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Who Really Represents New Jersey?

Meet Your Member: Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg(NJ)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., January 23, 1924; graduated, Columbia University School of Business, New York City 1949; served in the United States Army Signal Corps 1942-1946; businessman; commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 1978-1982; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1982 for the term commencing January 3, 1983; subsequently appointed by the Governor on December 27, 1982, to complete the unexpired term of Nicholas F. Brady; reelected in 1988 and 1994 and served from December 27, 1982, to January 3, 2001; chose not to run for reelection in 2000; again elected to the United States Senate in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg
District	N/A
Party	D
Term	4th
Next Election	2008
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	53.88 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	69 out of 100
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	88 out of 90
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	67 out of 100
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	10 out of 100
Contributions from PACs Ranking	92 out of 100
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 27,700
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 8,271
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 1 to $ 10,000
Yrs of Serviceª	3.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 10,001 to $ 20,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,093,570
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	54.30 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 372,073
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 325,285
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 97,286
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	13.90 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 598,650
% of Total Contributions from PACs	13.70 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 99,952
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 78,133
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 206,516

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Contribution information from the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbyist contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2005. Other contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through June 30, 2006 and are based on data released electronically by the FEC on August 7, 2006.
* Source: Federal Election Commission.
‡ See Methodology for explanation of adjustment method.
† Travel information from the Center for Public Integrity, as reported by members of Congress. Due to the imprecise reporting of privately funded travel, increments of $10,000 are used.
ª The range of the available data is from January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005.
** The figure incorporates the years of service factor and extrapolates each member’s travel as if he or she had served all 5.5 years.
†† Contributions represent only those from individuals who gave more than $200.
° Percentage represents contributions from individuals of $200 or less divided by all contributions from individuals.

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