Rep. Tim Murphy

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/11/1952 Birthplace: Cleveland, OH District: represents PA-18 Political Party: Republican Religion: Catholic Education: PhD, Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 1979 MA, Psychology, Cleveland State University, 1976 BS, Psychology, Wheeling Jesuit University, 1974. Last elected in 2006 receiving 144,632 (58.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $904,340 (#194) Spent 34% (#540) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 41% (#379) From PACs 58% (#126) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 18 (#343) Total cost $80,311,000 (#159) Received 17 (#341) Total cost $11,666,500 (#403) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 33% right-wing (#171) Predictable 90% (#356) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 868 words (#243) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 576 (#396) Introduced 63 (#265) Debated 4 (#360) Enacted 2 (#283) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) NAACP 71% (5/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 66% (4/6 votes) National Retail Federation 60% (3/5 votes) American Nurses Association 60% (3/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 50% (3/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 50% (7/14 votes) AFL-CIO 46% (6/13 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 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 Converteam $750 $800000 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 Andrew Mr. Aloe $9,650 from September 24, 2004 to February 9, 2007 2 Glen Mr. Meakem $8,200 from February 26, 2005 to February 16, 2007 3 John Mr. Mascaro $7,500 from August 17, 2005 to June 25, 2007 4 Mark Mr. Miller $6,200 from February 17, 2005 to August 23, 2007 5 William Mr. Lieberman $6,200 from September 29, 2004 to February 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 $160,725 2 Consol Energy $35,350 3 Federated Investors $29,550 4 Upmc Health System $22,850 5 U S Steel $22,500 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. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters $5,000 2 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 3 Jennifer Gabler - The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation $5,000 4 Mr. Joshua Heit - National Automobile Dealers Association $5,000 5 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $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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