WHO BOUGHT Your POLITICIANS & For HOW MUCH

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in
Lawmakers
When the federal government announced two months ago that

it would prop up mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac, CRP looked at how much money members of Congress
had collected since 1989 from the companies. On Sunday the
government completely took over the two government-
sponsored enterprises, and we've returned to our data to bring
you the updates, this time providing a list of all 354
lawmakers who have gotten money from Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac (in July we posted the top 25). These totals are
based on data released electronically from the FEC on Sept. 2
and include contributions to lawmakers' leadership PACs and
candidate committees from the floundering companies' PACs
and employees. Current members of Congress have received a
total of $4.8 million from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, with
Democrats collecting 57 percent of that. This week we also
wrote about how much money lawmakers had invested of their
own money in the companies last year--a total of up to $1.7
million.
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All Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008
.
Total from Total from

Name Office State Party Grand Total
PACs Individuals
Dodd, Christopher
S CT D $165,400 $48,500 $116,900
J
Obama, Barack S IL D $126,349 $6,000 $120,349
Kerry, John S MA D $111,000 $2,000 $109,000
Bennett, Robert F S UT R $107,999 $71,499 $36,500
Bachus, Spencer H AL R $103,300 $70,500 $32,800
Blunt, Roy H MO R $96,950 $78,500 $18,450
Kanjorski, Paul E H PA D $96,000 $57,500 $38,500
Bond, Christopher
S MO R $95,400 $64,000 $31,400
S 'Kit'
Shelby, Richard C S AL R $80,000 $23,000 $57,000
Reed, Jack S RI D $78,250 $43,500 $34,750
Reid, Harry S NV D $77,000 $60,500 $16,500
Clinton, Hillary S NY D $76,050 $8,000 $68,050
Davis, Tom H VA R $75,499 $13,999 $61,500
Boehner, John H OH R $67,750 $60,500 $7,250
Conrad, Kent S ND D $64,491 $22,000 $42,491
Reynolds, Tom H NY R $62,200 $53,000 $9,200
Johnson, Tim S SD D $61,000 $20,000 $41,000
Pelosi, Nancy H CA D $56,250 $47,000 $9,250
Carper, Tom S DE D $55,889 $31,350 $24,539
Hoyer, Steny H H MD D $55,500 $51,500 $4,000
Pryce, Deborah H OH R $55,500 $45,000 $10,500
Emanuel, Rahm H IL D $51,750 $16,000 $35,750
Isakson, Johnny S GA R $49,200 $35,500 $13,700
Cantor, Eric H VA R $48,500 $46,500 $2,000
Crapo, Mike S ID R $47,250 $40,500 $6,750
Frank, Barney H MA D $42,350 $30,500 $11,850
Bean, Melissa H IL D $41,249 $34,999 $6,250
Bayh, Evan S IN D $41,100 $16,500 $24,600
McConnell, Mitch S KY R $41,000 $40,000 $1,000
Maloney, Carolyn H NY D $39,750 $16,500 $23,250
B
Dorgan, Byron L S ND D $38,750 $30,500 $8,250
Miller, Gary H CA R $38,000 $31,500 $6,500
Rangel, Charles B H NY D $38,000 $14,750 $23,250
Tiberi, Patrick J H OH R $35,700 $32,600 $3,100
Bunning, Jim S KY R $33,802 $29,650 $4,152
Stabenow, Debbie S MI D $33,450 $32,000 $1,450
Chambliss, Saxby S GA R $33,250 $22,500 $10,750
Menendez, Robert S NJ D $31,250 $30,500 $750
Enzi, Mike S WY R $31,000 $27,500 $3,500
Van Hollen, Chris H MD D $30,700 $11,000 $19,700
Landrieu, Mary L S LA D $30,600 $20,000 $10,600
Murray, Patty S WA D $30,000 $23,000 $7,000
Clyburn, James E H SC D $29,750 $26,000 $3,750
Crowley, Joseph H NY D $29,700 $25,500 $4,200
Sessions, Pete H TX R $29,472 $24,000 $5,472
McCrery, Jim H LA R $29,000 $26,000 $3,000
Hooley, Darlene H OR D $28,750 $19,500 $9,250
Royce, Ed H CA R $28,600 $4,000 $24,600
Renzi, Rick H AZ R $28,250 $28,000 $250
Lieberman, Joe S CT I $28,250 $11,500 $16,750
Baucus, Max S MT D $27,500 $21,000 $6,500
Moore, Dennis H KS D $26,550 $25,500 $1,050
Coleman, Norm S MN R $24,690 $12,000 $12,690
Matheson, Jim H UT D $24,500 $24,000 $500
Schumer, Charles
S NY D $24,250 $1,500 $22,750
E
Durbin, Dick S IL D $23,750 $14,000 $9,750
Rogers, Mike H MI R $22,750 $21,000 $1,750
Lynch, Stephen F H MA D $22,500 $13,500 $9,000
Rockefeller, Jay S WV D $22,250 $5,000 $17,250
Smith, Gordon H S OR R $22,000 $20,000 $2,000
Mikulski, Barbara
S MD D $21,750 $16,500 $5,250
A
McCain, John S AZ R $21,550 $0 $21,550
Spratt, John M Jr H SC D $21,500 $17,000 $4,500
Brown-Waite,
H FL R $21,000 $21,000 $0
Ginny
Davis, Geoff H KY R $21,000 $19,500 $1,500
Velazquez, Nydia H NY D $20,750 $16,750 $4,000
M
Baca, Joe H CA D $20,500 $20,200 $300
Alexander, Lamar S TN R $20,500 $20,000 $500
Allard, Wayne S CO R $20,250 $0 $20,250
Neugebauer,
H TX R $20,000 $20,000 $0
Randy
Nelson, Ben S NE D $20,000 $19,000 $1,000
Salazar, Ken S CO D $19,900 $17,000 $2,900
Jefferson, William
H LA D $19,250 $8,500 $10,750
J
Byrd, Robert C S WV D $18,500 $8,000 $10,500
Hatch, Orrin G S UT R $18,250 $12,500 $5,750
Miller, Brad H NC D $18,000 $16,500 $1,500
Sherman, Brad H CA D $18,000 $12,500 $5,500
Craig, Larry S ID R $18,000 $15,000 $3,000
Roberts, Pat S KS R $18,000 $18,000 $0
Waters, Maxine H CA D $17,800 $15,000 $2,800
Biggert, Judy H IL R $17,750 $15,500 $2,250
Gerlach, Jim H PA R $17,750 $16,500 $1,250
Reyes, Silvestre H TX D $17,550 $2,000 $15,550
LaTourette, Steven
H OH R $17,500 $17,500 $0
C
Brownback, Sam S KS R $17,300 $14,250 $3,050
Barrett, Gresham H SC R $17,250 $13,000 $4,250
Watt, Melvin L H NC D $17,250 $13,000 $4,250
Scott, David H GA D $17,000 $13,500 $3,500
King, Pete H NY R $16,750 $1,000 $15,750
Cummings, Elijah
H MD D $16,700 $10,000 $6,700
E
Grassley, Chuck S IA R $16,500 $14,500 $2,000
Cantwell, Maria S WA D $16,250 $0 $16,250
Domenici, Pete V S NM R $16,226 $7,000 $9,226
Herseth Sandlin,
H SD D $16,200 $4,500 $11,700
Stephanie
Putnam, Adam H H FL R $15,500 $15,500 $0
Feinstein, Dianne S CA D $15,250 $2,000 $13,250
Brown, Sherrod S OH D $15,000 $15,000 $0
Feeney, Tom H FL R $14,750 $13,500 $1,250
Sununu, John E S NH R $14,750 $0 $14,750
Hinojosa, Ruben H TX D $14,500 $13,000 $1,500
Capito, Shelley
H WV R $14,250 $8,000 $6,250
Moore
Burr, Richard S NC R $14,250 $13,500 $750
Jackson, Jesse Jr H IL D $14,000 $8,000 $6,000
Meeks, Gregory W H NY D $14,000 $13,500 $500
Cornyn, John S TX R $14,000 $12,000 $2,000
Collins, Susan M S ME R $13,000 $12,000 $1,000
Boxer, Barbara S CA D $12,750 $5,000 $7,750
McHenry, Patrick H NC R $12,500 $12,500 $0
Israel, Steve H NY D $12,050 $10,000 $2,050
Nunes, Devin
H CA R $12,000 $12,000 $0
Gerald
Davis, Artur H AL D $11,750 $11,500 $250
Martinez, Mel S FL R $11,750 $8,500 $3,250
Roskam, Peter H IL R $11,650 $8,500 $3,150
Pryor, Mark S AR D $11,650 $9,500 $2,150
Webb, James S VA D $11,550 $1,000 $10,550
Doolittle, John T H CA R $11,500 $11,500 $0
Harkin, Tom S IA D $11,450 $6,900 $4,550
Lee, Barbara H CA D $11,250 $11,000 $250
Thune, John S SD R $11,057 $1,000 $10,057
Klein, Ron H FL D $11,000 $11,000 $0
Mahoney, Tim H FL D $11,000 $11,000 $0
Fossella, Vito H NY R $10,750 $7,500 $3,250
Schultz, Debbie
H FL D $10,750 $9,750 $1,000
Wasserman
Thompson, Mike H CA D $10,600 $1,000 $9,600
Moran, Jim H VA D $10,500 $1,250 $9,250
Kennedy, Edward
S MA D $10,500 $3,000 $7,500
M
Clay, William L Jr H MO D $10,250 $8,500 $1,750
Payne, Donald M H NJ D $10,100 $5,500 $4,600
Dingell, John D H MI D $10,000 $7,000 $3,000
Lincoln, Blanche S AR D $10,000 $5,500 $4,500
Levin, Sander H MI D $9,800 $0 $9,800
Roybal-Allard,
H CA D $9,800 $5,000 $4,800
Lucille
Barrasso, John A S WY R $9,500 $9,500 $0
Nelson, Bill S FL D $9,500 $9,000 $500
Napolitano, Grace H CA D $9,300 $8,500 $800
Castle, Michael N H DE R $9,200 $7,000 $2,200
Drake, Thelma H VA R $9,000 $9,000 $0
Dreier, David H CA R $9,000 $7,000 $2,000
Bachmann,
H MN R $8,850 $6,500 $2,350
Michele Marie
Gonzalez, Charlie
H TX D $8,500 $5,000 $3,500
A
Lewis, John H GA D $8,500 $4,000 $4,500
Knollenberg, Joe H MI R $8,250 $5,000 $3,250
Moore, Gwen H WI D $8,250 $8,000 $250
Pastor, Ed H AZ D $8,100 $4,500 $3,600
Norton, Eleanor
D DC D $8,000 $3,000 $5,000
Holmes
Becerra, Xavier H CA D $8,000 $7,000 $1,000
Jackson Lee,
H TX D $8,000 $0 $8,000
Sheila
Larson, John B H CT D $8,000 $8,000 $0
Lewis, Jerry H CA R $8,000 $7,000 $1,000
Melancon, Charles
H LA D $8,000 $8,000 $0
J
Walsh, James T H NY R $7,750 $0 $7,750
Corker, Bob S TN R $7,750 $2,000 $5,750
Cramer, Bud H AL D $7,500 $7,000 $500
Cubin, Barbara H WY R $7,500 $5,000 $2,500
Ensign, John S NV R $7,300 $6,000 $1,300
Meek, Kendrick B H FL D $7,250 $6,500 $750
Wilson, Charlie H OH D $7,250 $7,000 $250
Leahy, Patrick S VT D $7,250 $2,500 $4,750
Cleaver, Emanuel H MO D $7,000 $7,000 $0
Marchant, Kenny
H TX R $7,000 $7,000 $0
Ewell
Thompson, Bennie
H MS D $7,000 $6,000 $1,000
G
Casey, Bob S PA D $7,000 $6,000 $1,000
Solis, Hilda L H CA D $6,800 $6,500 $300
Gordon, Bart H TN D $6,750 $4,000 $2,750
Pomeroy, Earl H ND D $6,750 $5,000 $1,750
Tiahrt, Todd H KS R $6,500 $6,500 $0
Boyd, Allen H FL D $6,000 $5,500 $500
Capuano, Michael H MA D $6,000 $5,000 $1,000
E
Heller, Dean H NV R $6,000 $6,000 $0
Marshall, Jim H GA0 D $6,000 $6,000 $0
Whitfield, Ed H KY R $6,000 $6,000 $0
Klobuchar, Amy S MN D $5,650 $1,500 $4,150
Ross, Mike H AR D $5,550 $3,000 $2,550
McCarthy,
H NY D $5,500 $5,500 $0
Carolyn
Slaughter, Louise
H NY D $5,500 $5,500 $0
M
Hodes, Paul W H NH D $5,450 $5,000 $450
Cardin, Ben S MD D $5,300 $500 $4,800
Boren, Dan H OK D $5,250 $5,000 $250
Ackerman, Gary H NY D $5,000 $4,000 $1,000
Andrews, Robert E H NJ D $5,000 $0 $5,000
Camp, Dave H MI R $5,000 $5,000 $0
Cole, Tom H OK R $5,000 $5,000 $0
Davis, Lincoln H TN D $5,000 $5,000 $0
Hill, Baron H IN D $5,000 $5,000 $0
Pearce, Steve H NM R $5,000 $5,000 $0
Perlmutter, Edwin
H CO D $5,000 $5,000 $0
G
Weller, Jerry H IL R $5,000 $0 $5,000
Snowe, Olympia J S ME R $5,000 $4,000 $1,000
Wicker, Roger S MS R $5,000 $5,000 $0
Davis, Danny K H IL D $4,950 $2,000 $2,950
Chabot, Steve H OH R $4,750 $3,000 $1,750
Honda, Mike H CA D $4,750 $4,000 $750
Price, David H NC D $4,550 $2,050 $2,500
Hagel, Chuck S NE R $4,500 $0 $4,500
Lugar, Richard G S IN R $4,500 $1,000 $3,500
Kaptur, Marcy H OH D $4,350 $1,000 $3,350
McCollum, Betty H MN D $4,350 $0 $4,350
Carson, Andre H IN D $4,250 $4,000 $250
Obey, David R H WI D $4,250 $2,000 $2,250
Salazar, John H CO D $4,250 $4,000 $250
Sanchez, Loretta H CA D $4,250 $3,000 $1,250
Tanner, John H TN D $4,250 $3,500 $750
Cardoza, Dennis H CA D $4,000 $4,000 $0
English, Phil H PA R $4,000 $4,000 $0
Green, Al H TX D $4,000 $4,000 $0
Kilpatrick,
H MI D $4,000 $3,250 $750
Carolyn Cheeks
Murphy, Chris H CT D $4,000 $4,000 $0
Tester, Jon S MT D $4,000 $3,500 $500
Rodriguez, Ciro D H TX D $3,750 $3,000 $750
Donnelly, Joe H IN D $3,500 $3,500 $0
Matsui, Doris O H CA D $3,500 $2,500 $1,000
Paul, Ron H TX R $3,500 $0 $3,500
Price, Tom H GA R $3,500 $3,500 $0
Schmidt, Jean H OH R $3,500 $2,500 $1,000
Wexler, Robert H FL D $3,500 $3,500 $0
Wyden, Ron S OR D $3,500 $0 $3,500
Biden, Joseph R Jr S DE D $3,300 $0 $3,300
Gutierrez, Luis V H IL D $3,250 $2,500 $750
Harman, Jane H CA D $3,250 $0 $3,250
Hensarling, Jeb H TX R $3,250 $1,500 $1,750
Kennedy, Patrick J H RI D $3,250 $0 $3,250
Ryan, Paul H WI R $3,250 $2,500 $750
Myrick, Sue H NC R $3,200 $1,500 $1,700
Schwartz, Allyson H PA D $3,200 $2,000 $1,200
Diaz-Balart,
H FL R $3,000 $3,000 $0
Lincoln
Lucas, Frank D H OK R $3,000 $1,500 $1,500
McCarthy, Kevin H CA R $3,000 $3,000 $0
Souder, Mark E H IN R $3,000 $3,000 $0
Udall, Mark H CO D $3,000 $2,500 $500
Bingaman, Jeff S NM D $3,000 $3,000 $0
Levin, Carl S MI D $3,000 $3,000 $0
Stevens, Ted S AK R $3,000 $3,000 $0
Hobson, Dave H OH R $2,850 $0 $2,850
Johnson, Eddie
H TX D $2,825 $1,000 $1,825
Bernice
Berkley, Shelley H NV D $2,750 $2,000 $750
Jones, Walter B Jr H NC R $2,750 $0 $2,750
Ferguson, Mike H NJ R $2,700 $0 $2,700
Cannon, Chris H UT R $2,500 $2,000 $500
Childers, Travis W H MS D $2,500 $2,500 $0
DeGette, Diana H CO D $2,500 $2,000 $500
Ellison, Keith H MN D $2,500 $2,500 $0
Keller, Ric H FL R $2,500 $2,000 $500
Oberstar, James L H MN D $2,500 $0 $2,500
Serrano, Jose E H NY D $2,500 $1,500 $1,000
Shays, Christopher H CT R $2,500 $2,000 $500
McCaskill, Claire S MO D $2,500 $2,500 $0
Cuellar, Henry H TX D $2,450 $2,000 $450
Markey, Edward J H MA D $2,250 $0 $2,250
Smith, Adam H WA D $2,250 $2,000 $250
Butterfield, G K H NC D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Costa, Jim H CA D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Foster, Bill H IL D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Grijalva, Raul M H AZ D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Hastings, Doc H WA R $2,000 $2,000 $0
Moran, Jerry H KS R $2,000 $0 $2,000
Murphy, Patrick J H PA D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Olver, John W H MA D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Porter, Jon H NV R $2,000 $2,000 $0
Regula, Ralph H OH R $2,000 $0 $2,000
Reichert, Dave H WA R $2,000 $2,000 $0
Sanchez, Linda H CA D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Sires, Albio H NJ D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Tauscher, Ellen H CA D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Akaka, Daniel K S HI D $2,000 $2,000 $0
Cochran, Thad S MS R $2,000 $2,000 $0
Whitehouse,
S RI D $2,000 $1,000 $1,000
Sheldon
Allen, Tom H ME D $1,950 $0 $1,950
Stearns, Cliff H FL R $1,850 $1,850 $0
DeLauro, Rosa L H CT D $1,750 $1,000 $750
Towns, Edolphus H NY D $1,750 $0 $1,750
Hulshof, Kenny H MO R $1,700 $1,250 $450
Fattah, Chaka H PA D $1,500 $1,000 $500
Neal, Richard E H MA D $1,500 $1,500 $0
Diaz-Balart, Mario H FL R $1,450 $1,000 $450
Kucinich, Dennis J H OH D $1,349 $0 $1,349
Alexander, Rodney H LA R $1,250 $1,250 $0
Carnahan, Russ H MO D $1,250 $1,000 $250
Wilson, Heather A H NM R $1,250 $0 $1,250
Coburn, Tom S OK R $1,250 $0 $1,250
Feingold, Russ S WI D $1,250 $0 $1,250
Kyl, Jon S AZ R $1,250 $0 $1,250
Linder, John H GA R $1,150 $500 $650
Sestak, Joe H PA D $1,150 $0 $1,150
Specter, Arlen S PA R $1,100 $350 $750
Berry, Marion H AR D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Blackburn,
H TN R $1,000 $1,000 $0
Marsha
Boswell, Leonard
H IA D $1,000 $1,000 $0
L
Boucher, Rick H VA D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Boustany, Charles
H LA R $1,000 $1,000 $0
W Jr
Calvert, Ken H CA R $1,000 $1,000 $0
Campbell, John H CA R $1,000 $1,000 $0
Cazayoux, Donald
H LA D $1,000 $1,000 $0
J
Conaway, Mike H TX R $1,000 $1,000 $0
Cooper, Jim H TN D $1,000 $500 $500
Ellsworth, Brad H IN D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Filner, Bob H CA D $1,000 $0 $1,000
Graves, Sam H MO R $1,000 $1,000 $0
Hayes, Robin H NC R $1,000 $0 $1,000
Higgins, Brian M H NY D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Johnson, Hank H GA D $1,000 $0 $1,000
Latham, Tom H IA R $1,000 $1,000 $0
Lofgren, Zoe H CA D $1,000 $0 $1,000
McNerney, Jerry H CA D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Michaud, Mike H ME D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Mitchell, Harry E H AZ D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Musgrave, Marilyn H CO R $1,000 $0 $1,000
Ortiz, Solomon P H TX D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Rush, Bobby L H IL D $1,000 $0 $1,000
Schiff, Adam H CA D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Scott, Robert C H VA D $1,000 $0 $1,000
Smith, Chris H NJ R $1,000 $0 $1,000
Space, Zachary T H OH D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Terry, Lee H NE R $1,000 $0 $1,000
Walberg, Tim H MI R $1,000 $0 $1,000
Welch, Peter H VT D $1,000 $1,000 $0
Wolf, Frank R H VA R $1,000 $1,000 $0
Dole, Elizabeth S NC R $1,000 $0 $1,000
Lautenberg, Frank
S NJ D $1,000 $0 $1,000
R
Christian-Green,
D VI D $750 $0 $750
Donna
Inslee, Jay R H WA D $750 $0 $750
Duncan, John J Jr H TN R $600 $600 $0
Bilbray, Brian P H CA R $500 $0 $500
Bishop, Sanford D
H GA D $500 $500 $0
Jr
Castor, Kathy H FL D $500 $0 $500
Edwards, Donna H MD D $500 $0 $500
Hinchey, Maurice H NY D $500 $0 $500
LaHood, Ray H IL R $500 $0 $500
Mack, Connie H FL R $500 $0 $500
Pascrell, Bill Jr H NJ D $500 $500 $0
Pickering, Charles
H MS R $500 $500 $0
"Chip" Jr
Rehberg, Denny H MT R $500 $0 $500
Sarbanes, John H MD D $500 $0 $500
Shadegg, John H AZ R $500 $0 $500
Skelton, Ike H MO D $500 $500 $0
Smith, Lamar H TX R $500 $500 $0
Stark, Pete H CA D $500 $500 $0
Weldon, Dave H FL R $500 $0 $500
Wu, David H OR D $500 $0 $500
Graham, Lindsey S SC R $500 $0 $500
Brown, Corrine H FL D $450 $0 $450
Turner, Michael R H OH R $375 $0 $375
Hastings, Alcee L H FL D $300 $0 $300
Warner, John W S VA R $300 $0 $300
Aderholt, Robert B H AL R $250 $0 $250
Arcuri, Michael H NY D $250 $0 $250
Carney, Chris H PA D $250 $0 $250
Dicks, Norm H WA D $250 $0 $250
Lampson, Nick H TX D $250 $0 $250
Manzullo, Don H IL R $250 $0 $250
Platts, Todd H PA R $250 $0 $250
Watson, Diane E H CA D $250 $0 $250
Weiner, Anthony H NY D $250 $0 $250
D
DeMint, James W S SC R $250 $0 $250
Sanders, Bernie S VT I $250 $250 $0
Total $4,844,572 $3,017,797 $1,826,775
Includes contributions from PACs and individuals. 2008 cycle totals based on data
released electronically by the Federal Election Commission on Sept. 2, 2008.
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Top National BUYERS of

