Posted on 01/11/2002 7:20:07 AM PST by angkor
| T H E C E N T E R F O R R E S P O N S I V E P O L I T I C S | T H E C E N T E R F O R R E S P O N S I V E P O L I T I C S | |||
| Enron Contributions to Current Senators, 1989-2001* | Enron Contributions to Current Members of the House of Representatives, 1989-2001* | |||
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| Name | Total | |||
| Name | Total | Ken Bentsen (D-Texas) | $42,750 | |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) | $99,500 | Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) | $38,000 | |
| Phil Gramm (R-Texas) | $97,350 | Joe L. Barton (R-Texas) | $28,909 | |
| Conrad Burns (R-Mont) | $23,200 | Tom DeLay (R-Texas) | $28,900 | |
| Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) | $21,933 | Martin Frost (D-Texas) | $24,250 | |
| Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho) | $18,689 | Charles W. Stenholm (D-Texas) | $14,439 | |
| Christopher S. Bond (R-Mo) | $18,500 | Chet Edwards (D-Texas) | $10,000 | |
| Gordon Smith (R-Ore) | $18,000 | Doug Bereuter (R-Neb) | $10,000 | |
| Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) | $14,124 | Larry Combest (R-Texas) | $9,820 | |
| Chuck Hagel (R-Neb) | $13,331 | John D. Dingell (D-Mich) | $9,000 | |
| Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) | $12,000 | Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) | $8,500 | |
| John B. Breaux (D-La) | $11,100 | Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore) | $8,500 | |
| John McCain (R-Ariz) | $9,500 | Kevin Brady (R-Texas) | $8,000 | |
| Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah) | $8,053 | Sam Johnson (R-Texas) | $7,750 | |
| Pat Roberts (R-Kan) | $8,000 | Pete Sessions (R-Texas) | $7,500 | |
| Bob Graham (D-Fla) | $8,000 | Dennis Hastert (R-Ill) | $7,432 | |
| John Ensign (R-Nev) | $7,500 | Henry Bonilla (R-Texas) | $7,250 | |
| Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho) | $7,250 | Bill Thomas (R-Calif) | $7,000 | |
| Don Nickles (R-Okla) | $7,000 | David Dreier (R-Calif) | $7,000 | |
| Craig Thomas (R-Wyo) | $7,000 | E. Clay Shaw Jr (R-Fla) | $7,000 | |
| Tom Daschle (D-SD) | $6,000 | Ralph M. Hall (D-Texas) | $6,900 | |
| Ben Nelson (D-Neb) | $6,000 | W. J. "Billy" Tauzin (R-La) | $6,464 | |
| Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind) | $5,750 | Scott McInnis (R-Colo) | $6,250 | |
| Kent Conrad (D-ND) | $5,650 | Michael G. Oxley (R-Ohio) | $5,850 | |
| Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo) | $4,500 | Dick Armey (R-Texas) | $5,550 | |
| Ron Wyden (D-Ore) | $4,000 | Rick Boucher (D-Va) | $5,332 | |
| Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) | $4,000 | Steve Largent (R-Okla) | $5,123 | |
| George Allen (R-Va) | $3,500 | John Culberson (R-Texas) | $5,000 | |
| Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala) | $3,500 | Jim McCrery (R-La) | $5,000 | |
| Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) | $3,500 | Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo) | $5,000 | |
| Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC) | $3,500 | Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) | $4,850 | |
| Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) | $3,500 | Gene Green (D-Texas) | $4,750 | |
| Thad Cochran (R-Miss) | $3,000 | Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo) | $4,750 | |
| Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) | $3,000 | Heather A. Wilson (R-NM) | $4,500 | |
| Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) | $3,000 | John L. Mica (R-Fla) | $4,500 | |
| Sam Brownback (R-Kan) | $2,750 | Lee Terry (R-Neb) | $4,500 | |
