Top 50 Trade/Member/Health PAC’s by Disbursements Through March 31, 2002
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| RANK |
COMMITTEE |
FEDERAL DISBURSEMENTS |
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| 1 |
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND |
$4,043,380 |
| 2 |
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$3,340,314 |
| 3 |
DEALERS ELECTION ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION
(NADA) |
$1,878,746 |
| 4 |
CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION COUNCIL OF CUNA |
$1,838,532 |
| 5 |
REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,779,919 |
| 6 |
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS |
$1,310,780 |
| 7 |
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,286,481 |
| 8 |
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,190,504 |
| 9 |
ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOP. ASSOC. |
$1,142,757 |
| 10 |
ABA BANKPAC |
$1,109,038 |
| 11 |
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,064,291 |
| 12 |
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS/ SAVE AMERICA'S FREE ENTERPRISE TRUST |
$1,062,128 |
| 13 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,028,150 |
| 14 |
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AHAPAC) |
$999,370 |
| 15 |
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE- PAC |
$915,388 |
| 16 |
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$912,703 |
| 17 |
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC/PAC) |
$762,644 |
| 18 |
VENTUREPAC |
$710,867 |
| 19 |
WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN FUND INC |
$695,099 |
| 20 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION
(PACE) |
$686,229 |
| 21 |
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$653,001 |
| 22 |
AMERICAN DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$632,725 |
| 23 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
(NARFE-PAC) |
$617,702 |
| 24 |
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS' INC |
$544,775 |
| 25 |
NACS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$529,152 |
| 26 |
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE ("OPHTHPAC") |
$526,650 |
| 27 |
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$525,392 |
| 28 |
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) |
$521,081 |
| 29 |
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AHCA-PAC) |
$510,056 |
| 30 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS TELEVISION AND RADIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$487,209 |
| 31 |
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) |
$485,690 |
| 32 |
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
(AICPA) |
$480,111 |
| 33 |
CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/FEDERAL (CREPAC/FEDERAL) AKA
"99 CLUB" |
$477,659 |
| 34 |
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$446,720 |
| 35 |
NAPUS PAC FOR POSTMASTERS (FKA POLITICAL EDUCATION FOR POSTMASTERS) |
$444,591 |
| 36 |
INDIANA MEDICAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$382,102 |
| 37 |
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$372,374 |
| 38 |
NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA
PAC) |
$369,160 |
| 39 |
PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$361,701 |
| 40 |
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$355,332 |
| 41 |
WACHOVIA BANK N.A. NORTH CAROLINA EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$338,167 |
| 42 |
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$327,538 |
| 43 |
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION- OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$324,132 |
| 44 |
FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOODPAC |
$309,035 |
| 45 |
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS |
$307,475 |
| 46 |
FLORIDA DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$288,372 |
| 47 |
BLUEPAC- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$288,067 |
| 48 |
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$285,394 |
| 49 |
NATIONAL ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ACTION LEAGUE PAC |
$280,918 |
| 50 |
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT POLITICAL ACTION CMTE OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE
(IMPAC) |
$280,790 |
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