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Chaka Fattah

Party
Democrat
Office Held:
US House, PA
Office Sought:
US House, PA
FATTAH, Chaka, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 21, 1956; attended Overbrook High School, Philadelphia, Pa.; Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.; University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pa.; M.A., University of Pennsylvania’s Fels School of State and Local Government, Philadelphia, Pa., 1986; Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Mass., 1984; special assistant to director of housing and community development, Philadelphia, Pa., 1980; special assistant to managing director of housing and community development, Philadelphia, Pa., 1981; policy assistant, Greater Philadelphia Partnership; member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1982-1988; member of the Pennsylvania state senate, 1988-1994; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present).

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$453,055 Received
Information

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  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

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Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's December 31, 2010 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $453,055 #519 of 715 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $483,674 #509 of 715 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $1,182 #561 of 715 House candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers roughly through Q4 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    95% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    Jan. 16, 2013
    Venue:
    Breakfast at GS Proctor and Associates
    Jan. 15, 2013
    Venue:
    Lunch at Johnny's Half Shell
    Nov. 29, 2012
    Venue:
    Lunch at National Democratic Club Townhouse
View all campaign finance data for Chaka Fattah Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time

Earmarks

$30,071,000 Allocated
Information

Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.

For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.

View all earmarks data for Chaka Fattah Sources: OpenSecrets.org