Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 06/22/1933 Birthplace: San Francisco, CA District: represents CA Political Party: Democratic Religion: Jewish Education: BA, History, Stanford University, 1955. Last elected in 2006 receiving 5,076,289 (59.0%) votes. Official website

Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$147,183		^(#536)
Spent	283%		^(#42)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	18%		^(#535)
From PACs	29%		^(#417)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	221		^(#10)
Total cost	$863,191,900		^(#16)
Received	204		^(#9)
Total cost	$528,866,430		^(#8)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	38% left-wing		^(#301)
Predictable	95%		^(#210)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	47 times		^(#6)
Avg. length	1,719 words		^(#56)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,578		^(#135)
Introduced	541		^(#1)
Debated	114		^(#4)
Enacted	33		^(#3)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	20% (1/5 votes)
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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 Bruce Berger	$28,900	on August 19, 2005
2 Robert Gallo	$28,800	on June 5, 2006
3 Sanford Robertson	$28,800	on June 5, 2006
4 Gerson Bakar	$25,000	on May 30, 2006
5 Jonathon Mork	$22,000	on May 17, 1994
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	$110,000
2 Debartolo Property Group	$29,400
3 Francisco Partners	$28,800
4 Gallo Wines	$28,800
5 Friend Friend And Friend Lp	$26,700
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 Wahl - L-3 Communications	$10,000
2 Ms. Laura Livoy - Southern California Edison Company	$5,000
3 Mr. James R. Meltsner - Northrop Grumman Corporation	$5,000
4 Mr. George P. Williams - Sempra Energy	$5,000
5 Mr. Walter K. Moore - Genentech, Inc	$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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