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padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); border: 1px solid rgb(95, 95, 95); min-width: 450px; border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><thead><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Industry</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Indivs</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">PACs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Lawyers/Law Firms</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$28,000</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$7,500</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$20,500</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Tobacco</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$26,849</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$14,000</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$12,849</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Air Transport</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$23,250</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$250</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$23,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">TV/Movies/Music</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$19,500</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$2,000</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$17,500</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Leadership PACs</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$18,000</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$18,000</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="viewMoreText" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-style: italic; margin-right: 260px;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00002247&type=I&newmem=N" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">...view more data</a></div></div><h2 class="ruleAbove" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; color: rgb(132, 22, 40); clear: left; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(132, 22, 40); line-height: 18px;"><a name="raised" />Total Raised vs. Average Raised</h2><div class="crpItem" style="margin-left: 25px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><img id="totvsavgImg" src="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/include/totVSavg.php?cid=N00002247&chamber=H&type=I" alt="2009-2010 Fundraising" style="vertical-align: bottom; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px;" /></div><div class="headerWithIcons" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(132, 22, 40); margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><h2 style="font-size: 14px; margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; color: rgb(132, 22, 40); clear: left; display: inline;"><a name="funds" />Cycle Source of Funds, 2011-2012, Campaign Cmte only</h2></div><div class="crpItem" style="margin-left: 25px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><img class="src_img_pie" src="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/include/pie.php?type=sb&data1=31168.88&data2=121554&data3=366819.02&data4=0&data5=1.9012422870526" style="vertical-align: bottom; float: left; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px;" /><table id="src_table" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td class="flatTableTitle" style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">
<img src="http://assets.opensecrets.org/img/legend1.gif" alt="legend" style="vertical-align: bottom;" />
<img src="http://assets.opensecrets.org/img/legend2.gif" alt="legend" style="vertical-align: bottom;" /></td><td nowrap="" style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">Individual Contributions <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/include/contribs_pop.php" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><img src="http://assets.opensecrets.org/img/icon_help_white.gif" border="0" alt="About Size of Contributions" style="vertical-align: bottom; border: none;" /></a>
- Small Individual Contributions
- Large Individual Contributions</td><td class="number" nowrap="" style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">$152,723
$31,169 (6%)
$121,554 (23%)</td><td valign="top" style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">(29%)</td></tr><tr><td class="flatTableTitle" style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;"><img src="http://assets.opensecrets.org/img/legend6.gif" alt="legend" style="vertical-align: bottom;" /></td><td style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">PAC Contributions</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">$366,819</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">(69%)</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td class="flatTableTitle" style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;"><img src="http://assets.opensecrets.org/img/legend5.gif" alt="legend" style="vertical-align: bottom;" /></td><td style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">Candidate self-financing</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">$0</td><td style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">(0%)</td></tr><tr><td class="flatTableTitle" style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;"><img src="http://assets.opensecrets.org/img/legend4.gif" alt="legend" style="vertical-align: bottom;" /></td><td style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">Other</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">$10,069</td><td style="font-size: 12px; padding-right: 30px; border-collapse: collapse;">(2%)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><b>=</b></b></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><b>career:</b></b></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><b>
</b></b></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><h1 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(132, 22, 40); line-height: 36px;">Top Industries</h1><h3 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; clear: left; line-height: 18px;">Representative Howard Coble</h3><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;" /><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;" /><div class="crpItem" style="margin-left: 25px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><table id="topIndus" class="datadisplay" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); border: 1px solid rgb(95, 95, 95); min-width: 450px; border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody><tr><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Industry</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Lawyers/Law Firms</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$339,953</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">TV/Movies/Music</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$296,621</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Pharmaceuticals/Health Products</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$262,027</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Tobacco</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$173,481</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Textiles</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$157,210</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Beer, Wine & Liquor</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$154,754</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Telephone Utilities</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$152,730</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Insurance</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$152,618</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Air Transport</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$152,550</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Misc Manufacturing & Distributing</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$144,334</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Sea Transport</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$138,700</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Electric Utilities</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$128,960</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Real Estate</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$127,912</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Automotive</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$127,450</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Retired</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$126,292</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Lobbyists</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$120,306</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Health Professionals</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$109,148</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Chemical & Related Manufacturing</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$88,604</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Crop Production & Basic Processing</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$86,350</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Oil & Gas</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$82,400</td></tr></tbody></table></div><h1 class="ruleAbove" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(132, 22, 40); line-height: 36px; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(132, 22, 40);"><a name="sec" />Sector Totals</h1><div id="chart1div" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </div><div class="crpItem" style="margin-left: 25px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><table id="topSect" class="datadisplay" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); border: 1px solid rgb(95, 95, 95); min-width: 450px; border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Sector</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">PACs</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Indivs</th></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Agribusiness</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$433,148</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$388,898</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$44,250</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Communications/Electronics</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$587,658</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$508,771</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$78,887</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Construction</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$174,813</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$136,500</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$38,313</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Defense</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$62,250</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$57,450</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$4,800</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Energy & Natural Resources</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$221,360</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$211,710</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$9,650</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Finance, Insurance & Real Estate</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$574,433</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$472,982</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$101,451</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Health</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$410,825</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$359,736</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$51,089</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Lawyers & Lobbyists</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$460,259</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$282,564</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$177,695</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Transportation</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$567,850</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$526,950</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$40,900</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Misc Business</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$807,355</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$537,345</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$270,010</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Labor</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$119,895</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$119,895</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Ideological/Single-Issue</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$100,420</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$86,170</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$14,250</td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Other</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$157,394</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$13,500</td><td class="number" style="font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$143,894</td></tr></tbody></table></div><h1 class="ruleAbove" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(132, 22, 40); line-height: 36px; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(132, 22, 40);"><a name="percCoded" />Percent of Contributions Coded</h1><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><b>=</b></b></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><b>Howard Coble</b>, a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Republican_Party_U.S.A." title="Republican Party U.S.A." class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Republican</a>, has represented the Sixth Congressional District of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:Members_of_the_U.S.Congress_from_North_Carolina" title="Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from North Carolina" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">North Carolina</a> in the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.House_of_Representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">U.S. House of Representatives</a> since 1985. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/nc06_109.gif" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">map</a>)</b></p><table id="toc" class="toc" style="font-size: 12px; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); padding: 5px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-align: start;"><tbody><tr><td><div id="toctitle" style="direction: ltr; text-align: center;"><h2 style="background-image: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border: none; width: auto; font-size: 12px; display: inline;">Contents</h2> <span class="toctoggle" style="font-size: 11px;"> [<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#" class="internal" id="togglelink" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">hide</a>] </span></div><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Record_and_controversies" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Record and controversies</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Iraq_War" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Iraq War</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Environmental_record" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none;"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Environmental record</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Bio" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Bio</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Congressional_career" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Congressional career</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#2006_elections" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">2006 elections</span></a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Money_in_politics" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Money in politics</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Committees_and_Affiliations" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Committees and Affiliations</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Committees" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Committees</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress.282005-2006.29" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</span></a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#More_Background_Data" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">More Background Data</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Contact" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Contact</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Articles_and_Resources" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Articles and Resources</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Resources" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">Resources</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Local_blogs_and_discussion_sites" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">Local blogs and discussion sites</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#Articles.26_Commentary" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">7.3</span> <span class="toctext">Articles & Commentary</span></a></li></ul></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; font-size: 19px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="Record_and_controversies">Record and controversies</span></b></h2><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgb(220, 232, 248); border: 1px solid rgb(92, 121, 181); padding: 0.25em;"><b>General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:U.S.legislation" title="Category:U.S. legislation" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">articles on legislation</a>. You can add information you find on how Howard Coble voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Help:References" title="Help:References" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">cite your sources</a>!</b></div><h3 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="Iraq_War">Iraq War</span></b></h3><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Coble voted for the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_2002" title="Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002</a> that started the Iraq War.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Howard_Coble#cite_note-0" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">[1]</a></sup></b></p><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin: 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgb(220, 232, 248); border: 1px solid rgb(92, 121, 181); padding: 0.25em;"><b>For more information see the chart of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.House_of_Representatives_votes_on_the_Iraq_War" title="U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War</a>.</b></div><h3 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="Environmental_record">Environmental record</span></b></h3><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i>For more information on environmental legislation, see the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Portal:Energy_and_Environment_Policy(U.S.)" title="Portal:Energy and Environment Policy (U.S.)" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Energy and Environment Policy Portal</a></i></b></p><h2 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; font-size: 19px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="Bio">Bio</span></b></h2><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Born 18 March 1931, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was educated at Appalachian State University (1949-50) Guilford College (1958), and earned a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1962. Coble served in the U.S. Coast Guard (1953-56) and the Coast Guard Reserve (1960-82). Between 1961 and 1967 he was a Field Claim Representative & Supervisor for Auto Insurance. He was also a practicing attorney (1979-84) before being elected to the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.House_of_Representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">U.S. House of Representatives</a> in 1984.</b></p><h3 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="Congressional_career">Congressional career</span></b></h3><h4 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="2006_elections">2006 elections</span></b></h4><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>In 2006, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Democrats</a> nominated <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Rory_Blake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rory Blake (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Rory Blake</a> to face Coble in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.congressional_elections_in_2006" title="U.S. congressional elections in 2006" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">U.S. congressional elections in 2006</a>) <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=NC&year=2006" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[1]</a> Coble retained his seat.</b></p><h2 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; font-size: 19px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="Money_in_politics">Money in politics</span></b></h2><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00002247&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata></b></p><table class="prettytable" style="font-size: 13px; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-align: start;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="3" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); text-align: center; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Links to more campaign contribution information for Howard Coble
from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">OpenSecrets.org</a> site.</th></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;">Fundraising profile:</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00002247" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">2006 election cycle</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allsummary.asp?cid=N00002247" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Career totals</a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;">Top contributors by organization/corporation:</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00002247" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">2006 election cycle</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allcontrib.asp?cid=N00002247" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Career totals</a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;">Top contributors by industry:</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/indus.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00002247" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">2006 election cycle</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allindus.asp?cid=N00002247" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Career totals</a></td></tr></tbody></table><ul style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/search_result.asp?mem=Coble%2C+Howard" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Revolving door profile for Howard Coble</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/travel.asp?CID=N00002247" style="text-decoration: initial; 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</b></p><h2 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; font-size: 19px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="Committees_and_Affiliations">Committees and Affiliations</span></b></h2><h3 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="Committees">Committees</span></b></h3><ul style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure" title="House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure</a></b><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);"><b /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>Subcommittee on Aviation</b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines</li></ul></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary" title="House Committee on the Judiciary" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on the Judiciary</a></b><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);"><b /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security</b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property</li></ul></li></ul><h4 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress.282005-2006.29">Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</span></b></h4><ul style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary" title="House Committee on the Judiciary" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on the Judiciary</a></b><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);"><b /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>Subcommittee on Task Force on Antirust</b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism and Homeland Security - Chair</li></ul></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure" title="House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure</a></b><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);"><b /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>Subcommittee on Aviation</b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines</li></ul></li></ul><h2 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; font-size: 19px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><b><span class="mw-headline" id="More_Background_Data">More Background Data</span></b></h2><ul style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=H2953103" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Background information on Howard Coble from Project Vote Smart</a></b></li></ul><ul style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H2953103" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); 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