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Rep. Ralph Moody Hall

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Birthdate: b. 05/03/1923
Birthplace: Rockwall County, TX
District: represents TX-04
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Methodist
Education: LLB, Southern Methodist University, 1951 Attended, University of Texas, 1946-1947 Attended, Texas Christian University, 1942.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 106,495 (64.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  water (75) energy (65) development (60) research (56) texas (54)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $723,092 (#272)
Spent 61% (#349)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 54% (#252)
From PACs 45% (#247)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

No information available.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 25% right-wing (#189)
Predictable 79% (#456)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 4 times (#303)
Avg. length 770 words (#306)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,734 (#108)
Introduced 42 (#338)
Debated 9 (#218)
Enacted 3 (#220)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
US Chamber of Commerce 83% (5/6 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 71% (10/14 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes)
Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
NAACP 42% (3/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes)
American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes)
AFL-CIO 15% (2/13 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 Andrew Beal $10,600 from June 13, 2003 to January 1, 2008
2 Paul Davis $10,000 from November 1, 2002 to October 31, 2007
3 Perry Bodin $9,400 from November 1, 2002 to February 4, 2008
4 Patty R. Pilgrim $8,500 from February 6, 2004 to December 11, 2007
5 Lonnie A. Pilgrim $8,500 from February 6, 2004 to December 11, 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 $342,760
2 Pilgrims Pride $35,750
3 Retired $13,900
4 Jupiter Aluminum $13,400
5 Truman Arnold Companies $12,000
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.


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