Rep. Elton W. Gallegly

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 03/07/1944 Birthplace: Huntington Park, CA District: represents CA-24 Political Party: Republican Religion: Protestant Education: Attended, California State University, Los Angeles, 1962-1963. Last elected in 2006 receiving 129,812 (62.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $543,193 (#368) Spent 75% (#266) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 73% (#69) From PACs 19% (#492) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 13 (#415) Total cost $11,636,000 (#424) Received 12 (#424) Total cost $9,384,500 (#433) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 48% right-wing (#120) Predictable 92% (#316) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 472 words (#502) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,364 (#180) Introduced 132 (#106) Debated 19 (#106) Enacted 8 (#84) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes) National Retail Federation 80% (4/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 71% (10/14 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 60% (6/10 votes) National Association of Realtors 50% (4/8 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 50% (3/6 votes) NAACP 42% (3/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 33% (2/6 votes) American Nurses Association 20% (1/5 votes) AFL-CIO 7% (1/13 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Handshakes Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company. Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle Microwave Monolithics $1,300 $1200000 2008
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 Jerry Mr. Paul $12,700 from May 22, 2003 to February 4, 2008 2 Jerry Mr. Epstein $11,625 from January 31, 2003 to April 28, 2008 3 John Mr Scardino $10,050 from February 25, 2004 to March 19, 2008 4 Kevin Mr. Sharer $9,600 from October 22, 2004 to March 31, 2008 5 Susan Mrs Groff $9,500 from February 28, 2003 to March 26, 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 $173,059 2 Amgen $77,209 3 Retired $39,480 4 Homemaker $36,550 5 Oak Knoll Ranch $12,860 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. Joshua Heit - National Automobile Dealers Association $5,000 2 Mr. Eugene Rackley - Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. $3,200 3 Mr. Joseph M. Stanton - National Association Of Home Builders $3,000 4 Mr. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters $2,500 5 Ms. Laura Livoy - Southern California Edison Company $2,500 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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