Who Owns Your Congressman?

Who owns your CONGRESSMAN? POLITICS IS BIG BUSINESS, WITH MILLIONS SPENT EACH YEAR TRYING TO SWAY THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. WHICH INDUSTRIES, BUSINESSES AND OUTSIDE INTERESTS HAVE DONATED THE MOST TO WHICH CANDIDATES? HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? In short, lots. Here's a look at what candidates in 2013-2014 have raised for this election cycle: Democrats Republicans TOTAL TOTAL $289,091,174* $152,410,147" PED MIRATARESPHAVENOTE TR N DERA ARES) MRVENOUE THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA L11180916 C L11180916 G $125,189,570 $163,856,570 $81,976,934 $70,387,430 L11180916 G L11180916C 12 erka w - 12 4-LU 12 W O DNEDO LLAR GNAK A DNED OLLAR G HOUSE SENATE * Independents not included in party breakdowns. Their combined fundraising is $441,501,321 That's enough to .. PAID .. pay the average heating bills of EVERY RESIDENT OF THE . pay the average copays for 22 MILLION DOCTOR VISITS ... pay the average grocery bill for 400,000 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOUR-PERSON FAMILIES FOLLOWING THE MONEY Where does all this cash come from? Here's a look at which industries have given the most to which parties: Democrats Republicans 55% 39% (47% 28% 68%) $24,522,332 $16,335,505 $38,883,345 SECURITIES & INVESTMENT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS lit 46% LAWYERS & LAW FIRMS REAL ESTATE (31% RETIRED $32,988,928 $18,005,439 55% 53% 41% 48%) $8,482,996 44% 55% (45%) 57% (43% $16,214,155 $11,491,828 INSURANCE OIL & GAS BUSINESS SERVICES 38% $11,989,733 LEADERSHIP PACS - 12% CANDIDATE COMMITTEES $9,895,507 62% 86% 34% (63% 60% 40% PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS LOBBYISTS $8,374,264 $7,875,015 49% TV/MOVIES/ MUSIC $8,016,021 50% PHARMACEUTICAL/ HEALTH TWIT 52% $7,647,169 5% 64% 36% $6,631,879 68% (30% 70% 30% $6,887,181 $7,298,056 BUILDING TRADE UNIONS COMPUTERS/ INTERNET MANUFACTURING/ DISTRIBUTION COMMERCIAL BANKS ELECTRIC UTILITIES $6,976,125 $6,821,386 36% (53% 11% 57% Here's a look at the 20 businesses and organizations that contributed the most for lobbying efforts in 2013: U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $51,955,000 R $25,943,435 NATIONAL ASSN. OF REALTORS OO $17,076,780 H $14,106,478 Comcast $13,950,000 cCOMCAST CORP. BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSN. $13,840,000 GENERAL ELECTRIC IRMA $13,802,500 PHARMACEUTICAL RSRCH & MFRS OF AMERICA AMA AMERICAN MEDICAL $13,775,000 S cable $13,270,000 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSN. ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN. NORTHROP GRUMMAN $13,200,000 atet $12,300,000 QBOEING $11,460,000 Google $11,460,000 NORTHROP GRUMMAN AT&T INC. BOEING CO. GOOGLE INC. $11,117,466 WNAB $10,650,000 ExonMobil $10,630,000 LOCKHEED MARTIN LOCKHEED MARTIN NATIONAL ASSN OF BROADCASTERS EXXON MOBIL $10,143,000 echinologies $9,980,373 $9,490,000 GMA $9,350,000 verizon VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS United UNITED TECHNOLOGIES American Chemistry (Council AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSN. WHERE IT GOES Here's a look at some of the Congressional candidates who've raised the most mones Individuals PACS HOUSE Top contributing industries (donations to campaign committee, 2013-2014) $496,367 JOHN BOEHNER $441,355 R-Ohio $60,000 $249,189 $200,600 $12,000 $164,000 Total: $381,355 $85,000 $9,074,336 $188,600 $88,500 $164,189 |$75,500 ELECTRIC UTILITIES REAL ESTATE SECURITIES & INVESTMENT RETIRED OIL & GAS Top contributing industries (donations to campaign committee, 2013-2014) $249,550 FRANK PALLONE $214,500 D-N.J. $84,000 $66,750 $42,550 Total: $40,800 $77,500 $3,831,722 $21,500 $2,000 $25,350 $15,450 $35,050 $45,250 $40,550 $6,500 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PRODUCTS & LAW FIRMS PHARMACEUTICALS & LAWYERS TV/MOVIES/ MUSIC LOBBYISTS SENATE Top contributing industries (donations to campaign committee, 2009-2014) $1,197,642 CORY BOOKER $1,027,702 D-N.J. $51,495 $476,450 $366,780 Total: $976,207 $5,000 $7,600 $260,250 $12,867,688 $359,180 $359,180 SECURITIES & INVESTMENT & LAW FIRMS TV/MOVIES/ MISCELLANEOUS MUSIC LAWYERS REAL ESTATE FINANCE Top contributing industries (donations to campaign committee, 2009-2014) $1,129,038 MITCH MCCONNELL $245,500 $760,525 R-Ky. $649,025 $644,157 $621,258 $449,500 $235,500 $253,999 $883,538 Total: $17,246,609 $413,525 $31,025 $367,259 SECURITIES & INVESTMENT INSURANCE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS RETIRED OIL & GAS WORTH THE MONEY? With more than $400 million spent in this election cycle on Congressional races, is this a wise investment? Maybe not, when you consider the lack of action lately in Congress. 120 Substantive public laws passed 70 44 2013 AVERAGE 1999-2012 2007 SOURCES http://www.opensecrets.org/ http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/ http://crp.org masters-in-accounting.org