Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 1950-01-12 District: represents TX-18 Political Party: Democrat Religion: Seventh Day Adventist Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website

Money Raised $385,942 (#445) Spent 56% (#388) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 68% (#99) From PACs 31% (#389) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 10 (#458) Total cost $6,375,000 (#477) Received 8 (#470) Total cost $4,939,000 (#481) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 53% left-wing (#398) Predictable 97% (#142) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 77 times (#2) Avg. length 1,307 words (#108) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 3,082 (#11) Introduced 165 (#69) Debated 6 (#284) Enacted 2 (#283) 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) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 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 Mohammad Sabeti $5,750 from August 24, 2004 to November 7, 2006 2 Rebecca Reyes $5,300 from November 2, 2002 to August 23, 2007 3 Gregg Reyes $5,300 from November 2, 2002 to August 23, 2007 4 Chris Wilmot $5,050 from January 4, 2000 to September 4, 2007 5 James Jr. Smith $5,000 from January 10, 2000 to November 7, 2006 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 $193,413 2 Retired $10,300 3 Tara Energy $9,500 4 Wcw Intl $5,050 5 Fannie Mae $5,000 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 Mr. Michael F. Roche - Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc $3,500 2 Asim Ghafoor - Sapentia, Llc $2,300 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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