SOWK 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Strom Thurmond, Theodore Roosevelt, Big Oil
5 Jul 2018
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Chapter 18 Public Policy
Senior Citizens have very active lobbyist
Average age of Senate members is 61.73 years old. Oldest Senator in Washington is 85 (Diane Finstein)
Strom Thurmond from SC lived until 103
In 1981 the average age of a Congressman was 49 and average age of a Senator was 52
In 2017 average age of a Congressman is 57 and average age of Senator is 61
More than half of all the Senators up for re-election in 2018 will be over 65 years old
Youngest president was JFK, 43
Second Youngest president was Teddy Roosevelt (42 when president after assassination of McKinley)
Oldest is Trump age 70
Second oldest is Ronald Reagan at 69
Top 10 Lobbyist in Washington, DC
Lobbying is protected under the first amendment. Regulations have passed to make position more
transparent.
1. Technological Lobbyist (lower corporate taxes, and pass cybersecurity regulation)
2. Mining Industry (coal industry wanting to move towards coal burning. Spent nearly 1 million
dollars in the last 3 years)
3. Defense Industry
4. Agricultural Industry (tobacco, etc. Get involved in climate change and biofuel production)
5. Big Oil (spend nearly $150 million in 2012)
6. Financial Lobby (Banking and financing. Biggest spender on hill)
7. Pharmaceutical
8. AARP (American Associate of Retired Person $22 million on lobbying in 2012)
9. Pro-Israel (dedicated to the benefit of Israel and it’s programs)
10. NRA (national Rifle association)
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Document Summary
Average age of senate members is 61. 73 years old. Oldest senator in washington is 85 (diane finstein) In 1981 the average age of a congressman was 49 and average age of a senator was 52. In 2017 average age of a congressman is 57 and average age of senator is 61. More than half of all the senators up for re-election in 2018 will be over 65 years old. Second youngest president was teddy roosevelt (42 when president after assassination of mckinley) Regulations have passed to make position more transparent: technological lobbyist (lower corporate taxes, and pass cybersecurity regulation, mining industry (coal industry wanting to move towards coal burning. Spent nearly 1 million dollars in the last 3 years: defense industry, agricultural industry (tobacco, etc. Get involved in climate change and biofuel production: big oil (spend nearly million in 2012, financial lobby (banking and financing.
