Top 50 Corporate PAC’s by Contributions to Candidates Through March 31, 2002
| RANK |
COMMITTEE |
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES |
|
| 1 |
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,002,021 |
| 2 |
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$921,412 |
| 3 |
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SBC EMPAC) |
$920,676 |
| 4 |
FEDERAL EXPRESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FED EXPAC) |
$864,500 |
| 5 |
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB (FKA BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION PAC) |
$720,200 |
| 6 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$658,550 |
| 7 |
WAL-MART STORES INC PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT |
$606,500 |
| 8 |
AFLAC INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AFLACPAC |
$584,000 |
| 9 |
UNION PACIFIC CORP FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT |
$536,647 |
| 10 |
GENERAL DYNAMICS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION PLAN |
$519,750 |
| 11 |
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION PAC FKA NATIONSBANK CORPORATION PAC |
$499,056 |
| 12 |
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA PHIL-PAC) |
$491,000 |
| 13 |
EL PASO CORPORATION PAC |
$433,166 |
| 14 |
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GLAXOSMITHKLINE PAC) |
$423,283 |
| 15 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$410,600 |
| 16 |
WORLDCOM INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$403,951 |
| 17 |
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$394,215 |
| 18 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$383,201 |
| 19 |
BANK ONE CORPORATION PAC |
$357,150 |
| 20 |
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXELONPAC) |
$350,225 |
| 21 |
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (METLIFE) EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND
A |
$344,849 |
| 22 |
PFIZER INC. PAC |
$343,500 |
| 23 |
CIGNA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$337,300 |
| 24 |
RAYTHEON COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$324,500 |
| 25 |
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING PAC (SHIPPAC) |
$317,200 |
| 26 |
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) |
$316,000 |
| 27 |
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC |
$313,750 |
| 28 |
RJR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY |
$312,750 |
| 29 |
MBNA CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$302,500 |
| 30 |
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION POLITICAL SUPPORT COMMITTEE |
$288,590 |
| 31 |
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$285,540 |
| 32 |
CITIGROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-FEDERAL (CITIGROUP PAC-FEDERAL) |
$285,500 |
| 33 |
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC & SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
(HOUSEPAC) |
$280,751 |
| 34 |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND |
$277,600 |
| 35 |
WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EMPLOYEES PAC (DISNEY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) |
$264,500 |
| 36 |
MERCK PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR MERCK & CO INC |
$259,653 |
| 37 |
AMERICAN AIRLINES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$258,682 |
| 38 |
ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE "ENPAC" |
$253,500 |
| 39 |
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORPORATION RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) |
$248,498 |
| 40 |
BAE SYS NORTH AMER INC PAC (BAE SYS USA PAC) FKA MARCONI N-AMER INC PAC (MARCONI USA
PAC) |
$245,777 |
| 41 |
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$242,500 |
| 42 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT; THE |
$237,000 |
| 43 |
AT&T CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T PAC) |
$234,274 |
| 44 |
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-FEDERAL "DUKEPAC" |
$223,500 |
| 45 |
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (USAA GROUP
PAC) |
$217,000 |
| 46 |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$215,000 |
| 47 |
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$206,572 |
| 48 |
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$199,500 |
| 49 |
CMS ENERGY CORP EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT (FKA CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY...) |
$197,615 |
| 50 |
PROGRESS ENERGY EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL PAC |
$196,144 |
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