POLITICIANS
Based on Combined State and Federal Contributions, 2007-2008
When powerful corporations or special interest groups find themselves

with cash to spend on politics, they routinely spread it across the country
in an attempt to curry favor with politicos ranging from tiny states'
assembly members to the highest-profile U.S. senators. Use this list to
track what groups funneled the most campaign money to political
candidates, committees and interests at both the state and national level.
2008 Federal 2008 State

Rank Organization Total
Contributions Contributions
1 National Education Assn $56,228,408 $2,676,297 $53,552,111
Pechanga Band of Mission

2 $43,969,951 $599,754 $43,370,197
Indians
3 Penn National Gaming $40,557,472 $65,100 $40,492,372
Morongo Band of Mission

4 $39,063,909 $600,312 $38,463,597
Indians
Community Financial
5 $34,841,693 $198,760 $34,642,933
Services Assn
Service Employees
6 $30,405,549 $2,921,463 $27,484,086
International Union
7 National Assn of Realtors $28,788,109 $4,888,640 $23,899,469
8 Lakes Entertainment $25,694,898 $2,000 $25,692,898
9 TRIBES FOR FAIR PLAY $24,754,413 $0 $24,754,413

NO ON 94 95 96 & 97
10 ActBlue $23,184,380 $23,184,380 $0
Agua Caliente Band of

11 $22,081,201 $428,276 $21,652,925
Cahuilla Indians
12 Clean Energy Fuels Corp $18,855,650 $37,200 $18,818,450
13 PG&E Corp $16,598,971 $419,484 $16,179,487
American Fedn of
14 $15,519,749 $2,884,292 $12,635,457
St/Cnty/Munic Employees
Intl Brotherhood of
15 $15,162,897 $4,736,921 $10,425,976
Electrical Workers
16 Edison International $15,146,391 $619,919 $14,526,472
17 AT&T Inc $14,718,618 $5,424,955 $9,293,663
18 Laborers Union $13,659,411 $2,987,360 $10,672,051
Pala Band of Mission

19 $13,180,519 $2,300 $13,178,219
Indians
United Auburn Indian

20 $13,126,735 $2,950 $13,123,785
Community
United Food & Commercial

21 $12,840,812 $2,353,144 $10,487,668
Workers Union
22 Altria Group $12,840,598 $1,500,041 $11,340,557

CALIFORNIA
23 $12,355,252 $0 $12,355,252
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
24 American Hospital Assn $11,981,748 $2,528,561 $9,453,187
American Federation of
25 $11,288,146 $3,006,923 $8,281,223
Teachers
NO ON 8 EQUALITY
26 $11,224,568 $0 $11,224,568
CALIFORNIA
International Assn of Fire

27 $11,213,425 $3,380,750 $7,832,675
Fighters
28 Apollo Group $11,184,508 $388,828 $10,795,680
29 Carpenters & Joiners Union $10,827,397 $2,386,151 $8,441,246
30 Republican Governors Assn $10,451,245 $2,400 $10,448,845
31 Ameristar Casinos $9,949,169 $7,030 $9,942,139
32 Planned Parenthood $9,665,051 $726,893 $8,938,158
33 American Dental Assn $9,622,775 $2,447,140 $7,175,635
34 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $9,344,259 $2,529,609 $6,814,650
COUNCIL OF ALASKA
35 $8,850,000 $0 $8,850,000
PRODUCERS
36 Operating Engineers Union $8,795,891 $2,869,192 $5,926,699

