Rep. Nick Joe Rahall

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Nick" Birthdate: b. 05/20/1949 Birthplace: Beckley, WV District: represents WV-03 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Presbyterian Education: Graduate Work, George Washington University, 1972 AB, Duke University, 1971. Last elected in 2006 receiving 92,413 (69.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $483,791 (#398) Spent 78% (#248) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 41% (#382) From PACs 45% (#244) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 29 (#190) Total cost $78,456,000 (#162) Received 26 (#212) Total cost $12,752,480 (#390) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 32% left-wing (#263) Predictable 93% (#261) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 4,028 words (#5) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,875 (#85) Introduced 104 (#148) Debated 25 (#76) Enacted 4 (#177) 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 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) Public Citizen 100% (10/10 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) American Nurses Association 60% (3/5 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 60% (3/5 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 Cherrie W Mrs. Doggett $10,000 from May 18, 2005 to June 19, 2007 2 L. B Mr. Doggett $10,000 from May 18, 2005 to June 19, 2007 3 Mr. Steven F. Tesam $9,200 from October 3, 2002 to April 26, 2005 4 Assad Mr. Jebara $7,000 from May 18, 2005 to June 19, 2007 5 John D. The Hon. Iv Rockefeller $6,700 from April 7, 2006 to July 13, 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 Self $101,800 2 Doggett Enterprises $35,000 3 Cline Resources $10,000 4 Us Senate $9,700 5 Viejas Tribal Government $9,200 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. Michael F. Roche - Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc $5,000 2 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $5,000 3 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 4 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $5,000 5 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $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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