Economic and Demographic Characteristics of ’ Twenty-Second Congressional District March, 2006

Texas’ 22nd Congressional District is currently represented by Tom Delay, who has offices in Stafford, TX 77477 Webster, TX 77598 The 22nd Congressional District of Texas is comprised of parts of four counties along the gulf coast – Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, and Harris. The district spreads across the southern rim of the Houston metroplex, from Galveston through the southern Houston suburbs of Harris County and into more rural Brazoria County and Fort Bend County, which includes DeLay's hometown of Sugar Land.

Detailed map: http://tomdelay.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Census%20Bureau%20Map%20TX22.pdf

County populations in district according to Census 2000:

% % pop pop county of

in county in CD in COUNTY district pop district county Brazoria County (part) 60,245 241,767 24.92% 9.25% Fort Bend County (part) 246,113 354,452 69.43% 37.77% Galveston County (part) 53,681 250,158 21.46% 8.24% Harris County (part) 291,580 3,400,578 8.57% 44.75% Total 651,619

Employment:

All Employees 2004 dollars total change avg yrly chg 2004 2000 2004 2000 2000-2004 2000-2004 Av Week All Wk All Wk All emp 04 All emp 00 Wage Avg Annual Pay emp Wage emp Wage US 129278176 129877063 757 745 39354 38749 -0.5% 1.6% -0.1% 0.4% TX 9323537 9289286 741 737 38511 38330 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% TX 22 265301 256174 829 822 43098 42756 3.6% 0.8% 0.9% 0.2%

Manufacturing Employees 2004 dollars total change avg yrly chg 2004 2000 2004 2000 2000-2004 2000-2004 Av Week Mfg Wk Mfg Wk Mfg emp 04 Mfg emp 00 Wage Avg Annual Pay emp Wage emp Wage US 14257380 18420144 920 945 47861 49118 -22.6% -2.6% -6.2% -0.6% TX 889802 1087675 987 951 51328 49441 -18.2% 3.8% -4.9% 0.9% TX22 26394 28840 1189 1159 61841 60250 -8.5% 2.6% -2.2% 0.7%

Retail Trade Employees 2004 dollars total change avg yrly chg 2004 2000 2004 2000 2000-2004 2000-2004 retail emp retail emp Av Week retail Wk retail Wk 04 00 Wage Avg Annual Pay emp Wage emp Wage US 15060686 23298757 470 389 24415 20217 -35.4% 20.8% -10.3% 4.8% TX 1088374 1704257 478 390 24853 20269 -36.1% 22.6% -10.6% 5.2% TX22 30857 45831 465 384 24198 19965 -32.7% 21.2% -9.4% 4.9%

Child-poverty rates, 2000, 2003 (percent) All ages Age 0-4 Age 5-17 Age 0-17 2000 2003 2000 2003 2000 2003 2000 2003 United States 11.3 12.5 18.7 20.3 14.6 16.1 16.2 17.6 Texas 14.6 16.2 24.0 26.9 18.8 20.7 20.7 22.8

Poverty rates, 1999- 2000, 2003-2004 (percent) 1999-2000 2003-2004 United States 11.6 12.6 Texas 15.4 16.7

Hourly wage distribution, 1998-2000 and 2003-2005 (Wage percentiles in constant $2005) 1998-2000 2003-2005 10th 50th 90th 10th 50th 90th US 7.156666667 13.81333333 30.25 7.293333333 14.42666667 31.64333333 TX 6.73 12.48 28.72 6.72 12.74 28.95

Percentage of workers 18-64 with health insurance period period 1998-2000 2002-2004. US 55.7% 53.8% TX 53.3% 49.3%

Percentage of workers 18-64 covered by pension period period 1998-2000 2002-2004. US 48.5% 46.0% TX 45.3% 42.6%

Bankruptcy filing rate per 1000

Change 2000- 2000 2004 2004

TX22 2.40 4.15 73.1%

TX 2.84 4.03 41.9%

US 4.32 5.32 23.1%

OASDI beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status and avg. monthly benefits, December 2004

