Rep. Timothy J. Walz

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Tim" Birthdate: b. 04/06/1964 Birthplace: West Point, NE District: represents MN-01 Political Party: Democratic/Farmer/Labor Religion: Lutheran (raised Catholic) Education: Attending, PhD, Saint Mary's University MS, Educational Leadership, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2001 BS, Social Science Education, Chadron State College, 1989. Last elected in 2006 receiving 141,556 (53.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $1,609,046 (#84) Spent 37% (#531) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 55% (#234) From PACs 34% (#363) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 22 (#272) Total cost $34,882,809 (#278) Received 22 (#260) Total cost $36,130,500 (#218) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 34% left-wing (#273) Predictable 97% (#110) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 4 times (#303) Avg. length 1,294 words (#113) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 337 (#480) Introduced 10 (#516) Debated 1 (#493) Enacted 0 (#469) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement AFL-CIO 100% (11/11 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) Public Citizen 87% (7/8 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 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.
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 Maria Doran $8,800 from August 29, 2006 to February 20, 2008 2 Frances Franken $8,800 from February 27, 2006 to February 26, 2007 3 Thomas C. Kayser $7,300 from August 23, 2006 to June 27, 2007 4 Shayna Berkowitz $6,700 from September 1, 2006 to December 20, 2007 5 Phyllis Wiener $6,700 from September 1, 2006 to December 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 $131,788 2 Retired $106,242 3 Mayo Clinic $42,330 4 Homemaker $23,047 5 Robins Kaplan Miller And Ciresi $15,250 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. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $5,000 2 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000 3 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers $5,000 4 Ms. Crystal Childs - American Hospital Assn $4,875 5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $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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