Lots can be learned from the Center for Responsive Politics' new report on Congress' newest members.
The Washington-based non-profit website offers online campaign databases about every member of Congress, breaking down donations and expenditures and ferreting out details about industry and lobbyist support, Barb Barrett reports.
The group released data today on North Carolina's newest senator, Kay Hagan, who was sworn in Tuesday.
Among the tidbits:
* The website ActBlue was Hagan's top donor. Donations linked to the Democratic website amounted to $1.2 million among Hagan's itemized donations.
* Nearly 40 percent of Hagan's financial support came from out of state. Two states rang up more than $500,000 for her: North Carolina and California. Within North Carolina, her top geographical support came from the Triad — not surprising since Hagan is from Greensboro.
* Hagan received $10,000 each from political action committees representing such groups as steelworkers, airline pilots, teachers, firefighters and Democratic Sens. Mary Landrieu, Tom Carper, Patrick Leahy and Richard Durbin.
Details on Hagan (and all the other new House and Senate members) are available here.




Re: Hagan did well in California, Act Blue
Again, she was not privy to the whole proposal. My comment was not to attack Dole, but to point out the qualities of Hagan. When you start bringing out the old talking points and hot button issues of the campaign, then meaningful dialogue ends there.