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Who Really Represents Colorado?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Ken Salazar (CO) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
SALAZAR, Kenneth Lee, (brother of John Salazar), a Senator from Colorado; born in Alamosa, Colorado, March 2, 1955; B.A., political science, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1977; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1981; practiced law in Denver, Colo., 1981-1986, 1994-1998; chief legal counsel, Governor Roy Romer of Colorado, 1986-1990; executive director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources 1990-1994; Colorado State attorney general 1999-2005; elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2004 for term beginning January 3, 2005. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Ken Salazar | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | D |
| Term | 1st |
| Next Election | 2010 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 51.30 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking** | N/A |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking** | N/A |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 20 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 88 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 83 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 21,500 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 0 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 3,717,089 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 51.20 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 1,084,762 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 7,895,444 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 2,291,946 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 52.10 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,019,050 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 9.50 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 141,764 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 110,375 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 304,057 |