Sen. Richard C. Shelby

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 05/06/1934 Birthplace: Birmingham, AL District: represents AL Political Party: Republican Religion: Presbyterian Education: LLB, University of Alabama School of Law, 1963 BA, University of Alabama, 1957. Last elected in 2004 receiving 1,242,200 (68.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$1,701,032		^(#76)
Spent	32%		^(#562)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	34%		^(#447)
From PACs	23%		^(#467)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	222		^(#9)
Total cost	$707,730,400		^(#27)
Received	204		^(#9)
Total cost	$413,638,200		^(#19)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	48% right-wing		^(#121)
Predictable	89%		^(#385)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	1 times		^(#477)
Avg. length	3,017 words		^(#10)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	589		^(#391)
Introduced	112		^(#133)
Debated	38		^(#47)
Enacted	8		^(#84)
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 David J Cooper	$5,000	from May 17, 1991 to July 21, 2003
2 Florence M Cauthen	$4,600	from March 21, 2007 to October 2, 2007
3 A Alex Porter	$4,600	on November 13, 2007
4 John Braun	$4,600	on March 21, 2007
5 William Stiers	$4,600	on February 20, 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 Blackstone Group Lp	$26,000
2 Jp Morgan Chase	$21,500
3 Citigroup	$19,100
4 Kynikos Associates	$18,400
5 Colsa	$16,000
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. Scott Defife - Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association	$5,000
2 Mr. Vincent D. Randazzo - Wachovia Corporation	$5,000
3 Mr. John E. Collingwood - Bank Of America, N.A.	$5,000
4 Mr. Frank Norton - Hurt, Norton & Associates, Inc.	$5,000
5 Philip E. Ruter - Boeing Company	$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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