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Rep. Anna G. Eshoo

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Birthdate: b. 12/13/1942
Birthplace: New Britain, CT
District: represents CA-14
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Catholic
Education: AA, English, Canada College, 1975.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 141,153 (71.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $1,022,991 (#160)
Spent 77% (#254)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 49% (#288)
From PACs 50% (#203)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 29 (#190)
Total cost $86,385,850 (#154)
Received 26 (#212)
Total cost $50,782,750 (#166)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 44% left-wing (#346)
Predictable 97% (#82)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 7 times (#199)
Avg. length 913 words (#223)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 2,225 (#60)
Introduced 58 (#279)
Debated 5 (#328)
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
AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes)
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)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 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 W. Cotchett $17,800 from November 7, 2001 to November 3, 2007
2 Lida Zaffaroni $14,800 from August 21, 2001 to May 7, 2008
3 Robert A. Lurie $14,000 from August 21, 2001 to April 23, 2008
4 Carol A. Bartz $12,600 from August 21, 2001 to June 2, 2008
5 Eugene Eidenberg $12,600 from October 16, 2002 to April 29, 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 Retired $232,018
2 Homemaker $136,950
3 Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers $24,300
4 Stanford University $21,700
5 Cisco Systems $19,350
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 Ms. Alma Henderson - Service Employees International Union Ctw, Clc $5,000
2 Mr. Tony M. Russo - T-Mobile Usa, Inc. $5,000
3 Mrs. Molly Myers - National Venture Capital Association $5,000
4 Ms. Alma Henderson - Service Employees International Union Ctw, Clc $5,000
5 Meghan O'Reilly - American Health Care Association $3,000
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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