Rep. Xavier Becerra

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 01/26/1958 Birthplace: Sacramento, CA District: represents CA-31 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: JD, Stanford University, 1984 BA, Economics, Stanford University, 1980 Attended, Universidad de Salamanca, 1979. Last elected in 2006, unopposed. Official website
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Money Raised $962,785 (#177) Spent 95% (#149) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 29% (#481) From PACs 68% (#50) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 21 (#283) Total cost $3,304,000 (#496) Received 21 (#272) Total cost $3,850,500 (#490) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 48% left-wing (#371) Predictable 98% (#13) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 6 times (#221) Avg. length 548 words (#465) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,172 (#226) Introduced 63 (#265) Debated 4 (#360) 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 AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 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) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 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 Hannah Morales $10,800 from August 15, 2003 to January 26, 2008 2 Robert Cahill $10,000 from July 27, 2001 to June 28, 2006 3 Frank Prieto $10,000 from August 20, 2001 to January 22, 2007 4 Carl Cohen $9,600 from July 16, 2001 to August 14, 2007 5 Jorge Ramirez $9,000 from October 26, 2002 to August 24, 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 $32,475 2 Homemaker $24,550 3 Djm Construction $16,300 4 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles $15,650 5 Retired $13,850 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 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 2 Mr. David Schless - American Seniors Housing Association $5,000 3 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 4 Ms. Christine M. Warnke - Hogan & Hartson Llp $5,000 5 Robert Dubrow - Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc $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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