108th hr republicans: 229 democrats: 205 independents: 1 vacant seats:0 total: 435 108th senate...

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