Wanna Know Who Lobbies Politicians? Here's the Top Donors

[Lorax7844]

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php?order=A

1st # Dems 2nd # Reps
1 AT&T Inc $43,501,240 44% 55%
2 American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $40,965,173 98% 1%
3 National Assn of Realtors $35,179,013 48% 51%
4 Goldman Sachs $31,183,662 64% 35%
5 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $30,920,696 97% 2%
6 American Assn for Justice $30,734,429 90% 9%
7 National Education Assn $29,908,625 92% 6%
8 Laborers Union $28,201,600 92% 7%
9 Service Employees International Union $27,510,257 95% 3%
10 Teamsters Union $27,402,304 92% 6%
11 Carpenters & Joiners Union $27,368,258 89% 10%
12 Communications Workers of America $26,748,746 99% 0%
13 Citigroup Inc $26,562,905 50% 49%
14 American Medical Assn $26,213,449 39% 60%
15 American Federation of Teachers $25,996,071 98% 0%
16 United Auto Workers $25,767,002 98% 0%
17 Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union $24,793,477 98% 0%
18 National Auto Dealers Assn $24,048,808 31% 68%
19 Altria Group $23,869,891 28% 71%
20 United Food & Commercial Workers Union $23,742,074 98% 1%
21 United Parcel Service $23,649,476 36% 63%
22 American Bankers Assn $21,945,966 41% 58%
23 National Assn of Home Builders $21,401,355 35% 64%
24 EMILY's List $20,984,384 99% 0%
25 National Beer Wholesalers Assn $20,300,845 31% 68%
26 Microsoft Corp $19,692,774 52% 46%
27 Time Warner $19,653,331 71% 28%
28 JPMorgan Chase & Co $19,395,548 51% 48%
29 National Assn of Letter Carriers $19,206,784 88% 11%
30 Morgan Stanley $18,173,708 45% 53%
31 AFL-CIO $18,034,967 95% 4%
32 Verizon Communications $17,812,927 39% 59%
33 FedEx Corp $17,676,556 40% 58%
34 Lockheed Martin $17,638,388 42% 57%
35 General Electric $17,349,803 50% 49%
36 National Rifle Assn $17,095,136 17% 82%
37 Sheet Metal Workers Union $16,907,563 97% 2%
38 Ernst & Young $16,746,413 44% 55%
39 Credit Union National Assn $16,694,237 47% 51%
40 Bank of America $16,568,591 47% 52%
41 Operating Engineers Union $16,235,350 85% 14%
42 American Dental Assn $16,134,579 46% 53%
43 American Hospital Assn $16,126,109 52% 46%
44 Plumbers & Pipefitters Union $15,807,536 94% 5%
45 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $15,779,305 39% 60%
46 Air Line Pilots Assn $15,478,917 84% 15%
47 International Assn of Fire Fighters $15,372,243 82% 17%
48 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu $15,366,870 34% 65%
49 PricewaterhouseCoopers $15,073,033 36% 63%
50 Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors $14,845,205 42% 56%
51 AFLAC Inc $14,582,269 44% 55%
52 Merrill Lynch $14,299,160 37% 61%
53 Union Pacific Corp $13,847,948 23% 76%
54 Boeing Co $13,579,262 47% 52%
55 United Steelworkers $13,477,947 99% 0%
56 United Transportation Union $13,373,545 88% 11%
57 Reynolds American $13,302,827 24% 75%
58 Pfizer Inc $13,210,087 29% 70%
59 BellSouth Corp $12,993,782 45% 54%
60 Ironworkers Union $12,923,775 92% 7%
61 American Institute of CPAs $12,698,585 42% 57%
62 Credit Suisse Group $12,141,215 44% 55%
63 American Postal Workers Union $11,925,473 95% 4%
64 National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn $11,745,871 52% 47%
65 General Dynamics $11,496,724 46% 53%
66 American Financial Group $11,334,675 18% 81%
67 GlaxoSmithKline $10,895,744 28% 70%
68 Walt Disney Co $10,810,549 67% 32%
69 Chevron $10,709,395 25% 74%
70 Exxon Mobil $10,511,023 14% 85%
71 Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn $10,430,000 77% 21%
72 MBNA Corp $10,059,006 17% 82%
73 General Motors $9,950,919 38% 60%
74 UST Inc $9,935,061 21% 78%
75 Freddie Mac $9,859,490 43% 56%
76 AIG $9,744,312 50% 49%
77 Human Rights Campaign $9,741,375 90% 9%
78 National Restaurant Assn $9,645,995 15% 83%
79 Southern Co $9,544,345 31% 68%
80 Prudential Financial $9,345,074 48% 51%
81 MetLife Inc $9,284,365 55% 44%
82 American Academy of Ophthalmology $9,162,538 52% 47%
83 National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare $9,144,499 80% 19%
84 Eli Lilly & Co $9,039,674 28% 71%
85 CSX Corp $8,935,785 31% 68%
86 Associated General Contractors $8,811,941 14% 85%
87 Amway/Alticor Inc $8,716,601 0% 99%
88 National Cmte for an Effective Congress $8,707,940 99% 0%
89 American Maritime Officers $8,606,031 46% 53%
90 Archer Daniels Midland $8,303,364 43% 56%
91 Seafarers International Union $8,140,144 84% 14%
92 MCI Inc $8,093,472 46% 53%
93 American Airlines $8,052,023 47% 52%
94 American Council of Life Insurers $7,581,090 37% 62%
95 Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn $7,353,627 74% 25%
96 Bristol-Myers Squibb $7,282,437 21% 78%
97 Enron Corp $6,633,457 29% 70%
98 Andersen $6,313,422 37% 62%
99 BP $6,120,971 28% 70%
100 Vivendi $4,455,940 66% 32%

[TexasObserver]

1. Recommend

[drmeow]

2. What I'd like to see as well

is how many people each of those groups "represents" - as in theoretically the unions represent a lot more people than the AT & T.

[create.peace]

3. let's not forget the US Chamber of Commerce and its

Institute for Legal Reform

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._Chamber_of_Commerce#Lobbying_spending

[Trillo]

4. Seems like the commerce clause dun run amok. n/t

[DCKit]

5. The disparity in rates of giving by group are amazing.

The corporations and groups we "love to hate" either give almost equally, or heavily in the favor of the (R)s. The groups who represent unions (people) and social causes give only token payments to the (R)s.

[Echo In Light]

6. In other words, the will of the people speaks much louder than all that big $

[Romulox]

7. Business seems to give equally to both Parties, progressive orgs. most give to dems.

And yet the Dems call their most loyal supporters "fringe". :wtf:

[Vidar]

8. Great list. Recommended.

[NNN0LHI]

9. 97 Enron Corp $6,633,457 29% 70%

I didn't think they were in business any more.

Don

[Lorax7844]

10. kick