Forum Post: Buying the US government
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 30, 2011, 8:05 a.m. EST by bronxj
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Top 20 All-Time Campaign Donors, 1989-2012 http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php?order=A
1 ActBlue $55,745,059
2 AT&T Inc $47,571,779
3 American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $46,167,658
4 National Assn of Realtors $40,718,176
5 Service Employees International Union $37,634,367
6 National Education Assn $37,051,378
7 Goldman Sachs $35,790,579
8 American Assn for Justice $34,715,804
9 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $34,292,471
10 Laborers Union $31,876,95011
11 American Federation of Teachers $31,681,366
12 Teamsters Union $31,285,842
13 Carpenters & Joiners Union $30,769,258
14 Communications Workers of America $30,192,447
15 Citigroup Inc $28,842,146
16 American Medical Assn $27,880,935
17 United Auto Workers $27,539,652
18 United Food & Commercial Workers Union $27,344,608
19 National Auto Dealers Assn $26,966,358
20 Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union $26,879,727
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list_stfed.php?order=A Top National Donors 2008 election Based on Combined State and Federal Contributions, 2007-2008
1 National Education Assn Total $56,228,408 Federal $2,676,297 State $53,552,11
2 Pechanga Band of Mission Indians Total $43,969,951 Federal $599,754 State $43,370,197
3 Penn National Gaming Total $40,557,472 Federal $65,100 State $40,492,372
4 Morongo Band of Mission Indians Total $39,063,909 Federal $600,312 State $38,463,597
5 Community Financial Services Assn Total $34,841,693 Federal $198,760 state $34,642,933
6 Service Employees International Union Total 30,405,549 Federal $2,921,463 State $27,484,086
7 National Assn of Realtors Total $28,788,109 Federal $4,888,640 State$23,899,469 8 Lakes Entertainment Total $25,694,898 Federal $2,000 State$25,692,898
9 Tribes for fair Play Total 24,754,413 Federal $0 State $24,754,413
10 ActBlue Total $23,184,380 Federal $23,184,380 State $0
Federal PAC Contributions 2010 Election Cycle http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/list.php
Unions Total Amount: $63,665,882
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Total Amount: $62,909,712
Ideological/Single-Issue Total Amount: $60,279,974
Health Total Amount: $54,641,685
Misc business Associations Total Amount: $37,791,850
Energy & Natural Resources Total Amount: $28,858,057
Agribusiness Total Amount: $22,950,208
Transportation Total Amount: $21,118,906
Lawyers & Lobbyists Total Amount: $15,916,526
Construction Total Amount: $15,534,354
Defense Total Amount: $14,263,964