| Party: Republican |
| State and District: Texas, 23 |
| Born: July 30, 1949 Laredo, Texas |
| Campaign cash raised: $3,667,020 |
| Money from businesses that lobby: $512,284 |
| Money from leadership PACs: $165,500 |
| Money from in-state / out-of-state: $1,467,733 / $53,521 |
| At-risk in November? Yes |
| Outside group spending: $19 in support / $37,859 in opposition |
| Net worth in 2010: $49,037 to $1,519,998 |
| Net worth in 2011: -$202,965 to $1,244,997 |
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Continue readingProfile: David Cicilline
| Party: Democrat |
| State and District: Rhode Island, 1 |
| Born: July 15, 1961 Providence, R.I. |
| Campaign cash raised: $3,625,274 |
| Money from businesses that lobby: $374,537 |
| Money from leadership PACs: $76,400 |
| Money from in-state / out-of-state: $1,406,733 / $911,584 |
| At-risk in November? Yes |
| Outside group spending: $10 in support |
| Net worth in 2010: $502,004 to $1,429,999 |
| Net worth in 2011: $2,004 to $1,179,998 |
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Continue readingProfile: Bobby Schilling
| Party: Republican |
| State and District: Illinois, 17 |
| Born: Jan 24, 1964 Rock Island, Ill. |
| Campaign cash raised: $2,594,324 |
| Money from businesses that lobby: $391,579 |
| Money from leadership PACs: $163,900 |
| Money from in-state / out-of-state: $1,028,903 / $139,904 |
| At-risk in November? Yes |
| Outside group spending: $325 in support / $10,137 in opposition |
| Net worth in 2010: $487,008 to $1,489,998 |
| Net worth in 2011: -$127,995 to $344,996 |
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Continue readingProfile: Chip Cravaack
| Party: Republican |
| State and District: Minnesota, 8 |
| Born: Dec. 29, 1959 Charleston, W.V. |
| Campaign cash raised: $2,058,598 |
| Money from businesses that lobby: $235,375 |
| Money from leadership PACs: $100,400 |
| Money from in-state / out-of-state: $628,438 / $127,595 |
| At-risk in November? Yes |
| Outside group spending: $248,046 in opposition |
| Net worth in 2010: $843,018 to $1,945,000 |
| Net worth in 2011: Not yet reported |
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Continue readingProfile: Chris Gibson
| Party: Republican |
| State and District: New York, 19 |
| Born: May 13, 1964 Rockville Centre, N.Y. |
| Campaign cash raised: $3,193,882 |
| Money from businesses that lobby: $442,991 |
| Money from leadership PACs: $175,500 |
| Money from in-state / out-of-state: $1,331,847 / $207,127 |
| At-risk in November? Yes |
| Outside group spending: $1,250 in support / $1,044 against |
| Net worth in 2010: $100,001 to $250,000 |
| Net worth in 2011: $100,001 to $250,000 |
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Continue readingMasters of the (golf) universe? Augusta’s first female members wield political influence
Ninety-two years ago to the week after American women gained the right to vote, they finally gained access to the hallowed greens of one of the the nation's premier golf clubs. We tell you why we think the two historic firsts are connected.
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They rode into office on a wave of disgust with Washington insiders whom the public perceived as catering to special interests. Yet among the roughly two dozen bills that congressional freshmen have rallied to support is one that would benefit an icon of political cronyism.
The Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011, introduced by Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from regulating the stogies smoked by the likes of disgraced former Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and featured as a draw at many a political fundraiser. Fully three-quarters of the ...
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Introducing the new and improved Party Time
Just in time for the really big political parties in Tampa and Charlotte, Party Time's gussied up!
Four years after it launched to cover the 2008 presidential elections, Party Time, the only resource that tracks presidential and congressional fundraisers and convention parties for political movers and shakers has gotten a makeover. New features, including a calendar tracking the frequency of events and a new section dedicated to the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention, make Party Time even more user friendly.
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Americans for Prosperity, which is not required to disclose its donors while spending more than $20 million on ads trying to oust President Obama, accidentally provided more detail than required on where exactly it was spending its millions last week. That is, until the group realized that even that information is not required by the Federal Election Commission.
When it filed a report on Aug. 8 with the FEC detailing its TV ad buys for the week, the Koch brothers-funded organization included a state-by-state breakdown of how much they spent in 11 swing states. That level of detail is actually ...
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More than two dozen first-term House members, part of an enormous freshman class swept into office on an anti-incumbent tide of disgust over Washington insider dealing, have introduced a combined 263 bills designed to benefit the bottom lines of hometown corporations.
An analysis of campaign finance records by the Sunlight Foundation shows that some of the corporations that stand to save money from bills aimed at temporarily suspending tariffs on products that the firms import are also campaign contributors to the members of Congress introducing ...
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