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 |
$67,350 |
| 2001-2002 |
$208,288 |
| 1999-2000 |
$127,212 |
| Total |
$402,850 |
Telecommunications interests donating $10,000 or more to state races, including legislative and statewide, throughout six years, from 1999 to 2004:
| AT&T Corp. |
$99,000 |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. |
$93,107 |
| Comcast Corp. |
$45,100 |
| MCI (formerly WorldCom Inc.) |
$44,698 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$31,940 |
| Loral Space & Communications Ltd. |
$15,000 |
| VALOR Telecommunications |
$12,050 |
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs. |
$11,500 |
| SBC Communications Inc. |
$11,200 |
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. Limited spending included because lobbyists report lump sum for all employers. Center researchers only captured totals for lobbyists who reported having only telecommunications-related employers. This limited the results of the research because many lobbyists have multiple employers from various industries. State-level lobbying by telecommunications companies in 2003 and 2004. Click on the total to see how the states stack up:
| 2003 |
$7,239 |
| 2004 |
$3,584 |
| Total |
$10,822 |
Major telecommunications interests lobbying government in this state in 2003 and 2004:
| Qwest Communications International Inc. |
$4,477 |
| VALOR Telecommunications |
$3,777 |
| Sprint Corp. |
$2,568 |
Source: Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of state records
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