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Who Really Represents California?

Meet Your Member: Rep. John T. Doolittle (CA-04)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

DOOLITTLE, John Taylor, a Representative from California; born in Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 30, 1950; graduated from Cupertino High School, Cupertino, Calif., 1968; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, Calif., 1972; J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Stockton, Calif., 1978; lawyer, private practice; member of the California state senate, 1981-1990; chair, California senate Republican caucus, 1987-1990; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. John T. Doolittle
District	4
Party	R
Term	8th
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	65.39 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	114 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	31 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	143 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	182 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	240 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 266,771
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 62,331
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	$ 467,706
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	20.80 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 112,949
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 1,222,991
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 294,169
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	35.20 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,291,811
% of Total Contributions from PACs	27.00 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 297,295
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 10,530
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 321,628

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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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