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Who Really Represents California?

Meet Your Member: Sen. Barbara Boxer(CA)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

BOXER, Barbara, a Representative and a Senator from California; born Barbara Levy in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 11, 1940; attended public schools in Brooklyn; graduated, Wingate High School 1958; B.A., Brooklyn College 1962; stockbroker 1962-1965; newspaper editor 1972-1974; congressional aide 1974-1976; elected member, Board of Supervisors, Marin County, Calif. 1976-1982; delegate, California State Democratic convention 1983; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1993); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1992; elected to the United States Senate in 1992; reelected in 1998 and 2004 for term ending January 3, 2011. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Sen. Barbara Boxer
District	N/A
Party	D
Term	3rd
Next Election	2010
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	57.71 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	61 out of 100
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	45 out of 90
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	42 out of 100
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	88 out of 100
Contributions from PACs Ranking	59 out of 100
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 246,283
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 67,845
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 60,001 to $ 70,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 60,001 to $ 70,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,904,296
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	18.40 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 575,270
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 11,238,562
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 3,308,112
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	52.10 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,582,939
% of Total Contributions from PACs	7.8 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 217,425
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 185,332
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 489,176

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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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