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Who Really Represents Alaska?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Ted Stevens (AK) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
STEVENS, Theodore F. (Ted), a Senator from Alaska; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 18, 1923; attended Oregon State College and Montana State College; graduated, University of California, Los Angeles 1947; graduated, Harvard Law School 1950; served in the United States Army Air Corps in the Second World War in China 1943-1946; admitted to the bar in California in 1950, to the District of Columbia bar in 1951, and to the Alaska bar in 1957; practiced law in Fairbanks, Alaska 1953; legislative counsel, Department of Interior, Washington, D.C., 1956; assistant to the Secretary of the Interior 1958; chief counsel, Department of the Interior 1960; returned to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1961 and practiced law; elected to State house of representatives in 1964; reelected in 1966, serving as speaker pro tempore and majority leader; appointed on December 24, 1968, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of E.L. Bartlett, and was subsequently elected in a special election on November 3, 1970, to complete the unexpired term ending January 3, 1973; reelected in 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996 and 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009; Republican whip (1977-1985); president pro tempore (2003-); chair, Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (Ninety-fourth Congress), Select Committee on Ethics (Ninety-eighth and Ninety-ninth Congresses), Committee on Rules and Administration (One Hundred Fourth Congress [January 3, 1995-September 12, 1995]); Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress [September 12, 1995-January 2, 1997]), Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001], One Hundred Eighth Congress); Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology (One Hundred Ninth Congress). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Ted Stevens | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | R |
| Term | 7th |
| Next Election | 2008 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 78.17 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 5 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 5 out of 90 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 30 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 6 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 15 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 504,528 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 181,946 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 2,182,378 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 74.80 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 762,170 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 237,060 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 78,969 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 7.5 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 2,764,028 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 46.30 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 828,935 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 105,122 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 950,912 |