James Webb
- Party
- Democrat
- Office Held:
- US Senate, VA
- Office Sought:
- US Senate, VA
WEBB, James H. (Jim), a Senator from Virginia; born in St. Joseph, Mo., February 9, 1946;
graduated high school in Bellevue, Neb.; attended University of Southern
California 1963-1964; graduated United States Naval Academy 1968; J.D.,
Georgetown University Law School 1975; served in the United States Marines
1968-1972; author, screenwriter, and journalist; lawyer; Secretary of the Navy
1987-1988; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2006 for the
term ending January 3, 2013; was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate
in 2012.
Source: Bioguide
Campaign Finance
$599,094 Received
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- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
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- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
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Top Contributors
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Earmarks
$129,016,000 Allocated
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Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2010 $21,617,000 Center for Civic Education for two programs (We the People and Cooperative Education Exchange) that are authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education program 2010 $13,000,000 National Rural Water Assn: National Rural Water Association 2010 $8,900,000 Upgrade Marshalling Area 2010 $5,019,000 National Council on Economic Education for the Cooperative Education Exchange program, which is authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education Program 2010 $4,000,000 Hampton University: Hampton University Proton Cancer Treatment Initiative 2010 $4,000,000 Levisa and Tug Forks and Upper Cumberland River, WV, VA & KY (Virginia) 2010 $4,000,000 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: Center for Injury Biomechanics 2010 $3,660,000 Electromagnetic Research & Engineering Fac Ph 2 2010 $3,500,000 Communities in Schools for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2010 $3,000,000 Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, Leesburg, VA: Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force
