From: geeman <geeman@best.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 00:26:51 +0800
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: FYI: Who owns Sen. Kerrey (LONG)
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Actually the profile doesn't look too evil.
One wonders who's pushing him on this, since he
doesn't come across asa crypto expert ;)


Below is from the Project Vote Smart pages...

Senator J. Robert 'Bob' Kerrey

                            Performance Evaluations by Special Interest
Groups



                                               How to Interpret These
Evaluations

These evaluations are in percentage form. They represent the percentage
of 
time that the incumbent voted with that organization's preferred
positions on a number of
votes that they identified as key in their issue area. Remember, by
definition, these r
atings by special interest groups are biased. They do not represent a
non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to
favor members 
of one political party over another, rather than selecting votes based
solely on
issue concerns. However, they can be invaluable in showing where an
incumbent has 
stood on a series of votes over a year's time, especially when ratings
by groups
on all sides of an issue are compared. Descriptions of the organizations
offering p
erformance evaluations are available. 

Project Vote Smart collects performance evaluations from ALL special
interest groups 
who provide them. If there is a group you that feel is missing from our
database, either they do not compile performance evaluations, they would
not allow 
Project Vote Smart to distribute them, or we are unaware of the fact
that the
group does ratings. Please let us know if you think we are missing a
group's 
ratings and we will contact the group immediately. 

A final note: The clearest way to read these percentages is, "In [year],
the X
YZ organization gave Senator/Representative X an 80% rating. That means
that on
votes they identified as key in their issue area during that time
period, he/she 
voted with the group's preferred position 80% of the time." The
exception to this is the
evaluation done by the National Taxpayers Union, which represents how
often a 
representative or senator voted to decrease, or not increase, spending. 


