Rep. Donald M. Payne

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 07/16/1934 Birthplace: Newark, NJ District: represents NJ-10 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Baptist Education: Graduate Studies, Springfield College BA, Seton Hall University, 1957. Last elected in 2006, unopposed. Official website
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Money Raised $547,091 (#365) Spent 45% (#473) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 41% (#380) From PACs 52% (#175) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 20 (#304) Total cost $21,724,400 (#344) Received 20 (#286) Total cost $22,915,200 (#301) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 70% left-wing (#445) Predictable 98% (#62) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 8 times (#175) Avg. length 820 words (#277) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 3,153 (#9) Introduced 50 (#312) Debated 4 (#360) 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 American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) AFL-CIO 84% (11/13 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 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) 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 H. Oneil Williams $9,800 from February 22, 2001 to February 26, 2008 2 Michael Critchley $8,100 from March 10, 2002 to March 9, 2006 3 Avery Byrd $8,050 from September 28, 2001 to November 15, 2007 4 Rosa M. Whitaker $8,000 from April 30, 2003 to October 15, 2007 5 Theodore Wells $8,000 from March 5, 2001 to February 21, 2008 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 $132,985 2 Frye Williams Co $16,675 3 Worldspace $13,000 4 A L S Urban Renewal $10,550 5 Whitaker Group $10,450 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 Ms. Betsy Ricketts - Chevron U.S.A. Inc. $1,200,000 2 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $5,000 3 Mr. Randall J. Moody - National Education Association $5,000 4 Mr. Randall J. Moody - National Education Association $4,000 5 Mr. Jose Ceballos - National Air Traffic Controllers Association $3,500 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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