Rep. Norman D. Dicks

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Norm" Birthdate: b. 12/16/1940 Birthplace: Bremerton, WA District: represents WA-06 Political Party: Prefers Democratic Party Religion: Lutheran Education: JD, University of Washington School of Law, 1968 BA, Political Science, University of Washington, 1963. Last elected in 2006 receiving 158,202 (71.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $648,064 (#317) Spent 55% (#396) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 58% (#205) From PACs 39% (#315) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 83 (#72) Total cost $133,885,050 (#121) Received 82 (#67) Total cost $124,385,550 (#93) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 33% left-wing (#269) Predictable 97% (#69) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 3 times (#357) Avg. length 1,132 words (#145) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,129 (#235) Introduced 36 (#365) Debated 8 (#240) 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 NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) AFL-CIO 84% (11/13 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 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.
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 University Of Washington $500 $4400000 2008 Mobilisa $1,000 $4000000 2008 Outdoor Research $1,000 $1600000 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 Harry Hosey $11,200 from May 27, 2001 to April 21, 2008 2 Judith Shulman $10,300 from May 27, 2001 to December 10, 2007 3 Denny Miller $8,900 from May 12, 2004 to May 7, 2008 4 Gary Coy $8,500 from May 27, 2001 to April 21, 2008 5 Wallace D Burnett $8,400 from May 17, 2004 to May 7, 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 $102,733 2 Pma Group $58,100 3 Mobilisa $23,400 4 Boeing $21,500 5 Microsoft $20,750 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. Gordon C. Robertson - American Sportfishing Association $8,226 2 Mr. John Barnes - Raytheon Company $6,000 3 Gary Hopper - General Atomics $5,000 4 Mr. David L. Kolbe - Int'L. Association Of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers $5,000 5 Mr. John J. Killeen - Science Applications International Corporation $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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