                                     Performance Evaluations by Special
Interest Groups

Issue Area      Year    Percentage   Evaluating Organization      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abortion/FamPln 1991       20 Justlife Education Fund
(Abortion)           
Abortion/FamPln 1993-1996 100 Planned
Parenthood                           
Abortion/FamPln 1996        0 National Right to Life
Committee             
Abortion/FamPln 1996      100 National Abortion Reproductive Rights
Action 
Business        1995-1996  41 National Federation of Independent
Business  
Business        1996       10 Business-Industry Political Action
Committee 
Business        1996       23 U.S. Chamber of
Commerce                     
Children        1995       89 Children's Defense
Fund                      
Chr.Fam. Issues 1991-1992   9 Christian
Voice                              
Chr.Fam. Issues 1995-1996   8 Christian
Coalition                          
Civil Rts/Lib   1991-1992  55 National Gay & Lesbian Task
Force            
Civil Rts/Lib   1993-1994  80 Human Rights Campaign
Fund                   
Civil Rts/Lib   1995-1996  67 National Association for the Advancement
of C
Civil Rts/Lib   1995-1996  90 Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights        
Civil Rts/Lib   1996       47 American Civil Liberties
Union               
Conservative    1995-1996  21 Conservative
Index                           
Conservative    1996        5 American Conservative
Union                  
Consumers       1996       79 Consumer Federation of
America               
Contractors     1995       17 Associated Builders &
Contractors            
Crime           1995-1996  60 Citizens United for Rehabilition of
Errants  
Defense/Foreign 1991       60 JustLife Education Fund (Arms
Reduction)     
Defense/Foreign 1991       62 Professional's Coalition for Nuclear Arms
Con
Defense/Foreign 1993-1994  30 American Security
Council                    
Defense/Foreign 1995       60 Campaign for U.N.
Reform                     
Defense/Foreign 1995       92 Peace
Action                                 
Defense/Foreign 1996       82 Council for a Livable
World                  
Economic Policy 1991       80 JustLife Education Fund (Economic
Policy)    
Economic Policy 1994       20 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Totals)    
Economic Policy 1995       20 The Libertarian Party - Economic
Freedom     
Economic Policy 1996       23 The Republican Liberty
Caucus                
Education       1993-1994  73 American Federation of
Teachers              
Education       1995       83 National Education
Association               
Education       1995-1996  91 U.S. Student
Association                     
Env./consumer   1995-1996  67 U.S. Public Interest Research
Group          
Environment     1994       11 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Environment
Environment     1995-1996  74 League of Conservation
Voters                
Environment     1995-1996 100 Fund For
Animals                             
Farm            1991-1992  50 National Farmers
Organization                
Farm            1993       56 National Farmers
Union                       
Farm            1993-1994  67 American Farm Bureau
Federation              
Farm            1994      100 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Agriculture
Gun Issues      1993-1994   0 National Rifle
Association                   
Gun Issues      1993-1994 100 Handgun Control,
Inc                         
Health          1995-1996  89 AIDS Action
Council                          
Health          1996       93 American Public Health
Association           
Immigration     1996       30 American Immigration
Control                 
Immigration     1996       50 Federation for American Immigration
Reform-Se
Labor           1989      100 Machinists Non-Partisan Political
League     
Labor           1989-1990 100 National Federation of Federal
Employees     
Labor           1991       67 American Postal Workers
Union                
Labor           1994       90 United Food & Commercial
Workers             
Labor           1995       30 Transportation Communications
Union          
Labor           1995       62 Communications Workers of
America            
Labor           1995       62 The
Teamsters                                
Labor           1995       75
AFL-CIO                                      
Labor           1995       85 United Auto
Workers                          
Labor           1996       75 American Federation of Government
Employees  
Labor           1996      100 American Federation of State, County &
Munici
Liberal         1995-1996  81 Public Citizen's Congress
Watch              
Liberal         1995-1996  85 National Committee for an Effective
Congress 
Liberal         1996       85 Americans for Democratic
Action              
Libertarian     1995       35 The Libertarian Party - Combined
Score       
Populist        1995       30 Liberty
Lobby                                
Poverty         1996      100 Bread for the
World                          
Property        1995-1996  20 League of Private Property
Voters            
Regulation      1994       29 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Deregulatio
Seniors         1995       80 National Council of Senior
Citizens          
Seniors         1995-1996  30 The 60 Plus
Association                      
Seniors         1995-1996  80 National Association of Retired Federal
Emplo
Seniors         1995-1996  86 National Committee to Preserve Social
Securit
Social Policy   1991       40 National Association of Social
Workers       
Social Policy   1995       50 The Libertarian Party - Personal
Freedom     
Social Policy   1995       87
Network                                      
Social Policy   1995-1996  77 Friends Comm. on Nat'l Leg.
(Senate)         
Social Policy   1996       44 The Republican Liberty
Caucus                
Social Policy   1996      100 Zero Population
Growth                       
Taxes/Spending  1991-1992  17 National Tax-Limitation
Committee            
Taxes/Spending  1994        0 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Taxes)     
Taxes/Spending  1994       14 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Budget)    
Taxes/Spending  1994       15 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Spending)  
Taxes/Spending  1995       28 Citizens Against Government
Waste            
Taxes/Spending  1995       35 National Taxpayers
Union                     
Taxes/Spending  1995       60 Concord
Coalition                            
Trade           1994       50 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Trade)     
Veterans        1989-1990  50 Vietnam Veterans of
America                  
Women           1989-1990  95 National Women's Political
Caucus            
Women           1993      100 The Woman Activist
(Senate)                  
Women           1995-1996  25 Concerned Women for
America                  
Women           1995-1996  86 American Association of University
Women     



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Senator Bob Kerrey

Sources of Campaign Funding



The information in this section was provided by the Center for
Responsive Politics 
and the National Library on Money and Politics. You can read a summary
of the
laws and procedures governing campaign financing which comes from their
book Open Secrets. 

Another good reference is Supporting Federal Candidates -- A guide for
citizens 
from the Federal Election Commission, July 1994. On-line at PoliticsUSA.


FULL CYCLE DATA - 01/01/1989 - 12/31/1994


Net Receipts: .....................................   $5,006,236
Net PAC Contributions: ............................   $1,556,633
Net Individual Contributions: .....................   $3,290,334

The figures below represent Political Action Committee (PAC)
contributions
by industry and sector.

Agriculture: ......................................     $268,605
     Agricultural Services & Products........      $84,180
     Crop Production & Basic Processing......      $63,425
     Food Processing & Sales.................      $43,000
     Dairy...................................      $27,000
     Tobacco.................................      $22,500
     Livestock...............................      $17,500
     Poultry & Eggs..........................      $11,000
     Commodity Brokers & Dealers.............           $0
     Forestry & Forest Products..............           $0
     Miscellaneous Agriculture...............           $0

Construction & Public Works: ......................      $20,850
     Home Builders...........................      $16,100
     Construction Services...................       $3,500
     Building Materials & Equipment..........       $1,250
     General Contractors.....................           $0
     Special Trade Contractors...............           $0

