Ray H. LaHood

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 12/06/1945 Birthplace: Peoria, IL Political Party: Republican Religion: Roman Catholic Education: BS, Education and Sociology, Bradley University, 1971 Attended, Canton Junior College. Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website

Money Raised $218,308 (#519) Spent 305% (#39) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 69% (#92) From PACs 22% (#480) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 57 (#98) Total cost $77,912,216 (#163) Received 55 (#97) Total cost $63,471,100 (#144) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis No information available. Speeches Spoke 3 times (#357) Avg. length 537 words (#470) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,476 (#156) Introduced 92 (#173) Debated 7 (#263) Enacted 5 (#142) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes) National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes) NAACP 57% (4/7 votes) AFL-CIO 53% (7/13 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 50% (3/6 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) American Nurses Association 40% (2/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 33% (2/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 28% (4/14 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 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 Wayne Baum $12,900 from February 21, 2001 to April 10, 2007 2 Lee Graves $11,500 from October 29, 2002 to April 10, 2007 3 Dave Ransburg $11,100 from February 13, 2001 to March 12, 2007 4 James Bruner $11,000 from July 20, 2001 to July 20, 2006 5 Diane Oberhelman $10,450 from April 12, 2002 to March 19, 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 $147,929 2 Caterpiller $42,650 3 Cassidy Associates $34,300 4 Osf Saint Francis $28,985 5 Cullinan Properties $17,825 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. Bruce Mckay - Dominion $5,000 2 Mr. Randall J. Moody - National Education 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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