Rep. Nita M. Lowey

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 07/05/1937 Birthplace: Bronx, NY District: represents NY-18 Political Party: Democratic, Working Families Religion: Jewish Education: B.A., Marketing, Mount Holyoke College, 1959. Last elected in 2006 receiving 124,256 (71.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $944,775 (#182) Spent 69% (#302) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 84% (#22) From PACs 15% (#512) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 49 (#113) Total cost $39,969,500 (#250) Received 49 (#109) Total cost $31,364,000 (#244) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 43% left-wing (#332) Predictable 99% (#2) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 509 words (#487) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,304 (#53) Introduced 297 (#26) Debated 11 (#188) Enacted 5 (#142) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 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) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 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 David Rhodes $14,800 from May 13, 2002 to March 28, 2008 2 Robert Arnow $14,800 from April 30, 2002 to March 23, 2007 3 Marvin Israelow $14,800 from April 18, 2001 to April 5, 2007 4 Gary Reback $14,800 from May 15, 2001 to March 30, 2008 5 Dorian Goldman $14,800 from April 18, 2001 to April 5, 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 $380,701 2 Weiler Arnow Mgt Co $28,250 3 School Of Visual Arts $25,900 4 Bear Stearns Co $20,900 5 Bear Stearns $19,650 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 George Nichols - New York Life Insurance Company $5,000 2 Ms. Anne C. Richard - International Rescue Committee $4,034 3 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $4,000 4 Mr. William A Polf Phd - New York-Presbyterian Hospital $2,500 5 Mr. William Signer - Carmen Group Incorporated $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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