Telecommunications industry donations, including legislative and statewide, throughout three election cycles, 1999-2000, 2001-2002 and 2003-2004. Click on total to see how this state stacks up:
| 2003-2004 |
$70,852 |
| 2001-2002 |
$93,575 |
| 1999-2000 |
$77,410 |
| Total |
$241,837 |
Telecommunications interests donating $10,000 or more to state races, including legislative and statewide, throughout six years, from 1999 to 2004:
| Qwest Communications International Inc. |
$85,850 |
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs. |
$74,215 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$36,350 |
| AT&T Corp. |
$33,400 |
Source: Institute on Money in State Politics, with analysis by Center for Public Integrity
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State Lobby Spending
Totals in this state DO NOT include lobbyist salaries/compensation. Spending total does not include executive branch lobbyists. State-level lobbying by telecommunications companies in 2003 and 2004. Click on the total to see how the states stack up:
| 2003 |
$6,038 |
| 2004 |
$15,251 |
| Total |
$21,289 |
Major telecommunications interests lobbying government in this state in 2003 and 2004:
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs
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$7,515 |
| Potlatch Telephone Company |
$4,868 |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. |
$4,694 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$2,621 |
| Idaho Telephone Association |
$1,198 |
| Sprint Corp. |
$393 |
Source: Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of state records
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