Rep. David Wu

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 04/08/1955 Birthplace: Taiwan District: represents OR-01 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Presbyterian Education: JD, Yale Law School, 1982 Attended, Harvard Medical School, 1978 BS, Stanford University, 1977. Last elected in 2006 receiving 169,409 (63.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $696,285 (#289) Spent 92% (#164) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 55% (#241) From PACs 33% (#378) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 44 (#122) Total cost $75,761,512 (#171) Received 40 (#130) Total cost $50,127,550 (#167) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 44% left-wing (#348) Predictable 96% (#192) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 5 times (#259) Avg. length 856 words (#252) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,222 (#213) Introduced 98 (#162) Debated 6 (#284) 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 NAACP 100% (7/7 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) AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 80% (4/5 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 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 John Tu $15,800 from January 31, 2002 to September 27, 2007 2 Mary Tu $15,800 from February 25, 2002 to September 27, 2007 3 Steven Rosenblum $14,800 from June 11, 2001 to March 20, 2008 4 Charles Paulson $14,800 from April 26, 2002 to March 23, 2007 5 Yung-Tsai Yen $13,500 from October 25, 2002 to June 30, 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 $518,285 2 Retired $168,350 3 Ohsu $28,200 4 Microlithography $23,499 5 Inspiration Software $20,900 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. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $5,000 2 Ms. Sharen Kinney - Ups (United Parcel Service) $5,000 3 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000 4 Mr. Randall J. Moody - National Education Association $5,000 5 Ms. Sharen Kinney - Ups (United Parcel Service) $4,500 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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