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Rep. Robert C. Scott

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Nickname: known as "Bobby"
Birthdate: b. 04/30/1947
Birthplace: Washington, DC
District: represents VA-03
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: JD, Boston College Law School, 1973 BA, Harvard College, 1969.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 133,546 (96.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  budget (69) programs (65) education (63) virginia (47) health (46)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $371,224 (#453)
Spent 72% (#278)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 61% (#166)
From PACs 39% (#312)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 34 (#155)
Total cost $84,425,500 (#156)
Received 29 (#179)
Total cost $30,359,800 (#248)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 52% left-wing (#391)
Predictable 98% (#47)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 9 times (#156)
Avg. length 829 words (#270)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,435 (#164)
Introduced 54 (#295)
Debated 9 (#218)
Enacted 3 (#220)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 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.

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 Michael Petters $6,600 from October 31, 2004 to April 10, 2007
2 Walter S Segaloff $6,300 from May 17, 2004 to April 5, 2007
3 Erik Seidel $4,600 on December 14, 2007
4 Susan D Lederer $4,600 on December 14, 2007
5 Andrew E Bloch $4,600 on December 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 $103,099
2 Allenallenallen Allen $19,000
3 Retired $11,250
4 Attorney $8,850
5 Northrop Grumman $8,200
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 Thomas Susman - American Bar Association $75,812
2 Daniel Cohen - American Association For Justice $2,500
3 Nick Kirkhorn - Honeywell International $2,500
4 Christopher J. Hanley - International Union Of Operating Engineers $2,500
5 William Ezzell - Deloitte Llp (Formerly Deloitte & Touche Usa Llp) $2,000
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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