Average monthly benefits Number of Number of beneficiaries (dollars) beneficiaries Retired Disabled Widow(er)s All Retired Widow(er)s aged 65 or Total workers a workers b Spouses c Children d beneficiaries workers b older All areas e 47,687,693 29,952,474 6,198,271 4,828,972 2,721,657 3,986,319 872 955 897 33,696,001 TX 2,859,267 1,707,521 350,894 334,236 201,492 265,124 840 929 869 1,987,983 TX22 72,666 44,257 7,727 8,128 5,162 7,392 942 1038 960 50,499

Recipients of federally administered SSI payments and avg. monthly benefits, December 2004

Average monthly benefits Number of recipients (dollars) Number of recipients With Aged 65 Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled OASDI a or older All areas b 6,987,845 1,211,167 75,924 5,700,754 461 352 473 484 2,441,374 1,977,610 Texas 472,600 109,171 6,345 357,084 394 249 405 438 183,994 159,695 TX22 8,590 2,628 109 5,853 411 339 431 443 2,260 3,356

Elderly and estimated dependence on Social Security (over 65) (over 65) Census 2000 SS more than SS more than Total 50-64 % 50-64 65 and % 65 & 50% of % of tot 90% of % of tot over over income pop income pop

TX22 651,619 92,145 14.1% 48,021 7.4% 31,214 5% 15,847 2%

Educational Attainment: Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed High School: US Census 2000: 80.4 Texas Census 2000: 75.7 TX 22: 85.1 Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree: US Census 2000: 24.4 Texas Census 2000: 23.2 TX 22: 32.4 Proficient & NAEP Reading Grade 4 2005 Basic & above above US 63% 30% Texas 64% 29% Proficient & NAEP Reading Grade 8 2005 Basic & above above US 71% 29% Texas 69% 26% Proficient & NAEP Mathematics Grade 4 2005 Basic & above above US 79% 35% Texas 87% 40% Proficient & NAEP Mathematics Grade 8 2005 Basic & above above US 68% 29% Texas 72% 31%

Elementary & Secondary Finance 2002-3 US avg Texas Fed.Rev.- Subtotal $ 735,606,062 $ 3,417,588,433 Total Expenditures for Elem & $ 8,690,171,765 $ 35,440,327,117 2ndary Ed Fed Rev as % of Total 8.5% 9.6% Expenditure Total Students (Fall 2003) 951,778 4,331,751 Fed Rev per student $ 773 $ 789 Total Expenditure per student $ 9,130 $ 8,182

Trends in College Cost and Aid (College Board) change constant 2004 dollars 94-5 to 99-0 99-0 to 04-5 94-5 to 04-5 1994-95 1999-00 2004-05 Public 4yr tuition/fee $3,407 $3,766 $5,132 10.5% 36.3% 50.6% Public 4yr tuition/fee/room/bd $8,338 $9,051 $11,354 8.6% 25.4% 36.2% Private 4yr tuition/fee $14,761 $17,384 $20,082 17.8% 15.5% 36.0% Private 4yr tuition/fee/rm/bd $20,780 $24,057 $27,516 15.8% 14.4% 32.4% Grant Aid per FTE $2,965 $3,721 $4,479 25.5% 20.4% 51.1% Loans per FTE $3,204 $3,856 $4,916 20.3% 27.5% 53.4% Avg aid per FTE $6,261 $8,167 $10,119 30.4% 23.9% 61.6% Grant Aid per FTE/ public t/f/r/b 36% 41% 39% 15.6% -4.0% 10.9% Grant aid per FTE/ private t/f/r/b 14% 15% 16% 8.4% 5.2% 14.1% Avg Aid per FTE/ public t/f/r/b 75% 90% 89% 20.2% -1.2% 18.7% Avg aid per FTE/ private t/f/r/b 30% 34% 37% 12.7% 8.3% 22.1%

