Rep. Albio Sires

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 01/26/1951 Birthplace: Bejucal, Cuba District: represents NJ-13 Political Party: Democratic Education: MA, Spanish, Middlebury College BA, Spanish/Marketing, St. Peter's College. Last elected in 2006 receiving 77,238 (78.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $778,480 (#247) Spent 72% (#283) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 72% (#71) From PACs 27% (#431) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 32 (#167) Total cost $175,959,535 (#94) Received 30 (#169) Total cost $101,170,175 (#110) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 40% left-wing (#319) Predictable 97% (#78) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 1 times (#477) Avg. length 572 words (#451) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 424 (#447) Introduced 11 (#506) Debated 6 (#284) Enacted 2 (#283) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) AFL-CIO 90% (10/11 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 77% (7/9 votes) National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 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 Joseph Mariniello $8,450 from August 29, 2005 to March 16, 2007 2 Arthur Y Calabro $8,450 from September 28, 2005 to June 14, 2007 3 Philip M Eisenberg $8,300 from November 7, 2005 to July 25, 2006 4 Ralph S Passante Sr. $8,000 from October 27, 2005 to May 14, 2007 5 William Katchen $7,700 from September 27, 2005 to April 3, 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 $300,178 2 Wny Board Of Ed $116,750 3 Retired $42,000 4 Housewife $38,850 5 Wny Bd Of Ed $33,525 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 Christopher J. Hanley - International Union Of Operating Engineers $5,000 2 Mr. William M. Prentice - American Dental Association $5,000 3 Arthur R. Block - Comcast Corporation $4,500 4 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $2,500 5 Sima Narron - The Chubb Corporation $2,500 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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