National Beer Wholesalers

37 $8,361,927 $3,238,050 $5,123,877
Assn
38 Pinnacle Entertainment $7,770,850 $9,850 $7,761,000
39 Reynolds American $7,284,885 $888,230 $6,396,655
OHIO HOUSE
40 REPUBLICAN $7,202,208 $0 $7,202,208
CAMPAIGN CMTE
Sycuan Band of the

41 $7,061,602 $419,345 $6,642,257
Kumeyaay Nation
NORTH CAROLINA
42 $7,053,226 $0 $7,053,226
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
43 Credit Union National Assn $6,810,821 $2,900,739 $3,910,082
44 Goldman Sachs $6,574,532 $6,080,176 $494,356
SENATE REPUBLICAN
45 CAMPAIGN CMTE OF $6,563,046 $0 $6,563,046
NEW YORK
OHIO DEMOCRATIC
46 $6,432,926 $0 $6,432,926
PARTY
47 Comcast Corp $6,408,741 $3,506,352 $2,902,389
REPUBLICAN STATE
48 $6,382,501 $0 $6,382,501
LEADERSHIP CMTE
49 JPMorgan Chase & Co $6,335,426 $5,220,000 $1,115,426
50 Citigroup Inc $6,329,894 $5,126,887 $1,203,007
51 Democratic Governors Assn $6,145,610 $30,750 $6,114,860
52 American Health Care Assn $6,065,984 $1,369,546 $4,696,438
Republican Party of
53 $6,064,321 $1,500 $6,062,821
California
54 Taubman Centers $6,034,174 $2,300 $6,031,874
55 Bank of America $5,903,004 $3,493,952 $2,409,052
COALITION TO
56 PROTECT CALIFORNIAS $5,900,000 $0 $5,900,000
BUDGET
57 Bay Meadows Land Co $5,894,854 $2,300 $5,892,554
58 League of California Cities $5,766,797 $3,950 $5,762,847
59 Teamsters Union $5,526,881 $2,853,326 $2,673,555
60 Verizon Communications $5,428,169 $2,898,269 $2,529,900
61 Time Warner $5,349,350 $3,232,838 $2,116,512
62 Anheuser-Busch InBev $5,239,453 $2,170,238 $3,069,215
63 Wal-Mart Stores $5,179,761 $2,078,451 $3,101,310

Democratic Party of
64 $5,158,385 $739 $5,157,646
Virginia
PENNSYLVANIA
65 $5,109,084 $0 $5,109,084
REPUBLICAN PARTY
66 Microsoft Corp $5,066,124 $3,590,741 $1,475,383
67 EMILY's List $5,051,101 $3,192,455 $1,858,646
DEMOCRATIC
68 ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN $5,005,091 $0 $5,005,091
CMTE OF NEW JERSEY
MICHIGAN CATHOLIC
69 $5,000,700 $0 $5,000,700
CONFERENCE
70 Sheet Metal Workers Union $4,922,448 $2,762,637 $2,159,811
71 Chesapeake Energy $4,914,175 $480,771 $4,433,404
BARBOUR FOR
72 $4,907,560 $0 $4,907,560
GOVERNOR
73 American Optometric Assn $4,888,480 $1,628,784 $3,259,696
74 UNITE HERE $4,840,549 $1,186,144 $3,654,405
Calif Correctional Peace

75 $4,825,793 $12,564 $4,813,229
Officers Assn
76 Zurich Financial Services $4,769,203 $814,704 $3,954,499

National Assn of Home

77 $4,760,622 $3,055,125 $1,705,497
Builders
78 United Parcel Service $4,732,736 $3,132,717 $1,600,019
Associated General
79 $4,724,378 $996,025 $3,728,353
Contractors
80 General Electric $4,700,028 $3,950,559 $749,469
National Cable &

81 $4,688,301 $1,864,123 $2,824,178
Telecommunications Assn
PENNSYLVANIA
82 $4,657,485 $0 $4,657,485
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
83 Humane Society of the US $4,577,151 $36,225 $4,540,926
84 Pfizer Inc $4,544,936 $2,524,603 $2,020,333
League of Conservation
85 $4,540,382 $463,939 $4,076,443
Voters
Indep Insurance Agents &

86 $4,508,479 $1,593,000 $2,915,479
Brokers/America
87 Human Rights Campaign $4,454,474 $1,302,939 $3,151,535
88 Chevron Corp $4,389,403 $1,088,317 $3,301,086
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC
89 CAMPAIGN CMTE OF $4,345,452 $0 $4,345,452
PENNSYLVANIA
90 Perry Homes $4,336,400 $158,750 $4,177,650
SENATE DEMOCRATIC
91 MAJORITY OF NEW $4,180,188 $0 $4,180,188
JERSEY
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC
92 $4,169,239 $0 $4,169,239
CAUCUS FUND OF OHIO
SENATE REPUBLICAN
93 CAMPAIGN CMTE OF $4,097,787 $0 $4,097,787
PENNSYLVANIA
VIRGINIA HOUSE
94 $4,068,296 $0 $4,068,296
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
VIRGINIA SENATE
95 $4,039,530 $0 $4,039,530
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
96 State Farm Insurance $3,905,967 $563,419 $3,342,548
97 Morgan Stanley $3,884,025 $3,769,935 $114,090
98 John Templeton Foundation $3,858,700 $150,400 $3,708,300
99 AFL-CIO $3,856,703 $1,392,108 $2,464,595
100 FPL Group $3,811,632 $1,052,599 $2,759,033
HOUSE REPUBLICAN
101 CAMPAIGN CMTE OF $3,808,452 $0 $3,808,452
PENNSYLVANIA
102 Nature Conservancy $3,802,972 $112,957 $3,690,015
103 American Bankers Assn $3,785,361 $3,785,361 $0
104 US Chamber of Commerce $3,737,778 $258,907 $3,478,871
REPUBLICAN SENATE
105 CAMPAIGN CMTE OF $3,687,087 $0 $3,687,087
OHIO
Burlington Northern Santa

106 $3,640,445 $2,170,860 $1,469,585
Fe Corp
107 American Assn for Justice $3,622,850 $3,444,390 $178,460
National Rural Electric

108 $3,606,162 $1,789,600 $1,816,562
Cooperative Assn
Associated Builders &

109 $3,604,200 $1,918,450 $1,685,750
Contractors
110 American Farm Bureau $3,583,017 $710,096 $2,872,921
111 Lockheed Martin $3,576,463 $3,179,911 $396,552
112 FedEx Corp $3,561,209 $2,554,310 $1,006,899
WASHINGTON STATE
113 $3,559,184 $0 $3,559,184
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
IOWA DEMOCRATIC
114 $3,532,607 $0 $3,532,607
PARTY
115 Koch Industries $3,532,228 $2,550,364 $981,864
NATIONAL EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION
116 $3,510,237 $0 $3,510,237
AMERICAN
FEDERATION
INDIANA HOUSE
117 $3,506,849 $0 $3,506,849
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
118 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $3,488,828 $3,386,772 $102,056
119 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu $3,442,875 $3,134,385 $308,490
American Society of
120 $3,442,373 $1,733,400 $1,708,973
Anesthesiologists
121 Republican Party of Florida $3,431,883 $42,450 $3,389,433
122 Liberty Mutual Insurance $3,400,092 $998,014 $2,402,078
123 Union Pacific Corp $3,390,103 $2,027,008 $1,363,095
124 UBS AG $3,389,671 $3,359,196 $30,475
125 Boeing Co $3,384,653 $2,612,932 $771,721
Communications Workers
126 $3,376,681 $2,404,311 $972,370
of America
127 Sempra Energy $3,370,350 $224,800 $3,145,550
128 PricewaterhouseCoopers $3,353,293 $3,054,071 $299,222

COLORADANS FOR
129 $3,351,958 $0 $3,351,958
ECONOMIC GROWTH
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT

130 $3,317,615 $0 $3,317,615
REFORM
131 Honeywell International $3,307,929 $3,239,778 $68,151
132 Overstock.Com $3,300,485 $54,350 $3,246,135
133 National Auto Dealers Assn $3,257,000 $3,257,000 $0
134 Democratic Party of Illinois $3,216,462 $250 $3,216,212
135 Texas Democratic Trust $3,197,305 $12,550 $3,184,755
136 American Sterling $3,195,457 $4,400 $3,191,057
137 Wachovia Corp $3,188,046 $2,459,055 $728,991
138 American Nurses Assn $3,163,496 $730,391 $2,433,105
139 Merrill Lynch $3,159,869 $2,980,371 $179,498
MARIJUANA POLICY
140 $3,154,118 $107,130 $3,046,988
PROJECT
141 Exxon Mobil $3,109,850 $1,423,314 $1,686,536
Stockbridge Real Estate

142 $3,103,600 $3,600 $3,100,000
Funds
143 University of California $3,090,862 $3,076,252 $14,610

144 US TERM LIMITS $3,066,000 $0 $3,066,000
SCHWARZENEGGERS
145 CALIFORNIA DREAM $3,062,287 $0 $3,062,287
TEAM
146 Moving Virginia Forward $3,061,706 $1,000 $3,060,706
147 Magna Entertainment $3,045,946 $2,250 $3,043,696
REPUBLICAN STATE
148 SENATE CAMPAIGN $3,041,102 $0 $3,041,102
CMTE OF ILLINOIS
ROBERT WILSON
149 $3,000,000 $0 $3,000,000
ASSOCIATES
150 GlaxoSmithKline $2,976,812 $1,605,950 $1,370,862
151 Exelon Corp $2,973,319 $1,536,167 $1,437,152
Machinists/Aerospace
152 $2,963,083 $2,916,733 $46,350
Workers Union
153 Eli Lilly & Co $2,954,831 $1,224,303 $1,730,528
National Air Traffic

154 $2,913,533 $2,885,033 $28,500
Controllers Assn
155 Akin, Gump et al $2,911,896 $2,605,453 $306,443
156 Republican Party of Ohio $2,905,913 $10,183 $2,895,730

157 Air Line Pilots Assn $2,894,030 $2,855,330 $38,700
158 Republican Party of Iowa $2,879,392 $565 $2,878,827
159 Club for Growth $2,857,459 $2,815,730 $41,729
Democratic Party of
160 $2,823,454 $300 $2,823,154
Indiana
Natl Assn/Insurance &

161 $2,817,911 $1,815,950 $1,001,961
Financial Advisors
162 New York Life Insurance $2,768,565 $2,581,977 $186,588
163 UnitedHealth Group $2,759,142 $1,674,468 $1,084,674
164 Ernst & Young $2,753,645 $2,555,827 $197,818
165 ConocoPhillips $2,729,546 $696,346 $2,033,200
166 Allstate Insurance $2,715,649 $429,250 $2,286,399
167 Credit Suisse Group $2,712,745 $2,703,649 $9,096
168 Northrop Grumman $2,675,078 $2,355,201 $319,877
American Civil Liberties

169 $2,663,978 $49,045 $2,614,933
Union
170 Wells Fargo $2,616,924 $1,855,038 $761,886
171 DLA Piper $2,602,934 $2,483,446 $119,488

MISSISSIPPI
172 $2,588,291 $0 $2,588,291
REPUBLICAN PARTY
173 AFLAC Inc $2,572,520 $2,211,030 $361,490
DFL HOUSE CAUCUS OF

174 $2,569,038 $0 $2,569,038
MINNESOTA
Pharmaceutical Rsrch &

175 $2,555,486 $341,560 $2,213,926
Mfrs of America
NEW YORK STATE

176 $2,550,395 $0 $2,550,395
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
177 Raytheon Co $2,537,490 $2,254,186 $283,304
178 Walt Disney Co $2,533,586 $1,542,883 $990,703
179 Friends of John Boehner $2,529,341 $2,529,341 $0
180 United Auto Workers $2,514,756 $2,297,437 $217,319
181 Johnson & Johnson $2,503,092 $1,489,547 $1,013,545
COLORADO BUSINESSES
182 FOR SENSIBLE $2,495,500 $0 $2,495,500
SOLUTIONS
183 Poizner Family Trust $2,482,171 $111,200 $2,370,971
Indiana House Republican

184 $2,466,788 $300 $2,466,488
Campaign Cmte
185 Coca-Cola Co $2,452,870 $410,060 $2,042,810
186 Soros Fund Management $2,434,106 $497,106 $1,937,000
187 Sierra Club $2,427,721 $440,088 $1,987,633
188 Isle of Capri Casinos $2,426,353 $15,200 $2,411,153
Democratic Legislative
189 $2,414,761 $12,750 $2,402,011
Campaign Cmte
190 American Financial Group $2,409,991 $996,411 $1,413,580
191 Knights of Columbus $2,377,046 $3,600 $2,373,446
192 Amgen Inc $2,374,254 $1,741,039 $633,215
NEW JERSEY
193 $2,372,553 $0 $2,372,553
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
194 Ironworkers Union $2,360,728 $2,084,200 $276,528
195 American Trucking Assns $2,337,447 $776,400 $1,561,047
196 Google Inc $2,323,343 $1,838,386 $484,957
197 Hoyer for Congress $2,298,500 $2,298,500 $0
198 AstraZeneca PLC $2,292,179 $1,286,517 $1,005,662
OREGON PUBLIC
199 $2,284,552 $0 $2,284,552
EMPLOYEES LOCAL 503
200 Merck & Co $2,281,020 $1,250,291 $1,030,729
This list reflects the combined totals for the top donors at both the federal
level and the state level. Top federal donors were selected by looking at
the top 10,000 organizations based on total contributions of more than
$200 from affiliated PACs and individuals to federal candidates,
leadership PACs and parties in the 2008 election cycle. Top state donors
were selected by looking at the top 10,000 organizations based on total
contributions to state candidates, parties and ballot measures during the
same period, 2007-2008.
Federal figures are based on data released electronically by the Federal

