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Who Really Represents New York?
Meet Your Member: Rep. Major R. Owens (NY-11) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
OWENS, Major Robert Odell, a Representative from New York; born in Collierville, Shelby County, Tenn., June 28, 1936; graduated from Hamilton High School, Memphis, Tenn.; B.A., Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga., 1956; M.S., Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta), Atlanta, Ga., 1957; chair, Brooklyn Congress of Racial Equality; vice president, Metropolitan Council of Housing, N.Y., 1964; community coordinator, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1964-1966; executive director, Brownsville Community Council, 1966-1968; commissioner, Community Development Agency, New York, N.Y., 1968-1973; director, community media library program, Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1973-1975; member of the New York state senate, 1974-1982; served on International Commission on Ways of Implementing Social Policy to Ensure Maximum Public Participation and Social Justice for Minorities at The Hague, Netherlands, 1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth Congress and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Rep. Major R. Owens | |
| District | 11 |
| Party | D |
| Term | 12th |
| Next Election | 0000 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 94.03 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 389 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 416 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 346 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 246 out of 433 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 362 out of 433 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 7,150 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 2,089 |
| Total Privately Funded Travel† | $ 30,001 to $ 40,000 |
| Yrs of Service | 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 | $ 101,150 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 25.60 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 34,447 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 257,574 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 82,912 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 39.40 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 635,151 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 44.00 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 45,990 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 152,404 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 215,380 |