Rep. Carolyn McCarthy

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 01/05/1944 Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY District: represents NY-04 Political Party: Democratic, Independence, Working Families Religion: Catholic Education: LPN, Glen Cove Nursing School, 1964. Last elected in 2006 receiving 101,861 (65.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $768,720 (#253) Spent 69% (#304) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 65% (#125) From PACs 34% (#367) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 22 (#272) Total cost $26,033,975 (#318) Received 22 (#260) Total cost $24,629,475 (#283) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 36% left-wing (#281) Predictable 98% (#11) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 11 times (#121) Avg. length 661 words (#385) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,085 (#69) Introduced 113 (#132) Debated 5 (#328) 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 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 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 Stanley Sanders $14,800 from January 17, 2002 to October 23, 2007 2 Phyllis Sanders $12,800 from January 17, 2002 to October 23, 2007 3 Nick Brown $12,200 from March 15, 2002 to December 17, 2007 4 David Rhodes $12,000 from May 3, 2002 to February 13, 2008 5 Martin Keating $10,100 from March 7, 2001 to November 19, 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 $176,260 2 Retired $15,850 3 Cold Spring Harbor Labs $14,050 4 Sanders Sanders Block $13,800 5 Colleran Ohara Mills $13,500 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 Kimberly Brisky - American Association Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $9,367 2 Kimberly Brisky - American Association Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $8,023 3 Mr. William M. Prentice - American Dental Association $5,000 4 Mr. Joshua J. Cooper - American College Of Radiology Association $5,000 5 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance Company $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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