Election Commission and processed, standardized and analyzed by the
Center for Responsive Politics. State data was provided by the National
Institute on Money in State Politics based on data reported to state
disclosure agencies.
contact the Center
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The Heavy Hitters

Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2010
LEGEND: Republican Democrat On the fence
= Between 40% and 59% to both parties

= Leans Dem/Repub (60%-69%)
= Strongly Dem/Repub (70%-89%)
= Solidly Dem/Repub (over 90%)
Dem Repub
Rank Organization Total '89-'09 Tilt
% %
1 AT&T Inc $45,662,025 44% 55%
2 ActBlue $43,181,888 99% 0%
3 American Fedn of State, $43,026,461 98% 1%
County & Municipal
Dem Repub
% %
Employees
National Assn of
4 $37,623,999 48% 50%
Realtors
5 Goldman Sachs $32,899,102 62% 37%
Intl Brotherhood of
6 $32,685,295 97% 2%
Electrical Workers
American Assn for
7 $32,683,029 90% 8%
Justice
8 National Education Assn $31,114,380 93% 6%
9 Laborers Union $29,816,800 92% 7%
Carpenters & Joiners
10 $28,945,308 89% 10%
Union
Service Employees
11 $28,889,882 95% 3%
International Union
12 Teamsters Union $28,876,759 93% 6%
13 $28,224,891 98% 0%
Teachers
Communications
14 $27,958,106 98% 0%
Workers of America
15 Citigroup Inc $27,594,316 50% 49%
16 American Medical Assn $26,854,670 39% 60%
17 United Auto Workers $26,509,902 98% 0%
Machinists & Aerospace
18 $26,151,277 98% 0%
Workers Union
National Auto Dealers
19 $25,613,758 32% 67%
Assn
20 United Parcel Service $24,994,164 36% 62%
Dem Repub
% %
United Food &
21 Commercial Workers $24,975,233 98% 1%
Union
22 Altria Group $24,395,716 27% 71%
23 American Bankers Assn $23,539,096 40% 59%
National Assn of Home
24 $22,858,905 35% 63%
Builders
25 EMILY's List $22,431,394 99% 0%
National Beer
26 $22,309,795 33% 66%
Wholesalers Assn
27 Microsoft Corp $21,071,008 53% 46%
28 JPMorgan Chase & Co $20,507,154 51% 48%
National Assn of Letter
29 $20,266,434 88% 11%
Carriers
30 Time Warner $20,119,718 72% 27%
31 Morgan Stanley $19,945,833 44% 54%
32 Lockheed Martin $19,421,492 43% 56%
Verizon
33 $19,393,564 40% 58%
Communications
34 General Electric $19,199,407 51% 48%
35 AFL-CIO $18,461,496 95% 4%
36 FedEx Corp $18,457,540 40% 58%
Credit Union National
37 $18,424,379 48% 51%
Assn
38 Bank of America $17,992,654 46% 53%
39 Ernst & Young $17,706,474 44% 54%
40 National Rifle Assn $17,674,596 17% 82%
Dem Repub
% %
41 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $17,665,396 39% 60%
Sheet Metal Workers
42 $17,598,563 97% 2%
Union
Plumbers & Pipefitters
43 $17,315,226 94% 4%
Union
44 American Hospital Assn $17,216,429 53% 45%
45 American Dental Assn $17,183,379 46% 53%
International Assn of
46 $17,177,743 82% 17%
Fire Fighters
Deloitte Touche
47 $17,078,081 35% 64%
Tohmatsu
Operating Engineers
48 $16,493,973 85% 13%
Union
49 Air Line Pilots Assn $16,418,697 84% 15%
50 PricewaterhouseCoopers $16,330,973 37% 62%
51 UBS AG $16,169,024 40% 58%
52 AFLAC Inc $15,644,469 44% 55%
Natl Assn/Insurance &
53 $15,577,354 42% 56%
Financial Advisors
54 Boeing Co $15,146,644 47% 51%
55 Union Pacific Corp $14,742,998 25% 74%
56 Pfizer Inc $14,527,924 31% 68%
57 United Steelworkers $14,425,401 99% 0%
58 Merrill Lynch $14,286,110 37% 61%
United Transportation
59 $14,170,710 88% 10%
Union
60 Ironworkers Union $14,031,575 92% 6%
Dem Repub
% %
61 Reynolds American $13,658,078 24% 75%
62 Northrop Grumman $13,419,334 43% 56%
American Institute of
63 $13,268,847 42% 57%
CPAs
64 BellSouth Corp $12,993,782 45% 54%
65 Credit Suisse Group $12,940,623 45% 54%
66 Anheuser-Busch $12,795,521 48% 51%
National Rural Electric
67 $12,750,321 51% 47%
Cooperative Assn
American Postal
68 $12,627,473 95% 3%
Workers Union
69 General Dynamics $12,275,157 47% 52%
70 Walt Disney Co $11,643,166 68% 31%
American Financial
71 $11,550,537 18% 81%
Group
72 GlaxoSmithKline $11,456,290 29% 70%
73 KPMG LLP $11,337,015 34% 65%
National Air Traffic
74 $11,286,088 80% 18%
Controllers Assn
75 Comcast Corp $11,254,013 56% 42%
76 Chevron $11,251,153 24% 75%
77 Exxon Mobil $11,196,151 14% 85%
78 DLA Piper $11,165,482 67% 32%
79 News Corp $11,031,842 58% 41%
80 Raytheon Co $11,011,931 46% 52%
81 Club for Growth $10,671,725 1% 96%
82 Natl Active & Retired $10,645,000 77% 22%
Dem Repub
% %
Fed Employees Assn
83 Honeywell International $10,502,780 47% 52%
Human Rights
84 $10,388,527 90% 9%
Campaign
85 Saban Capital Group $10,140,585 99% 0%
86 Koch Industries $10,060,036 11% 88%
National Restaurant
87 $10,052,295 16% 82%
Assn
88 Southern Co $10,037,530 31% 67%
89 MBNA Corp $10,029,256 17% 82%
New York Life
90 $10,019,273 53% 46%
Insurance
American Academy of
91 $10,007,708 52% 47%
Ophthalmology
92 Prudential Financial $9,951,656 49% 49%
93 UST Inc $9,950,761 21% 78%
94 Wal-Mart Stores $9,887,318 27% 72%
Associated Builders &
95 $9,857,058 1% 98%
Contractors
American Health Care
96 $9,848,629 53% 45%
Assn
97 Freddie Mac $9,815,790 43% 56%
98 MetLife Inc $9,777,103 55% 44%
99 AIG $9,763,734 50% 49%
100 Newsweb Corp $9,705,250 100% 0%
American Society of
101 $9,660,037 42% 57%
Anesthesiologists
Dem Repub
% %
102 American Crystal Sugar $9,634,339 62% 37%
Associated General
103 $9,595,590 15% 84%
Contractors
104 CSX Corp $9,564,029 33% 66%
Securities Industry &
105 $9,540,982 44% 55%
Financial Mkt Assn
National Cmte to
106 Preserve Social Security $9,474,369 80% 18%
& Medicare
Indep Insurance Agents
107 $9,471,525 40% 59%
& Brokers/America
108 Eli Lilly & Co $9,463,304 30% 69%
Massachusetts Mutual
109 $9,452,323 40% 59%
Life Insurance
110 General Motors $9,432,187 39% 60%
111 Lehman Brothers $9,336,530 54% 44%
American Optometric
112 $9,275,663 59% 40%
Assn
American Maritime
113 $9,218,471 46% 52%
Officers
114 Amway/Alticor Inc $8,812,428 0% 99%
National Cmte for an
115 $8,707,940 99% 0%
Effective Congress
Seafarers International
116 $8,555,644 85% 14%
Union
117 Archer Daniels Midland $8,509,173 44% 55%
Burlington Northern
118 $8,383,535 31% 68%
Santa Fe Corp
Dem Repub
% %
119 American Airlines $8,379,363 47% 52%
Transport Workers
120 $8,364,649 94% 4%
Union
121 Fannie Mae $8,353,176 54% 45%
National Fedn of
122 $8,230,475 7% 92%
Independent Business
123 Ford Motor Co $8,141,417 37% 61%
124 MCI Inc $8,092,972 46% 53%
125 Wachovia Corp $8,050,097 31% 68%
National Assn of
126 $8,049,537 45% 54%
Broadcasters
American Council of
127 $7,898,902 38% 61%
Life Insurers
Aircraft Owners &
128 $7,641,366 45% 54%
Pilots Assn
Marine Engineers
129 $7,529,377 74% 25%
Beneficial Assn
130 Bristol-Myers Squibb $7,350,249 22% 77%
131 Bear Stearns $7,145,772 55% 43%
132 Enron Corp $6,548,235 28% 71%
133 Andersen $6,253,977 37% 62%
134 BP $6,215,674 28% 70%
135 Vivendi $4,682,771 66% 32%
Based on data released by the FEC on October 25, 2010.
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php?order=A
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Revolving Door
Although the influence powerhouses that line Washington's K Street are just a
few miles from the U.S. Capitol building, the most direct path between the
two doesn't necessarily involve public transportation. Instead, it's through a
door—a revolving door that shuffles former federal employees into jobs as
lobbyists, consultants and strategists just as the door pulls former hired guns
into government careers. While officials in the executive branch, Congress
and senior congressional staffers spin in and out of the private and public
sectors, so too does privilege, power, access and, of course, money.
Featured Revolver
Paul Magliocchetti, PMA Group
Before he recently pleaded guilty to making illegal campaign

contributions, former lobbyist and congressional staffer Paul
Magliocchetti was a powerful player in Washington politics.
Magliocchetti spent nearly a decade working as an aide to the late Rep.
John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
Magliocchetti eventually decided to pursue another career in
Washington, D.C.: After spending numerous years learning about the
defense industry on Capitol Hill, he founded the now-defunct lobbying
firm PMA Group. Although the defense lobbying shop shut down in
2009 after a raid by the FBI, PMA Group collected nearly $116 million
in lobbying income. And despite its demise, it remains the 12th ranked
lobbying firm in terms of total lobbying funds received between 1998
and 2010. Magliocchetti’s PMA Group political action committee is also
a heavy spender, as the PAC contributed $383,500 to federal candidates
in the 2008 election cycle alone.
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Revolving Door: Top Organizations

The country's largest companies, trade associations, professional associations
and trade unions often maintain their own in-house lobbyists in Washington.
These organizations can—and do—also hire outside lobbying firms to press
their agendas on Capitol Hill, but they rely on internal government affairs
professionals to maintain a full-time presence in DC. Like lobbying firms,
these organizations like to hire former government employees, whose
connections and expertise can provide valuable access to lawmakers shaping
policy that affects them.
While lobbying firms are generally nonpartisan and take up issues as they take
up clients, the in-house lobbyists for companies, associations and unions are
exclusively devoted to their organizations' legislative goals. These goals can
range from the procurement of defense contracts to the championship of
dental health—but all require access to lawmakers that former government
employees can best provide. The organizations shown here have hired the
most former government employees to work in their government affairs
divisions.
Top Employers That Are Top Donors

Number of revolving door people profiled
Organization
Former Current
PriceWaterhouseCoopers 16 16
Citigroup Inc 9 7
Lockheed Martin 9 7
Verizon Communications 4 10
Ernst & Young 9 4
Boeing Co 4 8
General Electric 6 6
American Medical Assn 9 2
American Council of Life
5 6
Insurers
National Assn of Realtors 7 4
National Restaurant Assn 6 4
Freddie Mac 7 2
National Beer Wholesalers Assn 3 6
Time Warner 8 1
Natl Cmte to Preserve Social
2 6
Security
AFL-CIO 5 2
AT&T Inc 2 5
Microsoft Corp 4 3
Blue Cross/Blue Shield 6 0
American Bankers Assn 3 3
Top Employers That are NOT Lobbying Firms
Organization Number of revolving door people profiled
US Chamber of Commerce 73
National Assn of Manufacturers 32
Organization Number of revolving door people profiled
Lockheed Martin 32
Boeing Co 30
Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of
30
America
Time Warner 29
Center for American Progress 28
General Electric 28
National Fedn of Independent
27
Business
Citigroup Inc 24
Goldman Sachs 24
American Council of Life Insurers 23
Biotechnology Industry
23
Organization
Georgetown University 22
Microsoft Corp 22
Air Transport Assn of America 21
Cellular Telecom & Internet Assn 21
US Telecom Assn 21
Fannie Mae 21
Mortgage Bankers Assn of
21
America
Revolving Door Factoid
156 former members of Congress who lobbied in 2009 are in the

OpenSecrets Revolving Door.
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Lobbying Database
In addition to campaign contributions to elected officials and
candidates, companies, labor unions, and other organizations spend
billions of dollars each year to lobby Congress and federal agencies.
Some special interests retain lobbying firms, many of them located
along Washington's legendary K Street; others have lobbyists
working in-house. We've got totals spent on lobbying, beginning in
1998, for everyone from AAI Corp. to Zurich Financial.
You can use the options below to search through our database in
several ways: search by name for a company, lobbying firm or
individual lobbyist; search for the total spending by a particular
industry; view the interests that lobbied a particular government
agency; or search for lobbying on a general issue or specific piece of
legislation.
Total Lobbying Spending

