Rep. Gary L. Ackerman

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 11/19/1942 Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY District: represents NY-05 Political Party: Democratic, Independence, Working Families Religion: Jewish Education: B.A., Queens College, 1965. Last elected in 2006, unopposed. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $470,882 (#406) Spent 103% (#118) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 64% (#128) From PACs 30% (#406) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 13 (#415) Total cost $26,475,000 (#315) Received 12 (#424) Total cost $20,821,000 (#316) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 44% left-wing (#343) Predictable 99% (#4) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 767 words (#308) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,326 (#51) Introduced 107 (#141) Debated 5 (#328) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement 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) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 42% (3/7 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 Roger Tilles $14,000 from April 24, 2002 to September 24, 2007 2 Ashrita Furman $12,900 from April 16, 2001 to March 27, 2008 3 Frank Castagna $10,050 from July 16, 2001 to August 22, 2007 4 Jack Sommer $8,600 from October 12, 2004 to March 28, 2007 5 Joseph Cayre $8,400 from July 28, 2003 to September 30, 2005 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 Retired $88,000 2 Midtown Equities $26,200 3 Castagna Realty $18,300 4 Benjamin Development Co $17,000 5 Guru Health Foods $16,900 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. Jose Ceballos - National Air Traffic Controllers Association $5,000 2 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance Company $3,000 3 Mr. Clifford D. Dailing - National Rural Letter Carriers' Association $2,500 4 Christopher J. Hanley - International Union Of Operating Engineers $2,500 5 Nancy Pitcher - Real Estate Roundtable $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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