Sen. Thomas Harkin

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Tom" Birthdate: b. 11/19/1939 Birthplace: Cumming, IA District: represents IA Political Party: Democrat Religion: Roman Catholic Education: JD, Catholic University of America Law School, 1972 BS, Government/Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, 1962. Last elected in 2002 receiving 554,278 (54.0%) votes. Official website
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Money

Raised	$4,862,529		^(#19)
Spent	45%		^(#470)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	71%		^(#78)
From PACs	27%		^(#435)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	197		^(#15)
Total cost	$636,285,867		^(#37)
Received	179		^(#13)
Total cost	$373,531,900		^(#29)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	58% left-wing		^(#420)
Predictable	94%		^(#244)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	25 times		^(#29)
Avg. length	1,474 words		^(#79)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,371		^(#179)
Introduced	313		^(#23)
Debated	38		^(#47)
Enacted	15		^(#33)
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	20% (1/5 votes)
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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
Rockwell Collins	$1,197		$4000000	2008
Iowa State University	$200		$2028000	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 William Knapp	$10,000	on September 19, 2007
2 Susan Knapp	$10,000	on September 19, 2007
3 Joseph A Chlapaty	$10,000	on October 28, 2002
4 John Sie	$7,480	from May 18, 2007 to December 28, 2007
5 Harry Bookey	$6,600	from August 18, 2006 to September 14, 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	$529,744
2 Texas Pacific Group	$23,100
3 Knapp Properties	$21,500
4 Goldman Sachs	$19,980
5 Herbalife	$18,100
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 Mari Newman - Cigna Corporation	$50,000
2 Barbara Bonfiglio - Pfizer, Inc	$50,000
3 Mrs. Sara Chang - Lupus Foundation Of America	$17,500
4 Mr. Joseph Gordon - Transport Workers Union Of America, Afl-Cio	$5,000
5 Jeanne De Cervens - Aegon Usa, Inc.	$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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