News Releases, Media Advisories
Top 50 PAC's - Disbursements
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1996
RANK NAME DISBURSEMENTS
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1 EMILY'S LIST $12,494,230
2 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE $9,931,244
3 NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $6,642,888
4 ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,084,785
5 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,031,657
6 CAMPAIGN AMERICA $4,491,926
7 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - P E O P L E, QUALIFIED $4,307,967
8 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,133,528
9 UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) $3,955,068
10 MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $3,615,292
11 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $3,413,113
12 DEALERS ELECTION ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION (NADA) $3,247,206
13 ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB, A DEPT OF UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INT'L UNION $3,167,640
14 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UPSPAC) $2,957,935
15 VOICE OF TEACHERS FOR EDUC/CMTE ON POL EDUC OF NY STATE UNTD TEACHERS (VOTE/COPE) OF NYSUT $2,904,037
16 AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T PAC) $2,746,738
17 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $2,655,527
18 TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL EDUCATION LEAGUE $2,507,028
19 WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN FUND INC $2,450,019
20 LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE $2,392,101
21 NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AN EFFECTIVE CONGRESS $2,341,074
22 CWA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $2,321,326
23 NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE - PAC $2,277,182
24 REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,269,891
25 NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,230,796
26 UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION FUND $1,915,676
27 BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,899,486
28 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIFE UNDERWRITERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,894,532
29 BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $1,886,424
30 AMERICANS FOR FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC $1,851,113
31 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE (AICPA) $1,848,826
32 NEW YORK STATE LABORERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,774,930
33 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMM, UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS OF AME $1,774,193
34 AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION/POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $1,720,161
35 COMMITTEE ON LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL EDUCATION (LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND) $1,689,071
36 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARFE-PAC) $1,673,758
37 SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION-SEAFARERS INTERNAT'L UNION OF NA-AGLIWD DIST (SPAD) $1,608,582
38 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE "FEPAC" $1,594,191
39 MAJORITY LEADER'S FUND $1,574,332
40 NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBWA PAC) $1,541,939
41 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKPAC $1,529,358
42 TEAM AMERITECH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,496,159
43 AMERICAN DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,488,290
44 SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE (PAL) $1,477,632
45 NEW JERSEY STATE LABORERS' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE (NJSLPAC) $1,459,125
46 IRONWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $1,458,226
47 ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $1,420,967
48 HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,402,269
49 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION ILA-COPE $1,387,726
50 NEW REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND $1,386,087