Sen. Thad Cochran

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 12/07/1937 Birthplace: Pontotoc, MS District: represents MS Political Party: Republican Religion: Baptist Education: JD, University of Mississippi Law School, 1965 Rotary Foundation Fellowship, Jurisprudence/International Law, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, 1963-1964 Graduated, United States Navy School of Justice BA, Psychology/Political Science, University of Mississippi, 1959. Last elected in 2002 receiving 533,269 (85.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$1,197,049		^(#125)
Spent	30%		^(#569)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	54%		^(#244)
From PACs	42%		^(#286)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

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

Voting Analysis

Ideology	37% right-wing		^(#165)
Predictable	86%		^(#435)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	7 times		^(#199)
Avg. length	916 words		^(#221)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,540		^(#142)
Introduced	120		^(#123)
Debated	33		^(#62)
Enacted	11		^(#53)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	80% (4/5 votes)
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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 David F Jr Taylor	$4,600	on May 25, 2007
2 James B Jr Furrh	$4,600	on February 14, 2007
3 Richard B Wax	$4,600	on February 27, 2007
4 William J Van Devender	$4,600	on February 27, 2007
5 Terry W Green	$4,600	from February 15, 2007 to March 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	$120,350
2 Information Pending	$39,750
3 Retired	$6,000
4 Fl Crane Sons	$6,000
5 Island View Casino Resort	$5,600
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 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates	$25,000
2 William N. Laforge - Winstead Pc	$5,000
3 Kristina L. Byrne - Entergy Services	$5,000
4 Mr. H. Adam Lawrence - Southern Company	$5,000
5 William N. Laforge - Winstead Pc	$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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