1998 $1.44 Billion
1999 $1.44 Billion
2000 $1.56 Billion
2001 $1.64 Billion
2002 $1.82 Billion
2003 $2.04 Billion
2004 $2.17 Billion
2005 $2.43 Billion
2006 $2.62 Billion
2007 $2.85 Billion
Total Lobbying Spending
2008 $3.30 Billion
2009 $3.49 Billion
2010 $2.48 Billion
Number of Lobbyists*
1998 10,404
1999 12,943
2000 12,541
2001 11,845
2002 12,131
2003 12,923
2004 13,158
2005 14,070
2006 14,516
2007 14,868
2008 14,218
2009 13,666
2010 12,340
NOTE: Figures are on this page are calculations by the Center for Responsive
Politics based on data from the Senate Office of Public Records. Data for the
most recent year was downloaded on July 26, 2010.
*The number of unique, registered lobbyists who have actively lobbied.
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/index.php
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Political Action Committees

This section lists campaign contributions by PACs and donations to
PACs, broken down by sector, industry and unique PAC. Only groups
that made contributions during the current or last two election cycles are
listed here.
To look up a specific PAC, just type in a few letters or a word contained

in the name in the search box to the right.
Or find an industry on this tree of 121 sectors & industries.
Help us identify Mystery PACs.
NOTE: PACs with diversified interests are listed under their primary
business (e.g., you'll find Boeing under "defense aerospace" rather than
"aircraft manufacturers".).
Also, for ease of identification, the names used in this section are those of
the organization connected with the PAC, rather than the official PAC
name. For example, the "Coca-Cola Company Nonpartisan Committee
for Good Government" is simply listed as "Coca-Cola Co."
Top 20 PAC Contributors to Candidates, 2009-2010

Total Dem
PAC Name Repub Pct
Amount Pct
Honeywell International $3,183,100 55% 45%
AT&T Inc $2,776,875 48% 51%
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical
$2,690,373 98% 2%
Workers
National Assn of Realtors $2,685,054 58% 41%
National Beer Wholesalers Assn $2,556,500 56% 44%
American Assn for Justice $2,415,000 97% 3%
American Bankers Assn $2,281,930 37% 63%
Operating Engineers Union $2,149,258 90% 10%
Carpenters & Joiners Union $2,004,875 86% 14%
American Crystal Sugar $1,962,500 68% 32%
American Fedn of
$1,962,000 99% 0%
St/Cnty/Munic Employees
Teamsters Union $1,954,760 98% 2%
International Assn of Fire
$1,947,000 83% 16%
Fighters
Machinists/Aerospace Workers
$1,943,000 98% 2%
Union
$1,881,750 100% 0%
Teachers
Credit Union National Assn $1,879,196 57% 42%
Laborers Union $1,847,000 96% 4%
Boeing Co $1,841,000 58% 41%
Lockheed Martin $1,759,250 58% 42%
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $1,743,450 96% 3%
Totals include subsidiaries and affiliated PACs, if any.
*For ease of identification, the names used in this section are those of the
organization connected with the PAC, rather than the official PAC name.
For example, the "Coca-Cola Company Nonpartisan Committee for
Good Government" is simply listed as "Coca-Cola Co."
Based on data released by the FEC on October 25, 2010.

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Can You Help Us Identify These Mystery

PACs?
__________________
Politicians set up so-called leadership PACs to raise even more money. But
they don't want you to know what they're doing.
__________________
Politicians collect money for their own campaigns — we all know that. But
many of them also raise a separate pot of money to help other politicians.
Lacking a requirement that lawmakers disclose their affiliations with
leadership PACs, these committees have been able to slip under the radar for
years. With your help, we can identify which politicians are behind some of
these mysterious PACs.
By making donations to members of their party, ambitious lawmakers can use

their leadership PACs to gain clout among their colleagues and boost their
bids for leadership posts or committee chairmanships. Politicians also use
leadership PACs to lay the groundwork for their own campaigns for higher
office. And some use their PACs to hire additional staff—sometimes even
their family members—and to travel around the country or eat in some of
Washington's finest restaurants. The limits on how a politician can spend
leadership PAC money are not especially strict.
Leadership PACs have become commonplace in recent years, even among
freshman members. These PACs are considered separate from a politician's
campaign committee, providing donors with a way around limits on
contributions to the politician's own campaign. Individuals can contribute up
to $5,000 per year to a member's leadership PAC, even if they have already
donated the maximum to that member's campaign committee. The potential
money adds up—nearly $15,000 in two years, all from one person. Leadership
PACs can contribute up to $5,000 per election to their sponsor's campaign
committee, so there are both direct and indirect benefits to a politician who
has a leadership PAC.
Below is a list of some PACs that we suspect are affiliated with politicians.
You can look for information about these PACs in the news, on blogs or on
the Web in general. If you suspect you know which lawmaker is affiliated
with the PAC, you can call their congressional office and simply ask to
confirm that the committee is the member's leadership PAC.
E-mail us whatever you discover at MysteryPACs@crp.org. Please

include documentation of your findings, including links to Web pages and
the names and contact information of anyone you spoke to during your
investigation.
We had great success in tracking down leadership PACs over the years, but
some remain a mystery—and we've added new ones. Keep looking!
Don't feel like playing detective? Help the Center's researchers tackle this and
other important assignments by making a tax-deductible contribution today.
Happy hunting!
Leadership PACs: Help Solve the Mystery

Total To To Notes
State Total
Name Contribut Dems Repubs
Receipts = Solved!
ions
Alliance PAC VA $10,741 $5,625 $4,625 $1,000
Total To To Notes
State Total
Receipts = Solved!
ions
America First
DC $15,150 $0 $0 $0
PAC
America Forward $49,03 Leadership PAC belongs to
DC $271,216 $49,030 $0
PAC 0 Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI).
America's $164,00 $164,0 Leadership PAC belongs to
DC $421,850 $0
Leadership PAC 0 00 Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
Leadership PAC belongs to
Arch Leadership $26,87 Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO);
MO $125,975 $26,875 $0
PAC 5 Mystery solved by Bill Allison,
Sunlight Foundation.
Axela PAC VA $0 $2,500 $2,500 $0
Because I Care
FL $57,000 $50,710 $3,710 $47,000
PAC
Bill PAC VA $57,270 $29,000 $0 $29,000 Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)
(CREW).
Building Roads &
Infrastructure NY $74,750 $6,128 $6,128 $0
Rep. Brian M. Higgins (D-NY).
PAC
California's Future
CA $1,400 $0 $0 $0
PAC
This is a PAC set up to
support Republican candidates
Central California
CA $6,554 $3,700 $0 $3,700 but it is not a leadership PAC.
PAC
Mystery solved by Adam Bishop,
YourLeaders.org.
Citizens in Action
VA $0 $2,000 $0 $2,000
PAC
Dam PAC NV $58,650 $4,000 $0 $4,000
Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev).
Defending
$27,80 Leadership PAC belongs to
America's Future NY $77,250 $32,800 $0
0 Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)
PAC
Eagle PAC UT $500 $0 $0 $0 Leadership PAC belongs to
Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT).
Total To To Notes
State Total
Receipts = Solved!
ions
Mystery solved by Ken Vogel, The
Politico.
Florida for $13,80
FL $65,000 $16,100 $2,300
America's Future 0
Forum PAC MI $35 $2,300 $0 $2,300
GeorgiaPAC GA $37,500 $18,000 $0
0 Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga).
We suspect it's a ledership PAC
for former Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-
NH), but are still waiting for
Granite State PAC NH $15,008 $250 $0 $250
confirmation. Called campaign
office 5 times since 6/20/07. Last
message left on 8/23/07.
We initially suspected that this
was former Vice President Dan
Quayle’s leadership PAC, but his
Improve America
AZ $0 $0 $0 $0 office told us that he has no PAC.
PAC
Called PAC treasurer at least two
times. Last message left on
8/23/07.
Kentucky Forward Leadership PAC belongs to
KY $36,800 $4,600 $4,600 $0
PAC Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY).
Keystone Alliance PA $407,049 $72,129 $0 $72,129
Keystone America $123,20 $123,2 Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa). Mystery
DC $278,550 $0
PAC 0 00 solved by Aaron Swartz of
watchdog.net.
Leadership Leadership PAC belongs to
$25,00
Empowerment & TX $51,500 $25,000 $0 Rep. Charlie A. Gonzalez (D-
0
Development PAC Texas).
Leaf PAC AL $11,433 $9,100 $4,600 $4,500
Liberty PAC NJ $13,756 $0 $0 $0
Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ).
Lone Star Leadership PAC belongs to
MD $55,000 $2,000 $0 $2,000
Leadership PAC Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R-TX).
Total To To Notes
State Total
Receipts = Solved!
ions
We suspect this leadership PAC
$18,00
Madison PAC MA $208,100 $18,000 $0 belongs to Rep. Richard E. Neal
0
(D-Mass).
Majority Cmte Leadership PAC belongs to
CA $185,594 $84,000 $0 $84,000
PAC Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif).
New American
NY $50 $0 $0 $0
Leadership PAC
Ocean State PAC RI $35,000 $24,000 $0
0 Rep. James Langevin (D-RI).
OCPAC CA $93,173 $41,300 $0 $41,300
Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif).
Rep. J Gresham Barrett (R-SC).
Palmetto Freedom
SC $58,000 $9,500 $0 $9,400 Mystery solved by Anne Bauer,
PAC
National Institute on Money in
State Politics.
Patriot Fund FL $0 $3,000 $0 $3,000 Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz)
(CREW).
$71,70 Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH); Mystery
Penguin PAC OH $115,389 $72,700 $0
0 solved by Bill Allison, Sunlight
Foundation.
This is not a leadership PAC.
It is a PAC started by a network
Progress for A of young progressive professionals
CA $8,280 $1,250 $1,250 $0
New Generation from Generations X and Y.
Mystery solved by Aaron Swartz
of watchdog.net.
Progress, Vision & $22,70 Leadership PAC belongs to Lt.
NM $52,920 $22,700 $0
Commitment 0 Gov. Diane Danish (D-NM).
Right Track PAC AR $91,143 $68,534 $0
4 Rep. Marion Berry (D-Ark).
Serving America's Leadership PAC belongs to
VA $15,000 $2,000 $0 $2,000
Citizens PAC Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA).
Total To To Notes
State Total
Receipts = Solved!
ions
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ).
Mystery solved by Ken Vogel, The
$50,20
Silk PAC NJ $117,950 $50,200 $0 Politico. The numbers we are
0
providing for this PAC are for the
2008 cycle, since the PAC did not
register until 2007.
United for
Progress IL $108,000 $6,000 $6,000 $0
Rep. Jerry F. Costello (D-Ill).
Leadership Cmte
$55,23 Leadesrhip PAC belongs to
Valley PAC DC $297,004 $55,234 $0
4 Rep. Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn).
Vote to Elect Leadership PAC belongs to
Republicans Now VA $133,700 $20,300 $0 $20,300 Vern Buchanan (R-FL). Mystery
PAC solved by Ken Vogel, The Politico.
Business PAC belongs to The
Woodlands Woodlands Development
TX $2,500 $1,000 $0 $1,000
Development Company; Mystery solved by
John Wilson
NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2010 election cycle and
based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on
October 25, 2010.
. http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/mysterypacs.php
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527s: Advocacy Group Spending in the

2010 Elections
Don't just blame political candidates for all the glossy flyers cluttering your
mailbox, for the in-your-face television and radio advertisements and calls at
home that interrupt your dinner. Chances are, much of that electioneering is
being paid for by one of an untold number of advocacy groups-political action
committees (PACs), 527s and other hard-to-track organizations with millions
to spend on the 2010 elections.
These groups represent a variety of positions on a variety of issues, but they

have one thing in common: they influence how you look at the candidates.
Their activities may not instruct you to vote for or against a specific candidate,
but often they will try to shape your opinion of a political candidate or party in
the context of a specific issue. Such "issue advocacy" won't explicitly tell you
to elect or defeat a particular candidate, but the advocacy group's view of the
candidate's stance on their issue is clear.
527 Party/Ideology Summary

All 527 Organizations Federally Focused
Cycle All All All All
Organizations Organizations # 527s Organizations Organizations # 527s
Receipts Expenses Receipts Expenses
2004 $599,533,632 $612,018,135 543 $431,003,812 $439,207,000 224

All 527 Organizations Federally Focused
Cycle
2006 $385,030,412 $429,486,448 616 $161,471,702 $196,434,960 264
2008 $505,947,540 $489,850,302 596 $237,428,330 $244,495,088 284
2010 $431,919,094 $405,439,132 609 $153,882,796 $153,323,890 310
To avoid double-counting, these figures do NOT include fundraising by Joint

Victory Campaign 2004, a joint fund-raising committee
527 Party/Ideology Split
Top Money
Top 50 Federally Focused Organizations

