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Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski

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Birthdate: b. 04/02/1937
Birthplace: Nanticoke, PA
District: represents PA-11
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Attended, Dickinson School of Law, 1962-1965 Attended, Temple University, 1957-1962 Attended, United States Capitol Page School Attended, Wyoming Seminary.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 134,340 (72.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $1,088,090 (#154)
Spent 21% (#602)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 24% (#513)
From PACs 70% (#43)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 21 (#283)
Total cost $19,292,250 (#362)
Received 21 (#272)
Total cost $16,672,250 (#352)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 33% left-wing (#265)
Predictable 94% (#252)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 1 times (#477)
Avg. length 714 words (#337)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 984 (#276)
Introduced 114 (#129)
Debated 6 (#284)
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% (13/13 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (7/7 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 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)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes)
Public Citizen 60% (6/10 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
Medico Industries $2,000 $2400000 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 Joseph Mattioli $12,200 from November 21, 2001 to August 1, 2007
2 Rose Mattioli $10,200 from November 21, 2001 to August 24, 2005
3 Eugene Ludwig $9,800 from December 17, 2001 to October 22, 2007
4 Carol Ludwig $8,600 from December 17, 2001 to February 21, 2008
5 Alan Buerger $7,000 from June 30, 2003 to May 12, 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 $103,475
2 Pocono Raceway $28,400
3 Coventry First Llc $26,000
4 Axa Equitable $21,500
5 New Century Fin $21,095
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. James N Arbury - National Multi Housing Council, Inc. $5,000
2 Mr. James N. Arbury - National Multi Housing Council, Inc. $5,000
3 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000
4 Daniel Cohen - American Association For Justice $5,000
5 Mr. Roland L. Panneton - National Association Of Insurance And Financial Advisors $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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