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Rep. Robert E. Andrews

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Nickname: known as "Rob"
Birthdate: b. 08/04/1957
Birthplace: Camden, NJ
District: represents NJ-01
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Episcopal
Education: JD, Cornell University Law School, 1982 BA, Political Science, Bucknell University, 1979.
Last elected in 2006, unopposed.
Capitol Word Frequency →  country (48) pleased (34) health (30) education (27) money (27)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $3,048,707 (#40)
Spent 46% (#463)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 35% (#438)
From PACs 2% (#547)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 15 (#387)
Total cost $25,140,300 (#322)
Received 14 (#389)
Total cost $21,696,300 (#310)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 44% left-wing (#342)
Predictable 97% (#133)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 4 times (#303)
Avg. length 696 words (#350)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 2,317 (#52)
Introduced 538 (#2)
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 ]
GroupAgreement
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes)
AFL-CIO 84% (11/13 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes)
National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes)
More interest groups →
Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.

Handshakes

Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company.
Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle
Bae Systems $500 $2400000 2008

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 Francis Walton $14,800 from December 20, 2001 to November 2, 2007
2 George Zallie $14,400 from August 28, 2003 to February 8, 2007
3 Anthony O'Donnell $14,000 from October 23, 2003 to May 6, 2007
4 Francis Giuliano $13,200 from November 30, 2001 to September 21, 2007
5 William Cahill $13,000 from July 5, 2005 to March 14, 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 $308,183
2 Galaxy Scientific $55,250
3 Archer Greiner $42,475
4 Okonite $31,100
5 Corinthian Colleges $27,700
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. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000
2 Mr. Greg R Melinson - Drinker Biddle & Reath Llp $4,000
3 Mr. Jennifer L Blum - Drinker Biddle & Reath Llp $4,000
4 Mr. Michael J. Remington - Drinker Biddle & Reath Llp $4,000
5 Mr. Joaquin A Marquez - Drinker Biddle & Reath Llp $4,000
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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