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Who Really Represents Pennsylvania?

Meet Your Member: Rep. Phil English (PA-03)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

ENGLISH, Philip Sheridan, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., June 20, 1956; B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1978; committee staff aide, Pennsylvania state senate; Erie County, Pa., controller, 1985-1988; unsuccessful candidate for Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1988; chief of staff for Pennsylvania state senator Melissa Hart, 1990-1994; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1984 and 2000; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. Phil English
District	3
Party	R
Term	6th
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	60.07 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	160 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	116 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	207 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	405 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	29 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 95,396
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 24,391
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 150,001 to $ 160,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 150,001 to $ 160,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 284,105
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	28.20 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 71,214
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 1,136,083
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 283,354
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	53.00 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 3,013,288
% of Total Contributions from PACs	52.20 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 668,926
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 74,288
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 755,762

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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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