Rep. Rahm Emanuel

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 11/29/1959 Birthplace: Chicago, IL District: represents IL-05 Political Party: Democrat Religion: Jewish Education: MA, Speech and Communication, Northwestern University, 1985 BA, Sarah Lawrence College, 1981. Last elected in 2006 receiving 114,319 (78.0%) votes. Official website
Capitol Word Frequency →  energy (66) chicago (65) health (40) care (34) future (33)

Money Raised $1,859,887 (#62) Spent 66% (#319) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 56% (#219) From PACs 41% (#292) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 18 (#343) Total cost $56,925,000 (#204) Received 17 (#341) Total cost $52,901,600 (#162) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 42% left-wing (#325) Predictable 98% (#36) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 11 times (#121) Avg. length 618 words (#417) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 994 (#273) Introduced 58 (#279) Debated 4 (#360) 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 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) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 66% (4/6 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 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 Barry Malkin $9,600 from December 14, 2001 to June 11, 2007 2 Jeffrey A. Rosen $8,600 from March 3, 2003 to January 3, 2008 3 Ann Mencoff $8,600 from December 16, 2003 to December 27, 2007 4 Norman B Leventhal $8,500 from April 6, 2004 to March 29, 2007 5 Alan M Leventhal $8,500 from April 6, 2004 to March 29, 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 $414,610 2 Homemaker $281,025 3 Drkw $91,250 4 Blackstone Group $71,100 5 Retired $58,450 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 Nancy Pitcher - Real Estate Roundtable $5,000 2 William C. Tinklepaugh - Dean Foods Company $5,000 3 Mr. Parker Sherrill - Public Policy Management Group $5,000 4 David A. Morgan - American Express Company $5,000 5 Mr. George E. Cox Iii, Jd - American Medical 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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