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Rep. Adam B. Schiff

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Birthdate: b. 06/22/1960
Birthplace: Framingham, MA
District: represents CA-29
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Jewish
Education: JD, Harvard Law School, 1985 AB, Stanford University, 1982.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 91,014 (63.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $720,213 (#274)
Spent 85% (#205)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 52% (#267)
From PACs 39% (#311)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 36 (#149)
Total cost $13,006,300 (#413)
Received 36 (#145)
Total cost $11,980,800 (#402)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 36% left-wing (#283)
Predictable 98% (#31)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 8 times (#175)
Avg. length 846 words (#259)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,286 (#199)
Introduced 60 (#274)
Debated 11 (#188)
Enacted 3 (#220)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 votes)
National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes)
More interest groups →
Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.

Top Contributors

Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data.
1 Paul Goldenberg $14,800 from December 28, 2001 to July 15, 2007
2 Alan Sieroty $11,200 from December 27, 2001 to June 10, 2007
3 Esther Sinclair $10,000 from February 21, 2002 to August 14, 2007
4 Wendy Munger $9,600 from May 11, 2002 to June 30, 2008
5 Anita Hirsh $9,000 from April 29, 2002 to December 4, 2007
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Contributor Employers

Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data
1 Self $253,627
2 Retired $193,678
3 Homemaker $102,164
4 Dreamworks Skg $17,050
5 Pauls Tv Video $14,800
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Lobby Contributors

New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings
1 Mr. Daniel J. Ekstein - J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. $42,787
2 Mr. Joshua Heit - National Automobile Dealers Association $5,000
3 Mr. Christopher Sloan - International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades $4,000
4 Nick Kirkhorn - Honeywell International $4,000
5 Mr. Christopher Sloan - International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades $4,000
More lobby contributors →
Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.


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