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Sen. Dianne Feinstein

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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.
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

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
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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