Rep. Laura Richardson

Share this page	District: represents CA-37 Political Party: Democratic Education: Masters, Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1996 Bachelors, Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 1984. Last elected in 2007 receiving 15,559 (67.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$799,498		^(#237)
Spent	88%		^(#189)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	26%		^(#504)
From PACs	63%		^(#78)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	5		^(#487)
Total cost	$628,000		^(#507)
Received	4		^(#492)
Total cost	$722,000		^(#505)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	47% left-wing		^(#367)
Predictable	99%		^(#6)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

No information available.

Bills

Co-sponsored	100		^(#543)
Introduced	5		^(#539)
Debated	1		^(#493)
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 ]
AFL-CIO	100% (7/7 votes)
National Association of Realtors	100% (5/5 votes)
NAACP	100% (5/5 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	16% (1/6 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 Christopher Townsend	$4,600	from June 26, 2007 to May 12, 2008
2 Marsha Naify	$4,600	from August 13, 2007 to March 31, 2008
3 John W Mcdonald	$4,600	from June 25, 2007 to June 27, 2007
4 Anita R Estell	$2,500	from August 1, 2007 to November 19, 2007
5 Krithny Horn	$2,500	from June 26, 2007 to August 15, 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 Townsend Public Affairs	$5,600
2 Imperial Partners	$4,600
3 Hot Java	$4,600
4 Doracon Contracting	$4,000
5 Horns Auto Center	$2,500
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. Roland L. Panneton - National Association Of Insurance And Financial Advisors	$5,000
2 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers	$5,000
3 Mr. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters	$5,000
4 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers	$5,000
5 Mr. Jose Ceballos - National Air Traffic Controllers Association	$4,000
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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Also known as: 412253 (GovTrack), N00029112 (OpenSecrets), R000581 (Congressional Bio), 20752 (ICPSR), 69508 (Vote Smart), H8CA37137 (FEC)

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