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Rep. Paul W. Hodes

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Birthdate: b. 03/21/1951
Birthplace: New York, NY
District: represents NH-02
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Jewish
Education: JD, Boston College, 1978 AB, Dartmouth College, 1972.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 108,743 (53.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Project Vote Smart.

Money

Raised $1,298,762 (#117)
Spent 37% (#527)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 56% (#225)
From PACs 42% (#280)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 37 (#145)
Total cost $37,989,000 (#264)
Received 37 (#141)
Total cost $37,743,000 (#210)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 40% left-wing (#313)
Predictable 97% (#104)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 6 times (#221)
Avg. length 1,016 words (#181)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 252 (#503)
Introduced 14 (#487)
Debated 3 (#400)
Enacted 1 (#358)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
AFL-CIO 100% (11/11 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (5/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
Public Citizen 87% (7/8 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 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 Shawn Dumont $12,800 from July 30, 2004 to March 23, 2007
2 Peter Mclaughlin $11,400 from June 15, 2004 to March 29, 2007
3 Florence R Hodes $11,300 from April 26, 2004 to September 28, 2007
4 Joan Farrel $11,100 from June 25, 2004 to August 3, 2007
5 Stephen F Breimer $9,750 from September 10, 2004 to March 30, 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 $251,891
2 Retired $167,243
3 Due Diligence Attempted $70,949
4 Shaheen Gordon $16,000
5 Willkie Farr Gallagher Llp $15,550
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 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company $5,000
2 Vincent Torregiano - International Longshoremen'S Association, Afl-Cio $5,000
3 Vincent Torregiano - International Longshoremen'S Association, Afl-Cio $5,000
4 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $5,000
5 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers $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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