| James M. Inhofe (R-Okla) | $2,550 | Kay Granger (R-Texas) | $4,500 | |
| James M. Jeffords (I-Vt) | $2,500 | Michael Bilirakis (R-Fla) | $4,400 | |
| Mary L. Landrieu (D-La) | $2,500 | Sonny Callahan (R-Ala) | $4,350 | |
| Frank H. Murkowski (R-Alaska) | $2,500 | Lamar Smith (R-Texas) | $4,350 | |
| Jon L. Kyl (R-Ariz) | $2,450 | John M. Shimkus (R-Ill) | $4,250 | |
| Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo) | $2,300 | Cass Ballenger (R-NC) | $4,050 | |
| Max Baucus (D-Mont) | $2,250 | Cal Dooley (D-Calif) | $4,000 | |
| Peter G. Fitzgerald (R-Ill) | $2,038 | Nick Lampson (D-Texas) | $4,000 | |
| John W. Warner (R-Va) | $2,000 | J. C. Watts Jr (R-Okla) | $3,750 | |
| Jesse Helms (R-NC) | $2,000 | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr (R-Miss) | $3,750 | |
| Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn) | $2,000 | Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz) | $3,700 | |
| Trent Lott (R-Miss) | $2,000 | Jim Nussle (R-Iowa) | $3,700 | |
| Evan Bayh (D-Ind) | $2,000 | Jim Turner (D-Texas) | $3,500 | |
| John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WVa) | $2,000 | Gary L. Ackerman (D-NY) | $3,500 | |
| Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn) | $2,000 | Frank Pallone Jr (D-NJ) | $3,500 | |
| Tim Johnson (D-SD) | $1,756 | Ed Royce (R-Calif) | $3,500 | |
| Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) | $1,500 | Mark Foley (R-Fla) | $3,500 | |
| Jon Corzine (D-NJ) | $1,250 | Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) | $3,500 | |
| Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-Mich) | $1,000 | Joe Skeen (R-NM) | $3,500 | |
| Harry Reid (D-Nev) | $1,000 | Greg Walden (R-Ore) | $3,500 | |
| Strom Thurmond (R-SC) | $1,000 | Max Sandlin (D-Texas) | $3,000 | |
| Robert C. Byrd (D-WVa) | $1,000 | Jerry Lewis (R-Calif) | $3,000 | |
| Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) | $1,000 | Vito J. Fossella (R-NY) | $3,000 | |
| Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md) | $1,000 | David R. Obey (D-Wis) | $3,000 | |
| Judd Gregg (R-NH) | $1,000 | William M. "Mac" Thornberry (R-Texas) | $3,000 | |
| Bill Nelson (D-Fla) | $1,000 | Roy Blunt (R-Mo) | $2,500 | |
| Wayne Allard (R-Colo) | $1,000 | Philip M. Crane (R-Ill) | $2,500 | |
| Robert C. Smith (R-NH) | $1,000 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla) | $2,500 | |
| Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass) | $1,000 | Bud Cramer (D-Ala) | $2,500 | |
| Zell Miller (D-Ga) | $1,000 | Amo Houghton (R-NY) | $2,500 | |
| Tim Hutchinson (R-Ark) | $1,000 | Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash) | $2,500 | |
| Robert G. Torricelli (D-NJ) | $1,000 | Mac Collins (R-Ga) | $2,500 | |
| Jean Carnahan (D-Mo) | $1,000 | Cliff Stearns (R-Fla) | $2,300 | |
| Rick Santorum (R-Pa) | $1,000 | David Wu (D-Ore) | $2,250 | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) | $950 | Wes Watkins (R-Okla) | $2,250 | |
| Jim Bunning (R-Ky) | $769 | Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla) | $2,000 | |
| Adam Smith (D-Wash) | $2,000 | |||
| *Based on FEC data downloaded 11/1/01. | Benjamin A. Gilman (R-NY) | $2,000 | ||
| Senators not on this list received no Enron contributions. | Charles Bass (R-NH) | $2,000 | ||
| Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) | $2,000 | |||
| Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif) | $2,000 | |||
| John Thune (R-SD) | $2,000 | |||
| Chris John (D-La) | $2,000 | |||
| Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio) | $2,000 | |||
| Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan) | $2,000 | |||
| Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) | $2,000 | |||
| Peter Deutsch (D-Fla) | $2,000 | |||
| Greg Ganske (R-Iowa) | $2,000 | |||
| Edward Whitfield (R-Ky) | $2,000 | |||
| Darlene Hooley (D-Ore) | $1,950 | |||
| David L. Hobson (R-Ohio) | $1,850 | |||
| Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore) | $1,750 | |||
| Don Young (R-Alaska) | $1,600 | |||
| William P. "Bill" Luther (D-Minn) | $1,503 | |||
| Jim Davis (D-Fla) | $1,500 | |||
| Harold Rogers (R-Ky) | $1,500 | |||
| Anthony Weiner (D-NY) | $1,500 | |||
| J. D. Hayworth (R-Ariz) | $1,500 | |||
| Charlie Norwood (R-Ga) | $1,500 | |||
| Jerry Weller (R-Ill) | $1,500 | |||
| George P. Radanovich (R-Calif) | $1,500 | |||
| Ed Bryant (R-Tenn) | $1,500 | |||
| Bart Gordon (D-Tenn) | $1,500 | |||
| Ken Calvert (R-Calif) | $1,500 | |||
| Mark Green (R-Wis) | $1,500 | |||
| C. W. Bill Young (R-Fla) | $1,500 | |||
| Jim Ramstad (R-Minn) | $1,350 | |||
| Jerry Moran (R-Kan) | $1,250 | |||
| Jim Ryun (R-Kan) | $1,250 | |||
| Porter J. Goss (R-Fla) | $1,100 | |||
| Gary A. Condit (D-Calif) | $1,041 | |||
| James L. Oberstar (D-Minn) | $1,000 | |||
| Constance A. Morella (R-Md) | $1,000 | |||
| Solomon P. Ortiz (D-Texas) | $1,000 | |||
| Richard M. Burr (R-NC) | $1,000 | |||
| John Shadegg (R-Ariz) | $1,000 | |||
| James P. Moran (D-Va) | $1,000 | |||
| Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va) | $1,000 | |||
| Nancy L. Johnson (R-Conn) | $1,000 | |||
| J. Randy Forbes (R-Va) | $1,000 | |||
| Howard Coble (R-NC) | $1,000 | |||
| Ric Keller (R-Fla) | $1,000 | |||
| Gil Gutknecht (R-Minn) | $1,000 | |||
| Rod R. Blagojevich (D-Ill) | $1,000 | |||
| Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill) | $1,000 | |||
| Steve Buyer (R-Ind) | $1,000 | |||
| Tim Roemer (D-Ind) | $1,000 | |||
| Roger Wicker (R-Miss) | $1,000 | |||
| James C. Greenwood (R-Pa) | $1,000 | |||
| Patrick J. Tiberi (R-Ohio) | $1,000 | |||
| Anne Northup (R-Ky) | $1,000 | |||
| John P. Murtha (D-Pa) | $1,000 | |||
| Norm Dicks (D-Wash) | $1,000 | |||
| Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo) | $900 | |||
| Tom Latham (R-Iowa) | $800 | |||
| John E. Sununu (R-NH) | $800 | |||
| Richard H. Baker (R-La) | $800 | |||
| Curt Weldon (R-Pa) | $750 | |||
| Steven C. LaTourette (R-Ohio) | $550 | |||
| David Vitter (R-La) | $500 | |||
| Michael N. Castle (R-Del) | $500 | |||
| Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif) | $500 | |||
| Tom Sawyer (D-Ohio) | $500 | |||
| Rick Larsen (D-Wash) | $500 | |||
| Jim McDermott (D-Wash) | $500 | |||
| Melissa A. Hart (R-Pa) | $500 | |||
| Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo) | $500 | |||
| Xavier Becerra (D-Calif) | $500 | |||
| Ciro D. Rodriguez (D-Texas) | $500 | |||
| George Nethercutt (R-Wash) | $500 | |||
| Dan Miller (R-Fla) | $500 | |||
| Donald Manzullo (R-Ill) | $500 | |||
| Tom Petri (R-Wis) | $500 | |||
| Joe Knollenberg (R-Mich) | $500 | |||
| Baron P. Hill (D-Ind) | $500 | |||
| Ted Strickland (D-Ohio) | $500 | |||
| Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) | $500 | |||
| John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) | $500 | |||
| Karen McCarthy (D-Mo) | $500 | |||
| John Tanner (D-Tenn) | $500 | |||
| Dave Weldon (R-Fla) | $500 | |||
| Robert Wexler (D-Fla) | $500 | |||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla) | $500 | |||
| Mary Bono (R-Calif) | $500 | |||
| Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga) | $500 | |||
| Ron Paul (R-Texas) | $500 | |||
| Nick J. Rahall II (D-WVa) | $500 | |||
| Frank R. Wolf (R-Va) | $500 | |||
| Bob Ney (R-Ohio) | $500 | |||
| Robert Menendez (D-NJ) | $500 | |||
