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Rep. Tammy Baldwin

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Birthdate: b. 02/11/1962
Birthplace: Madison, WI
District: represents WI-02
Political Party: Democratic
Education: JD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989 AB, Mathematics/Government, Smith College, 1984.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 191,414 (63.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  health (153) insurance (101) wisconsin (99) care (92) writes (42)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $830,674 (#227)
Spent 95% (#147)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 71% (#74)
From PACs 26% (#446)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 20 (#304)
Total cost $17,917,838 (#374)
Received 18 (#327)
Total cost $16,248,500 (#358)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 66% left-wing (#440)
Predictable 98% (#21)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 2 times (#407)
Avg. length 1,101 words (#157)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,821 (#96)
Introduced 63 (#265)
Debated 7 (#263)
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
Friends Committee on National Legislation 100% (5/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes)
Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 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.

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
Conjugon $250 $1200000 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 Lynde Uihlein $15,600 from June 20, 2000 to June 1, 2007
2 Judith Faulkner $12,500 from April 15, 2002 to July 20, 2007
3 Gordon Faulkner $11,500 from April 15, 2002 to January 7, 2008
4 James Jansen $10,900 from November 15, 2000 to January 9, 2008
5 James Hottmann $10,750 from September 13, 2000 to January 18, 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 $314,167
2 Retired $305,314
3 University Of Wisconsin $28,600
4 Michael Best Friedrich Llp $16,000
5 Attorney $14,950
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 Ms. Alma Henderson - Service Employees International Union Ctw, Clc $5,000
2 Mr. Joshua Heit - National Automobile Dealers Association $5,000
3 Mr. Bruce Carnes - National Cable And Telecommunications Association $5,000
4 Mr. Joshua J. Cooper - American College Of Radiology Association $5,000
5 Mr. Christopher Sloan - International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades $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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