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Who Really Represents Nebraska?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Chuck Hagel (NE) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck), a Senator from Nebraska; born in North Platte, Nebraska, October 4, 1946; graduated from St. Bonaventure High School, Columbus, Neb.; graduated from the Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, MN, 1966; graduated from University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1971; served in the U.S. Army infantry, attaining the rank of Sergeant E-5, 1967-1968, and serving in Vietnam in 1968; newscaster and talk show host in Omaha 1969-1971; administrative assistant to Representative John Y. McCollister (R-Neb.) 1971-1977; manager of government affairs for Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Washington, D.C. 1977-1980; deputy administrator, United States Veterans Administration, 1981-1982; investment banker and business executive in Washington and Omaha; deputy director and chief executive officer of the Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations (G-7) in 1990; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Chuck Hagel | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | R |
| Term | 2nd |
| Next Election | 2008 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 82.76 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 20 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 44 out of 90 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 55 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 4 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 37 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 197,683 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 69,767 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,415,166 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 50.50 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 479,657 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 210,969 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 73,397 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 7.0 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,991,803 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 37.60 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 674,510 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 18,437 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 695,938 |