Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 12/09/1946 Birthplace: Piedras Negras, Mexico District: represents TX-23 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Catholic Education: MSW, Our Lady of the Lake University, 1976 BA, Political Science, Saint Mary's University, 1973 Attended, San Antonio College Attended, University of Texas at San Antonio. Last elected in 2006 receiving 24,584 (20.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $1,627,657 (#80) Spent 49% (#450) From self 0% (#33) From individuals 39% (#404) From PACs 57% (#133) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 38 (#143) Total cost $140,758,000 (#117) Received 37 (#141) Total cost $143,337,500 (#81) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 36% left-wing (#289) Predictable 96% (#185) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 3 times (#357) Avg. length 624 words (#413) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 267 (#498) Introduced 15 (#476) Debated 6 (#284) Enacted 3 (#220) 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) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (5/5 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (11/11 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) Public Citizen 87% (7/8 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 33% (2/6 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 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 David G. Shulman $8,300 from July 18, 2001 to March 13, 2008 2 Joaquin L. Rodriguez $7,300 from November 3, 2006 to January 10, 2008 3 John Schaefer $6,500 from February 2, 2006 to May 16, 2007 4 Edward Wilk $5,850 from January 29, 2001 to June 19, 2007 5 James L. Branton $5,800 from July 18, 2001 to January 10, 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 $168,772 2 Retired $30,868 3 Duty Free Americas $19,200 4 Baron Budd A Prof $14,000 5 H B Zachry Co $12,000 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 Mr. Edward Newberry - Patton Boggs Llp $1,210,000 2 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $5,000 3 Ms. Ruth E. Omonijo - American Resort Development Assn $5,000 4 Mr. Joshua J. Cooper - American College Of Radiology Association $5,000 5 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $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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