Sen. Richard M. Burr

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 11/30/1955 Birthplace: Charlottesville, VA District: represents NC Political Party: Republican Religion: Methodist Education: BA, Wake Forest University, 1977. Last elected in 2004 receiving 1,791,450 (52.0%) votes. Official website

Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$723,935		^(#270)
Spent	50%		^(#435)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	68%		^(#100)
From PACs	31%		^(#396)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	131		^(#33)
Total cost	$902,907,000		^(#14)
Received	104		^(#42)
Total cost	$466,537,550		^(#15)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	59% right-wing		^(#71)
Predictable	92%		^(#308)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	6 times		^(#221)
Avg. length	2,533 words		^(#17)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,087		^(#244)
Introduced	144		^(#91)
Debated	17		^(#117)
Enacted	7		^(#100)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	60% (3/5 votes)
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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 John W Richards	$25,000	on September 22, 2004
2 Kathylee B Thompson	$25,000	on September 23, 2004
3 G. Kennedy Thompson	$25,000	on September 23, 2004
4 Lynn S Beck	$25,000	on October 4, 2004
5 William C Jr. Beck	$25,000	on October 4, 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 Homemaker	$208,500
2 Self	$173,947
3 Retired	$133,700
4 Bank Of America	$82,750
5 Wachovia	$68,750
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. Robert Leebern Jr - Troutman Sanders Public Affairs Group, Llc	$1,500,000
2 Stephanie Patrick - American Dietetic Association	$5,000
3 Mr. John Fish - Reynolds American Inc.	$5,000
4 Mr. David L Pringle - Aflac Incorporated	$5,000
5 Brooke Frankenfield - Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc	$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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