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Who Really Represents Maryland?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes(MD) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
SARBANES, Paul Spyros, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., February 3, 1933; attended the public schools of Salisbury; graduated, Princeton University 1954; attended Balliol College, Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar 1954-1957; graduated, Harvard Law School 1960; admitted to the Maryland bar in 1960 and commenced practice in Baltimore; law clerk, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Judicial Circuit 1960-1961; legislative draftsman, Maryland Department of Legislative Reference, Maryland General Assembly 1961; administrative assistant to chairman, President’s Council of Economic Advisers 1962-1963; executive director, Charter Revision Commission of Baltimore City 1963-1964; member, Maryland house of delegates 1967-1971; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second Congress in 1970; reelected to the Ninety-third and Ninety-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1977); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected in 1976 to the United States Senate and reelected in 1982, 1988, 1994 and 2000 for the term ending January 3, 2007; chair, Joint Economic Committee (One Hundredth through One Hundred Second Congresses), Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | D |
| Term | 5th |
| Next Election | 0000 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 63.18 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 77 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 63 out of 90 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 87 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 51 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 84 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 102,978 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 42,581 |
| Total Privately Funded Travel† | $ 120,001 to $ 130,000 |
| Yrs of Service | 5.5 |
| Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)** | $ 120,001 to $ 130,000 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 667,571 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 67.80 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 233,576 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 518,238 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 176,498 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 34.50 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 856,245 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 34.80 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 160,065 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 112,652 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 301,059 |