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Mike Ross

Party: Democrat
Latest Office Held:: US House, AR
Latest Office Sought:: US House, AR

Michael Avery “Mike” Ross (born August 2, 1961) is the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Ross is currently the dean of the Arkansas congressional delegation, or its most senior member.

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$9,357,078 Received

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contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
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93% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.
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$231,657,914 Allocated

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Fiscal Year	Amount	Description
2009	$24,803,000	Reading is Fundamental authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Requested by John R. Kuhl, Jr. (R-NY), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Gordon H. Smith (R-OR), Jon Tester (D-MT), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Leonard L. Boswell (D-IA), Gene Green (D-TX), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), George V. Voinovich (R-OH), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ), Jim Moran (D-VA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Hilda L. Solis (D-CA), Jim Langevin (D-RI), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Kerry (D-MA), Max Baucus (D-MT), David Scott (D-GA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), John B. Larson (D-CT), Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), John M. Spratt, Jr. (D-SC), Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI), Rob Wittman (R-VA), David Price (D-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Bob Casey (D-PA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Stephen Ira Cohen (D-TN), Brad Miller (D-NC), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Donna Christian-Christensen (D-VI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Lisa Murkowski (I-AK), Artur Davis (D-AL), Richard G. Lugar (R-IN), Ron Paul (R-TX), John Ensign (R-NV), Ken Salazar (D-CO), Timothy V. Johnson (R-IL), Susan A. Davis (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Chris Dodd (D-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Phil Hare (D-IL), Robert F. Bennett (R-UT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Jim Costa (D-CA), Charlie Dent (R-PA), Jon Christopher Porter, Sr. (R-NV), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Carl Levin (D-MI), Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Jerry Weller (R-IL), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Peter Roskam (R-IL), James Webb (D-VA), Melvin L. Watt (D-NC), Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Timothy J. Walz (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Don Young (R-AK), Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Eni F H Faleomavaega (D-AS), Heath Shuler (D-NC), Nancy E. Boyda (D-KS), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Henry Brown (R-SC), Sander Levin (D-MI), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-MI), Lois Capps (D-CA), Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Mike Ross (D-AR), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Warner (R-VA), Bono Mack (R-CA), Ellsworth (D-IN), Fortuno (R-PR), Gonzalez (D-TX), Grijalva (D-AZ), Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), and Hinojosa (D-TX)
2009	$24,291,000	National Writing Project for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Requested by Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Gordon H. Smith (R-OR), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Leonard L. Boswell (D-IA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Jim Moran (D-VA), Pete V. Domenici (R-NM), Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Jim Langevin (D-RI), David Loebsack (D-IA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Kerry (D-MA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Richard G. Lugar (R-IN), Timothy V. Johnson (R-IL), George Miller (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Chris Dodd (D-CT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Robert F. Bennett (R-UT), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Charlie Dent (R-PA), Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Nancy E. Boyda (D-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Susan Collins (R-ME), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-MI), Lois Capps (D-CA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Mike Ross (D-AR), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Charles W. Pickering, Jr. (R-MS), Grijalva, Herseth Sandlin, Timothy Murphy, and Carl Levin Leahy
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 Requested by Jon Tester (D-MT), Gene Green (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Kerry (D-MA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Michael E. Capuano (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Mark Warner (D-VA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brad Miller (D-NC), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Tom Carper (D-DE), Richard G. Lugar (R-IN), Susan A. Davis (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Chris Dodd (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Carl Levin (D-MI), Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Tom Udall (D-NM), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Peter Roskam (R-IL), James Webb (D-VA), Mark Begich (D-AK), Joe Baca (D-CA), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Norm Dicks (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Don Young (R-AK), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), John A. Yarmuth (D-KY), Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-MI), Lois Capps (D-CA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), James L. Oberstar (D-MN), Mike Ross (D-AR), Kirk, Kaufman, Hinojosa, Herseth Sandlin, Gutierrez, and Grijalva
2009	$14,895,000	Teach for America as authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Requested by Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Richard Burr (R-NC), John Sarbanes (D-MD), John Kerry (D-MA), David Scott (D-GA), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), James T. Walsh (R-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Herb Kohl (D-WI), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Betty Sue Sutton (D-OH), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Stephen Ira Cohen (D-TN), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Timothy H. Bishop (D-NY), Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William L. Clay, Jr. (D-MO), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Harry Reid (D-NV), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Melvin L. Watt (D-NC), Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), Ralph Regula (3-OH), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-MI), Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Mike Ross (D-AR), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Castle (R-DE), Grijalva (D-AZ), and Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)
2008	$11,840,000	Ouachita and Black Rivers Requested by Mark Pryor (D-AR), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Bobby Jindal (R-LA), David Vitter (R-LA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA), and Mike Ross (D-AR)
2009	$10,649,000	National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Requested by Roger Wicker (R-MS), Kathy Castor (D-FL), John M. Spratt, Jr. (D-SC), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Stephen Ira Cohen (D-TN), Susan A. Davis (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Robert F. Bennett (R-UT), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Nancy E. Boyda (D-KS), and Mike Ross (D-AR)
2009	$8,504,000	Blakely Mt Dam, Lake Ouachita, AR Requested by Mark Pryor (D-AR), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), and Mike Ross (D-AR)
2009	$7,898,000	Ouachfta and Black Rivers, AR and LA Requested by Mark Pryor (D-AR), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), David Vitter (R-LA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA), and Mike Ross (D-AR)
2009	$6,571,000	Degray Lake, AR Requested by Mark Pryor (D-AR), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), and Mike Ross (D-AR)
2010	$6,000,000	Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Requested by Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Gene Green (D-TX), George V. Voinovich (R-OH), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Richard Burr (R-NC), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), David Loebsack (D-IA), Christopher J. Lee (R-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Kerry (D-MA), David Scott (D-GA), Michael E. Capuano (D-MA), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), John M. Spratt, Jr. (D-SC), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), David Price (D-NC), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tom Harkin (D-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Bob Casey (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Artur Davis (D-AL), Richard G. Lugar (R-IN), Ron Paul (R-TX), Kay R. Hagan (D-NC), Susan A. Davis (D-CA), John M. McHugh (R-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Chris Dodd (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Vic Snyder (D-AR), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Robert F. Bennett (R-UT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jame Creel Marshall (D-GA), Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Carl Levin (D-MI), Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Donald M. Payne (D-NJ), Tom Udall (D-NM), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Mark Begich (D-AK), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Deborah Halvorson (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Don Young (R-AK), Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), Robert C. Scott (D-VA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), John A. Yarmuth (D-KY), Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), Henry Brown (R-SC), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-MI), Lois Capps (D-CA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), James L. Oberstar (D-MN), Mike Ross (D-AR), Gonzalez, Grijalva, Gutierrez, Herseth Sandlin, Hinojosa, Perriello, Michael Rogers, and Kirk

View all earmarks data for Mike Ross Sources: OpenSecrets.org

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