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All Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008
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Includes contributions from PACs and individuals. 2008 cycle totals based on data
released electronically by the Federal Election Commission on Sept. 2, 2008.
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-
freddie.html
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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
NO ON 94 95 96 & 97
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
CALIFORNIA
23 $12,355,252 $0 $12,355,252
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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
COUNCIL OF ALASKA
35 $8,850,000 $0 $8,850,000
PRODUCERS
OHIO HOUSE
40 REPUBLICAN $7,202,208 $0 $7,202,208
CAMPAIGN CMTE
NORTH CAROLINA
42 $7,053,226 $0 $7,053,226
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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
REPUBLICAN STATE
48 $6,382,501 $0 $6,382,501
LEADERSHIP CMTE
2008 Federal 2008 State
Rank Organization Total
Contributions Contributions
Republican Party of
53 $6,064,321 $1,500 $6,062,821
California
COALITION TO
56 PROTECT CALIFORNIAS $5,900,000 $0 $5,900,000
BUDGET
Democratic Party of
64 $5,158,385 $739 $5,157,646
Virginia
PENNSYLVANIA
65 $5,109,084 $0 $5,109,084
REPUBLICAN PARTY
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
BARBOUR FOR
72 $4,907,560 $0 $4,907,560
GOVERNOR
Associated General
79 $4,724,378 $996,025 $3,728,353
Contractors
PENNSYLVANIA
82 $4,657,485 $0 $4,657,485
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
League of Conservation
85 $4,540,382 $463,939 $4,076,443
Voters
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC
89 CAMPAIGN CMTE OF $4,345,452 $0 $4,345,452
PENNSYLVANIA
2008 Federal 2008 State
Rank Organization Total
Contributions Contributions
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
HOUSE REPUBLICAN
101 CAMPAIGN CMTE OF $3,808,452 $0 $3,808,452
PENNSYLVANIA
2008 Federal 2008 State
Rank Organization Total
Contributions Contributions
REPUBLICAN SENATE
105 CAMPAIGN CMTE OF $3,687,087 $0 $3,687,087
OHIO
WASHINGTON STATE
113 $3,559,184 $0 $3,559,184
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
IOWA DEMOCRATIC
114 $3,532,607 $0 $3,532,607
PARTY
2008 Federal 2008 State
Rank Organization Total
Contributions Contributions
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
American Society of
120 $3,442,373 $1,733,400 $1,708,973
Anesthesiologists
Communications Workers
126 $3,376,681 $2,404,311 $972,370
of America
COLORADANS FOR
129 $3,351,958 $0 $3,351,958
ECONOMIC GROWTH
MARIJUANA POLICY
140 $3,154,118 $107,130 $3,046,988
PROJECT
SCHWARZENEGGERS
145 CALIFORNIA DREAM $3,062,287 $0 $3,062,287
TEAM
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
Machinists/Aerospace
152 $2,963,083 $2,916,733 $46,350
Workers Union
Democratic Party of
160 $2,823,454 $300 $2,823,154
Indiana
MISSISSIPPI
172 $2,588,291 $0 $2,588,291
REPUBLICAN PARTY
COLORADO BUSINESSES
182 FOR SENSIBLE $2,495,500 $0 $2,495,500
SOLUTIONS
Democratic Legislative
189 $2,414,761 $12,750 $2,402,011
Campaign Cmte
NEW JERSEY
193 $2,372,553 $0 $2,372,553
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
OREGON PUBLIC
199 $2,284,552 $0 $2,284,552
EMPLOYEES LOCAL 503
2008 Federal 2008 State
Rank Organization Total
Contributions Contributions
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.
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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
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.
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.
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.
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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."
*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."
__________________
Politicians set up so-called leadership PACs to raise even more money. But
they don't want you to know what they're doing.
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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.
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.
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!
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.
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Top Money
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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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 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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Top 20 Recipients2009-2010
Rank Candidate Office Amount
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
Rank Candidate Office Amount
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.
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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]
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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]
]
Top Contributors, 2009-2010
Contributor Amount
Microsoft Corp $1,744,734
Cisco Systems $696,241
Google Inc $632,470
Intel Corp $528,880
Oracle Corp $462,584
...view more Contributors
Top Lobbying Clients, 2010
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
...view more Lobbying
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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]
---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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
Top Contributors, 2009-2010
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
...view more Contributors
Top Lobbying Clients, 2010
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
...view more Lobbying
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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.
---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.
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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]
Top Contributors, 2009-2010
Contributor Amount
Koch Industries $1,095,763
Exxon Mobil $848,072
Chevron Corp $651,158
Marathon Oil $581,540
Valero Energy $538,800
...view more Contributors
Top Lobbying Clients, 2010
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
...view more Lobbying
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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.
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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]
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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.
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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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.)!
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===AND ALL THE RINOS TOO!!
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