Rep. James Randy Forbes

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Randy" Birthdate: b. 02/17/1952 Birthplace: Chesapeake, VA District: represents VA-04 Political Party: Republican Religion: Baptist Education: JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1977 BA, Political Science, Randolph-Macon College, 1974. Last elected in 2006 receiving 150,967 (76.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $489,458 (#395) Spent 82% (#227) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 63% (#148) From PACs 35% (#360) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 18 (#343) Total cost $17,082,000 (#381) Received 18 (#327) Total cost $17,233,500 (#346) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 50% right-wing (#114) Predictable 93% (#266) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 712 words (#339) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 658 (#366) Introduced 35 (#371) Debated 5 (#328) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes) Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes) National Retail Federation 60% (3/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 57% (8/14 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 50% (3/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 42% (3/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 33% (2/6 votes) NAACP 28% (2/7 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 Darwin E. Rogers $11,200 from June 2, 2001 to December 15, 2005 2 Bonnie N. Curling $10,200 from May 25, 2001 to March 11, 2005 3 Edward J. Reed $9,100 from April 20, 2001 to February 25, 2005 4 Edward T. Mr. Keil $8,700 from August 19, 2002 to March 11, 2005 5 Rebecca Mrs. Cutright $8,500 from July 1, 2003 to November 29, 2004 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 $135,959 2 Homemaker $103,563 3 Retired $80,245 4 We Curling $30,600 5 Givens $24,600 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 Ms. Barbara Benham - Huntington Bancshares Incorporated $3,000 2 Floyd Stoner - American Bankers Association $3,000 3 Mr. Walter Price - Wachovia Corporation $3,000 4 Mr. Joseph M. Stanton - National Association Of Home Builders $2,500 5 Mr. Timothy Alan Cook - Alion Science And Technology $2,300 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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