Tuition/fees by Coll. Board region 94–95 99–00 04–05 10 yr $ 10 yr % National change change 4-yr public $3,407 $3,766 $5,132 $1,725 51% 4-yr private $14,761 $17,384 $20,082 $5,321 36% Southwest 4-yr public $2,175 $3,048 $4,569 $2,394 110% 4-yr private $10,784 $12,610 $15,867 $5,083 47%

2005 Federal aid per undergrad Texas Fed Postsecondary Education 1,097,936,371 Programs Total Fall Enrollment - Undergraduate 1,082,667 Fed aid per undergrad $ 1,014

Corporate Taxes 2001-3 Change in pre-tax corporate profits, 2001-3 +26% Change in corporate tax payments, 2001-3 -21% Nominal corporate tax rate, 2001-3 35% Average effective corporate tax rate, 2001* 21.4% Average effective corporate tax rate, 2002-3 17.2% Average effective corporate tax rate, 2001-3 18.4%

Effective Corporate Tax Rates for 275 Corporations by Industry, 2001–03 ($-millions) Three-Year Totals 2003 2001 Industry & Company Profit Tax Rate Profit Tax Rate Profit Tax Rate Aerospace & defense $17,684 $285 1.6% $4,448 $–1,337 –30.0% $6,754 $893 13.20% Transportation 14,309 619 4.3% 4,612 78 1.7% 4,551 372 8.20% Industrial and farm equipment 6,489 406 6.2% 2,007 78 3.9% 2,488 351 14.10% Telecommunications 73,203 5,465 7.5% 22,531 507 2.3% 26,424 5,718 21.60% Electronics, electrical equipment 47,023 5,095 10.8% 13,958 1,773 12.7% 17,002 2,922 17.2% Petroleum & pipelines 42,530 5,652 13.3% 19,613 2,603 13.3% 15,065 2,609 17.3% Miscellaneous services 61,378 8,855 14.4% 23,950 2,702 11.3% 16,861 3,111 18.4% Utilities, gas and electric 53,794 7,767 14.4% 18,229 354 1.9% 18,211 5,191 28.5% Computers, office equip, software, data 74,904 11,949 16.0% 29,927 4,987 16.7% 22,838 3,127 13.7% Metals & metal products 7,814 1,362 17.4% 2,986 305 10.2% 2,180 463 21.2% Financial 285,589 56,222 19.7% 117,802 22,486 19.1% 79,456 16,262 20.5% Chemicals 5,424 1,129 20.8% 1,780 402 22.6% 1,763 351 19.9% Pharmaceuticals & medical products 71,010 15,339 21.6% 25,977 5,561 21.4% 20,819 4,437 21.3% Miscellaneous manufacturing 27,319 6,043 22.1% 10,068 2,345 23.3% 8,053 2,026 25.2% Health care 25,432 5,674 22.3% 11,468 2,614 22.8% 6,022 1,213 20.1% Publishing, printing 11,103 2,551 23.0% 4,488 1,088 24.2% 2,742 656 23.9% Motor vehicles and parts 6,097 1,418 23.3% 2,287 456 19.9% 1,630 411 25.2% Food & beverages & tobacco 74,024 17,589 23.8% 23,916 5,786 24.2% 23,166 5,829 25.2% Household & personal products 19,354 4,688 24.2% 7,485 2,085 27.9% 5,241 1,327 25.3% Retail & wholesale trade 132,558 36,692 27.7% 51,741 13,877 26.8% 36,597 10,598 29.0% ALL INDUSTRIES $1,057,038 $194,799 18.4% $399,274 $68,749 17.2% $317,861 $67,866 21.4% * (all "effective tax rates" above are from CTJ/ITEP survey of 275 profitable Fortune 500 corporations, see reference in sources, below)

