Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 01/23/1924 Birthplace: Paterson, NJ District: represents NJ Political Party: Democratic Religion: Jewish Education: BS, Economics, Columbia University School of Business, 1949. Last elected in 2002 receiving 1,138,193 (54.0%) votes. Official website

Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$5,694,173		^(#11)
Spent	52%		^(#419)
From self	0%		^(#26)
From individuals	64%		^(#131)
From PACs	18%		^(#499)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	243		^(#5)
Total cost	$483,948,635		^(#51)
Received	221		^(#6)
Total cost	$346,193,683		^(#37)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	57% left-wing		^(#415)
Predictable	97%		^(#112)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	15 times		^(#80)
Avg. length	1,007 words		^(#186)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,021		^(#262)
Introduced	140		^(#95)
Debated	18		^(#112)
Enacted	1		^(#358)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	20% (1/5 votes)
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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 Richard Kurtz	$28,500	on October 30, 2007
2 Mark Fisch	$25,000	on October 30, 2007
3 Erwin Fisch	$25,000	on October 30, 2007
4 Gary Lobue	$17,600	from March 12, 2007 to October 30, 2007
5 Steven Plofker	$16,000	from June 25, 2007 to October 24, 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	$432,135
2 Cantor Fitzgerald	$42,800
3 Kamson	$40,500
4 Goldman Sachs Co	$36,300
5 Carella Byrne	$36,100
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. Daniel J. Ekstein - J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$10,000
2 Mr. Christopher Sloan - International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades	$5,000
3 Mr. Christopher Sloan - International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades	$5,000
4 Ms. Tyler Cotrone - Macandrews South Corporation (Formerly Macandrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.)	$5,000
5 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers	$5,000
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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