Rep. Steven R. Rothman

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Steve" Birthdate: b. 10/14/1952 Birthplace: Englewood, NJ District: represents NJ-09 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Jewish Education: JD, Washington University School of Law, 1977 BA, Political Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1974. Last elected in 2006 receiving 105,853 (71.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $1,013,349 (#163) Spent 90% (#175) From self 0% (#30) From individuals 58% (#195) From PACs 34% (#369) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 55 (#102) Total cost $167,648,600 (#99) Received 53 (#102) Total cost $75,690,000 (#130) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 43% left-wing (#333) Predictable 97% (#97) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 3 times (#357) Avg. length 913 words (#223) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,757 (#102) Introduced 68 (#245) Debated 5 (#328) 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 for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 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 Englewood Hospital $3,200 $1600000 2008 Phacil $1,000 $800000 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 James Leitner $14,800 from April 19, 2001 to May 3, 2007 2 David Eisbrouch $14,350 from December 11, 2003 to October 26, 2007 3 Eugene Rose $14,200 from November 10, 2003 to May 25, 2005 4 Jeffrey Bogatin $13,000 from May 10, 2001 to October 30, 2007 5 Myron Adler $12,800 from March 30, 2004 to December 4, 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 $575,171 2 Alden Leeds $29,500 3 Northern Valley Anesthesiology $24,500 4 Kaufman Gelbert Bern $22,250 5 Inserra Supermarkets $20,800 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. Robert Fitch - Bae Systems, Inc. $5,000 2 Christopher J. Hanley - International Union Of Operating Engineers $5,000 3 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 4 Mrs. Shannon C. Steward - F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd And Its Affiliates $5,000 5 Mr. William A. Syers - Itt Corporation (Formerly Itt Industries) $4,000 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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