Rep. Charles B. Rangel

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Charlie" Birthdate: b. 06/11/1930 Birthplace: Harlem, NY District: represents NY-15 Political Party: Democratic, Working Families Religion: Roman Catholic Education: L.L.B., St. John's University School of Law, 1960 BS, New York University School of Commerce, 1957. Last elected in 2006 receiving 103,916 (94.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $3,679,956 (#29) Spent 56% (#392) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 53% (#257) From PACs 45% (#250) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 19 (#326) Total cost $11,135,100 (#429) Received 18 (#327) Total cost $8,514,100 (#443) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 50% left-wing (#381) Predictable 97% (#80) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 5 times (#259) Avg. length 4,388 words (#4) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,871 (#15) Introduced 249 (#35) Debated 49 (#35) Enacted 20 (#15) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement 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) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 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 Robert Potamkin $12,800 from March 31, 2003 to March 30, 2007 2 Howard J Rubenstein $11,200 from June 24, 2004 to March 12, 2007 3 Alan H Potamkin $10,800 from March 31, 2003 to March 30, 2007 4 Shirley F Cohen $10,300 from July 17, 2003 to June 29, 2007 5 William C Rudin $9,500 from June 5, 2003 to May 31, 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 $227,873 2 Homemaker $133,850 3 Retired $78,670 4 Citigroup $64,850 5 Metlife $36,000 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 Rodger Currie - Amgen, Inc $15,000 2 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance Company $10,000 3 Theodore Okon - Mr. Theodore Okon $10,000 4 Theodore Okon - Mr. Theodore Okon $10,000 5 Mr. Timothy H. Scully, Jr. - Miller Brewing Company $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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