Top 25 Corporate Tax Break Recipients, 2001-03 ($-mill.) Pretax Tax Breaks cut taxes Rank Company Profits Breaks by 1 General Electric $36,809 9,481 –74% SBC 2 Communications 30,321 9,032 –85% 3 Citigroup 42,968 4,626 –31% 4 IBM 13,935 4,617 –95% 5 Microsoft 29,455 4,599 –45% 6 AT&T 13,453 4,572 –97% 7 ExxonMobil 21,388 4,268 –57% 8 Verizon 12,264 4,234 –99% 9 JPMorgan Chase 10,885 3,929 –103% 10 Pfizer 14,517 3,889 –77% 11 Altria (Philip Morris) 29,192 3,341 –33% 12 Wachovia 12,846 3,259 –72% 13 Boeing 5,688 3,058 –154% 14 Bank of America 38,574 2,959 –22% 15 Time Warner 6,229 2,637 –121% 16 Wells Fargo 23,885 2,459 –29% 17 ConocoPhillips 7,906 1,985 –72% 18 Intel 9,895 1,972 –57% 19 Merrill Lynch 8,893 1,966 –63% 20 Prudential Financial 2,264 1,838 –232% 21 Viacom 9,523 1,812 –54% 22 United Technologies 5,155 1,750 –97% 23 BellSouth 12,663 1,632 –37% 24 Allstate 6,396 1,631 –73% 25 American Express 7,282 1,541 –60% $ Total these 25 $412,387 87,089 –60% $ All 275 companies $1,057,038 175,164 –47%

US deaths and est. wounded in Iraq for Texas as of 2/28/06

# of total # of badly Deaths as of share of wounded (est. wounded * 2/28/06 deaths for state) (est. for state) US 2296 100 16824 7777 Texas 204 8.9% 1495 691 (as of 2/13/06) (as of 2/13/06) *badly wounded = did not return to duty in 72 hours

Iraq deaths by CD, as of 1/20/06 Total City Name Rank Date

TX22 28 Friendswood* Canning, Wesley J. Lance Corporal 10-Nov-04 Houston* Sotelo Jr., Tomas Corporal 27-Jun-03 Houston Carballo, Adolf C. Specialist 10-Apr-04 Houston Johnson, John P. Specialist 22-Oct-03 Houston Moss, Keelan L. Sergeant 2-Nov-03 Private 1st Houston Sandoval Jr., Leroy Class 26-Mar-04 Private 1st Houston Soriano, Armando Class 1-Feb-04 Houston Houghton, Andrew R. Captain 9-Aug-04 Houston Weger, Michael S. Specialist 12-Oct-04 Houston Allton, Eric L. Captain 26-Sep-04 Private 1st Houston Leon-Perez, Jesus A. Class 24-Jan-05 Private 1st Houston Gutierrez, Analaura Esparza Class 1-Oct-03 Houston Kennedy, Brian Matthew Corporal 21-Mar-03 Houston Zapp, Thomas J. Lance Corporal 8-Nov-04 Houston Kimble, Dexter S. Staff Sergeant 26-Jan-05 Houston Richardson, William D. Staff Sergeant 30-Nov-05 Houston Gertson, Clinton R. Specialist 19-Feb-05 Master Houston Jerak, Ivica Sergeant 25-Aug-05 Houston Roark, Timothy J. Staff Sergeant 2-Oct-05 Houston Robertson, Michael T. Sergeant 25-Oct-05 Petty Officer Houston Babcock IV, Howard E. 1st Class 13-Oct-05 Houston Larson Jr., Scott Quentin Specialist 5-Apr-04 Private 1st League City* Hutchinson, Ray J. Class 7-Dec-03 League City Meza, Barry K. Sergeant 19-Dec-04 Manvel* Bolding, Todd J. Lance Corporal 3-Jun-04 Pearland Miller, William L. Lance Corporal 15-Nov-04 Stafford/Missouri City* Guereca Jr., Jose Sergeant 30-Nov-04 Seaman Sugarland Macrum, Robert D. Apprentice 12-Sep-05