| Cynthia A. McKinney (D-Ga) | $500 | |||
| William J. Jefferson (D-La) | $500 | |||
| Duncan Hunter (R-Calif) | $500 | |||
| Brad Sherman (D-Calif) | $500 | |||
| Jane Harman (D-Calif) | $500 | |||
| Christopher B. Cannon (R-Utah) | $500 | |||
| James V. Hansen (R-Utah) | $500 | |||
| Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) | $500 | |||
| Edolphus Towns (D-NY) | $500 | |||
| Paul E. Kanjorski (D-Pa) | $500 | |||
| Ernest Istook (R-Okla) | $500 | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas) | $500 | |||
| Joel Hefley (R-Colo) | $350 | |||
| Peter T. King (R-NY) | $300 | |||
| Wally Herger (R-Calif) | $300 | |||
| Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) | $250 | |||
| Eric Cantor (R-Va) | $250 | |||
| Jesse Jackson Jr (D-Ill) | $250 | |||
| Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif) | $250 | |||
| Brian Baird (D-Wash) | $250 | |||
| Albert R. Wynn (D-Md) | $125 | |||
| *Based on FEC data downloaded 11/1/01. | ||||
| Members not on this list received no Enron contributions. | ||||
If Enron didn't know this already, the Microsoft case sure taught them.
Second to last on Senate side.
Dammit, I want this guy investigated.
They tip caddies better than that.
And this list just includes the current House/Senate members. They probably gave to many of their opponents in the elections as well. It's common practice for industries to hedge their bets by giving to both.
Here are some nice graphs from the same source:
Enron Total Contributions, 1989-2001*
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|
Election Cycle |
Total Contributions |
Soft Money Contributions |
Contributions from PACs |
Contributions from Individuals |
% to Dems |
% to Repubs |
|
1990 |
$163,250 |
$0 |
$130,250 |
$33,000 |
42% |
58% |
|
1992 |
$281,009 |
$75,109 |
$130,550 |
$75,350 |
42% |
58% |
|
1994 |
$520,996 |
$136,292 |
$189,565 |
$195,139 |
42% |
58% |
|
1996 |
$1,141,016 |
$687,445 |
$171,671 |
$281,900 |
18% |
81% |
|
1998 |
$1,049,942 |
$691,950 |
$212,643 |
$145,349 |
21% |
79% |
|
2000 |
$2,441,398 |
$1,671,555 |
$280,043 |
$489,800 |
28% |
72% |
|
2002 |
$172,859 |
$124,059 |
$32,000 |
$16,800 |
11% |
88% |
|
TOTAL |
$5,770,470 |
$3,386,410 |
$1,146,722 |
$1,237,338 |
27% |
73% |
NOTE: Soft money contributions were not publicly disclosed until the 1991-92 election cycle.
*Based on FEC data downloaded 11/1/01.
Top Congressional Recipients
of Enron Contributions, 1989-2001*
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Contributions to Current Members of Congress, 1989-2001*
|
SENATE |
# of Members |
Average Contribution |
Total Contributions |
|
Democrats |
29 |
$3,811 |
$110,513 |
|
Republicans |
41 |
$10,182 |
$417,480 |
|
Independent |
1 |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
|
TOTAL |
71 |
$7,472 |
$530,493 |
|
HOUSE |
# of Members |
Average Contribution |
Total Contributions |
|
Democrats |
71 |
$3,622 |
$257,140 |
|
Republicans |
117 |
$2,960 |
$346,348 |
|
TOTAL |
188 |
$3,210 |
$603,488 |
Top Presidential Recipients
of Enron Contributions, 1989-2001*
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| Name | Total |
|
George W. Bush (R) |
$113,800 |
|
Bob Dole (R) |
$95,650 |
|
Al Gore (D) |
$13,750 |
|
George H. W. Bush (R)* |
$13,000 |
|
Bill Clinton (D) |
$11,000 |
NOTE: Totals do not include the 1988 election cycle, when George H.W. Bush first ran for president.
*Based on FEC data downloaded 11/1/01.
Most of these folks received round-numbered contributions and yet Gary Condit received $1,041. Wonder why?
That’s what it costs to rent an industrial wood chipper for the weekend.
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