RECEIVING MONEY
527 groups are tax-exempt organizations that engage in political
activities, often through unlimited soft money contributions. Most 527s on
this list are advocacy groups trying to influence federal elections through
voter mobilization efforts and so-called issue ads that tout or criticize a
candidate's record. 527s must report their contributors and expenditures
to the IRS, unless they already file identical information at the state or
local level. The figures below are taken from 527 group filings with the
IRS. (To view 527s for state party or candidate committees, such as the
Republican Governors Association and the Democratic Governors
Association, click here.
For ease of identification, the 527 organization names used in this section
are those of the connected organization, rather than the official name of
the 527 account. For example, the "NEA Fund for Children and Public
Education" is simply listed as "National Education Assn."
2004
Total Federal
Committee Expenditures Major Player
Receipts PAC
Profile
American Solutions Winning the
$24,416,928 $24,464,637
Future
Service Employees International Union $9,387,001 $10,490,673 X X
Citizens United $8,376,968 $8,217,816 X
America Votes $7,418,746 $9,537,397 X
EMILY's List $7,325,185 $8,372,964 X
College Republican National Cmte $7,198,500 $7,223,078
American Crossroads $6,700,312 $1,408,323 X
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $4,449,117 $5,748,230 X
ActBlue $3,881,064 $3,685,666 X
National Education Assn $3,664,670 $1,933,035 X
United Food & Commercial Workers
$3,609,000 $3,263,443 X
Union
Citizens for Strength and Security $3,601,814 $3,683,518
Carly for California $3,584,134 $830,517
Building A Stronger Ohio $3,475,000 $3,432,122
American Federation of Teachers $3,250,000 $2,346,368 X
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund $3,137,347 $4,585,760 X
Laborers Union $2,975,506 $3,041,534 X
Patriot Majority Fund $2,705,675 $2,754,708
Arkansans for Change $2,360,000 $2,535,149
Mid Atlantic Leadership Fund $2,350,000 $2,349,930
Consumers United for Fairness and
$2,085,000 $1,348,300
Safety
RightChange.com $1,953,573 $1,163,613
Americans Elect $1,580,168 $1,331,791
Californians/Balanced Budget/Better
$1,460,040 $1,425,336 X
Econ
Sheet Metal Workers Union $1,413,178 $1,355,707 X
Economic Freedom Alliance $1,374,411 $1,420,636
Foundation for the Future $1,260,000 $1,229,074
National Federation of Republican
$1,112,007 $1,736,074 X
Women
First Amendment Alliance $1,036,100 $374,477
Ironworkers Union $1,031,091 $1,007,314 X
Real Jobs NC $1,004,150 $911,788
American Dental Assn $988,195 $1,643,122 X
Tim Scott for Congress $962,125 $722,343
Minnesota Future $831,500 $784,084
Iowans for Responsible Government $782,500 $779,407
2004
Total Federal
Committee Expenditures Major Player
Receipts PAC
Profile
United Brotherhood of Carpenters $691,378 $1,852,667
National Tax Limitation Cmte $684,819 $565,635 X
Greenberg 2010 $664,025 $1,598,061
League of Conservation Voters $624,000 $1,083,809 X X
Americans for Responsible Health Care $595,000 $27,860
National Assn/Mutual Insurance
$591,751 $621,482 X
Companies
United Steelworkers $574,530 $464,918 X
Citizens Speaking Out Cmte $507,300 $505,105
International Assn of Fire Fighters $500,000 $2,910,902 X
Last Chance for Patient Choice $470,829 $450,738 X
Republican National Lawyers Assn $417,774 $390,084
Democracy for America $413,897 $408,730 X
Citizens for Progress $402,250 $626,152
Operating Engineers Union $396,936 $407,800 X
Young Democrats of America $384,992 $421,862
This data is based on records released by the Internal Revenue Service on

Monday, October 18, 2010.
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Top Contributors to Federally Focused 527

Organizations, 2010 Election Cycle
These are the organizations that have contributed the most money to 527
groups that filed disclosure reports with the IRS. Unlimited soft money
contributions to 527s may come from the treasuries of corporations and
labor unions, which cannot give money directly to federal candidates and
parties.
Contributions may come from the organizations themselves or its

individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals'
immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and
affiliates.
Contributor Total
Service Employees International Union $11,785,221
United Food & Commercial Workers Union $3,847,500
Operating Engineers Union $3,751,245
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic
$2,481,873
Employees
Friends of America Votes $2,328,361
Laborers Union $1,860,533
Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc $1,853,250
Democratic Attorneys General Assn $1,435,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $1,333,176
National Assn of Realtors $1,276,357
Sheet Metal Workers Union $1,245,500
Democratic Governors Assn $1,100,000
American Federation of Teachers $939,164
John Templeton Foundation $899,600
AFL-CIO $782,958
Carpenters & Joiners Union $736,378
Ironworkers Union $707,434
Illinois Manufacturers Assn $700,798
American Dental Assn $607,007
United Steelworkers $574,530
This data is based on records released by the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, October 18,
2010.
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Top Individual Contributors to Federally

Focused 527 Organizations, 2010 Election
Cycle
Rank Contributor City, State Total Contributions

Carly Fiorina
1 Sacramento, CA $2,511,580
Carly Fiorina Enterprises
Fred Eshelman
2 Wilmington, NC $1,853,250
Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc
Peter Ackerman
3 Washington, DC $1,552,400
Americans Elect
B Wayne Hughes
4 Lexington, KY $1,550,000
Public Storage
Trevor Rees-Jones
5 Dallas, TX $1,000,000
Chief Oil & Gas
John Templeton Jr
6 Bryn Mawr, PA $899,600
John Templeton Foundation
Jon Stryker
7 Kalamazoo, MI $702,000
Jon Stryker Architecture
Parker J Collier
8 Naples, FL $595,000
Collier Enterprises
S Donald Sussman
9 St Thomas, VI $570,300
Paloma Partners
Fred Eychaner
10 Chicago, IL $554,000
Newsweb Corp
David Teece
11 Emeryville, CA $540,000
University of California/Berkeley
Quinn Delaney
12 Oakland, CA $530,000
Akonadi Foundation
Pitch Johnson
13 Palo Alto, CA $500,827
Asset Management Co
Sheldon Adelson
14 Las Vegas, NV $500,000
Las Vegas Sands
Gladys G Cofrin
15 Gainesville, FL $474,000
Gladys G Cofrin/Philanthropist
David Bonderman
16 Ft. Worth, TX $455,000
TPG Capital
Lynde B Uihlein
17 Milwaukee, WI $437,000
Time Out Enterprises
Mark Greenberg
18 Litchfield, CT $408,696
Mark Greenberg Real Estate
Rank Contributor City, State Total Contributions
Suzanne & Lawrence Hess
19 San Diego, CA $310,338
Lehbros Ltd
Barbara Lee
20 Cambridge, MA $267,600
Barbara Lee Family Foundation
Chris Findlater
21 Miami Beach, FL $225,000
Entrepreneur
John R Hunting
22 Grand Rapids, MI $220,000
John R Hunting/Philanthropist
Sara Morgan
23 Houston, TX $200,000
Retired
David Bohnett
23 Los Angeles, CA $200,000
Baroda Ventures
Judith Ann Corrente
25 New York, NY $195,000
Blenheim Capital Management
Yoriko Saneyoshi
25 Beverly Hills, CA $195,000
Self-Employed
This data is based on records released by the Internal Revenue Service on

Monday, October 18, 2010.
http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/index.php
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Interest Groups
Which candidates is the computer industry giving to? What are the
patterns in tobacco contributions over the last ten years? Where is the
political money coming from within the agribusiness industries? You
can answer this kind of question effortlessly here, with this one-of-a-
kind resource.
For each interest group, we offer:
• Totals: A summary of political giving dating back to 1990,
including breakdowns by type of contribution and political party
• Top contributors: A list of organizations (usually U.S.
companies) that have given the most from that industry
• Top recipients: A list of candidates that have received the most
from that industry
---Abortion Policy/Pro-Life
Anti-abortion groups had an ally in President George W. Bush but will
have a harder time pushing through their legislative agenda with
Democrats now in control of both Congress and the White House. The
abortion issue, which is always bubbling below the surface, took the
spotlight again when a doctor who performed abortions was murdered in
May 2009.
The most prominent issue for pro-life groups in 2009 is keeping funding
for abortion out of health care reform legislation. But President Barack
Obama also dealt a blow to the ideological groups when, within the first
two months of his presidency, he overturned Bush’s ban on federal
funding of embryonic stem cell research.. The ban had been in place since
August 2001. [Read more Background]
Top Contributors, 2009-2010

Contributor Amount
Susan B Anthony List $70,491
Right to Life $29,117
Republican National Coalition for Life $20,000
National Pro-Life Alliance $14,500
Life & Liberty PAC $13,250
...view more Contributors
Top Lobbying Clients, 2010
Client/Parent Total
Right to Life $414,024
American Life League $80,000
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$0
$0
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Top Recipients, 2009-2010
Top 20 Recipients
Rank Candidate Office Amount
1 Smith, Chris (R-NJ) House $18,340
2 Rubio, Marco (R-FL) $14,300
3 Bachmann, Michele (R-MN) House $13,550
4 Lowden, Sue (R-NV) $12,300
5 Hoffman, Doug (3-NY) $9,800
6 Angle, Sharron E (R-NV) $7,750
7 O'Donnell, Christine (R-DE) $7,400
8 Hughes, Patrick (R-IL) $6,500
8 Fiorina, Carly (R-CA) $6,500
10 West, Allen B (R-FL) $6,050
11 Hood, Ronald E (R-OH) $6,000
12 Forbes, J Randy (R-VA) House $5,700
13 Stupak, Bart (D-MI) House $5,500
13 Rodriguez, Maria (R-IL) $5,500
15 Honeycutt, Deborah Travis (R-GA) $5,425
16 Miller, Matt (R-OH) $5,000
16 Kinzinger, Adam (R-IL) $5,000
18 Buerkle, Ann Marie (R-NY) $4,650
19 Smith, Robin (R-TN) $4,000
19 Burr, Richard (R-NC) Senate $4,000
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--- Casinos / Gambling

Although many gaming regulations are made at the state and local level,
the federal-level influence of the casinos/gambling industry has grown
through both campaign donations and lobbying efforts.
Much of the motivation for this increased spending is the desire to

minimize federal regulations that will impede the industry’s growth on a
national scale. Influencing legislation attempting to stem the rise of
Internet gambling is also a factor. The casinos/gambling industry includes
a sub-category of Indian gaming, which is federally regulated. [Read
more Background]

Contributor Amount
Chickasaw Nation $465,800
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians $442,700
Morongo Band of Mission Indians $411,600
Harrah's Entertainment $400,150
Pechanga Band of Mission Indians $351,000
Client/Parent Total
Harrah's Entertainment $2,937,669
Interactive Gaming Council $1,190,580
American Gaming Assn $870,582
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
$870,000
Indians
Gila River Indian Community $720,000
Top 20 Recipients2009-2010
1 Reid, Harry (D-NV) Senate $202,000
2 Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) House $168,470
3 Inouye, Daniel K (D-HI) Senate $119,250
4 Heller, Dean (R-NV) House $102,800
5 Crist, Charlie (I-FL) $87,981
6 Titus, Dina (D-NV) House $75,200
7 Cole, Tom (R-OK) House $74,149
8 Rahall, Nick (D-WV) House $62,200
9 Frank, Barney (D-MA) House $61,400
10 Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) Senate $57,450
11 Thompson, Bennie G (D-MS) House $51,300
12 Becerra, Xavier (D-CA) House $51,100
13 Denham, Jeff (R-CA) $51,000
14 Lowden, Sue (R-NV) $50,656
15 Heinrich, Martin (D-NM) House $49,250
16 Heck, Joe (R-NV) $48,850
17 Kildee, Dale E (D-MI) House $48,300
18 Dicks, Norm (D-WA) House $46,870
19 Tester, Jon (D-MT) Senate $44,800
20 Camp, Dave (R-MI) House $44,500
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---Abortion Policy/Pro-Choice
Abortion rights organizations did not have much luck in pushing their
legislative goals during President George W. Bush’s two terms. But with
Democrats now in control of Congress and the White House, these groups
are hoping to have better access to lawmakers. The abortion issue, which
is always bubbling below the surface, took the spotlight again when a
doctor who performed abortions was murdered in May 2009.
Both Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America are

considered the most active lobbyists on the pro-choice side of the issue, as
well as the most generous contributors to federal candidates, parties and
committees. Such groups support the right of women to have access to all
reproductive healthcare options, including abortion services, without the
government’s interference. But pro-choice groups also support measures
to prevent the need for an abortion in the first place, including access to
affordable birth control. [Read more Background]

Contributor Amount
NARAL Pro-Choice America $285,055
Planned Parenthood $166,517
Republican Majority for Choice $84,250
Washington Women for Choice $55,000
New York Choice PAC $27,990
Client/Parent Total
Planned Parenthood $422,014
Planned Parenthood of California $90,000
NARAL Pro-Choice America $70,000
Alan Guttmacher Institute $60,000
Population Action International $40,000
Top 20 Recipients 2009-2010