Financial Cost of Iraq War Total Per U.S. person US mil to date $173,000,000,000 $ 583.65 Cong approp to date $251,000,000,000 $ 846.80 CBO 10 year projection $481,000,000,000 $ 1,622.75 Stiglitz low end (10yr) $1,000,000,000,000 $ 3,373.70 Stiglitz high (10yr) $2,000,000,000,000 $ 6,747.40

Cost of War by Area Share of war costs, dollars

Population, Census % of Area 2000 US US mil to date Cong approp to date CBO 10 yr Stiglitz low 10 yr Stiglitz high 10 yr

Texas 20,851,820 7.41 12,818,351,319 18,597,723,590 35,639,462,338 74,094,516,295 148,189,032,591

TX22 651,619 0.23 400,573,248 581,178,528 1,113,732,557 2,315,452,302 4,630,904,603

Campaign Finance:

2006 RACE: TEXAS DISTRICT 22

Candidates

Tom DeLay (R) * Nick Lampson (D) Thomas Arwell Campbell (R) Pat Baig (R) Gabriel P. Owens (I) Stan Norred (L) Bob Smither (L) (I)

Sector Total

Tom DeLay (R)*

Agribusiness $33,000 Communic/Electronics $110,199 Construction $130,450 Defense $2,500 Energy/Nat Resource $152,550 Finance/Insur/RealEst $363,900 Health $167,650 Lawyers & Lobbyists $153,100 Transportation $107,650 Misc Business $195,075 Labor $10,000 Ideology/Single-Issue $69,500 Other $60,150

Nick Lampson (D)

Agribusiness $2,100 Communic/Electronics $11,650 Construction $200 Energy/Nat Resource $5,850 Finance/Insur/RealEst $20,200 Health $16,250 Lawyers & Lobbyists $196,650 Transportation $1,500 Misc Business $29,725 Ideology/Single-Issue $15,100 Other $32,731

Top Industries

Tom DeLay (R)*

Lawyers/Law Firms $97,500 Real Estate $96,200 Oil & Gas $95,550 Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $68,500 Insurance $62,750 Health Professionals $60,750 Securities & Investment $58,550 Lobbyists $55,600 Misc Finance $49,400 Construction Services $47,000 Electric Utilities $42,000 Air Transport $41,500 Accountants $40,500 Chemical & Related Manufacturing $39,150 General Contractors $37,950 Retired $36,700 Commercial Banks $36,500 Telephone Utilities $36,500 TV/Movies/Music $35,199 Automotive $32,400

Nick Lampson (D)

Lawyers/Law Firms $194,650 Retired $20,295 Democratic/Liberal $13,600 Health Professionals $11,150 Business Services $9,650 TV/Movies/Music $8,650 Securities & Investment $7,200 Food & Beverage $6,700 Education $6,086 Oil & Gas $5,850 Misc Finance $5,750 Misc Business $4,850 Hospitals/Nursing Homes $3,850 Retail Sales $3,625 Real Estate $3,000 Misc Services $2,650 Other $2,600 Computers/Internet $2,500 Commercial Banks $2,500 Food Processing & Sales $2,100

Top Contributors

Tom DeLay (R)*

Perry Homes $20,000 Lyondell Chemical $17,600 IDT Corp $15,000 Interface Group $12,600 International Specialty Products $12,600 Locke, Liddell & Sapp $12,600 Maxxam Inc $12,600 Amgen Inc $12,500 Kasowitz, Benson et al $12,400 Alexander Strategy Group $11,000 Enterprise Products Co $10,400 American Consulting Engineers Council $10,000 American Institute of CPAs $10,000 Associated General Contractors $10,000 Bond Market Assn $10,000 Bracewell & Giuliani $10,000 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu $10,000 Ernst & Young $10,000 Houston Trane $10,000 National Assn of Convenience Stores $10,000 National Cable & Telecommunications Assn $10,000 PricewaterhouseCoopers $10,000 Tsp Inc $10,000 United Parcel Service $10,000 United Services Planning Assn $10,000

