Simon, Lateefah

Simon, Lateefah is a Democratic Representative representing California, District 12. They serve on 2 committees, including House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and House Committee on Small Business.

They have raised $70K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $29K. Organizations spend $121.6 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are government issues and small business. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They rarely miss a vote, participating in 96% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 51% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 81 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $13K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are stock trading disclosures and outside spending on their races.