Wed Feb 12, 2014, 10:24 AM

pintobean (17,885 posts)

Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014 (Open Secrets)

Here's the top 25. There are 156 organizations listed at the link.

Home / Influence & Lobbying / Organizations / Heavy Hitters / Heavy Hitters List

Rank Organization Total '89-'12 Dem % Repub %
1 ActBlue $97,192,340 99% 0%
2 American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $60,667,379 81% 1%
3 AT&T Inc $56,449,317 41% 57%
4 National Education Assn $53,594,488 61% 4%
5 National Assn of Realtors $51,207,902 44% 47%
6 Goldman Sachs $44,847,951 53% 44%
7 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $44,478,789 92% 1%
8 United Auto Workers $41,667,858 71% 0%
9 Carpenters & Joiners Union $39,260,371 74% 9%
10 Service Employees International Union $38,395,690 84% 2%
11 Laborers Union $37,494,010 85% 7%
12 American Federation of Teachers $36,713,325 89% 0%
13 Communications Workers of America $36,188,135 86% 0%
14 Teamsters Union $36,123,209 88% 5%
15 JPMorgan Chase & Co $34,527,277 48% 51%
16 United Food & Commercial Workers Union $33,756,550 86% 0%
17 United Parcel Service $32,214,128 35% 64%
18 Citigroup Inc $32,198,122 48% 50%
19 National Auto Dealers Assn $31,818,910 31% 68%
20 Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union $31,313,097 98% 1%
21 EMILY's List $31,267,654 98% 0%
22 American Bankers Assn $31,135,202 36% 63%
23 AFL-CIO $30,938,977 61% 3%
24 American Medical Assn $29,990,879 40% 59%
25 Microsoft Corp $29,245,015 55% 43%

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Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014 (Open Secrets) (Original post)	pintobean	Feb 2014	OP
That's very interesting. Thanks for posting. k&r for exposure. n/t	Laelth	Feb 2014	#1
Interesting.	Le Taz Hot	Feb 2014	#2
We don't seem to be getting much bang for our buck there, do we?	bemildred	Feb 2014	#3
It tells me something I already knew.	pintobean	Feb 2014	#4
And who allows that? Who makes those decisions to give money away for nothing?	bemildred	Feb 2014	#5
I guess they're afraid	pintobean	Feb 2014	#7
That works.	bemildred	Feb 2014	#8
Banks/Wall St got their moneys worth from both parties	highmindedhavi	Feb 2014	#6
Helluva deal.	jsr	Feb 2014	#10
Per the link Verizon is at #34 but should be a lot higher	lpbk2713	Feb 2014	#9

Response to pintobean (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2014, 10:33 AM

Laelth (21,350 posts)

1. That's very interesting. Thanks for posting. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

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Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:14 AM

Le Taz Hot (22,271 posts)

2. Interesting.

I find it interesting that a good portion of the Top 25 donors donate overwhelmingly to the Democrats, yet, actual legislation during that time has gone, undeniably, to the advantage of major corporations and away from legislation that benefits the average American resident.

A puzzlement.

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Response to Le Taz Hot (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:27 AM

bemildred (90,061 posts)

3. We don't seem to be getting much bang for our buck there, do we?

Somebody needs to look into the union leadership. That's a lot of money.

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Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:34 AM

pintobean (17,885 posts)

4. It tells me something I already knew.

Unions are taken for granted.

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Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:37 AM

bemildred (90,061 posts)

5. And who allows that? Who makes those decisions to give money away for nothing?

Would Jamie Dimon do that?

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Response to bemildred (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:57 AM

pintobean (17,885 posts)

7. I guess they're afraid

of what would happen if they turned off the spigots. I say shut them off until we get some respect and some results.

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Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:59 AM

bemildred (90,061 posts)

8. That works.

We still need leaders with some fire in the belly. (edit: like you say ...)

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Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:53 AM

highmindedhavi (286 posts)

6. Banks/Wall St got their moneys worth from both parties

TARP funds in the billions, no jail time and richer than ever.

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Wed Feb 12, 2014, 12:11 PM

jsr (7,712 posts)

10. Helluva deal.

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Wed Feb 12, 2014, 12:07 PM

lpbk2713 (36,329 posts)

9. Per the link Verizon is at #34 but should be a lot higher

Tracking of the name "Verizon" doesn't start until the company was formed in Y2K from the merger of GTE and Bell Atlantic. They should most likely be right up there in the top five with AT&T.

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