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Who Really Represents Oklahoma?

Meet Your Member: Sen. Tom Coburn (OK)


Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.
COBURN, Thomas Allen, a Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Casper, Wyo., March 14, 1948; graduated Central High School; graduated Oklahoma State University, B.S. 1970; graduated Oklahoma State University Medical School 1983; manufacturing manager, Coburn Opthalmic Division, Coburn Optical Industries 1970-1978; intern in general surgery, St. Anthony’s Hospital, Oklahoma City, Okla.; family practice residency, University of Arkansas, Fort Smith; physician, Muskogee, Okla.; past chair, Muskogee Regional Medical Center; participant in medical mission trips to Haiti 1985, and Iraq 1992; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2001); elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 for the term beginning January 3, 2005.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Sen. Tom Coburn
District N/A
Party R
Term 1st
Next Election 2010
% of Vote Received in Last General Election* 52.77 %
Special Interest Money Ranking** N/A
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking** N/A
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking 51 out of 100
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking 93 out of 100
Contributions from PACs Ranking 93 out of 100
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 $ 8,500
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ $ 0
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present $ 1,703,898
% of Contributions from Out-of-State†† 51.90 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ $ 496,631
Contributions from Small Donors $ 3,920,369
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ $ 1,138,640
% of Contributions from Small Donors° 54.40 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present $ 640,286
% of Total Contributions from PACs 11.80 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ $ 151,311
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ $ 1,650
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ $ 189,125

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.
**Some Senators were not included in the overall rankings because complete data on contributions from lobbyists were not available for them.
See Methodology for explanation of adjustment method.
†† 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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