Rep. Nicola S. Tsongas

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Niki" Birthdate: b. 04/26/1946 Birthplace: Chico, CA District: represents MA-05 Political Party: Democratic Education: JD, Boston University Attended, Michigan State Attended, Smith College. Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Project Vote Smart.

Money Raised $2,899,814 (#42) Spent 94% (#153) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 81% (#33) From PACs 17% (#502) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 2 (#502) Total cost $626,000 (#508) Received 2 (#500) Total cost $626,000 (#506) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 53% left-wing (#399) Predictable 98% (#28) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches No information available.	Bills Co-sponsored 83 (#544) Introduced 5 (#539) Debated 1 (#493) Enacted 0 (#469) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement AFL-CIO 100% (6/6 votes) NAACP 100% (5/5 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 Barbara Lee $11,500 from March 12, 2007 to February 29, 2008 2 Swanee Hunt $9,200 from March 28, 2007 to August 27, 2007 3 Parviz Tayebati $9,200 on August 30, 2007 4 Mitchell Tyson $9,200 from March 2, 2007 to March 28, 2008 5 Anna Winter Rasmussen $9,200 from March 31, 2007 to August 25, 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 $290,775 2 Retired $126,350 3 Homemaker $121,825 4 Mintz Levin $24,350 5 Triton Systems $21,150 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. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 2 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $5,000 3 Ms. Lynn A. Taylor - Emd Serono, Inc. $5,000 4 Ms. Lynn A. Taylor - Emd Serono, Inc. $5,000 5 Ms. Lynn A. Taylor - Emd Serono, Inc. $3,000 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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Also known as: 412254 (GovTrack), N00029026 (OpenSecrets), T000465 (Congressional Bio), 20754 (ICPSR), 89417 (Vote Smart), H8MA05143 (FEC)