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Who Really Represents Maryland?

Meet Your Member: Rep. Chris Van Hollen (MD-08)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

VAN HOLLEN, Christopher, a Representative from Maryland; born in Karachi, Pakistan, on January 10, 1959; B.A., Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa., 1982; M.P.P., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1985; J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1990; lawyer, private practice; member of the Maryland state house of representatives, 1990-1994; member of the Maryland state senate, 1994-2002; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2003-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. Chris Van Hollen
District	8
Party	D
Term	2nd
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	74.78 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	63 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	12 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	37 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	173 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	217 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 282,046
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 122,663
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 1 to $ 10,000
Yrs of Serviceª	2.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 1 to $ 10,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 848,050
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	23.20 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 289,388
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 1,932,234
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 613,596
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	34.60 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,066,421
% of Total Contributions from PACs	17.50 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 118,902
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 192,325
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 344,122

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Contribution information from the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbyist contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2005. Other contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through June 30, 2006 and are based on data released electronically by the FEC on August 7, 2006.
* Source: Federal Election Commission.
‡ See Methodology for explanation of adjustment method.
† Travel information from the Center for Public Integrity, as reported by members of Congress. Due to the imprecise reporting of privately funded travel, increments of $10,000 are used.
ª The range of the available data is from January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005.
** The figure incorporates the years of service factor and extrapolates each member’s travel as if he or she had served all 5.5 years.
†† Contributions represent only those from individuals who gave more than $200.
° Percentage represents contributions from individuals of $200 or less divided by all contributions from individuals.

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