News Releases, Media Advisories
Top 50 PAC's - Contributions to Candidates
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1996
RANK NAME CONTRIB TO
CANDIDATES
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1 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE $2,611,140
2 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - P E O P L E, QUALIFIED $2,505,021
3 UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) $2,467,319
4 ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,362,938
5 DEALERS ELECTION ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION (NADA) $2,351,925
6 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,326,830
7 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,319,197
8 REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,099,683
9 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $2,080,587
10 ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB, A DEPT OF UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INT'L UNION $2,030,795
11 MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $1,999,675
12 LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE $1,933,300
13 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UPSPAC) $1,788,147
14 COMMITTEE ON LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL EDUCATION (LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND) $1,715,064
15 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE (AICPA) $1,690,925
16 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $1,614,833
17 NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,565,821
18 UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION FUND $1,524,650
19 BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $1,472,849
20 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMM, UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS OF AME $1,470,106
21 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIFE UNDERWRITERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,426,750
22 NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBWA PAC) $1,324,992
23 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKPAC $1,298,850
24 CWA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $1,297,286
25 AMERICAN DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,286,775
26 TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL EDUCATION LEAGUE $1,260,600
27 AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T PAC) $1,244,134
28 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARFE-PAC) $1,243,350
29 AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION/POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $1,190,514
30 NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AN EFFECTIVE CONGRESS $1,108,110
31 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS/ SAVE AMERICA'S FREE ENTERPRISE TRUST $1,070,543
32 SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE (PAL) $1,066,000
33 LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,026,250
34 AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS, AFL-CIO VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND $975,960
35 UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE $961,500
36 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE "FEPAC" $948,000
37 AMERICANS FOR FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC $936,800
38 AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AHAPAC) $881,176
39 ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $880,615
40 NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $880,119
41 PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA PHIL-PAC) $850,119
42 IRONWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $828,615
43 AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $827,000
44 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $820,950
45 CAMPAIGN AMERICA $819,681
46 UNION PACIFIC FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $797,357
47 ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $791,050
48 AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION PAC (ANA-PAC) (FKA N-CAP) $784,891
49 MONDAY MORNING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $771,500
50 COMMITTEE FOR THOROUGH AGRICULTURAL POLITICAL EDUCATION OF ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS, INC $750,000