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Who Really Represents Texas?
Meet Your Member: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
JACKSON-LEE, Sheila, a Representative from Texas; born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., January 12, 1950; graduated from Jamaica High School; B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1972; J.D., University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, Va., 1975; lawyer, private practice; staff counsel, United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, 1977-1978; member of the Houston, Tex., city council, 1990-1994; Houston, Tex., municipal judge, 1987-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee | |
| District | 18 |
| Party | D |
| Term | 6th |
| Next Election | 2006 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 88.91 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 390 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 427 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 426 out of 433 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 140 out of 433 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 379 out of 433 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 5,750 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 1,534 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 38,050 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 7.5 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 9,589 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 242,207 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 55,655 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 32.40 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 754,844 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 55.40 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 97,840 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 84,828 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 192,960 |