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Sen. Pat Roberts

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Birthdate: b. 04/20/1936
Birthplace: Topeka, KS
District: represents KS
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Methodist
Education: BA, Journalism, Kansas State University, 1958.
Last elected in 2002 receiving 641,075 (83.0%) votes.

Money

Raised $3,205,322 (#35)
Spent 28% (#577)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 36% (#432)
From PACs 45% (#245)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 62 (#92)
Total cost $352,810,000 (#69)
Received 57 (#94)
Total cost $207,113,600 (#69)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 38% right-wing (#161)
Predictable 90% (#370)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 8 times (#175)
Avg. length 1,651 words (#61)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 980 (#280)
Introduced 117 (#126)
Debated 25 (#76)
Enacted 8 (#84)
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 60% (3/5 votes)
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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
Kansas State University $2,000 $225000 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 Philip H Howe $10,000 on June 12, 2007
2 Mark V Heltz $10,000 on June 15, 2007
3 Nestor R Jr Weigand $7,600 from February 3, 2006 to June 11, 2007
4 Richard Smith $6,850 from September 9, 2005 to June 13, 2007
5 Russell W Jr Meyer $5,500 from October 13, 2005 to June 15, 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 $339,918
2 Retired $57,900
3 Blackstone Group $40,600
4 Koch Industries $29,550
5 Kansas State Bank $15,200
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. David Schless - American Seniors Housing Association $5,000
2 Mr. Alfonse D'Amato - Park Strategies Washington Group, Llc $5,000
3 Charles B. Sewell - National Community Pharmacists Association $5,000
4 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000
5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers 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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