Rep. Dennis A. Cardoza

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 03/31/1959 Birthplace: Merced, CA District: represents CA-18 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Catholic Education: BA, University of Maryland, 1982. Last elected in 2006 receiving 71,182 (65.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $638,496 (#324) Spent 83% (#220) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 45% (#340) From PACs 54% (#156) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 17 (#359) Total cost $11,297,450 (#425) Received 17 (#341) Total cost $11,617,450 (#404) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 27% left-wing (#240) Predictable 96% (#151) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 691 words (#355) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 717 (#351) Introduced 26 (#407) Debated 2 (#443) 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 NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 60% (3/5 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 Michael D. Gallo $10,400 from May 17, 2002 to November 15, 2007 2 William Filios $6,930 from August 23, 2004 to August 24, 2007 3 John C. Harris $6,750 from September 6, 2002 to November 15, 2007 4 Manuel E Vieira $6,600 from August 4, 2004 to May 3, 2007 5 Joel Wallace $6,550 from May 29, 2003 to August 14, 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 $118,547 2 Homemaker $81,053 3 Retired $70,994 4 Gallo Winery $25,019 5 Mapes Ranch $14,281 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. Randall T. Jones - National Council Of Farmer Cooperatives $5,000 2 Mr. Steven Krikava - Land O'Lakes, Inc. $5,000 3 William C. Tinklepaugh - Dean Foods Company $5,000 4 Ms. Ruth E. Omonijo - American Resort Development Assn $5,000 5 Karen M. Thomas - Independent Community Bankers Of America $4,000 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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