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Rep. Edward R. Royce

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Nickname: known as "Ed"
Birthdate: b. 10/12/1951
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
District: represents CA-40
Political Party: Republican
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: BA, Business Administration, Finance and Accounting, California State University, Fullerton, 1977 Graduate, School of Business Administration.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 100,995 (67.0%) votes.
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $1,155,546 (#135)
Spent 46% (#464)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 57% (#211)
From PACs 32% (#387)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 8 (#474)
Total cost $6,100,000 (#479)
Received 8 (#470)
Total cost $7,046,000 (#460)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 81% right-wing (#15)
Predictable 94% (#236)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 3 times (#357)
Avg. length 1,209 words (#134)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,065 (#253)
Introduced 65 (#255)
Debated 9 (#218)
Enacted 1 (#358)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
US Chamber of Commerce 83% (5/6 votes)
National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 64% (9/14 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 42% (3/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 33% (2/6 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 33% (2/6 votes)
NAACP 14% (1/7 votes)
National Association of Realtors 12% (1/8 votes)
AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 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 Doy B. Mr. Henley $9,700 from February 17, 2001 to February 8, 2008
2 Dennis Mr. Ullrich $9,200 from January 29, 2001 to September 5, 2007
3 Dennis Mr. Anderson $9,200 from March 4, 2001 to February 16, 2008
4 Robert Mr. Virtue $9,000 from March 7, 2001 to February 15, 2008
5 Frank P. Mr. Greinke $8,500 from February 21, 2001 to December 31, 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 Self $276,432
2 Evangelical Christian Credit Union $19,600
3 Axa Equitable $18,800
4 Orange County Teachers Fcu $17,850
5 Orange County Teachers Credit Un $14,600
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. Anita Eoloff - Wells Fargo & Company $5,000
2 Mr. David Kemps - Lincoln National Corporation $4,000
3 Ms. Deborah Winston - Ing North America Insurance Corporation $4,000
4 Mr. Michael L Youngman - The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company $4,000
5 Ms. Melissa Kahn - Metlife Group, Inc. $4,000
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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