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Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey

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Birthdate: b. 11/03/1937
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
District: represents CA-06
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: BS, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior, University of San Francisco, 1981 Attended, Business, University of Washington, 1955-1957.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 173,190 (70.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  iraq (305) occupation (122) administration (118) health (110) world (109)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $477,357 (#404)
Spent 89% (#185)
From self 0% (#20)
From individuals 58% (#203)
From PACs 41% (#291)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 21 (#283)
Total cost $29,205,000 (#304)
Received 20 (#286)
Total cost $28,761,200 (#259)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 74% left-wing (#448)
Predictable 97% (#120)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 27 times (#24)
Avg. length 601 words (#428)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 3,491 (#5)
Introduced 108 (#139)
Debated 9 (#218)
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% (13/13 votes)
American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes)
Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes)
NAACP 85% (6/7 votes)
Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes)
National Association of Realtors 75% (6/8 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes)
National Association of Home Builders 57% (4/7 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 William Parish $9,100 from December 31, 2003 to June 12, 2007
2 Lloyd Chapman $8,300 from June 3, 2003 to June 22, 2007
3 Lawrence Brackett $8,200 from June 16, 2003 to May 31, 2007
4 Laura Lambe $8,100 from April 25, 2005 to June 21, 2008
5 Harvey Berg $8,000 from April 15, 2003 to June 10, 2008
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 $274,406
2 Center Point $32,200
3 Gc Micro Computers $18,300
4 Parish Co $10,100
5 Modulus Guitars $10,000
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 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000
2 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000
3 Mr. Louis Gerber - Communications Workers Of America $3,000
4 Daniel Cohen - American Association For Justice $2,500
5 Christopher J. Hanley - International Union Of Operating Engineers $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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