Rep. Michael E. Capuano

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Mike" Birthdate: b. 01/09/1952 Birthplace: Somerville, MA District: represents MA-08 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: JD, Boston College Law School, 1977 BA, Psychology, Dartmouth College, 1973. Last elected in 2006 receiving 125,515 (91.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $469,262 (#410) Spent 67% (#316) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 39% (#402) From PACs 55% (#141) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 31 (#176) Total cost $43,188,808 (#241) Received 30 (#169) Total cost $29,811,600 (#254) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 63% left-wing (#433) Predictable 97% (#126) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches No information available.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,609 (#129) Introduced 42 (#338) Debated 2 (#443) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 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 John Mcquillan $10,700 from May 29, 2004 to August 16, 2007 2 Jonah Jacob $8,700 from December 12, 2005 to March 17, 2008 3 Christopher O'Neill $8,500 from May 22, 2004 to June 26, 2007 4 David Doherty $8,000 from February 20, 2001 to March 12, 2007 5 Paul Trane $8,000 from November 25, 2003 to August 14, 2006 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 Information Request $221,925 2 Self $176,093 3 Pma Group $20,500 4 Retired $18,150 5 Somerville $17,500 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. William M. Prentice - American Dental Association $5,000 2 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $5,000 3 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 4 Mr. Jose Ceballos - National Air Traffic Controllers Association $5,000 5 Mr. Paul Mattera - Liberty Mutual Group $5,000 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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