Nicholas V. Lampson

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Nick" Birthdate: b. 02/14/1945 Birthplace: Beaumont, TX Political Party: Democrat Religion: Roman Catholic Education: MA, Lamar University, 1974 BA, Lamar University, 1968. Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website

Money Raised $1,346,313 (#110) Spent 37% (#523) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 51% (#275) From PACs 48% (#223) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 26 (#226) Total cost $60,589,000 (#195) Received 22 (#260) Total cost $22,588,500 (#305) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis No information available. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 855 words (#253) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 244 (#506) Introduced 36 (#365) Debated 5 (#328) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 75% (6/8 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 66% (4/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 60% (3/5 votes) AFL-CIO 54% (6/11 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 50% (7/14 votes) NAACP 42% (3/7 votes) National Retail Federation 40% (2/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 33% (2/6 votes) More interest groups → 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 Laser Shot $4,600 $800000 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 Abigail Disney $19,200 on November 30, 2005 2 John Jr. Connors $15,000 on December 9, 2005 3 J. Weldon Granger $14,100 from May 31, 2002 to February 18, 2008 4 Greg Thompson $12,500 from April 23, 2001 to September 7, 2007 5 Guy Matthews $12,400 from April 27, 2004 to February 13, 2008 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 $820,702 2 Provost Umphrey $44,800 3 Baron Budd $24,300 4 Krist Law Firm $20,700 5 Susman Godfrey $18,400 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. Milam D Mabry - Bracewell & Giuliani Llp $5,000 2 Ms. Lisa M Jaeger - Bracewell & Giuliani Llp $5,000 3 Mr. William G Riels - Bracewell & Giuliani Llp $5,000 4 Mr. Scott H Segal - Bracewell & Giuliani Llp $5,000 5 Mr. Joshua Heit - National Automobile Dealers 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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