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Who Really Represents California?

Meet Your Member: Rep. Pete Stark (CA-13)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr., a Representative from California; born in Milwaukee, Wis., November 11, 1931; B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1953; M.B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1960; United States Air Force, 1955-1957; bank executive; alternate delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-present); chair, Committee on the District of Columbia (One Hundred Third Congress). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. Pete Stark
District	13
Party	D
Term	17th
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	71.61 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	260 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	239 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	364 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	82 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	299 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 49,220
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 12,404
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 40,001 to $ 50,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 40,001 to $ 50,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 113,120
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	80.20 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 28,692
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 56,585
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 13,431
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	28.60 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,051,349
% of Total Contributions from PACs	68.60 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 173,744
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 83,607
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 267,417

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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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