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Who Really Represents California?

Meet Your Member: Rep. Xavier Becerra (CA-31)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

BECERRA, Xavier, a Representative from California; born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., January 26, 1958; B.A., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1980; J.D., Stanford University School of Law, Stanford., Calif., 1984; lawyer, private practice; staff for California state Senator Art Torres, 1986; deputy attorney general, Office of the Attorney General, State of California, 1987-1990; member of the California state assembly, 1990-1992; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. Xavier Becerra
District	31
Party	D
Term	7th
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	80.21 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	124 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	149 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	267 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	102 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	111 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 74,050
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 19,898
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	$ 215,975
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	25.70 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 54,612
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 365,044
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 83,097
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	30.30 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 1,819,209
% of Total Contributions from PACs	62.80 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 288,523
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 161,503
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 459,455

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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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