Eliot L. Engel

b. 1947-02-18 , Bronx, NY
represents NY-17
Democrat, Jewish
Official website

Education: JD, New York Law School, 1987 MS, Guidance and Counselling, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York, 1973 BA, History, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York, 1969.

Last elected in 2006 receiving 93,614 (76.0%) votes.

Money

Raised	$535,220	^(#360)
Spent	60%	^(#292)
From self	0%	^(#26)
From individuals	49%	^(#275)
From PACs	50%	^(#187)

Earmarks

Data for fiscal year 2008
Requested	16	^(#372)
Total cost	$9,981,000	^(#440)
Received	16	^(#364)
Total cost	$9,850,500	^(#427)

Bills

Co-sponsored	2,529	^(#33)
Introduced	140	^(#93)
Debated	18	^(#104)
Enacted	7	^(#88)

Speeches

Data for 110th Congress
Spoke	9 times		^(#153)
Avg. length	620 words		^(#408)

Voting Analysis

Unpredictable equals maverick
Ideology	39% left-wing		^(#363)
Predictable	97%		^(#89)

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
National Association of Realtors	100% (8/8 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
AFL-CIO	100% (13/13 votes)
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
NAACP	71% (5/7 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	57% (4/7 votes)
Public Citizen	50% (5/10 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	40% (2/5 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	40% (2/5 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)

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Money data from the FEC. Politician information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia, and GovTrack. Earmark information from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Interest group alignment from MAPLight.org. Ideology and predictability from VoteView. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory. Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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