108th hr republicans: 229 democrats: 205 independents: 1 vacant seats:0 total: 435 108th senate...
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108th HR Republicans: 229Democrats: 205Independents: 1 Vacant Seats:0
Total: 435
108th Senate Republicans: 51Democrats: 48
Independents: 1 Vacant Seats: 0
Total: 100
Approval of Performance of Congress 1980-2000
'80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
+ 34 34 53 44 52 36 28 32 46 48 52
- 48 49 35 38 34 55 63 60 47 43 33
Don't Know 18 17 12 18 14 9 9 8 8 9 15
Approval of Incumbent Running for Re-Election 1980-00
'80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00
+ 57 52 69 59 66 64 62 59 66 61 58
- 8 8 9 8 7 11 12 13 14 12 11
NOT SURE 34 40 22 33 28 26 26 28 20 27 31
Committee on Resources Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS•Aviation (Transportation and Infrastructure) •Energy and Mineral Resources (Resources) •Forests and Forest Health (Resources) •Water and Power (Resources) •Water Resources and Environment (Transportation and Infrastructure)
Americans for a Republican Majority $10,000
Keep Our Majority PAC $10,000
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn $7,500
Wal-Mart Stores $7,500
National Rifle Assn $7,450
National Mining Assn $6,000
Associated Builders & Contractors $5,250
Credit Union National Assn $5,000
Freedom Project $5,000
Leadership PAC 2002 $5,000
National Assn of Home Builders $5,000
National Auto Dealers Assn $5,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn $5,000
Rely on Your Beliefs $5,000
Together for our Majority $5,000
Western Peanut Growers Assn $5,000
Americans for a Republican Majority $10,000
Freedom Project $10,000
Future Leaders PAC $10,000
Keep Our Majority PAC $10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn $10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn $10,000
National Republican Congressional Cmte $9,588
Koch Industries $9,000
County Line Dairy $8,000
Dairy Farmers of America $8,000
Mack Energy $8,000
National Fedn of Independent Business $7,500
State of New Mexico $7,000
Yates Petroleum $7,000
Cmte for the Preservation of Capitalism $6,000
Salopek Farms $6,000
Goff Dairy $5,950
receiving the Constituent Service Award
GOVT.SECTOR-OFFICIAL
PRIVATE SECTOR-LOBBYIST
CONCEPT MEANING?IMPACT ON POLITICS?
LOBBYISTS HELP A CONGRESSMAN BY…
• INFORMATION• POLITICAL STRATEGY• CAMPAIGN STRATEGY• SOURCE OF IDEAS & INNOVATIONS
H CMTE NAME # MEMBERS # SUB CMTES
APPROPRIATONS R-36 D-29 13
RULES R-9 D-4 2
AGRICULTURE R-26 D-24 5
TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE
R-41 D-34 7
