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Rep. Samuel Robert Johnson

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Nickname: known as "Sam"
Birthdate: b. 10/11/1930
Birthplace: San Antonio, TX
District: represents TX-03
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Methodist
Education: MS, Information Assurance, George Washington University, 1974 BBA, Southern Methodist University, 1951 Attended, Armed Services Staff College and National War College.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 88,690 (63.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  war (54) security (49) social (43) americans (38) texas (32)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $651,156 (#316)
Spent 109% (#104)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 47% (#319)
From PACs 48% (#221)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 8 (#474)
Total cost $96,345,000 (#146)
Received 7 (#476)
Total cost $10,948,000 (#413)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 76% right-wing (#23)
Predictable 94% (#231)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 3 times (#357)
Avg. length 1,240 words (#128)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,386 (#171)
Introduced 91 (#175)
Debated 5 (#328)
Enacted 2 (#283)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 57% (8/14 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 42% (3/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
National Retail Federation 40% (2/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors 37% (3/8 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 33% (2/6 votes)
Public Citizen 30% (3/10 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 20% (1/5 votes)
American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes)
NAACP 14% (1/7 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 Jerry Mr. Williamson $9,400 from February 28, 2001 to September 10, 2007
2 C. E. Dr. Mccoy $8,530 from February 22, 2001 to September 10, 2007
3 Elaine D. Mrs. Sammons $7,600 from December 22, 2003 to June 19, 2007
4 Jerry Mr. Gallagher $7,300 from April 24, 2002 to October 2, 2007
5 Joseph J. Mr. Collmer $7,000 from March 16, 2001 to January 28, 2008
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 $143,463
2 Perot Group $14,900
3 Rentacenter $13,200
4 Dallas Spinal Rehab Center $12,630
5 Legacy Bank Of Texas $12,500
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. Frank J. Mckeown - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $5,000
2 Mr. Frank J. Mckeown - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $5,000
3 Mr. David A. Lovett - American Association Of Orthopaedic Surgeons $5,000
4 Mr. Frank J Mckeown Dmd - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $5,000
5 Mr. David Schless - American Seniors Housing Association $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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