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Rep. Roy Blunt

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Birthdate: b. 01/10/1950
Birthplace: Niangu, MO
District: represents MO-07
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Baptist
Education: MA, History/Government, Southwest Missouri State University, 1972 BA, History, Southwest Baptist University, 1970.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 160,942 (67.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  week (78) friend (70) information (68) day (67) country (62)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $1,731,146 (#73)
Spent 61% (#358)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 43% (#353)
From PACs 55% (#149)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 25 (#234)
Total cost $59,647,690 (#199)
Received 23 (#250)
Total cost $46,597,000 (#179)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 58% right-wing (#75)
Predictable 93% (#292)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 20 times (#44)
Avg. length 939 words (#211)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,007 (#264)
Introduced 59 (#276)
Debated 18 (#112)
Enacted 7 (#100)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 85% (12/14 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce 83% (5/6 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 50% (3/6 votes)
National Association of Realtors 50% (4/8 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 42% (3/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes)
NAACP 28% (2/7 votes)
American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 16% (1/6 votes)
AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 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 Robert Plaster $9,000 from March 2, 2001 to February 19, 2007
2 Deborah M. Hohlt $8,500 from June 22, 2006 to September 5, 2007
3 Rudolph Farber $8,300 from January 30, 2001 to February 14, 2007
4 Robert Low $8,300 from March 1, 2001 to April 5, 2007
5 Kenneth Meyer $8,100 from January 30, 2001 to November 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 Self $377,936
2 Not Applicable $219,300
3 Retired $116,675
4 Homemaker $96,661
5 Interface Group $38,000
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 Jennifer Gabler - The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation $5,000
2 William Ezzell - Deloitte Llp (Formerly Deloitte & Touche Usa Llp) $5,000
3 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $5,000
4 Mr. Ken W. Cole - General Motors Corporation $5,000
5 David Geisler - Dairy Farmers Of America, Inc. $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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