Monday, May 7, 2007

Democrats Have A Lot of Rich Friends

2006 ELECTION OVERVIEW
Top Overall Donor

Rank

Contributor

Total Contributions

To Dems

To Repubs

1

ActBlue

$4,655,402

100%

0%

2

National Assn of Realtors

$3,785,305

49%

51%

3

EMILY's List

$3,588,379

100%

0%

4

Goldman Sachs

$3,434,616

62%

37%

5

Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte

$3,064,821

100%

0%

6

National Beer Wholesalers Assn

$2,967,250

31%

69%

7

Club for Growth

$2,930,628

4%

96%

8

National Assn of Home Builders

$2,901,250

26%

73%

9

National Auto Dealers Assn

$2,823,100

30%

70%

10

Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

$2,819,953

97%

3%

11

American Bankers Assn

$2,793,875

36%

64%

12

Operating Engineers Union

$2,792,545

78%

21%

13

Laborers Union

$2,686,750

85%

15%

14

AT&T Inc

$2,676,447

34%

66%

15

American Assn for Justice

$2,578,240

96%

4%

16

Credit Union National Assn

$2,486,103

45%

54%

17

General Electric

$2,456,905

40%

59%

18

Citigroup Inc

$2,448,416

54%

44%

19

United Parcel Service

$2,344,923

33%

67%

20

Carpenters & Joiners Union

$2,294,673

74%

25%

21

United Auto Workers

$2,229,740

99%

1%

22

American Federation of Teachers

$2,116,748

99%

1%

23

Teamsters Union

$2,094,481

91%

8%

24

American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees

$2,069,338

99%

1%

25

American Medical Assn

$2,037,759

31%

69%

26

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

$2,027,309

28%

72%

27

Lockheed Martin

$1,975,320

40%

59%

28

Plumbers/Pipefitters Union

$1,965,850

91%

9%

29

JP Morgan Chase & Co

$1,941,471

57%

42%

30

Verizon Communications

$1,908,676

39%

60%

31

National Education Assn

$1,908,427

89%

11%

32

Bank of America

$1,905,583

44%

55%

33

Microsoft Corp

$1,894,609

56%

43%

34

International Assn of Fire Fighters

$1,872,105

72%

27%

35

National Air Traffic Controllers Assn

$1,870,150

75%

24%

36

Blue Cross/Blue Shield

$1,863,791

35%

65%

37

Time Warner

$1,849,845

74%

25%

38

Morgan Stanley

$1,843,733

49%

49%

39

American Hospital Assn

$1,797,083

44%

56%

40

UBS AG

$1,796,801

50%

45%

41

Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union

$1,761,484

98%

1%

42

Air Line Pilots Assn

$1,737,250

80%

19%

43

Comcast Corp

$1,711,909

51%

47%

44

American Dental Assn

$1,691,597

35%

65%

45

Pfizer Inc

$1,684,689

31%

68%

46

American Postal Workers Union

$1,634,000

95%

4%

47

Communications Workers of America

$1,595,280

99%

1%

48

United Food & Commercial Workers Union

$1,575,455

100%

2%

49

National Assn of Letter Carriers

$1,567,300

88%

11%

50

National Restaurant Assn

$1,549,046

12%

87%

51

National Cable & Telecommunications Assn

$1,546,905

45%

55%

52

Sheet Metal Workers Union

$1,543,200

95%

4%

53

WPP Group

$1,535,631

40%

59%

54

AFLAC Inc

$1,505,035

44%

55%

55

Ironworkers Union

$1,485,900

88%

12%

56

Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors

$1,480,150

40%

60%

57

Service Employees International Union

$1,477,392

93%

7%

58

FedEx Corp

$1,441,841

35%

64%

59

Ernst & Young

$1,441,300

41%

58%

60

AFL-CIO

$1,376,827

88%

13%

61

Wal-Mart Stores

$1,363,526

31%

69%

62

National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn

$1,328,866

43%

56%

63

Patton Boggs LLP

$1,325,961

67%

32%

64

Painters & Allied Trades Union

$1,297,665

72%

28%

65

General Dynamics

$1,295,688

38%

59%

66

Associated Builders & Contractors

$1,269,250

1%

99%

67

Northrop Grumman

$1,265,811

36%

63%

68

PricewaterhouseCoopers

$1,256,854

27%

72%

69

Blank Rome LLP

$1,247,393

42%

58%

70

Boeing Co

$1,246,891

42%

57%

71

Every Republican is Crucial PAC

$1,245,842

0%

100%

72

BellSouth Corp

$1,240,745

40%

58%

73

Credit Suisse Group

$1,219,877

63%

35%

74

Anheuser-Busch

$1,216,764

37%

64%

75

Moveon.org

$1,208,798

100%

0%

76

KPMG LLP

$1,197,183

35%

65%

77

United Steelworkers of America

$1,189,100

100%

0%

78

Union Pacific Corp

$1,183,266

20%

80%

79

Koch Industries

$1,145,305

14%

85%

80

United Transportation Union

$1,144,985

91%

8%

81

Merrill Lynch

$1,143,433

47%

52%

82

Akin, Gump et al

$1,143,404

60%

39%

83

Altria Group

$1,140,803

36%

65%

84

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp

$1,139,194

28%

72%

85

American Health Care Assn

$1,132,070

39%

58%

86

Raytheon Co

$1,110,254

41%

58%

87

DLA Piper Rudnick et al

$1,098,514

65%

34%

88

American Crystal Sugar

$1,071,267

60%

40%

89

Amgen Inc

$1,056,525

38%

62%

90

Wachovia Corp

$1,052,844

38%

62%

91

Freedom Project

$1,033,831

0%

100%

92

Baron & Budd

$1,028,541

97%

1%

93

New York Life Insurance

$1,010,346

53%

46%

94

American Maritime Officers

$1,005,250

46%

54%

95

FMR Corp

$992,901

38%

61%

96

Independent Insurance Agents of America

$991,250

27%

72%

97

Rely on Your Beliefs

$985,921

0%

100%

98

Wells Fargo

$984,676

36%

63%

99

Farm Credit Council

$972,180

37%

63%

100

Viacom Inc

$967,506

82%

18%

METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs and individuals giving $200 or more to federal candidates and parties as reported to the Federal Election Commission.

All the numbers on this page are for the 2006 election cycle and are based on data released by the FEC on Monday, February 19, 2007. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics.

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