Rep. Henry Cuellar

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 09/19/1955 Birthplace: Laredo, TX District: represents TX-28 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Catholic Education: PhD, Government, University of Texas, Austin, 1998 MBA, International Trade, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1982 JD, University of Texas, Austin, 1981 BS, Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1978 BA, Political Science, Laredo Community College, 1976. Last elected in 2006 receiving 52,574 (68.0%) votes. Official website

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

Money

Raised	$739,601		^(#261)
Spent	100%		^(#130)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	62%		^(#152)
From PACs	37%		^(#325)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	11		^(#449)
Total cost	$6,204,000		^(#478)
Received	11		^(#436)
Total cost	$7,064,000		^(#459)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	20% left-wing		^(#211)
Predictable	94%		^(#249)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	1 times		^(#477)
Avg. length	443 words		^(#507)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	419		^(#449)
Introduced	15		^(#476)
Debated	2		^(#443)
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 ]
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
AFL-CIO	76% (10/13 votes)
National Association of Realtors	75% (6/8 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce	50% (3/6 votes)
Public Citizen	50% (5/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	42% (3/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	40% (2/5 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	40% (2/5 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	28% (4/14 votes)
National Retail Federation	20% (1/5 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 Rene Barrientos	$12,100	from December 23, 2003 to November 29, 2006
2 David Killam	$11,000	from March 1, 2006 to August 21, 2006
3 Ann Tula	$10,600	from May 18, 2005 to July 27, 2007
4 Gary Leyendecker	$9,250	from October 3, 2002 to September 7, 2007
5 Ricardo Cigarroa	$9,200	from February 2, 2006 to August 22, 2006
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	$384,642
2 International Bank Of Commerce	$37,700
3 Laredo Medical Group	$36,327
4 Librado Pina	$21,600
5 Hk Global Trading Ltd	$18,000
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. Kenneth E. Auer - Farm Credit Council	$5,000
2 Mark Johnson - Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Tma)	$5,000
3 Mark Johnson - Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Tma)	$5,000
4 Mr. Brian Conklin - United Services Automobile Association	$5,000
5 Tom Harwell - Koch Industries	$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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