Nick Lampson (D)

Grunfeld, Desiderio et al $16,800 Moveon.org $13,100 Waters & Kraus $12,300 AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America $10,000 Assn of Trial Lawyers of America $10,000 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $10,000 Susman Godfrey LLP $7,800 Baron & Budd $6,100 Matthiesen & Assoc $6,000 Vinson & Elkins $5,850 Baker Botts LLP $5,750 Stanley, Mandel & Iola $5,350 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $5,000 American Postal Workers Union $5,000 Carpenters & Joiners Union $5,000 International Longshoremens Assn $5,000 Ironworkers Union $5,000 KidsPAC $5,000 Lone Star Fund $5,000 National Electrical Contractors Assn $5,000 PAC to the Future $5,000 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $5,000 Sheet Metal Workers Union $5,000 United Auto Workers $5,000 United Food & Commercial Workers Union $5,000 United Steelworkers of America $5,000

2004 RACE: TEXAS DISTRICT 22

Sector Total

Tom DeLay (R)*

Agribusiness $94,600 Communic/Electronics $170,000 Construction $189,750 Defense $34,000 Energy/Nat Resource $251,675 Finance/Insur/RealEst $531,310 Health $318,297 Lawyers & Lobbyists $234,750 Transportation $157,500 Misc Business $319,592 Labor $19,000 Ideology/Single-Issue $163,675 Other $56,450

Top Industries

Tom DeLay (R)*

Health Professionals $182,548 Securities & Investment $151,350 Oil & Gas $143,425 Lawyers/Law Firms $128,500 Insurance $111,050 Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $106,999 Lobbyists $106,250 Real Estate $105,610 Construction Services $80,950 Air Transport $76,000 TV/Movies/Music $71,000 Pro-Israel $66,500 Electric Utilities $65,000 Candidate Committees $58,298 Commercial Banks $57,500 Business Services $51,719 Chemical & Related Manufacturing $48,500 Retail Sales $45,500 Beer, Wine & Liquor $45,000 Retired $42,700

Top Contributors

Tom DeLay (R)*

DCI Group $28,000 Goldman Sachs $17,000 Lyondell Chemical $16,000 National Assn of Realtors $15,000 Pfizer Inc $15,000 Lockheed Martin $13,500 Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America $13,000 Koch Industries $12,500 SBC Communications $12,500 Baker Botts LLP $12,000 Boeing Co $12,000 Clear Channel Communications $12,000 Comcast Corp $12,000 Credit Union National Assn $12,000 JP Morgan Chase & Co $12,000 New York Life Insurance $11,750 American Financial Group $11,000 New York Life $11,000 Option 1 Realty Group $11,000 American Medical Assn $10,500

2002 RACE: TEXAS DISTRICT 22

Sector Total

Tom DeLay (R)*

Agribusiness $35,800 Communic/Electronics $55,999 Construction $87,650 Defense $32,000 Energy/Nat Resource $178,450 Finance/Insur/RealEst $251,001 Health $107,150 Lawyers & Lobbyists $86,277 Transportation $119,600 Misc Business $152,159 Labor $22,000 Ideology/Single-Issue $69,413 Other $25,000

Top Industries

Tom DeLay (R)*

Oil & Gas $92,800 Electric Utilities $64,650 Real Estate $57,701 Lawyers/Law Firms $51,000 Health Professionals $50,100 Securities & Investment $46,250 Insurance $45,800 Commercial Banks $41,500 Chemical & Related Manufacturing $38,459 Air Transport $37,000 Pro-Israel $37,000 Lobbyists $35,277 Automotive $32,250 Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $31,750 Railroads $26,000 Defense Aerospace $26,000 Telephone Utilities $24,999 Hospitals/Nursing Homes $23,300 Misc Manufacturing & Distributing $23,000 Food & Beverage $22,350

