Rep. Richard E. Neal

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 02/14/1949 Birthplace: Worcester, MA District: represents MA-02 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: MPA, University of Hartford, Barney School of Business and Public Administration, 1976 BS, Political Science, American International College, 1972. Last elected in 2006, unopposed. Official website
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Money Raised $801,836 (#236) Spent 52% (#421) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 29% (#486) From PACs 66% (#62) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 16 (#373) Total cost $10,708,000 (#435) Received 16 (#365) Total cost $10,537,000 (#421) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 52% left-wing (#395) Predictable 99% (#5) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 643 words (#400) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,798 (#99) Introduced 104 (#148) Debated 4 (#360) Enacted 1 (#358) 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) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 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.
Handshakes Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company. Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle Kollmorgen $1,700 $1000000 2008
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 Harold Mr. Grinspoon $7,500 from October 14, 2000 to November 8, 2006 2 Dennis Mr. Kearney $7,000 from May 17, 2000 to March 10, 2008 3 Gerard Mr. Doherty $7,000 from March 31, 2000 to May 9, 2007 4 John A. Mr. Brennan $5,500 from May 11, 2000 to May 9, 2007 5 Robert Mr. Sheridan $5,400 from May 17, 2000 to May 9, 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 $69,482 2 Massmutual $64,767 3 Cassidy Associates $9,000 4 Partners Health Care $8,745 5 Baystate Health Systems $8,450 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 Ms. Lauren Reliford - American Heart Association $81,720 2 Mr. James R. Meltsner - Northrop Grumman Corporation $75,000 3 Ms. Lisa D. T. Rice - Citigroup Management Corp. $30,000 4 Mr. Daniel Crane - The Crane Group $5,000 5 Mr. Daniel Crane - The Crane Group $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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