman Catholic
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.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $1,401,000 (#101)
Spent 61% (#352)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 51% (#276)
From PACs 46% (#236)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 30 (#184)
Total cost $42,615,961 (#242)
Received 28 (#187)
Total cost $35,699,000 (#220)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 43% left-wing (#334)
Predictable 96% (#193)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 3 times (#357)
Avg. length 667 words (#381)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 997 (#271)
Introduced 85 (#190)
Debated 14 (#152)
Enacted 6 (#122)
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)
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)
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 Richard Arrowood $14,040 from March 27, 2002 to April 12, 2008
2 Agustin Huneeus $11,500 from August 2, 2004 to June 13, 2008
3 Edward Kratovil $10,900 from September 7, 2001 to November 19, 2007
4 C. Paul Johnson $10,800 from August 15, 2003 to November 11, 2007
5 Craig Hall $10,700 from August 9, 2004 to November 11, 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 Sutter Home Winery $29,519
2 Akt Development $26,400
3 Na $21,221
4 Hall Financial Group $19,400
5 Capitol Resources $15,450
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. David A. Lovett - American Association Of Orthopaedic Surgeons $5,000
2 Dan Cohen - Us Oncology $5,000
3 Mr. Clifford Holland - Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. (Formerly Johnson & Johnson) $5,000
4 Dan Cohen - Us Oncology $5,000
5 Stephen Allis - Kpmg Llp $4,000
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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