Top Contributors

Tom DeLay (R)*

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System $11,800 American Maritime Officers $10,000 American Society of Anesthesiologists $10,000 Bank One Corp $10,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp $10,000 El Paso Corp $10,000 FedEx Corp $10,000 Lyondell Chemical $10,000 National Assn of Realtors $10,000 National Auto Dealers Assn $10,000 National Beer Wholesalers Assn $10,000 Reliant Resources $10,000 United Parcel Service $10,000 Verizon Communications $10,000 SBC Communications $9,999 Credit Union National Assn $9,000 Lockheed Martin $8,000 TXU Corp $8,000 Union Pacific Corp $8,000 Cigna Corp $7,500 National Assn of Home Builders $7,500

2000 RACE: TEXAS DISTRICT 22

Sector Total

Tom DeLay (R)*

Agribusiness $66,520 Communic/Electronics $85,513 Construction $89,750 Defense $16,000 Energy/Nat Resource $116,150 Finance/Insur/RealEst $279,638 Health $70,250 Lawyers & Lobbyists $76,174 Transportation $169,462 Misc Business $151,110 Labor $7,500 Ideology/Single-Issue $69,458 Other $18,250

Top Industries

Tom DeLay (R)*

Oil & Gas $73,650 Automotive $70,850 Real Estate $68,750 Lawyers/Law Firms $57,250 Insurance $53,388 Commercial Banks $42,000 Telephone Utilities $37,014 Sea Transport $35,113 Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $33,500 Accountants $33,500 Pro-Israel $31,950 Health Professionals $30,500 Securities & Investment $30,000 Electric Utilities $29,000 Railroads $28,000 Construction Services $27,750 Air Transport $26,500 Chemical & Related Manufacturing $25,010 General Contractors $25,000 Misc Manufacturing & Distributing $25,000

Top Contributors

Tom DeLay (R)*

Imperial Sugar Co $12,000 Lockheed Martin $12,000 American Institute of CPA's $10,000 Bank One Corp $10,000 Credit Union National Assn $10,000 National Assn of Realtors $10,000 National Auto Dealers Assn $10,000 National Beer Wholesalers Assn $10,000 SBC Communications $10,000 Union Pacific Corp $10,000 Verizon Communications $10,000 National Cable Television Assn $9,999 National Rifle Assn $9,900 Trinity Industries $9,000 National Restaurant Assn $8,500 Enron Corp $8,400 American Assn of Nurse Anesthetists $8,000 BellSouth Corp $8,000 El Paso Corp $8,000 Equipment Leasing Assn of America $8,000 Sallie Mae $8,000

2004 District Results Tom DeLay (R): 55.2% Richard Morrison (D): 41.1%

2002 District Results Tom DeLay (R): 63 percent Tim Riley (D): 35 percent

In a poll for the Houston Chronicle last March 40 percent of the respondents in Mr. DeLay's district said their opinion of him had dropped in the previous year. A USA Today/Gallup poll in early December showed Mr. DeLay with a favorability rating of just 37 percent, and had him losing to an unnamed Democratic opponent 49 percent to 36 percent.

The data for this report were prepared by John Schmitt and Robert Naiman with the assistance of Dean Baker. Sources: For Reading and Math scores: “The Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2005,” National Assessment of Educational Progress, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2005/2006451.pdf and “The Nation’s Report Card: Mathematics 2005,” National Assessment of Educational Progress, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2005/2006453.pdf. (See Excel spreadsheet: education_by_state)

For Elementary & Secondary Education Finance and number of students: State Education Data Profiles, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, nces.ed.gov, from "National Public Education Financial Survey," 2002-3 and 2003-4. (See Excel spreadsheet: education_by_state)

