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Jim Gerlach

Party
Republican
Office Held:
US House, PA
Office Sought:
US House, PA
State Candidancy or Office Held:
See also: State profile for Jim Gerlach
GERLACH, Jim, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Ellwood City, Lawrence County, Pa., on February 25, 1955; B.A., Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., 1977; J.D., Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., 1980; lawyer, private practice; member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1991-1994; member of the Pennsylvania state senate, 1995-2002; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-present).

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$2,075,476 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • 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.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

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Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's December 31, 2010 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $2,075,476 #101 of 715 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $2,063,892 #120 of 715 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $128,070 #233 of 715 House candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    National Assn of Realtors
    Support
    		 $951,017
    Humane Society of the US
    Support
    		 $28,670
    Right to Life
    Support
    		 $16,485
    NARAL Pro-Choice America
    Oppose
    		 $7,234
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers roughly through Q4 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    91% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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Earmarks

$25,899,000 Allocated
Information

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.

View all earmarks data for Jim Gerlach Sources: OpenSecrets.org