List of Democrats who have taken Abramoff money

1/4/06

[MNJohnnie]

Abramoff Lobbying & Political Contributions to Democrats, per FEC Records

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Received At Least – $22,500

* Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) Received At Least – $6,500

* Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) Received At Least – $1,250

* Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Received At Least – $2,000

* Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Received At Least – $20,250

* Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Received At Least – $21,765

* Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Received At Least – $7,500

* Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Received At Least – $12,950

* Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) Received At Least – $8,000

* Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Received At Least – $7,500

* Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) Received At Least – $14,792

* Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Received At Least – $79,300

* Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Received At Least – $14,000

* Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Received At Least – $2,000

* Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) Received At Least – $1,250

* Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Received At Least – $45,750

* Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Received At Least – $9,000

* Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) Received At Least – $2,000

* Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Received At Least – $14,250

* Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Received At Least – $3,300

* Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Received At Least – $98,550

* Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Received At Least – $28,000 * Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) Received At Least – $4,000

* Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,000

* Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) Received At Least – $29,830

* Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Received At Least – $14,891

* Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Received At Least – $10,550

* Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Received At Least – $78,991

* Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) Received At Least – $20,168

* Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) Received At Least – $5,200

* Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) Received At Least – $7,500

* Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) Received At Least – $2,300

* Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Received At Least – $3,500

* Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Received At Least – $68,941

* Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) Received At Least – $4,000

* Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) Received At Least – $4,500

* Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Received At Least – $4,300

* Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Received At Least – $29,550

* Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,250

* Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Received At Least – $6,250 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $423,480

Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $354,700

Democratic National Cmte $65,720

Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) $42,500
Patty Murray (D-Wash) $40,980
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) $36,000
Harry Reid (D-Nev) $30,500
Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) $28,000
Tom Daschle (D-SD) $26,500
Democratic Party of Michigan $23,000
Brad R. Carson (D-Okla) $20,600
Dale E. Kildee (D-Mich) $19,000
Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md) $17,500
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) $15,500
Democratic Party of Oklahoma $15,000
Chris John (D-La) $15,000
John Breaux (D-La) $13,750
Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ) $13,600
Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo) $12,000
Mary L. Landrieu (D-La) $11,500
Barney Frank (D-Mass) $11,100
Max Baucus (D-Mont) $11,000
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) $10,000
Democratic Party of North Dakota $10,000
Nick Rahall (D-WVa) $10,000