For higher education costs and student aid: “Trends in College Pricing: 2004,” College Board, http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/press/cost04/041264TrendsPricing2004_FINAL.pdf and “Trends in Student Aid: 2005,” College Board, http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/press/cost05/trends_aid_05.pdf (See Excel spreadsheet: education_by_state)

For federal spending on higher education: Fiscal Year 2001-2007 State Tables for the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education, http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/statetables/index.html (See Excel spreadsheet: education_by_state)

For Undergraduate Enrollment: For Elementary & Secondary Education Finance and number of students: State Education Data Profiles, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, nces.ed.gov, from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2004-5, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/. (See Excel spreadsheet: education_by_state)

For Child Poverty by State: US Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/tables.html, accessed, February 21, 2006. (See Excel spreadsheet: state_child_poverty)

For Poverty rates: Data for 1999-2000 from: US Census Bureau, Poverty in the United States: 2001, Report P60-219, Table 4, p. 10, September 2002. Data for 2003- 2004: from US Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States: 2004, Table 10, p. 25, August 2005. (See Excel spreadsheet: state_poverty_rates)

For Health and Pension Coverage: CEPR analysis of March CPS data, 1980-2005. (See Excel spreadsheet: districts_health_pensions)

For Wage Distribution: Analysis of CEPR extracts of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group. (See Excel spreadsheet: state_wage_dist)

For Campaign Finance: “Congressional Races,” Center for Responsive Politics, http://opensecrets.org.

Cost of Iraq War: For deaths by state and national wounded: “Iraq Coalition Casualty Count” http://icasualties.org/oif/, “Honor the Fallen,” http://www.militarycity.com/valor/honor.html (US military press), and CEPR corrections based on press reports. (There is a map of deaths by hometown through October 26 at http://www.militarycity.com/2000casualties/kia_map.php.) Wounded by state estimated by assigning to each state the same proportion of wounded as their proportion of deaths. Deaths assigned to Congressional District if a substantial part of soldier’s hometown is in the Congressional District. Split cities are marked with an asterisk in the list of deaths. For Congressional appropriations, “The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan and Enhanced Base Security Since 9/11,” Amy Belasco, Congressional Research Service, October 7, 2005. (The National Priorities Project has a website where one can calculate the cost of war by state using the CRS $251 billion figure for Congressional appropriations; one can compare the cost in terms of forgone expenditures, like children’s health care. http://costofwar.com). For Stiglitz estimates: “The Economic Costs of the Iraq War,” Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz, January 2006, http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/Cost_of_War_in_Iraq.pdf. They try to estimate other costs besides direct appropriations, such as the cost of long-term health care for disabled veterans. For state population numbers: U.S. Census, http://fastfacts.census.gov. (See Excel spreadsheet: cost_of_Iraq_war)

For Corporate Taxes: “Corporate Income Taxes in the Bush Years,” Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice, T.D. Coo Nguyen, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, September 2004, http://www.ctj.org/corpfed04an.pdf. (See Excel spreadsheet: corporate_taxes)

For Social Security Beneficiaries: Congressional Statistics, December 2004 (released June 2005), Social Security Online, Office of Policy Data, Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/factsheets/cong_stats/. Average monthly benefits calculated by dividing total monthly benefits by number of recipients in each category. For elderly population: “Fast Facts for Congress,” Census 2000, http://fastfacts.census.gov. For estimates of elderly population dependent on Social Security for a particular share of income: CEPR estimate using proportions for national population. (See Excel spreadsheet: social_security)

For Bankruptcy Filing Rates by County and State: “Regional Economic Conditions (RECON),” FDIC, http://www2.fdic.gov/recon/. CD estimates for filing rates constructed by weighted average of county filing rates.For absolute number of bankruptcies by state, see: Annual Business and Non-business Filings by State (2000-2004), American Bankruptcy Institute http://www.abiworld.org/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm?ContentID=17661 (See Excel spreadsheet: bankruptcy)

For Employment and Wages: CEPR calculatations from Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, www.bls.gov. CD estimtes are constructed from county data by weighting by population.