Reply #2: Oil & Gas Top Recipients

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(not just BP)

2010

1 Lincoln, Blanche (D-AR) Senate $265,650
2 Vitter, David (R-LA) Senate $225,300
3 Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) Senate $203,326
4 White, Bill (D-TX) $199,903
5 Jones, Elizabeth Ames (R-TX) $157,350
6 Bennett, Robert F (R-UT) Senate $131,150
7 Specter, Arlen (D-PA) Senate $125,300
8 Cornyn, John (R-TX) Senate $124,625
9 Edwards, Chet (D-TX) House $110,530
10 Barton, Joe (R-TX) House $103,570
11 Conaway, Mike (R-TX) House $101,350
12 Dorgan, Byron L (D-ND) Senate $95,450
13 Blunt, Roy (R-MO) House $94,100
14 Coburn, Tom (R-OK) Senate $93,800
15 Pearce, Steve (R-NM) $89,100
16 Boren, Dan (D-OK) House $88,850
17 Hoeven, John (R-ND) $84,250
18 Williams, Roger (R-TX) $83,150
19 Thune, John (R-SD) Senate $82,940
20 Cantor, Eric (R-VA) House $82,200

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?cycle=2010&ind=E01



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 Sunday, April 25, 2010.


2008

1 McCain, John (R) Senate $2,403,437
2 Obama, Barack (D) Senate $898,251
3 Cornyn, John (R-TX) Senate $667,850
4 Giuliani, Rudolph W (R) $609,358
5 Romney, Mitt (R) $504,094
6 Pearce, Steve (R-NM) House $470,832
7 McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Senate $400,900
8 Clinton, Hillary (D-NY) Senate $381,742
9 Inhofe, James M (R-OK) Senate $365,200
10 Landrieu, Mary L (D-LA) Senate $272,250
11 Schaffer, Bob (R-CO) $246,850
12 Dole, Elizabeth (R-NC) Senate $230,917
13 Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) Senate $222,350
14 Richardson, Bill (D) $220,875
15 Barton, Joe (R-TX) House $219,490
16 Roberts, Pat (R-KS) Senate $203,700
17 Wicker, Roger (R-MS) Senate $200,200
18 Thompson, Fred (R) $196,704
19 Boren, Dan (D-OK) House $185,950
20 Coleman, Norm (R-MN) Senate $174,900



METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs and individuals giving $200 or more. All donations took place during the 2007-2008 election cycle and were released by the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?ind=E01&cycle=2008&recipdetail=A&mem=Y&sortorder=U


BP 2010 Top Recipients

Senate Conway, Jack $9,600
Senate Murkowski, Lisa $7,000
Senate Lincoln, Blanche $4,000
Senate Burr, Richard $2,000
House Culberson, John $2,000
Senate Dorgan, Byron L $2,000
Senate Isakson, Johnny $2,000
House Rangel, Charles B $2,000
House Shimkus, John M $2,000
House Upton, Fred $2,000
House McCaul, Michael $1,500
House Hamos, Julie $1,400
Senate Brown, Scott P $1,250
Senate Jackson, Cheryle $1,050
House Barton, Joe $1,000
Senate Bennet, Michael F $1,000
House Biggert, Judy $1,000
Senate Bingaman, Jeff $1,000
House Boehner, John $1,000
House Boren, Dan $1,000

(See all recipients)

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000091&cycle=2010

BP 2008 Top Recipients

Senate Obama, Barack $71,051
Senate McCain, John $36,649
Senate Landrieu, Mary L $16,200
Senate Stevens, Ted $10,150
Senate Begich, Mark $8,550
Senate McConnell, Mitch $8,500
House Culberson, John $8,200
Senate Clinton, Hillary $6,700
House Skelly, Michael Peter $6,614
Senate Lunsford, Bruce $6,600
House Paul, Ron $6,300
House Hoyer, Steny H $5,000
House Pearce, Steve $5,000
Senate Chambliss, Saxby $4,500
Senate Cornyn, John $4,500
House Rangel, Charles B $4,500
House Young, Don $4,500
House Blunt, Roy $4,000
House Boehner, John $4,000
House Dingell, John D $4,000

(See all recipients)


Based on data released by the FEC on April 25, 2010.
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000091&type=P&sort=A&cycle=2008


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