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Rep. Nancy Pelosi

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Birthdate: b. 03/26/1940
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
District: represents CA-08
Political Party: Democratic
Religion: Catholic
Education: BA, Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University; Washington, D.C.), 1962.
Last elected in 2006 receiving 148,435 (80.0%) votes.
Capitol Word Frequency →  energy (148) leadership (110) country (103) jobs (87) children (85)
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised $2,046,983 (#59)
Spent 91% (#169)
From self 0% (#34)
From individuals 47% (#311)
From PACs 53% (#167)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested 54 (#105)
Total cost $147,042,000 (#110)
Received 54 (#100)
Total cost $144,172,500 (#80)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology 52% left-wing (#390)
Predictable 99% (#3)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke 13 times (#100)
Avg. length 866 words (#245)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored 1,929 (#79)
Introduced 54 (#295)
Debated 10 (#206)
Enacted 4 (#177)
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% (9/9 votes)
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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 Diane Wilsey $14,800 from February 7, 2002 to March 30, 2007
2 Philip Schlein $12,000 from February 20, 2002 to June 24, 2008
3 Roselyne C Swig $10,199 from February 25, 2002 to November 4, 2005
4 John Keker $8,800 from November 1, 2005 to March 30, 2007
5 Nan Tucker T Mcevoy $8,800 from November 21, 2005 to May 30, 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 Self $563,349
2 E J Gallo Winery $30,900
3 Amgen $30,050
4 American Income Life Ins $20,000
5 Akin Gump $19,450
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. John A. Waits - Winston & Strawn Llp $15,000
2 Mr. Daniel J. Ekstein - J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. $15,000
3 Mr. Matthew J. Gannon - American Financial Services Association $15,000
4 Peter N. Hiebert - Winston & Strawn Llp $15,000
5 Mr. Harold Ford Sr. - The Harold Ford Group $10,000
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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