Rep. Joe Baca

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 01/23/1947 Birthplace: Belen, NM District: represents CA-43 Political Party: Democratic Education: BA, Sociology, California State University, Los Angeles, 1971 Attended, Barstow Community College Attended, University of California, Davis. Last elected in 2006 receiving 52,791 (64.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$627,058		^(#331)
Spent	88%		^(#190)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	40%		^(#384)
From PACs	59%		^(#120)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	13		^(#415)
Total cost	$9,900,000		^(#441)
Received	13		^(#404)
Total cost	$9,610,980		^(#430)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	38% left-wing		^(#301)
Predictable	98%		^(#39)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	8 times		^(#175)
Avg. length	574 words		^(#450)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,320		^(#194)
Introduced	95		^(#167)
Debated	6		^(#284)
Enacted	2		^(#283)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
NAACP	100% (7/7 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
National Association of Realtors	100% (8/8 votes)
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO	92% (12/13 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)
Public Citizen	80% (8/10 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 Jimmy Gutierrez	$12,200	from January 30, 2001 to February 1, 2007
2 Alaina Mathews	$9,500	from November 1, 2002 to January 19, 2008
3 Theresa Ramos	$9,400	from November 1, 2002 to January 19, 2008
4 Angel Diaz	$8,500	from October 4, 2004 to May 28, 2008
5 David Lizarraga	$7,700	from February 14, 2001 to February 23, 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 San Manuel Band Of Mission Indians	$31,800
2 Lewis Operating	$31,203
3 Homemaker	$26,250
4 Retired	$25,675
5 Telacu Industries	$22,700
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 Mr. William Johnson - Alliant Techsystems, Inc	$10,000
2 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates	$5,000
3 Mr. Bruce Carnes - National Cable And Telecommunications Association	$5,000
4 Mr. Randall J. Moody - National Education Association	$5,000
5 Ms. Alma Henderson - Service Employees International Union Ctw, Clc	$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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