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Who Really Represents Illinois?

Meet Your Member: Rep. Mark Kirk (IL-10)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

KIRK, Mark Steven, a Representative from Illinois; born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., September 15, 1959; B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1981; M.S., London School of Economics, London, England, 1982; J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1992; United States Naval Reserves, 1989 to present; lawyer, private practice; staff member for United States Representative John Porter of Illinois, 1984-1990; special assistant, United States Department of State, 1992-1993; staff member for United States House of Representatives International Relations Committee, 1995; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. Mark Kirk
District	10
Party	R
Term	3rd
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	64.14 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	74 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	186 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	135 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	22 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	134 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 55,439
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 16,875
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 20,001 to $ 30,000
Yrs of Serviceª	4.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 30,001 to $ 40,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 450,254
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	8.1 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 115,356
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 1,515,582
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 336,071
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	21.40 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,676,697
% of Total Contributions from PACs	21.40 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 358,518
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 19,855
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 427,603

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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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