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Representative Vern Buchanan

Biographical

Current Office: U.S. House - District 13, Republican
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2012
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sandy; 2 Children: Matt, James
Birth Date: 05/08/1951
Birth Place: Detroit, MI
Home City: Longboat Key, FL
Religion: Baptist
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Summary

Cycle 2012
Total Raised $1,496,179.91
Total Spent $602,285.81
Cash On Hand $1,473,198.62
Debt $250,000.00
Data provided by OpenSecrets.org

Top Contributors

Universal Healthcare $48,500.00
Benderson Development $20,000.00
Youth Services International $18,400.00
Manhattan Construction Group $15,000.00
American Health Care Assn $12,500.00
CC1 LP $12,500.00
Beall's Inc $11,900.00
OL Products $11,250.00
Dmlt LLC $11,000.00
SunTrust Banks $10,500.00

Top Industries

Health Professionals $163,450.00
Retired $114,300.00
Insurance $69,200.00
Real Estate $65,500.00
General Contractors $60,800.00
Food & Beverage $56,300.00
Health Services/HMOs $50,500.00
Lobbyists $41,250.00
Hospitals/Nursing Homes $39,650.00
Accountants $33,250.00

Top Sectors

Health $285,100.00
Finance/Insur/RealEst $233,050.00
Misc Business $215,471.00
Other $125,850.00
Construction $107,800.00
Lawyers & Lobbyists $64,875.00
Agribusiness $63,070.00
Transportation $52,250.00
Communic/Electronics $46,750.00
Ideology/Single-Issue $36,500.00
Defense $12,750.00
Energy/Nat Resource $8,350.00
Labor $4,500.00
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