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Charles B. Rangel

Party
Democrat
Latest Office Held:
US House, NY
Latest Office Sought:
US House, NY
RANGEL, Charles B., a Representative from New York; born in New York, N.Y., June 11, 1930; attended DeWitt Clinton High School; B.S., New York University School of Commerce, Washington Square, N.Y., 1957; LL.B. (J.D.), St. John’s Law School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1960; United States Army, 1948-1952; lawyer, private practice; assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1963; counsel to speaker of the New York state assembly, 1965; counsel to the President’s Commission to Revise the Draft Laws, 1966; secretary, New York State Penal Law and Code Revision Commission; member of the New York state assembly, 1966-1970; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the twenty-one succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-present); chairman, Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Ninety-eighth through One Hundred Third Congresses); chair, Committee on Ways and Means (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses); chair, Joint Committee on Taxation (One Hundred Eleventh Congress).

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$20,238,583 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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covers through Q3 2012

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    90% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Individuals vs. PACs

    in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    Employees
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    PAC
    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.

  • Bundled Lobbyist Contributions

    Lobbyists and lobbying firms that raised money from multiple donors on behalf of the politician. Contributions from the lobbyist or firm itself are not included.
    Bundler Amount
    National Beer Wholesalers Assn $38,000
    John Winburn, Palmetto Group $37,500
    David Jones, Capitol Counsel $26,400
    Assn for Advanced Life Underwriting $26,150
    American Council of Life Insurers $24,000

  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    June 12, 2013
    Venue:
    DC Birthday Bash at Frederick Douglass Museum
View all campaign finance data for Charles B. Rangel Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time

Earmarks

$34,490,175 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 Charles B. Rangel Sources: OpenSecrets.org