Rep. Ron Klein

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 07/10/1957 Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio District: represents FL-22 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Jewish Education: JD, Case Western Reserve University, 1982 BA, Political Science, The Ohio State University, 1979. Last elected in 2006 receiving 108,688 (51.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $2,754,916 (#44) Spent 23% (#590) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 68% (#101) From PACs 31% (#398) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 20 (#304) Total cost $13,049,000 (#411) Received 20 (#286) Total cost $13,441,000 (#385) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 28% left-wing (#244) Predictable 96% (#152) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 5 times (#259) Avg. length 1,356 words (#102) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 259 (#500) Introduced 7 (#532) Debated 3 (#400) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement AFL-CIO 100% (11/11 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 75% (6/8 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 50% (3/6 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 Rodger Krouse $8,800 from May 9, 2005 to March 15, 2007 2 Leon Silverstein $8,800 from September 28, 2005 to September 30, 2007 3 Mark Issenman $8,800 from June 6, 2006 to March 12, 2007 4 Robert Meisel $8,800 from November 16, 2005 to June 27, 2007 5 Sanjiv Sharma $8,800 from November 30, 2005 to September 28, 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 $771,728 2 Retired $359,115 3 Homemaker $286,987 4 Na $44,950 5 Ansca Homes $21,700 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 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $5,000 2 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 3 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 4 Meghan O'Reilly - American Health Care Association $5,000 5 Meghan O'Reilly - American Health Care Association $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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