Rep. Peter A. DeFazio

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 05/27/1947 Birthplace: Needham, MA District: represents OR-04 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: MA, Public Administration/Gerontology, University of Oregon, 1977 Attended, University of Oregon, 1969-1971 BA, Economics/Political Science, Tufts University, 1969. Last elected in 2006 receiving 180,607 (62.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $479,150 (#403) Spent 42% (#488) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 43% (#352) From PACs 54% (#158) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 28 (#204) Total cost $44,230,562 (#236) Received 27 (#197) Total cost $46,277,600 (#181) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 61% left-wing (#428) Predictable 94% (#238) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 19 times (#50) Avg. length 791 words (#294) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 2,401 (#42) Introduced 179 (#63) Debated 21 (#97) Enacted 11 (#53) 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 of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 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 Paul J Utz $8,400 from May 26, 2004 to January 16, 2008 2 Ed King $6,200 from December 31, 2001 to March 31, 2006 3 James W Ratzlaff $6,200 from June 2, 2004 to November 4, 2005 4 Lory C Utz $6,100 from April 20, 2005 to January 30, 2008 5 Jane Ratzlaff $6,000 from March 18, 2002 to June 2, 2004 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 Retired $78,037 2 Self $28,950 3 Smith Dawson Andrews $18,250 4 Williams Dailey Oleary $9,100 5 Cascade General $7,000 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 Karen Head - Amalgamated Transit Union $5,000 2 Karen Head - Amalgamated Transit Union $5,000 3 Karen Head - Amalgamated Transit Union $5,000 4 Mr. John P. Tolman - Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers And Trainmen $5,000 5 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $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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