[print friendly]

Return to U.S. map
Who Really Represents California?

Meet Your Member: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA-08)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

PELOSI, Nancy, (daughter of Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr.), a Representative from California; born Nancy D’Alesandro in Baltimore, Md., March 26, 1940; A.B., Trinity College, 1962; chair, California State Democratic Party, 1981-1983; finance chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 1985-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Sala Burton, and reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses (June 2, 1987-present); minority whip (One Hundred Seventh Congress); minority leader (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congress). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. Nancy Pelosi
District	8
Party	D
Term	10th
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	82.95 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	10 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	35 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	40 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	3 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	22 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 258,719
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 57,931
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 1 to $ 10,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 1 to $ 10,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,155,688
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	20.90 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 283,720
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 830,099
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 182,469
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	13.00 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 3,441,135
% of Total Contributions from PACs	36.20 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 380,952
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 400,879
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 838,820

---

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.

Return to U.S. map