Rep. Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Share this page	District: represents NY-20 Political Party: Democrat Education: J.D, University of California Los Angeles B.A, Dartmouth College. Last elected in 2006 receiving 125,168 (53.0%) votes. Official website

Money

Raised	$3,165,043		^(#37)
Spent	23%		^(#592)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	73%		^(#68)
From PACs	23%		^(#470)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	30		^(#184)
Total cost	$25,243,000		^(#321)
Received	30		^(#169)
Total cost	$23,848,500		^(#290)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	27% left-wing		^(#242)
Predictable	93%		^(#278)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	2 times		^(#407)
Avg. length	675 words		^(#370)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	226		^(#515)
Introduced	8		^(#526)
Debated	1		^(#493)
Enacted	0		^(#469)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
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)
AFL-CIO	90% (10/11 votes)
NAACP	85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen	75% (6/8 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	66% (4/6 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 Geraldine B. Laybourne	$30,800	from March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008
2 Anne Dinning	$28,500	on November 30, 2007
3 Margo Alexander	$13,800	from September 15, 2005 to November 18, 2007
4 Wendy Mackenzie	$10,200	from September 13, 2005 to January 30, 2008
5 Andrea Miller	$9,800	from June 17, 2006 to September 24, 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	$675,633
2 Boies Schiller Flexner Llp	$117,411
3 Davis Polk Wardwell	$77,550
4 Retired	$69,000
5 Boies Schiller Flexner	$58,700
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. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers	$5,000
2 Mr. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters	$5,000
3 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors	$3,000
4 Mr. David L. Pringle - Aflac Incorporated	$2,500
5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers 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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