Thad Cochran

b. 1937-12-07 , Pontotoc, MS
represents MS
Republican, Baptist
Official website

Education: JD, University of Mississippi Law School, 1965 Rotary Foundation Fellowhip, Jurisprudence/International Law, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, 1963-1964 Graduated, United States Navy School of Justice BA, Psychology/Politicial Science, University of Mississippi, 1959.

Last elected in 2002 receiving 533,269 (85.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$1,197,049	^(#120)
Spent	30%	^(#495)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	54%	^(#231)
From PACs	41%	^(#277)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	262	^(#4)
Total cost	$1,100,002,000	^(#6)
Received	238	^(#4)
Total cost	$705,574,000	^(#2)

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,529	^(#134)
Introduced	120	^(#117)
Debated	31	^(#59)
Enacted	11	^(#47)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	7 times		^(#196)
Avg. length	916 words		^(#220)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	36% right-wing		^(#199)
Predictable	85%		^(#490)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	80% (4/5 votes)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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