Rep. Spencer Bachus

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 12/28/1947 Birthplace: Birmingham, AL District: represents AL-06 Political Party: Republican Religion: Baptist Education: JD, University of Alabama School of Law, 1972 BA, Auburn University, 1969. Last elected in 2006, unopposed. Official website
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Money Raised $1,128,252 (#145) Spent 68% (#306) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 34% (#455) From PACs 51% (#184) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 13 (#415) Total cost $11,169,000 (#427) Received 13 (#404) Total cost $11,090,500 (#409) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 53% right-wing (#97) Predictable 90% (#354) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 7 times (#199) Avg. length 1,127 words (#147) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,699 (#114) Introduced 71 (#237) Debated 20 (#100) Enacted 7 (#100) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes) National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes) NAACP 71% (5/7 votes) National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes) Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 57% (8/14 votes) National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 33% (2/6 votes) American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 16% (1/6 votes) AFL-CIO 15% (2/13 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 Albert Hegyi $10,700 from February 9, 2004 to September 27, 2007 2 Van Richey $7,300 from May 18, 2004 to November 9, 2007 3 Shane Boatright $7,300 from October 16, 2003 to October 11, 2007 4 Danny Cooper $7,000 from May 27, 2004 to November 15, 2007 5 Thomas Acheson $7,000 from March 2, 2004 to October 24, 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 $139,580 2 Van Scoyoc Associates $28,350 3 Citigroup $24,200 4 Homemaker $24,100 5 Jp Morgan Chase $23,000 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 Mrs. Laura Cox Kaplan - Pricewaterhousecoopers $6,500 2 Floyd Stoner - American Bankers Association $5,000 3 Barbara W. Cosgriff - Grant Thornton Llp $5,000 4 Faryar Shirzad - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. $5,000 5 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance Company $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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