Top 50 Trade/Member/Health PAC’s by Contributions to Candidates Through
March 31, 2002
|
| RANK |
COMMITTEE |
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES |
|
| 1 |
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,783,753 |
| 2 |
REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,183,570 |
| 3 |
DEALERS ELECTION ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION
(NADA) |
$1,156,250 |
| 4 |
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS |
$1,082,000 |
| 5 |
CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION COUNCIL OF CUNA |
$919,210 |
| 6 |
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$833,250 |
| 7 |
ABA BANKPAC |
$814,383 |
| 8 |
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC/PAC) |
$702,000 |
| 9 |
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AHAPAC) |
$691,459 |
| 10 |
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$684,700 |
| 11 |
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$681,054 |
| 12 |
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND |
$668,464 |
| 13 |
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$586,168 |
| 14 |
ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOP. ASSOC. |
$536,362 |
| 15 |
AMERICAN DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$521,761 |
| 16 |
VENTUREPAC |
$488,900 |
| 17 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$471,600 |
| 18 |
NACS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$441,500 |
| 19 |
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS' INC |
$400,490 |
| 20 |
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AHCA-PAC) |
$373,250 |
| 21 |
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$365,713 |
| 22 |
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
(AICPA) |
$334,332 |
| 23 |
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE ("OPHTHPAC") |
$333,322 |
| 24 |
NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA
PAC) |
$323,889 |
| 25 |
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS/ SAVE AMERICA'S FREE ENTERPRISE TRUST |
$319,403 |
| 26 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS TELEVISION AND RADIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$306,710 |
| 27 |
NAPUS PAC FOR POSTMASTERS (FKA POLITICAL EDUCATION FOR POSTMASTERS) |
$304,420 |
| 28 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
(NARFE-PAC) |
$299,000 |
| 29 |
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) |
$296,465 |
| 30 |
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) |
$283,184 |
| 31 |
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$257,198 |
| 32 |
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE- PAC |
$251,158 |
| 33 |
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$250,300 |
| 34 |
FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$242,491 |
| 35 |
FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOODPAC |
$231,185 |
| 36 |
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$226,555 |
| 37 |
PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$223,242 |
| 38 |
NATIONAL ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ACTION LEAGUE PAC |
$222,914 |
| 39 |
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) |
$222,683 |
| 40 |
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$218,950 |
| 41 |
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$215,492 |
| 42 |
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS |
$213,770 |
| 43 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES PAC |
$199,000 |
| 44 |
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT POLITICAL ACTION CMTE OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE
(IMPAC) |
$189,033 |
| 45 |
BLUEPAC- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$181,751 |
| 46 |
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AVMAPAC) |
$174,000 |
| 47 |
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS |
$168,408 |
| 48 |
NATIONAL MULTI HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$155,555 |
| 49 |
AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ADAPAC) |
$148,900 |
| 50 |
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC PODIATRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$148,575 |
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