Well Connected
Members of Congress, Presidential Candidates and Political Parties

Contribution totals reflect the Center for Public Integrity's refinement of data reported to the Federal Election Commission and collected by The Center for Responsive Politics. Totals are sums of contributions of $200 or more received from January 1, 1997, through June 30, 2006, by the candidate or party from donors connected to telecommunications, media and technology organizations. For a more complete explanation of the data-gathering process, see the methodology.

TypeNameTotal Contributions 1998 - 2006
PartyDemocratic National Committee$79,834,124
PartyRepublican National Committee$47,760,905
PartyDemocratic Senatorial Campaign Committee$36,711,388
PartyDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee$35,285,747
PartyNational Republican Congressional Committee$21,525,378
PartyNational Republican Senatorial Committee$19,312,103
109th SenateKerry, John (D-MA)$10,626,394
OtherBush, George W$8,805,411
109th SenateClinton, Hillary Rodham (D-NY)$4,103,522
OtherGore, Al$3,191,162
109th SenateMcCain, John (R-AZ)$2,581,967
OtherDaschle, Tom (D-SD)$2,262,489
OtherDean, Howard$2,145,867
109th SenateBoxer, Barbara (D-CA)$2,122,661
OtherGephardt, Richard A (D-MO)$1,943,739
109th HouseHastert, Dennis (R-IL)$1,822,871
109th SenateSchumer, Charles E (D-NY)$1,723,641
OtherBradley, Bill$1,692,079
109th SenateBurns, Conrad (R-MT)$1,620,258
109th SenateAllen, George (R-VA)$1,306,500
109th SenateLieberman, Joe (I-CT)$1,225,133
109th SenateKennedy, Edward M (D-MA)$1,202,600
OtherClark, Wesley$1,108,047
109th HouseDeLay, Tom (R-TX)$1,106,363
109th HouseDavis, Tom (R-VA)$1,103,703
109th SenateSpecter, Arlen (R-PA)$1,099,445
109th SenateFeinstein, Dianne (D-CA)$1,073,525
109th HouseBlunt, Roy (R-MO)$1,069,899
109th HouseMarkey, Edward J (D-MA)$1,044,152
109th SenateHatch, Orrin G (R-UT)$1,038,631
OtherTauzin, Billy (R-LA)$1,030,142
109th SenateSantorum, Rick (R-PA)$1,030,077
OtherLazio, Rick A (R-NY)$977,913
109th HouseBarton, Joe (R-TX)$973,524
109th SenateObama, Barack (D-IL)$966,384
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