Rep. Al Green

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/01/1947 Birthplace: New Orleans, LA District: represents TX-09 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Baptist Education: JD, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 1974 Attended, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1971 Attended, Tuskegee Institute of Technology. Last elected in 2006, unopposed. Official website
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Money Raised $126,737 (#547) Spent 111% (#102) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 10% (#555) From PACs 88% (#1) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 15 (#387) Total cost $90,126,000 (#151) Received 10 (#452) Total cost $23,476,000 (#293) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 45% left-wing (#353) Predictable 98% (#47) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 7 times (#199) Avg. length 1,267 words (#117) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 673 (#362) Introduced 16 (#471) Debated 3 (#400) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (7/7 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 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 Benjamin Mr. Iii Hall $8,300 from February 25, 2004 to November 30, 2006 2 David Mr. Harris $7,767 from February 13, 2004 to December 15, 2006 3 Earl Cummings $5,000 from November 12, 2004 to December 15, 2006 4 Arthur Mr. Gochman $5,000 from February 24, 2004 to December 12, 2006 5 Wea Mr. Lee $4,500 from March 4, 2004 to January 9, 2008 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 $183,401 2 Request Pending $15,350 3 Sole Proprietor $8,267 4 Academy Ltd $7,000 5 Harris County $6,500 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 Deidre Swesnik - National Fair Housing Alliance $16,318 2 Vincent Torregiano - International Longshoremen'S Association, Afl-Cio $5,000 3 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000 4 Vincent Torregiano - International Longshoremen'S Association, Afl-Cio $5,000 5 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $5,000 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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