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James Charles Slattery is a former U.S. Representative, and currently the Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the Senate in Kansas. He is the Democratic nominee who will challenge incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) in the 2008 general election in November. He won in primary elections which took place on August 5, 2008. ^[1]

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 3.1 Campaign contributions 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

Slattery served as a U.S. Representative from 1983 to 1995.

2008 elections

Slattery is the the Democratic nominee who will challenge Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) in the 2008 congressional elections.^[2][3] He won in primary elections which took place on August 5, 2008. ^[1]

Money in politics This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section. Campaign contributions The following is drawn from government records of campaign contributions to Jim Slattery. Campaign contributions are one of the most direct conduits for influencing members of Congress. How to use this information. Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle Donor Amount (US Dollars) Wiley Rein LLP $ 56,950 ActBlue $ 26,870 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $ 15,000 Nucor Corp $ 12,300 DST Systems $ 11,400 First State PAC $ 10,000 Impact $ 10,000 International Assn of Fire Fighters $ 10,000 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $ 10,000 Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $ 10,000 Moving America Forward $ 10,000 National Education Assn $ 10,000 Operating Engineers Union $ 10,000 Searchlight Leadership Fund $ 10,000 Teamsters Union $ 10,000 Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Slattery will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Articles and resources

• Rachel Kapochunas, "Slattery Kicks Off Campaign in Kansas," CQPolitics.com, April 29, 2008.

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Kansas and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 '’Kansas 2008 General Election,"The Green Papers", August 6, 2008
2. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Kansas’s Senate Race
3. ↑ Rachel Kapochunas, "Slattery Kicks Off Campaign in Kansas," CQPolitics.com, April 29, 2008.

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Texas’s Senate Race
• Official Jim Slattery for Senate campaign website

External articles