Vito J. Fossella

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 03/09/1965 Birthplace: Staten Island, NY Political Party: Republican Religion: Roman Catholic Education: J.D., Fordham University, 1993 B.S., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1987. Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website

Money Raised $851,155 (#218) Spent 72% (#280) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 60% (#174) From PACs 39% (#314) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks No information available.
Voting Analysis No information available. Speeches Spoke 4 times (#303) Avg. length 583 words (#445) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 829 (#312) Introduced 83 (#197) Debated 8 (#240) 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 American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Home Builders 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 66% (4/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 62% (5/8 votes) National Retail Federation 60% (3/5 votes) Public Citizen 50% (5/10 votes) AFL-CIO 46% (6/13 votes) NAACP 42% (3/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 35% (5/14 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 Dennis Mr. Hansen $17,100 from September 29, 2003 to February 21, 2008 2 Aldo Mr. Jr. Puletti $12,700 from September 9, 2002 to December 7, 2007 3 Anthony J Mr. Santo $11,500 from May 17, 2002 to May 27, 2005 4 Joseph E Mr. Corso $11,000 from September 9, 2002 to June 2, 2005 5 Michael J Mr. Miglino $11,000 from February 26, 2002 to May 3, 2005 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 $334,122 2 Adco Electrical $81,100 3 Homemaker $39,050 4 Retired $22,850 5 Greenside Up Garden Landscaping $19,400 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 Mrs. Laura Cox Kaplan - Pricewaterhousecoopers $4,000 2 Mr. Lyle Beckwith - Natl Assn Of Convenience Stores $4,000 3 Kenneth S. Cohen - Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company $3,000 4 Mr. Walter Price - Wachovia Corporation $3,000 5 Mr. David L. Pringle - Aflac Incorporated $3,000 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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