Rep. Gregory W. Meeks

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/25/1953 Birthplace: New York City District: represents NY-06 Political Party: Democratic Religion: African Methodist Episcopal Education: J.D., Howard University Law School, 1978 B.A., History/Political Science, Adelphi University, 1975. Last elected in 2006, unopposed. Official website
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Money Raised $674,138 (#297) Spent 104% (#114) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 20% (#528) From PACs 63% (#77) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 11 (#449) Total cost $3,826,000 (#493) Received 9 (#461) Total cost $6,976,500 (#461) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 40% left-wing (#310) Predictable 97% (#118) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 707 words (#342) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,524 (#150) Introduced 29 (#391) Debated 3 (#400) 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) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 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 57% (4/7 votes) Public Citizen 50% (5/10 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 7% (1/14 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 Darryl Greene $8,250 from March 7, 2002 to October 4, 2007 2 Mohammad Aminullah $6,800 from April 5, 2002 to April 10, 2007 3 David G. Neeleman $6,000 from June 6, 2001 to August 7, 2006 4 Desmond Emanuel $5,250 from October 28, 2002 to August 12, 2003 5 F. Carlisle Towery $5,150 from April 9, 2001 to December 3, 2003 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 $95,090 2 American Airlines $12,750 3 Jetblue Airways $11,000 4 J F Manufacturing $10,000 5 Greater Jamaica Development Co $8,700 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 Barbara Wilkinson - Mastercard Worldwide $5,000 2 Mr. Thomas F. Felton - Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp $5,000 3 Nancy Pitcher - Real Estate Roundtable $5,000 4 Michael Petricone - Consumer Electronics Association $5,000 5 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance Company $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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