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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch

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Birthdate: b. 03/22/1934
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
District: represents UT
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Mormon
Education: JD, University of Pittsburgh Law of School, 1962 BS, History, Brigham Young University, 1959.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 356,238 (63.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  oil (325) tax (278) health (265) medicare (221) percent (214)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $312,286 (#481)
Spent 257% (#46)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 27% (#495)
From PACs 23% (#465)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 81 (#74)
Total cost $495,464,500 (#49)
Received 74 (#73)
Total cost $323,377,800 (#42)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 31% right-wing (#176)
Predictable 87% (#422)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 23 times (#36)
Avg. length 1,304 words (#110)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,224 (#212)
Introduced 455 (#6)
Debated 161 (#3)
Enacted 61 (#1)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 40% (2/5 votes)
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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 Paul J Siu $10,000 on October 17, 2005
2 William C Oldaker $8,317 from January 17, 2006 to July 30, 2006
3 John H Jr Morgan $8,200 from August 16, 2005 to September 11, 2006
4 F Kenneth Bailey $7,800 on September 29, 2005
5 Robert R Belair $6,017 from December 19, 2005 to July 27, 2006
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 $171,882
2 Micron Technologies $22,450
3 Oracle $20,100
4 Jpmorgan Chase $16,000
5 Reagan Outdoor Advertising $16,000
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 Calman J. Cohen - Emergency Committee For American Trade $30,896
2 Ms. Valli Baldassano - Cephalon, Inc. $20,000
3 Calman J. Cohen - Emergency Committee For American Trade $15,536
4 Darlene Kuny - American Optometric Association $5,000
5 Mr. David L Pringle - Aflac Incorporated $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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