1 Gillibrand, Kirsten (D-NY) Senate $75,730
2 Carnahan, Robin (D-MO) $51,595
3 Murray, Patty (D-WA) Senate $45,750
4 DelBene, Suzan (D-WA) $42,450
5 Kirk, Mark (R-IL) House $38,500
6 Coakley, Martha (D-MA) $36,758
7 Hodes, Paul W (D-NH) House $35,750
8 Schumer, Charles E (D-NY) Senate $30,400
10 Murphy, Scott (D-NY) House $28,380
11 Bennet, Michael F (D-CO) Senate $21,900
12 Kuster, Ann Mclane (D-NH) $21,200
13 Simmons, Rob (R-CT) $19,850
14 Hall, John (D-NY) House $19,330
15 Sestak, Joseph A Jr (D-PA) House $19,300
16 Bishop, Timothy H (D-NY) House $19,050
17 Seals, Dan (D-IL) $17,900
18 Fisher, Lee Irwin (D-OH) $17,230
19 Giannoulias, Alexander (D-IL) $16,050
20 Maffei, Dan (D-NY) House $15,800
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---Commercial Banks
Commercial banks are generous campaign contributors no matter what
the economic climate. Despite the sub-prime mortgage crisis and eventual
Wall Street collapse that occurred during the 2008 election cycle, banks
still managed to give federal candidates and parties more than $37
million in that period.
Politics and the banking industry collided in late 2008 as the Treasury
Department began making massive loans to revive financial institutions
such as Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America. These banks,
along with the American Banking Association, made up the industry’s
top four donors. [Read more Background]
Contribution Trends, 1990-2010 [View Totals]

Contributor Amount
American Bankers Assn $2,439,480
JPMorgan Chase & Co $1,105,645
Bank of America $1,006,817
Citigroup Inc $883,008
Independent Community Bankers of America $833,050
Client/Parent Total
American Bankers Assn $5,980,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co $5,770,000
Citigroup Inc $4,120,000
Independent Community Bankers of America $3,610,000
Wells Fargo $3,490,000

1 Portman, Rob (R-OH) $220,825
3 Blunt, Roy (R-MO) House $170,750
4 Shelby, Richard C (R-AL) Senate $168,700
7 Lincoln, Blanche (D-AR) Senate $133,200
8 Thune, John (R-SD) Senate $111,105
9 Castle, Michael N (R-DE) House $110,450
10 Murphy, Scott (D-NY) House $105,100
12 Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) Senate $100,800
13 Bennett, Robert F (R-UT) Senate $99,375
14 Hensarling, Jeb (R-TX) House $95,650
15 Boehner, John (R-OH) House $93,700
16 Bean, Melissa (D-IL) House $89,200
17 Moran, Jerry (R-KS) House $88,704
18 Vitter, David (R-LA) Senate $86,275
19 Stivers, Steve (R-OH) $75,550
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---Computers/Internet
The computer and Internet industry's influence increased exponentially
over the last decade as computer and Internet use skyrocketed.
The industry quickly bounced back from the bursting in 2000 of the tech
bubble, and it continues to experience strong growth as one of American
business’ greatest success stories. The industry is composed of many well-
known companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Amazon.com and Google –
the latter even having a verb named for it. [Read more Background]
]
Contributor Amount
Microsoft Corp $1,744,734
Cisco Systems $696,241
Google Inc $632,470
Intel Corp $528,880
Oracle Corp $462,584
Client/Parent Total
Microsoft Corp $5,200,000
Hewlett-Packard $5,134,290
Google Inc $3,920,000
Oracle Corp $3,830,000
IBM Corp $3,580,000

6 DelBene, Suzan (D-WA) $158,950
7 Leahy, Patrick (D-VT) Senate $132,670
8 Eshoo, Anna (D-CA) House $132,085
9 Wyden, Ron (D-OR) Senate $121,550
11 Brown, Scott P (R-MA) Senate $110,950
12 Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) House $105,447
14 Moran, Jim (D-VA) House $96,900
15 McCain, John (R-AZ) Senate $93,043
18 Cantor, Eric (R-VA) House $83,650
19 Boucher, Rick (D-VA) House $82,438
20 Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) Senate $77,676
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---Gun Rights
Gun rights groups favor Republicans with their cash—and give a whole
lot more of it than gun control supporters.
In the 2008 election cycle, gun rights advocates gave parties and
candidates 41 times more than their opponents ($2.4 million versus
$57,900) and spent 34 more times on lobbying in 2008 ($3.9 million versus
$115,000). [Read more Background]

Contributor Amount
National Rifle Assn $665,760
Safari Club International $244,400
Contributor Amount
Ohio Gun Collectors Assn $17,000
Gun Owners of America $6,436
$0
Client/Parent Total
National Rifle Assn $1,965,000
Gun Owners of America $690,239
Citizens Cmte for Right Keep & Bear Arms $424,732
National Shooting Sports Foundation $190,000
Safari Club International $100,000

1 Toomey, Pat (R-PA) $43,735
9 Angle, Sharron E (R-NV) $17,902
10 Chabot, Steve (R-OH) $15,847
11 Hoeven, John (R-ND) $15,700
12 Pence, Mike (R-IN) House $15,100
13 Bachmann, Michele (R-MN) House $14,850
14 Rossi, Dino (R-WA) $14,500
15 Calvert, Ken (R-CA) House $13,850
16 Heller, Dean (R-NV) House $13,799
18 Johnson, Ron (R-WI) $12,750
19 Thompson, Mike (D-CA) House $12,105
20 Stivers, Steve (R-OH) $11,900
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---Gun Control
Gun control advocates have historically favored Democrats with their
cash and that support may pay off now that Democrats control Congress
and the White House.
In the 2008 election cycle, 97 percent of the total $57,900 that gun control
groups gave to parties and candidates went to Democrats. They’ve never
given more than 15 percent of their total contributions to Republicans in
any recent election cycle. [Read more Background]

Client/Parent Total
Mayors Against Illegal Guns $150,000
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence $30,000
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence $0
Violence Policy Center $0
$0

2 Merkley, Jeff (D-OR) Senate $500
3 Connolly, Gerry (D-VA) House $250
3 McMahon, Michael E (D-NY) House $250
3 Kilroy, Mary Jo (D-OH) House $250
3 Maffei, Dan (D-NY) House $250
3 Hare, Phil (D-IL) House $250
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---Education
Since school districts, colleges and universities are general prohibited
from forming political action committees, political contributions from the
education industry generally come from the individuals associated with
the field.
While this category does not include teachers unions, it does include all
levels of schooling, from primary school teachers to graduate level
administrators. [Read more Background]

Contributor Amount
University of California $524,019
Harvard University $496,015
Stanford University $397,628
Apollo Group $231,125
Career College Assn $222,111
Client/Parent Total
State University of New York $1,230,000
California State University $880,000
University of Colorado $689,658
University of Southern California $660,000
University of Pittsburgh $600,000
1 Foster, Bill (D-IL) House $180,167
5 Feingold, Russ (D-WI) Senate $144,822
7 Coakley, Martha (D-MA) $138,600
9 Khazei, Alan (D-MA) $129,640
10 Miller, George (D-CA) House $124,561
11 Specter, Arlen (D-PA) Senate $108,341
13 Hodes, Paul W (D-NH) House $98,075
14 Reed, Maureen (D-MN) $89,750
15 Bishop, Timothy H (D-NY) House $86,600
16 Meek, Kendrick B (D-FL) House $83,752
17 Mikulski, Barbara A (D-MD) Senate $83,061
20 Blumenthal, Richard (D-CT) $75,500
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---Health Professionals
All health professionals are included in this category: various physicians,
psychiatrists, dentists, chiropractors, pharmacists, nurses, nutritionists
and anyone else providing health care services—as well as their
professional associations. (Chiropractors, dentists and nurses are subsets
of this industry and are profiled in greater detail within this section.)
Only four other industries, along with retirees, spent more than health
professionals on political campaigns during the 2008 election cycle. Key
players within the industry include the American Medical Association,
the American Dental Association and the [Read more Background]

Contributor Amount
National Community Pharmacists Assn $1,639,883
American Dental Assn $1,579,600
American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons $1,362,700
American Society of Anesthesiologists $1,275,460
American College of Radiology $1,175,000
Client/Parent Total
American Medical Assn $17,525,000
American Academy of Family Physicians $4,443,229
American College of Radiology $3,066,054
American Dental Assn $1,930,000
American College of Emergency Physicians $1,860,676

4 Price, Tom (R-GA) House $383,831
6 Pallone, Frank Jr (D-NJ) House $370,401
8 Harris, Andy (R-MD) $339,050
13 Burgess, Michael (R-TX) House $264,106
16 Gingrey, Phil (R-GA) House $257,516
19 Hoyer, Steny H (D-MD) House $241,860
20 Hawkins, Lee (R-GA) $240,671
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---Hedge Funds
While individuals who work for hedge funds had been contributing to
campaigns for some years, the industry itself didn’t emerge as a
significant political player or campaign contributor until 2007, coinciding
with the increased scrutiny the industry began to face from lawmakers.
In 2007, Tudor Investment Corp. was the first hedge fund to form a
political action committee to funnel money to candidates. Another firm,
Fortress Investments, was the first fund to make it onto the Center for
Responsive Politics’ list of the top 10 donors in the securities and
investment industry. (In 2007, CRP began classifying the $1.3-trillion-
dollar hedge fund industry as its own subset of the larger investment
industry). [Read more Background]
Contributor Amount
Elliott Management $1,443,424
Renaissance Technologies $508,076
DE Shaw & Co $488,399
Grosvenor Capital Management $302,440
Aqr Capital Management $272,409
Client/Parent Total
Managed Funds Assn $3,240,000
Citadel Investment Group $430,000
Oz Management $230,000
Glenview Capital Management $210,000
Renaissance Technologies $200,000

4 Simmons, Rob (R-CT) $144,842
8 Ayotte, Kelly A (R-NH) $126,188
11 Saujani, Reshma M (D-NY) $72,705
15 Boozman, John (R-AR) House $58,617
16 Dodd, Chris (D-CT) Senate $57,990
18 Rossi, Dino (R-WA) $55,617
19 Coats, Daniel R (R-IN) $54,217
20 Blumenthal, Richard (D-CT) $53,600
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---Insurance
Health, life, property and car insurance companies, agents and brokers
are all included in this broad category. HMOs, which are not included in
this industry, are profiled separately in the health sector. Universal health
care, managed care reform, prescription drug coverage and tax policy are
major issues for this industry, which is a heavy contributor to federal
campaigns. In 2007 and 2008, the insurance industry contributed a
record $46.7 million to federal parties and candidates, with 55 percent of
those donations going to Republicans.
Insurance companies staunchly oppose the idea of a government-

provided health insurance option, which President Barack Obama and
most congressional Democrats support. These businesses fear that
implementing a “public option” will eventually lead to “single-payer”
health care, which they say would mean the collapse of their industry.
Insurers believe that even if they survive the presence of a government
competitor in the market, their profits will decline sharply, as the federal
government will be able to negotiate for lower premiums and drug costs.
Insurance companies, however, support the concept of mandates
requiring individuals or their employers to buy coverage, since this would
increase the number of potential customers. To date, 47 million
Americans lack health insurance. Millions more decry the high costs of
care. [Read more Background]

Contributor Amount
New York Life Insurance $1,777,796
AFLAC Inc $1,671,100
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $1,465,789
Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America $1,018,250
Contributor Amount
Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors $951,449
Client/Parent Total
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $9,049,812
America's Health Insurance Plans $7,320,000
Prudential Financial $7,040,000
American Council of Life Insurers $5,452,452
Zurich Financial Services $5,111,250

3 Pomeroy, Earl (D-ND) House $332,750
8 Frank, Barney (D-MA) House $227,449
10 Bean, Melissa (D-IL) House $225,500
11 Kanjorski, Paul E (D-PA) House $225,000
14 Neal, Richard E (D-MA) House $212,150
15 Kind, Ron (D-WI) House $204,700
17 Tiberi, Patrick J (R-OH) House $194,120
19 Ryan, Paul (R-WI) House $183,220
20 Castle, Michael N (R-DE) House $177,160
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---Lawyers / Law Firms

The lawyers/law firms industry encompasses a variety of law-related
interests. It consists of both trade organizations that promote legislation
beneficial to the industry and members of prestigious firms – including
former lawmakers and high-ranking government staffers -- that are
highly involved in various political processes. Members of this group of
politically embedded law firms frequently show up in the Center for
Responsive Politics' Revolving Door database.
Contributions to federal candidates and political committees by lawyers

have increased during the past 10 years, and collectively, they are
consistently larger during presidential election years. Each cycle, the
contributions significantly favor Democrats. In the 2008 election cycle,
the industry contributed a massive $234 million to federal political
candidates and interests , 76 percent of which went to Democratic
candidates and committees. [Read more Background]

Contributor Amount
American Assn for Justice $2,563,350
Akin, Gump et al $1,171,616
Patton Boggs LLP $994,596
DLA Piper $966,647
K&L Gates $932,634
Client/Parent Total
American Assn for Justice $2,250,000
American Bar Assn $870,000
Sharp & Barnes $425,000
Parsons & Whittemore $345,000
Lawyers for Civil Justice $332,500

