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Rep. Doris O. Matsui

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Birthdate: b. 09/25/1944
Birthplace: Dinuba, CA
District: represents CA-05
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Methodist
Education: BA, Psychology, University of California-Berkeley.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 105,676 (71.0%) votes.
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $662,608 (#306)
Spent 61% (#356)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 47% (#312)
From PACs 52% (#177)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 23 (#263)
Total cost $145,184,000 (#112)
Received 19 (#309)
Total cost $60,608,000 (#148)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 48% left-wing (#375)
Predictable 98% (#18)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 10 times (#145)
Avg. length 837 words (#262)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 729 (#347)
Introduced 18 (#456)
Debated 1 (#493)
Enacted 0 (#469)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes)
NAACP 100% (7/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 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)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 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 Gregory D. Thatch $10,800 from February 10, 2005 to March 31, 2008
2 Victoria P. Sant $10,500 from February 24, 2005 to November 2, 2007
3 Nancy C. Miller $8,700 from January 24, 2005 to March 31, 2008
4 Sotiris Kolokotronis $8,500 from January 24, 2005 to March 2, 2007
5 Morton L Friedman $8,499 from March 4, 2005 to June 15, 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 Collier Shannon Scott $31,767
2 Malcolm Drilling Co $18,100
3 Law Offices Of Gregory D Thatch $10,800
4 Summit Foundation $10,500
5 Teichert $9,450
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 Donald Whiteside - Intel Corporation $5,000
2 Eric Berger - Davita Inc. $5,000
3 Mr. Kent Knutson - The Home Depot $5,000
4 John O. Hamilton - University Of California $3,862
5 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company $3,000
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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