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Rep. Laura Richardson

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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.
Capitol Word Frequency →  california (20) bass (15) americans (13) health (13) women (12)
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

Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
GroupAgreement
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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