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Who Really Represents Illinois?

Meet Your Member: Rep. Ray LaHood (IL-18)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

LaHOOD, Ray H., a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., December 6, 1945; graduated from Spalding High School, Chicago, Ill.; attended Spoon River Community College, Canton, Ill.; B.S., Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., 1971; teacher; director, Rock Island County Youth Services Bureau, 1972-1974; chief planner, Bi-States Metropolitan Planning Commission, 1974-1977; aide to United States Representative Thomas F. Railsback of Illinois, 1977-1982; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1982-1983; aide to United States Representative Robert H. Michel of Illinois, 1983-1994; 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. Ray LaHood
District	18
Party	R
Term	6th
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	70.24 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	176 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	74 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	209 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	312 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	193 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 136,804
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 34,769
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 60,001 to $ 70,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 60,001 to $ 70,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 280,954
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	15.50 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 70,169
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 1,371,068
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 325,942
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	43.10 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,469,917
% of Total Contributions from PACs	33.50 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 290,469
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 72,661
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 367,839

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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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