Top 20 PAC Contributors to Federal Candidates

December 19, 2007

From Opensecrets.org

Top 20 PAC Contributors to Federal Candidates, 2007-2008*
DEMS | REPUBS | ALL

PAC Name Total Amount Dem Pct Repub Pct
Operating Engineers Union $1,417,675 86% 14%
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $1,097,950 98% 2%
American Bankers Assn $1,039,370 40% 60%
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $1,017,000 97% 3%
AT&T Inc $1,010,550 39% 61%
National Beer Wholesalers Assn $1,003,500 52% 48%
Laborers Union $974,000 91% 9%
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $896,636 99% 1%
Credit Union National Assn $874,849 59% 41%
American Assn for Justice $833,000 96% 4%
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn $823,900 77% 23%
Air Line Pilots Assn $821,000 86% 14%
General Electric $793,500 49% 51%
United Parcel Service $787,787 42% 58%
National Assn of Realtors $780,000 53% 47%
National Assn of Home Builders $763,000 44% 56%
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $706,800 93% 7%
American Hospital Assn $706,080 62% 38%
International Assn of Fire Fighters $704,800 75% 25%
American Crystal Sugar $689,000 66% 34%

Totals include subsidiaries and affiliated PACs, if any.

*For ease of identification, the names used in this section are those of the organization connected with the PAC, rather than the official PAC name. For example, the “Coca-Cola Company Nonpartisan Committee for Good Government” is simply listed as “Coca-Cola Co.”

Based on data released by the FEC on Monday, October 29, 2007.

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