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Who Really Represents New York?

Meet Your Member: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-08)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

NADLER, Jerrold Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, June 13, 1947; graduated from Stuyvesant High School, New York, N.Y., 1965; B.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1969; J.D., Fordham University School of Law, New York, N.Y., 1978; member of the community planning board no. 7, Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1967-1971; legislative assistant, New York state assembly, 1972; member of the New York state assembly, 1977-1992; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Theodore S. Weiss, reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses (November 3, 1992-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. Jerrold Nadler
District	8
Party	D
Term	7th
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	80.51 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	238 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	368 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	202 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	16 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	333 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 21,750
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 5,531
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 30,001 to $ 40,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 30,001 to $ 40,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 287,350
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	15.00 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 73,198
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 471,477
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 105,994
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	19.70 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 949,176
% of Total Contributions from PACs	30.70 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 107,259
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 117,142
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 239,387

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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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