Rep. Thomas P. Latham

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Tom" Birthdate: b. 07/14/1948 Birthplace: Alexander, IA District: represents IA-04 Political Party: Republican Religion: Lutheran (ELCA) Education: Attended, Iowa State University, 1967-1970 Attended, Wartburg College, 1966-1967. Last elected in 2006 receiving 121,650 (57.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $893,247 (#197) Spent 34% (#551) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 48% (#300) From PACs 48% (#219) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 63 (#91) Total cost $70,019,800 (#179) Received 61 (#90) Total cost $56,077,000 (#154) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 41% right-wing (#145) Predictable 92% (#311) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 4 times (#303) Avg. length 537 words (#470) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 917 (#295) Introduced 35 (#371) Debated 5 (#328) 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 US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 85% (6/7 votes) National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 71% (10/14 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) American Nurses Association 60% (3/5 votes) National Retail Federation 60% (3/5 votes) Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes) NAACP 57% (4/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 33% (2/6 votes) AFL-CIO 23% (3/13 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 Iowa State University $200 $1319000 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 Robert Latham $13,000 from November 1, 2001 to November 15, 2007 2 Larry Mcallister $10,800 from April 30, 2003 to February 5, 2008 3 John Pappajohn $10,600 from June 5, 2004 to October 12, 2007 4 Rose Lee Pomerantz $10,200 from October 19, 2001 to August 9, 2005 5 C Richard Stark $10,000 from October 26, 2001 to May 13, 2003 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 $167,955 2 No Employer $80,916 3 Retired $39,700 4 Chicago Mercantile Exchange $33,700 5 First Citizens National Bank $19,200 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 Brooke Frankenfield - Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc $5,000 2 Ms. Anita Eoloff - Wells Fargo & Company $5,000 3 Mr. David A. Lovett - American Association Of Orthopaedic Surgeons $5,000 4 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates $5,000 5 Mr. Michael F. Roche - Anheuser-Busch Companies, 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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