Rep. Silvestre Reyes

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Silver" Birthdate: b. 11/10/1944 Birthplace: Canutillo, TX District: represents TX-16 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: AA, Criminal Justice, El Paso Community College, 1977 Attended, Texas Western College, 1965-1966 Attended, University of Texas, 1964-1965. Last elected in 2006 receiving 61,116 (79.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $636,085 (#325) Spent 91% (#172) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 55% (#235) From PACs 44% (#262) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 26 (#226) Total cost $29,815,000 (#299) Received 26 (#212) Total cost $28,367,000 (#261) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 29% left-wing (#250) Predictable 97% (#83) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 5 times (#259) Avg. length 1,066 words (#167) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,530 (#145) Introduced 64 (#261) Debated 15 (#136) Enacted 4 (#177) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement 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) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 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) 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 Martie Jobe $9,250 from August 20, 2001 to August 14, 2006 2 Gerald Rubin $8,800 from February 10, 2004 to September 19, 2007 3 Bob Bowling $8,250 from November 27, 2001 to December 14, 2006 4 Enrique Moreno $8,100 from August 31, 2001 to August 15, 2007 5 Andrew Romanyk $8,027 from December 31, 2003 to October 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 $170,928 2 Homemaker $38,384 3 Retired $31,100 4 Digital Fusion $20,750 5 Housewife $19,800 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. William B. Loper - Association Of The United States Army, (Inc.) $12,782 2 Mr. Frank J. Mckeown - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $5,000 3 Mr. Frank J. Mckeown - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $5,000 4 Mr. Frank J Mckeown Dmd - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $5,000 5 Mr. Gregory R. Dahlberg - Lockheed Martin Corporation $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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