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Rep. Walter Herger

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Nickname: known as "Wally"
Birthdate: b. 05/20/1945
Birthplace: Yuba City, CA
District: represents CA-02
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Mormon
Education: Attended, California State University, Sacramento, 1968-1969 AA, American River Community College, 1967.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 134,911 (64.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  tax (60) workers (36) trade (35) colombia (28) health (28)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $531,859 (#375)
Spent 126% (#88)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 31% (#475)
From PACs 64% (#73)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 12 (#435)
Total cost $34,989,000 (#277)
Received 11 (#436)
Total cost $8,555,000 (#442)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 64% right-wing (#51)
Predictable 91% (#344)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 3 times (#357)
Avg. length 576 words (#449)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,728 (#111)
Introduced 144 (#91)
Debated 24 (#81)
Enacted 11 (#53)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 64% (9/14 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 42% (3/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors 37% (3/8 votes)
NAACP 28% (2/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 28% (2/7 votes)
American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 16% (1/6 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 16% (1/6 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 Didar Singh Bains $13,800 from September 29, 2002 to August 21, 2005
2 John Mcamis $8,250 from March 14, 2001 to June 3, 2008
3 Brian Hicks $7,000 from April 13, 2001 to October 6, 2005
4 James R. Lewis $7,000 from May 23, 2001 to April 28, 2006
5 Garey B. Weibel $7,000 from November 16, 2001 to November 10, 2005
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 $189,555
2 Sierra Pacific Industries $18,650
3 Aero Union $18,450
4 Je Mcamis $8,750
5 Ferguson Group $8,500
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. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $5,000
2 Mr. Scott Defife - Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association $5,000
3 Mr. Daniel A. Mica - Credit Union National Association $5,000
4 Mr. Raymond Bracy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc $5,000
5 Mr. Joshua Heit - National Automobile Dealers Association $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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