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Rep. James R. Langevin

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Nickname: known as "Jim"
Birthdate: b. 04/22/1964
Birthplace: Warwick, RI
District: represents RI-02
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: MPA, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1994 BA, Rhode Island College, 1990.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 140,315 (73.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  health (130) security (96) care (92) rhode (78) island (60)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $455,531 (#418)
Spent 75% (#261)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 57% (#218)
From PACs 42% (#278)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 32 (#167)
Total cost $80,522,100 (#158)
Received 32 (#158)
Total cost $77,650,400 (#125)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 39% left-wing (#303)
Predictable 98% (#38)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 8 times (#175)
Avg. length 787 words (#296)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,006 (#265)
Introduced 91 (#175)
Debated 2 (#443)
Enacted 0 (#469)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes)
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)
Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 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)
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 J. Robert Pesce $11,550 from September 3, 1999 to March 28, 2008
2 Ernest P. Jr. Baptista $10,000 from June 13, 2003 to September 28, 2007
3 Diane Weiss $8,800 from August 22, 2006 to January 29, 2008
4 Joseph A. Caramadre $8,800 from March 9, 2006 to September 21, 2007
5 Paula Caramadre $8,800 from March 9, 2006 to September 21, 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 $159,614
2 Retired $65,130
3 Homemaker $37,100
4 Gtech $30,032
5 Cardis Furniture $21,325
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 Mrs. Lisa Palluconi - International Business Machines Corporation (Ibm) $238,620
2 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers $5,000
3 Mr. John Barnes - Raytheon Company $5,000
4 Mr. Joseph M. Stanton - National Association Of Home Builders $5,000
5 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $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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