Diane E. Watson

b. 1933-11-12 , Los Angeles, CA
represents CA-33
Democrat, Catholic
Official website

Education: PhD, Educational Administration, Claremont Graduate School, 1987 MA, School Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, 1958 BA, Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 1955 Attended, Los Angeles City College, 1954.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 0 (0.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$139,054	^(#513)
Spent	94%	^(#87)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	39%	^(#378)
From PACs	60%	^(#103)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	19	^(#325)
Total cost	$8,092,000	^(#452)
Received	19	^(#309)
Total cost	$8,906,000	^(#436)

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,205	^(#204)
Introduced	29	^(#378)
Debated	8	^(#223)
Enacted	5	^(#125)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	7 times		^(#196)
Avg. length	526 words		^(#468)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	60% left-wing		^(#487)
Predictable	97%		^(#37)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
National Association of Realtors	100% (8/8 votes)
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO	100% (13/13 votes)
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	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)
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)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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