Communication & Electronics: ......................     $113,600
     Telephone Utilities.....................      $65,300
     Cable TV................................      $20,000
     TV & Movie Production/Distribution......      $14,000
     Telecom Services & Equipment............       $6,300
     Printing & Publishing...................       $4,000
     Recorded Music Production...............       $2,000
     Computer Equipment & Services...........       $2,000
     Electronics Mfg & Services..............           $0
     Misc. Communications & Electronics......           $0

Defense: ..........................................      $87,720
     Defense Aerospace.......................      $49,500
     Defense Electronics.....................      $28,720
     Miscellaneous Defense...................       $9,500

Energy & Natural Resources: .......................      $62,005
     Electric Utilities......................      $25,755
     Oil & Gas...............................      $23,250
     Waste Management........................       $8,500
     Miscellaneous Energy....................       $3,500
     Mining..................................       $1,000
     Environmental Services & Equipment......           $0
     Nuclear Energy..........................           $0
     Fisheries & Wildlife....................           $0
     Commercial Fishing......................           $0
     Hunting.................................           $0

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate: .................     $250,060
     Insurance...............................      $87,050
     Securities & Investment.................      $65,925
     Commerical Banks........................      $57,475
     Accountants.............................      $20,150
     Real Estate.............................       $8,710
     Miscellaneous Finance...................       $7,000
     Savings & Loans.........................       $2,750
     Credit Unions...........................       $1,000
     Finance & Credit Companies..............           $0

Miscellaneous Business: ...........................      $62,905
     Retail Sales............................      $20,931
     Beer, Wine & Liquor.....................      $12,474
     Food & Beverage.........................       $8,500
     Business Services.......................       $8,000
     Casinos & Gambling......................       $3,500
     Miscellaneous Services..................       $2,000
     Miscellaneous Business..................       $2,000
     Textiles................................       $2,000
     Chemical & Related Manufacturing........       $1,000
     Misc Manufacturing & Distributing.......       $1,000
     Lodging & Tourism.......................       $1,000
     Business Associates.....................         $500
     Recreation & Live Entertainment.........           $0
     Steel Production........................           $0

Health: ...........................................     $171,049
     Health Professionals....................      $79,500
     Hospitals & Nursing Homes...............      $52,000
     Pharmaceuticals & Health Products.......      $33,799
     Health Services.........................       $5,750
     Miscellaneous Health....................           $0

Lawyers & Lobbyists: ..............................      $63,476
     Lawyers & Lobbyists.....................      $63,476

Transportation: ...................................      $76,850
     Air Transport...........................      $33,500
     Railroads...............................      $26,850
     Automotive..............................       $7,000
     Sea Transport...........................       $6,500
     Trucking................................       $3,000
     Miscellaneous Transport.................           $0

Labor Union: ......................................     $250,050
     Building Trades & Industrial Unions.....     $111,500
     Transportation Unions...................      $68,000
     Public Sector Unions....................      $52,050
     Miscellaneous Unions....................      $18,500

Ideological/Single-Issue: .........................     $120,963
     Pro-Israel..............................      $73,000
     Democrat/Liberal........................      $15,500
     Human Rights............................      $10,500
     Abortion Policy.........................      $10,000
     Leadership PACs.........................       $4,653
     Miscellaneous Issues....................       $3,500
     Foreign & Defense Policy................       $2,810
     Gun Rights/Gun Control..................       $1,000
     Republican/Conservative.................           $0
     Womens Issues...........................           $0

Other: ............................................       $2,000
     Other...................................       $1,000
     Education...............................       $1,000
     Civil Servants & Public Officials.......           $0
     Non-Profit Institutions.................           $0
     Retired.................................           $0

Unknown: ..........................................           $0
     Unknown.................................           $0
     Homemakers/Non-income earners...........           $0
     No Employer Listed or Found.............           $0
     Generic Occupation/Category Unknown.....           $0
     Employer Listed/Category Unknown........           $0

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
          PARTIAL CYCLE DATA - 01/01/1995 - 06/30/1995

Net Receipts: .....................................     $116,890
Net PAC Contributions: ............................      $43,500
Net Individual Contributions: .....................      $21,175
Net Candidate Contributions: ......................           $0
Net Other Contributions: ..........................      $52,215
Net Spent: ........................................     $125,359
Ending Cash: ......................................       $7,834
Debts Owed: .......................................           $0



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