1997-98

TOP 50 HOUSE - DISBURSEMENTS

RANK

CANDIDATE

STATE

DIST

PARTY

INC

NET

CHL

DISBURSE

OPN

1

GINGRICH, NEWTON L

GA

6

REP

I

$3,130,957

2

DORNAN, ROBERT KENNETH

CA

46

REP

C

$1,337,060

3

GEPHARDT, RICHARD ANDREW

MO

3

DEM

I

$1,110,616

4

FOSSELLA, VITO J JR

NY

13

REP

O

$1,059,978

5

KENNEDY, JOSEPH P II

MA

8

DEM

I

$946,386

6

VITALIANO, ERIC N

NY

13

DEM

O

$896,178

7

ARMEY, RICHARD K

TX

26

REP

I

$799,314

8

SERNA, ERIC P

NM

3

DEM

O

$664,842

9

RODRIGUEZ, CIRO D

TX

28

DEM

O

$576,519

10

SHUSTER, E G

PA

9

REP

I

$550,459

11

MAYER, CARL J

NJ

12

DEM

C

$520,857

12

CAPPS, LOIS

CA

22

DEM

O

$505,600

13

REDMOND, WILLIAM T

NM

3

REP

O

$502,648

14

FIRESTONE, BROOKS

CA

22

REP

O

$458,093

15

KENNEDY, PATRICK J

RI

1

DEM

I

$443,995

16

RANGEL, CHARLES B

NY

15

DEM

I

$433,037

17

DUNN, JENNIFER B

WA

8

REP

I

$432,458

18

BARR, ROBERT L JR

GA

7

REP

I

$419,196

19

SANCHEZ, LORETTA

CA

46

DEM

I

$414,576

20

DELAY, THOMAS DALE

TX

22

REP

I

$400,607

21

BOEHNER, JOHN A

OH

8

REP

I

$395,098

22

PRITZKER, JAY ROBERT

IL

9

DEM

O

$354,540

23

LOWEY, NITA M

NY

18

DEM

I

$350,525

24

WATTS, J C JR

OK

4

REP

I

$343,556

25

BURTON, DAN L

IN

6

REP

I

$343,052

26

YOUNG, DONALD

AK

0

REP

I

$336,810

27

BARTON, JOE LINUS

TX

6

REP

I

$335,940

28

RILEY, BOB

AL

3

REP

I

$332,900

29

BLILEY, THOMAS JEROME JR

VA

7

REP

I

$328,181

30

TAYLOR, CHARLES HART

NC

11

REP

I

$317,469

31

FOX, JON D

PA

13

REP

I

$317,071

32

ENGLISH, PHILIP

PA

21

REP

I

$314,286

33

BEVILL, TOM

AL

4

DEM

C

$301,458

34

SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D

IL

9

DEM

O

$298,072

35

DAVIS, THOMAS M

VA

11

REP

I

$297,463

36

GANSKE, J GREG

IA

4

REP

I

$295,653

37

GILMAN, BENJAMIN A CONGRE

NY

20

REP

I

$290,226

38

DINGELL, JOHN D

MI

16

DEM

I

$286,903

39

CANNON, CHRISTOPHER B

UT

3

REP

I

$280,163

40

BAKER, RICHARD HUGH

LA

6

REP

I

$272,171

41

FORBES, MICHAEL P CONGRES

NY

1

REP

I

$270,957

42

HINOJOSA, RUBEN E

TX

15

DEM

I

$268,655

43

MURTHA, JOHN P

PA

12

DEM

I

$265,883

44

HAYWORTH, J D

AZ

6

REP

I

$264,759

45

PAXON, L WILLIAM

NY

27

REP

I

$258,208

46

KNOLLENBERG, JOSEPH K

MI

11

REP

I

$257,406

47

PAUL, RONALD E

TX

14

REP

I

$256,268

48

HOYER, STENY H

MD

5

DEM

I

$255,329

49

FRANKS, ROBERT D

NJ

7

REP

I

$251,898

50

CHENOWETH, HELEN P

ID

1

REP

I

$250,209