1 Reid, Harry (D-NV) Senate $2,660,931
2 Schumer, Charles E (D-NY) Senate $2,036,276
3 Gillibrand, Kirsten (D-NY) Senate $1,729,424
4 Crist, Charlie (I-FL) $1,547,981
5 Coakley, Martha (D-MA) $1,363,190
6 Specter, Arlen (D-PA) Senate $1,179,150
Giannoulias, Alexander (D-
7 $1,056,714
IL)
8 Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) Senate $1,004,370
9 Carnahan, Robin (D-MO) $966,023
11 Conlin, Roxanne (D-IA) $870,925
16 Conway, Jack (D-KY) $587,886
17 White, Bill (D-TX) $551,967
18 Melancon, Charles (D-LA) House $533,692
19 Braley, Bruce (D-IA) House $525,249
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---Lobbyists
Members of the lobbying industry have the task of representing clients,
from corporations to trade organizations to non-profit organizations, and
advocating on their behalf in the nation's capital.
The relationship between lobbyists and lawmakers is tenuous. On one

hand, lobbyists pursue relationships with lawmakers in order to shape
legislation so that it benefits those who would be affected by the new laws.
On the other hand, lobbyists are frequently targeted as symbols of undue
influence -- even corruption -- and lawmakers wish to distance themselves
for the sake of transparency. [Read more Background]
Contributor Amount
WPP Group $1,082,983
Interpublic Group $785,723
Williams & Jensen $723,154
Van Scoyoc Assoc $560,069
Podesta Group $555,010
Client/Parent Total
HSBC Holdings $2,050,000
Nucor Corp $1,800,000
Livingston Group $564,200
WPP Group $470,000
Kelley, Drye & Warren $320,000
16 Dorgan, Byron L (D-ND) Senate $157,877
18 Murkowski, Lisa (I-AK) Senate $134,700
19 Dodd, Chris (D-CT) Senate $127,479
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---Oil & Gas

This industry, which includes multinational and independent oil and gas
producers and refiners, natural gas pipeline companies, gasoline service
stations and fuel oil dealers, has long enjoyed a history of strong influence
in Washington. Individuals and political action committees affiliated with
oil and gas companies have donated $238.7 million to candidates and
parties since the 1990 election cycle, 75 percent of which has gone to
Republicans.
Though former oilmen George W. Bush and Dick Cheney occupied the
White House for eight years, the oil and gas industry could not win
support for repealing bans on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge. However, Congress voted in 2008 to lift a ban on offshore
drilling. These companies are also wary of cap-and-trade climate change
legislation, such as the measure Democratic President Barack Obama
supports. Yet Obama still received $884,000 from the oil and gas industry
during the 2008 campaign, more than any other lawmaker except his
Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). [Read more
Background]
Contributor Amount
Koch Industries $1,095,763
Exxon Mobil $848,072
Chevron Corp $651,158
Marathon Oil $581,540
Valero Energy $538,800
Client/Parent Total
ConocoPhillips $16,803,807
Chevron Corp $10,000,000
Exxon Mobil $9,980,000
Royal Dutch Shell $8,070,000
Koch Industries $6,000,000

6 Boren, Dan (D-OK) House $188,850
7 Jones, Elizabeth Ames (R-TX) $185,600
8 Hoeven, John (R-ND) $185,400
9 Pearce, Steve (R-NM) $184,232
10 White, Bill (D-TX) $165,183
11 Edwards, Chet (D-TX) House $158,080
12 Cornyn, John (R-TX) Senate $152,525
13 Coburn, Tom (R-OK) Senate $150,650
14 Bennett, Robert F (R-UT) Senate $147,200
17 Barton, Joe (R-TX) House $132,720
18 Pompeo, Michael Richard (R-KS) $131,500
19 Conaway, Mike (R-TX) House $128,600
20 Flores, William (R-TX) $126,952
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---Pharmaceuticals / Health Products

The pharmaceutical and health products industry -- it includes not only drug
manufacturers but also dealers of medical products and nutritional and dietary
supplements -- is consistently one of the top industries for federal campaign
contributions. (Pharmaceutical manufacturers are a subset of this industry and
are profiled in detail within this section.)
The industry’s political generosity increased in the years leading up to

Congress’ passage in 2003 of a prescription drug benefit in Medicare.
Contributions from the industry declined in the 2004 cycle, however,
following the elimination of unlimited “soft” money contributions to the
national political parties. The pharmaceutical industry has traditionally
supported Republican candidates. But as Democrats have seized
Congress and the White House in recent cycles, industry advocates have
steadily become more generous toward traditional foes. These companies’
contributions split evenly during the 2008 cycle, after the GOP received
two-thirds of drug company contributions in the run-up to the 2006 cycle.
[Read more Background]

Contributor Amount
Pfizer Inc $1,213,930
Abbott Laboratories $993,851
Amgen Inc $945,559
AstraZeneca PLC $783,225
Johnson & Johnson $778,235
Client/Parent Total
Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America $16,840,000
Pfizer Inc $10,740,000
Amgen Inc $7,930,000
Biotechnology Industry Organization $6,340,000
Merck & Co $6,327,510

2 Hatch, Orrin G (R-UT) Senate $251,374
4 Eshoo, Anna (D-CA) House $190,350
14 Mikulski, Barbara A (D-MD) Senate $135,374
16 Matheson, Jim (D-UT) House $128,800
18 Pallone, Frank Jr (D-NJ) House $122,950
19 Shimkus, John M (R-IL) House $115,208
20 Rogers, Mike (R-MI) House $114,949
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---Telephone Utilities
Since a landmark anti-trust case in the 1980s broke up the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company – today, simply AT&T -- telephone
utilities have remained a heavily regulated industry.
Congressional and regulatory action can have a huge effect on the

industry, as evidenced by the multiple mergers of the “Baby Bells” and
massive restructuring of the industry after the 1996 Telecommunications
Act relaxed certain rules. The telephone utilities and the federal
government have only become further entwined as the industry attempts
to integrate traditional phone service with wireless, cable television,
Internet and other services. [Read more Background]
Contributor Amount
AT&T Inc $3,313,826
Verizon Communications $1,352,370
Centurylink $347,700
National Telephone Cooperative Assn $253,750
US Telecom Assn $234,750
Client/Parent Total
Verizon Communications $12,880,000
AT&T Inc $12,477,578
US Telecom Assn $4,660,000
Client/Parent Total
Starfire Holding $600,000
Embarq Corp $520,000

4 Terry, Lee (R-NE) House $47,750
5 Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) Senate $40,750
6 Space, Zachary T (D-OH) House $40,000
7 Walden, Greg (R-OR) House $39,000
9 Waxman, Henry A (D-CA) House $35,900
10 Upton, Fred (R-MI) House $35,750
11 Dingell, John D (D-MI) House $32,500
11 Stearns, Cliff (R-FL) House $32,500
15 Graves, Sam (R-MO) House $31,400
17 Lance, Leonard (R-NJ) House $31,200
18 Hill, Baron (D-IN) House $31,000
20 Shimkus, John M (R-IL) House $30,300
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---Tobacco
The tobacco industry, once a lobbying juggernaut, has watched its
political influence wane as its cancer-causing products became
increasingly toxic – politically speaking.
The contributions to federal candidates and political committees from the
tobacco industry, which includes makers of cigarettes, cigars and
smokeless tobacco, as well as their trade groups, have drastically
decreased since 2002. [Read more Background]

Contributor Amount
Altria Group $970,400
Reynolds American $481,701
Vector Group $205,600
Lorillard Tobacco $132,650
Swisher International $85,050
Client/Parent Total
Altria Group $7,980,000
Lorillard Inc $1,470,000
Reynolds American $1,415,881
Vector Group $370,000
Swisher International $220,000

3 McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Senate $35,900
7 Hurt, Robert (R-VA) $30,750
10 Buyer, Steve (R-IN) House $24,500
11 Etheridge, Bob (D-NC) House $23,700
13 Sessions, Pete (R-TX) House $21,000
14 McIntyre, Mike (D-NC) House $20,000
14 Webb, James (D-VA) Senate $20,000
16 Bright, Bobby (D-AL) House $19,500
19 DeMint, James W (R-SC) Senate $18,300
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---Movies/ Music
A large segment of the television, movie and music industry consists of
movie and television studios, producers, directors, and actors -- otherwise
known as Hollywood. This category also includes the recorded music
industry, commercial television and radio stations and networks, as well
as cable and satellite TV operators.
In general, the entertainment industry leans Democratic in its political

giving. In 2008, Democrats received 78 percent of the industry’s
contributions. This continues the trend of the entertainment industry
contributing more to Democrats during the past two decades with 70
percent of donations going to Democrats compared to 29 percent for
Republicans. Of the $48.7 million in total campaign contributions given
by this industry during the 2008 election cycle, individuals associated
with the industry contributed more than 80 percent, with political action
committees accounting for most of the rest. Through their PACs,
Comcast Corp. and Time Warner spent about $2.9 million and $2.7
million respectively during the 2008 election cycle. [Read more
Background]

Contributor Amount
Comcast Corp $2,654,478
National Cable & Telecommunications Assn $1,353,900
National Amusements Inc $735,360
National Assn of Broadcasters $717,463
Time Warner $715,785

Client/Parent Total
National Assn of Broadcasters $9,990,000
Comcast Corp $8,757,000
National Cable & Telecommunications Assn $8,650,000
National Amusements Inc $4,910,000
Time Warner Cable $4,440,000

6 Berman, Howard L (D-CA) House $276,200
10 Bono Mack, Mary (R-CA) House $125,050
12 Waxman, Henry A (D-CA) House $117,900
19 Becerra, Xavier (D-CA) House $84,794
METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs and
individuals giving $200 or more. All donations took place during the 2009-2010 election cycle and
were released by the Federal Election Commission on Monday, October 25, 2010.
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http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/index.php
http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/index.php
http://www.opensecrets.org/index.php
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TRUTH: THEY ARE ALL BOUGHT AND PAID FOR
TO REPRESENT THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
AND INDUSTRIES ( you are nothing to them but the little
old taxpayers who toils 24 to 7 to pay for their millionaire
spending habits.)!
==
===AND ALL THE RINOS TOO!!
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Nancy: “We LOVE the Little people; we are

here to serve them in all HONESTY.”

When the federal government announced two months ago that

Total from Total from

Total $4,844,572 $3,017,797 $1,826,775

Top National BUYERS of

When powerful corporations or special interest groups find themselves

2008 Federal 2008 State

1 National Education Assn $56,228,408 $2,676,297 $53,552,111

Pechanga Band of Mission

3 Penn National Gaming $40,557,472 $65,100 $40,492,372

Morongo Band of Mission

7 National Assn of Realtors $28,788,109 $4,888,640 $23,899,469

8 Lakes Entertainment $25,694,898 $2,000 $25,692,898

9 TRIBES FOR FAIR PLAY $24,754,413 $0 $24,754,413

10 ActBlue $23,184,380 $23,184,380 $0

Agua Caliente Band of

12 Clean Energy Fuels Corp $18,855,650 $37,200 $18,818,450

13 PG&E Corp $16,598,971 $419,484 $16,179,487

16 Edison International $15,146,391 $619,919 $14,526,472

17 AT&T Inc $14,718,618 $5,424,955 $9,293,663

18 Laborers Union $13,659,411 $2,987,360 $10,672,051

Pala Band of Mission

United Auburn Indian

United Food & Commercial

22 Altria Group $12,840,598 $1,500,041 $11,340,557

24 American Hospital Assn $11,981,748 $2,528,561 $9,453,187

International Assn of Fire

28 Apollo Group $11,184,508 $388,828 $10,795,680

29 Carpenters & Joiners Union $10,827,397 $2,386,151 $8,441,246

30 Republican Governors Assn $10,451,245 $2,400 $10,448,845

31 Ameristar Casinos $9,949,169 $7,030 $9,942,139

32 Planned Parenthood $9,665,051 $726,893 $8,938,158

33 American Dental Assn $9,622,775 $2,447,140 $7,175,635

34 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $9,344,259 $2,529,609 $6,814,650

36 Operating Engineers Union $8,795,891 $2,869,192 $5,926,699

National Beer Wholesalers

38 Pinnacle Entertainment $7,770,850 $9,850 $7,761,000

39 Reynolds American $7,284,885 $888,230 $6,396,655

Sycuan Band of the

43 Credit Union National Assn $6,810,821 $2,900,739 $3,910,082

44 Goldman Sachs $6,574,532 $6,080,176 $494,356

47 Comcast Corp $6,408,741 $3,506,352 $2,902,389

49 JPMorgan Chase & Co $6,335,426 $5,220,000 $1,115,426

50 Citigroup Inc $6,329,894 $5,126,887 $1,203,007

51 Democratic Governors Assn $6,145,610 $30,750 $6,114,860

52 American Health Care Assn $6,065,984 $1,369,546 $4,696,438

54 Taubman Centers $6,034,174 $2,300 $6,031,874

55 Bank of America $5,903,004 $3,493,952 $2,409,052

57 Bay Meadows Land Co $5,894,854 $2,300 $5,892,554

58 League of California Cities $5,766,797 $3,950 $5,762,847

59 Teamsters Union $5,526,881 $2,853,326 $2,673,555

60 Verizon Communications $5,428,169 $2,898,269 $2,529,900

61 Time Warner $5,349,350 $3,232,838 $2,116,512

62 Anheuser-Busch InBev $5,239,453 $2,170,238 $3,069,215

63 Wal-Mart Stores $5,179,761 $2,078,451 $3,101,310

66 Microsoft Corp $5,066,124 $3,590,741 $1,475,383

67 EMILY's List $5,051,101 $3,192,455 $1,858,646

70 Sheet Metal Workers Union $4,922,448 $2,762,637 $2,159,811

71 Chesapeake Energy $4,914,175 $480,771 $4,433,404

73 American Optometric Assn $4,888,480 $1,628,784 $3,259,696

74 UNITE HERE $4,840,549 $1,186,144 $3,654,405

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