Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 06/03/1937 Birthplace: Robstown, TX District: represents TX-27 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Methodist Education: Officers Certificate, National Sheriffs' Training Institute, 1977 Attended Delmar College, 1965-1967 Officers Certificate, Institute of Applied Science, 1962. Last elected in 2006 receiving 62,058 (57.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $399,063 (#442) Spent 52% (#423) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 54% (#243) From PACs 45% (#252) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 28 (#204) Total cost $147,488,000 (#109) Received 27 (#197) Total cost $123,486,000 (#94) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 23% left-wing (#225) Predictable 96% (#172) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 9 times (#156) Avg. length 486 words (#498) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,181 (#223) Introduced 46 (#326) Debated 15 (#136) Enacted 6 (#122) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) NAACP 71% (5/7 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 40% (2/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 33% (2/6 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 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 Morgan Campbell $14,300 from March 11, 2002 to February 8, 2008 2 Bettye Campbell $14,300 from March 11, 2002 to February 8, 2008 3 Randolph L. Delay $10,000 from July 30, 2001 to December 13, 2007 4 Mr. Sam Kane $10,000 from November 15, 2001 to September 29, 2006 5 Jose A. Collazo $10,000 from October 31, 2004 to October 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 $464,150 2 Sam Kane Meats $31,250 3 Housewife $23,900 4 Sam Kane Beef Processor $16,000 5 Carrs Cleaners And Laundry $14,300 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. Frank J. Mckeown - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $5,000 2 Mr. Frank J Mckeown Dmd - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $5,000 3 Mr. Frank J. Mckeown - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc $5,000 4 Mr. Daniel A. Mica - Credit Union National Association $5,000 5 Nick Kirkhorn - Honeywell International $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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