Democratic Party of South Dakota $9,500

Democratic Party of Minnesota $9,000

Ron Kind (D-Wis) $9,000

Peter Deutsch (D-Fla) $8,500

Joe Baca (D-Calif) $8,000

Dick Durbin (D-Ill) $8,000

Xavier Becerra (D-Calif) $7,523

Tim Johnson (D-SD) $7,250

Democratic Party of New Mexico $6,250

Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) $6,000

David E. Bonior (D-Mich) $5,000

Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ) $5,000

Democratic Party of Montana $5,000

Fritz Hollings (D-SC) $5,000

Jay Inslee (D-Wash) $5,000

Thomas P. Keefe Jr. (D-Wash) $5,000

Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md) $5,000

Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-Mich) $5,000

Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) $4,500

Tom Carper (D-Del) $4,000

Kent Conrad (D-ND) $4,000

Jerry Kleczka (D-Wis) $4,000

Sander Levin (D-Mich) $4,000

Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif) $4,000

George Miller (D-Calif) $4,000

Kalyn Cherie Free (D-Okla) $3,500

James L. Oberstar (D-Minn) $3,500

Charles J. Melancon (D-La) $3,100

Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) $3,000

Cal Dooley (D-Calif) $3,000

John B. Larson (D-Conn) $3,000

David R. Obey (D-Wis) $3,000

Ed Pastor (D-Ariz) $3,000

Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $3,000

Richard M. Romero (D-NM) $3,000

Brad Sherman (D-Calif) $3,000

Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss) $3,000

Max Cleland (D-Ga) $2,500

Grace Napolitano (D-Calif) $2,500

Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif) $2,500

Bill Luther (D-Minn) $2,250

Gene Taylor (D-Miss) $2,250

Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) $2,000

Ken Bentsen (D-Texas) $2,000

Dan Boren (D-Okla) $2,000

Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn) $2,000

John D. Dingell (D-Mich) $2,000

Doug Dodd (D-Okla) $2,000

Ned Doucet (D-La) $2,000

Lane Evans (D-Ill) $2,000

Sam Farr (D-Calif) $2,000

John Neely Kennedy (D-La) $2,000

Carl Levin (D-Mich) $2,000

Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) $2,000

Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) $2,000

Robert Menendez (D-NJ) $2,000

Adam Schiff (D-Calif) $2,000
Ronnie Shows (D-Miss) $2,000
Adam Smith (D-Wash) $2,000
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif) $2,000
Mike Thompson (D-Calif) $2,000
Maxine Waters (D-Calif) $2,000
Peter DeFazio (D-Ore) $1,500
Norm Dicks (D-Wash) $1,500
John Kerry (D-Mass) $1,400
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) $1,000
Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif) $1,000
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) $1,000
Jim Costa (D-Calif) $1,000
Susan A. Davis (D-Calif) $1,000
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) $1,000
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $1,000
Tim Holden (D-Pa) $1,000
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) $1,000
Joe Lieberman (D-Conn) $1,000
Jim Maloney (D-Conn) $1,000
David Phelps (D-Ill) $1,000
Charles S. Robb (D-Va) $1,000
Brian David Schweitzer (D-Mont) $1,000
Pete Stark (D-Calif) $1,000
Gloria Tristani (D-NM) $1,000
Derrick B. Watchman (D-Ariz) $1,000
Rick Weiland (D-SD) $1,000
Paul Wellstone (D-Minn) $1,000
Ron Wyden (D-Ore) $1,000
Bob Borski (D-Pa) $720
Shelley Berkley (D-Nev) $500
Howard L. Berman (D-Calif) $500
Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) $500
Democratic Party of Washington $500
Barbara Lee (D-Calif) $500
Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif) $500

Grand Total $1,541,673

[funkywbr]

Thank you!!!

[Boiler Plate]

It was for the children.

[dandiegirl]

the MSM are only reporting Repubs--

Mostly how Delay will be brought down by this. Not a word about the dems

[Chuck54]

bump

[LS]

Ok, and honestly, I don't mean to be a pest, but if HE was engagedin "misappropriation" of funds, how does that at all affect anyone who took money "in good faith?" Are pols supposed to now check out every penny given them to make sure that WHO is giving them money is also squeaky clean?

[MNJohnnie]

http://www.capitaleye.org/abramoff_recips.asp

If you go here they break down the info various ways. You may be able to get Washington State info at this website. Mostly likely you will have to wade thru the indivual office holders donor lists.

[HawaiianGecko]

 

A lobbyist doesn't give one hoot 'who' he gives money to. He's looking for votes whether they are Democrat or Republican, and politicians are looking for contributions, period.

Britt Hume hit it straight on last night by saying (paraphrase) "They might as well put bars on all the offices of the Capitol if lobbying is against the law."

[mystery-ak]

For a complete list use the live link on post #54..

[Blzbba]

"here is a live linkclick for Capital Eye here"


Wow - there's a lot of "red" in that list!!

[tallhappy]

Great post ping.

[MNJohnnie]

Yeahh but the question remains why is all that blue on the list being covered up by the "people's watch dogs"??????

[Magnum44]

Looks like plenty of cash on both sides of the aisle. This list doesn't mean a whole lot unless the illegal stuff can be highlighted. And congress critter can take campaign contributions. Its the illegal stuff I am interested in. But I am not disparaging your post.

[NormsRevenge]

The money was given by the Inidan tribes for certain product,, they may have gotten some of the expected returns on their investments, but some of the monies never went for its intended purpose.

I like your comment about squeaky clean, btw.

That is a noble goal, but one not even McCain could hope to achieve, but it should at least make some politicos think twice next time folks start shovelling money at them "without any strings attached".. yet.

[tcrlaf]

ping!

[popdonnelly]

These people are obviously part of the Republican "Culture of Corruption".

Actually, the real corruption is reflected in the media's use of Abramoff to trash Republicans only.

[elc]

Taking money from a lobbyist is not a crime. Doing favors, writing and pushing legislation, providing regulatory relief and doing favors for money and gifts are all illegal.

I think this is an important fact that people are missing, especially when we are looking at the list provided here. How do we know what were legal contributions and what were not? Many of the Dems and Repubs on this list may have received legal donations from Abramoff and his cohorts. Only time will tell.

[CyberAnt]

Thank you so much!

All I've heard is that the GOP is "worried" about the impact of Abramoff.

I think the dems need to be more worried.

How many of these people are due for re-election this year? That will prove very interesting.

[MNJohnnie]

Oh year. No problem with frying crime but I do object to political manipulation of facts and selective outrage. Have NO problem frying anyone who broke the law regardless of party however, IF we are going to accept "guilt by accusation and association" then the DEMOCRATS, especially ALL their current leadership, are equally guilty.

[abner]

Thanks for the list. I'm confused... John Kerry is listed as a BIG recipient on your list, but not on the Capital Eye page. What am I missing?

[bcsco]

As I understand it (from Fox News last evening) Abramhoff was a lobbyist for an Indian group in Northern Michigan. He lobbied Washington on their behalf seeking support for them in Congress. As you can see, a large number of congressmen were happy to oblige; both Democrat and Republican. This in itself is not illegal. If a congressman agrees to a proposal (say promote a bill or whatever) that's no different than you or I seeking representation. The problem is when there is a quid-pro-quo; i.e. if Abrahamoff offered gifts or money in turn for the congressman's cooperation. That's illegal.

However, just because a congressman received donations doesn't automatically mean it was in payoff for services. To get a conviction, the government would have to prove the connection between the gift and the action by the congressman.