Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 12/10/1953 Birthplace: Chicago, IL District: represents IL-04 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Catholic Education: BA, Northeastern Illinois University, 1975. Last elected in 2006 receiving 69,910 (86.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$277,279		^(#497)
Spent	33%		^(#557)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	80%		^(#37)
From PACs	20%		^(#487)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	9		^(#467)
Total cost	$3,380,000		^(#495)
Received	8		^(#470)
Total cost	$3,979,000		^(#489)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	57% left-wing		^(#415)
Predictable	97%		^(#100)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	1 times		^(#477)
Avg. length	773 words		^(#303)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	2,782		^(#22)
Introduced	117		^(#126)
Debated	5		^(#328)
Enacted	4		^(#177)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
American Nurses Association	100% (5/5 votes)
AFL-CIO	100% (13/13 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	100% (6/6 votes)
NAACP	85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
National Association of Realtors	75% (6/8 votes)
National Association of Home Builders	71% (5/7 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	71% (5/7 votes)
Public Citizen	70% (7/10 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation	60% (3/5 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	40% (2/5 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 Christine Kranz Smith	$6,000	from May 6, 2004 to February 4, 2008
2 William F. Smith	$6,000	from May 7, 2004 to February 4, 2008
3 Fernando Grillo	$5,600	from November 6, 2006 to March 26, 2008
4 Brian Hynes	$5,600	from November 6, 2006 to February 4, 2008
5 Louis Puig Sr.	$5,500	from November 20, 2001 to October 4, 2004
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	$160,500
2 Homemaker	$43,100
3 Smith Dawson Andrews	$13,050
4 All Masonary	$10,500
5 State Of Illinois	$8,950
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. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors	$5,000
2 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates	$2,500
3 Mr. James Patrick Smith - Smith Dawson & Andrews	$2,000
4 Mr. John Savercool - Ubs Americas, Inc.	$2,000
5 David M. Richardson - Southwest Airlines	$1,200
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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