Rep. Barbara J. Lee

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 07/16/1946 Birthplace: El Paso, TX District: represents CA-09 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Baptist Education: MSW, Social Work, University of California, Berkeley, 1975 BA, Mills College, 1973. Last elected in 2006 receiving 167,245 (86.0%) votes. Official website
Capitol Word Frequency →  health (115) iraq (114) community (101) life (97) california (91)
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Money Raised $672,561 (#301) Spent 97% (#142) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 75% (#51) From PACs 24% (#451) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks No information available.
Voting Analysis Ideology 75% left-wing (#454) Predictable 97% (#134) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches No information available.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,870 (#16) Introduced 97 (#164) Debated 6 (#284) 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 American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 100% (5/5 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 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 Helen Nicholas $14,500 from May 29, 2001 to June 30, 2008 2 Greg Jobin-Leeds $13,700 from March 25, 2002 to January 10, 2008 3 Maria Jobin-Leeds $12,700 from January 26, 2003 to January 10, 2008 4 Gordon D Greenwood $10,725 from June 14, 2005 to May 24, 2007 5 Theodosia Ferguson $10,130 from March 5, 2002 to June 20, 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 $338,703 2 Retired $123,340 3 Townsend Public Affairs $20,150 4 Kazan Law $15,925 5 Apollo Group $14,000 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. Randall J. Moody - National Education Association $5,000 3 Ms. Alma Henderson - Service Employees International Union Ctw, Clc $5,000 4 Mr. Daniel A. Mica - Credit Union National Association $3,000 5 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers $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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