William J Jefferson
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- Democrat
- Latest Office Sought:
- US House, LA
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- See also: State profile for William J Jefferson
William Jennings "Bill" Jefferson (born March 14, 1947) is a former American politician and a published author from the U.S. state of Louisiana. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Democratic Party. He represented Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, which includes much of the greater New Orleans area. He was Louisiana's first black congressman since the end of Reconstruction.
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Campaign Finance
$5,406,849 ReceivedFigures 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.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
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OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.87% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
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Earmarks
$26,207,350 AllocatedFigures 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 2009 $4,965,000 Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2009 $2,400,000 Advanced Materials Research Institute 2009 $2,200,000 Thurgood Marshall College Fund: Thurgood Marshall College Fund to recruit minority students who will pursue careers in the sciences 2009 $1,903,000 Clean Power Energy Research Consortium (LA) 2008 $1,519,000 Phytoestrogen Research, New Orleans, LA 2009 $1,426,000 Phytoestrogen Research, New Orleans, LA 2009 $1,000,000 Xavier University New Orleans for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs 2008 $984,000 Clean Power Energy Research Consortiumn - Nicholls State University 2009 $951,500 Materials and Energy Research Development (LA) 2009 $800,000 DoD/VA Blind Rehabilitation and Training Pilot
