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Sen. Roger F. Wicker

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Birthdate: b. 07/05/1951
Birthplace: Pontotoc, MS
District: represents MS
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Southern Baptist
Education: JD, University of Mississippi, 1975 BA, Political Science/Journalism, University of Mississippi, 1973.
Last elected: Former member of congress.
Capitol Word Frequency →  mississippi (32) percent (27) gulf (22) coast (21) children (21)

Money

Raised $3,061,913 (#39)
Spent 10% (#616)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 58% (#201)
From PACs 24% (#455)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 42 (#128)
Total cost $169,845,046 (#97)
Received 42 (#122)
Total cost $177,988,500 (#75)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

No information available.

Speeches

Spoke 4 times (#303)
Avg. length 609 words (#424)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,207 (#215)
Introduced 53 (#298)
Debated 8 (#240)
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 of Home Builders 100% (6/6 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors 71% (5/7 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 66% (8/12 votes)
Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes)
NAACP 33% (2/6 votes)
American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 16% (1/6 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 16% (1/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 10% (1/10 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
Radiance Technologies $800 $4400000 2008
University Of Mississippi $800 $1600000 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 John P. Fullenwider $12,200 from April 24, 2003 to March 15, 2007
2 Robert L. Jr. Smith $11,000 from May 21, 2003 to April 12, 2007
3 Don Mr. Miller $10,500 from July 14, 2003 to May 2, 2007
4 W.D. Mr. Mounger $9,500 from April 28, 2004 to October 4, 2007
5 A.D. Blount $8,000 from May 15, 2001 to April 21, 2006
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 $501,860
2 None Available $63,580
3 Retired $42,950
4 Ergon $26,150
5 Aurora Flight Sciences $16,500
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. Bill Hawks - Agworks Solutions Llc $2,300,000
2 Mr. Mark Allen - International Foodservice Distributors Association $5,000
3 Mr. Gregory R. Dahlberg - Lockheed Martin Corporation $5,000
4 Ms. Kelly Chapman - Dominion $5,000
5 Ms. Barbara Benham - Huntington Bancshares Incorporated $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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