Rep. Howard L. Berman

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 04/15/1941 Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA District: represents CA-28 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Jewish Education: LLB, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 1965 BA, International Relations, University of California, Los Angeles, 1962. Last elected in 2006 receiving 79,866 (74.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $944,665 (#183) Spent 91% (#170) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 66% (#112) From PACs 30% (#403) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 20 (#304) Total cost $11,113,200 (#431) Received 20 (#286) Total cost $10,618,200 (#419) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 41% left-wing (#322) Predictable 97% (#85) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 611 words (#421) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,375 (#46) Introduced 65 (#255) Debated 22 (#93) Enacted 10 (#62) 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) AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) American Nurses Association 80% (4/5 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 60% (3/5 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 57% (4/7 votes) National Association of Home Builders 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 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 Richard Gunther $14,200 from December 5, 2001 to November 20, 2007 2 Sam Goldman $13,200 from May 28, 2001 to December 18, 2007 3 Howard Rose $13,100 from November 15, 2001 to September 7, 2007 4 Stanley P. Gold $12,800 from February 19, 2004 to September 19, 2007 5 Peter S. Gold $12,800 from January 13, 2004 to November 26, 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 Warner Bros $34,500 2 Kswiss $29,600 3 Gang Tyre Ramer Et Al $25,100 4 Concordenew Horizons $22,000 5 Walt Disney Company $20,500 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. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $5,000 2 Kenneth D. Salomon - Dow Lohnes Pllc $5,000 3 Ms. Jessica Moore - Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. $5,000 4 Mary Jane Seebach - Countrywide Financial Corp (Former: Countywide Home Loans) $5,000 5 Mr. Bruce Carnes - National Cable And Telecommunications Association $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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