National Legal and Policy Center
Organized Labor Accountability Project
The Top 20 from the Top 20 of 2000
www.nlpc.org
TOP 20 HOUSE RECIPIENTS
From the Top 20 Union PACs
 
 
District
Candidate
Party
Note
Total Received
1
CA-42
Joe Baca
D
(1)(F)
$244,000.00
2
AR-04
Mike Ross
D
(2)(C)
$205,500.00
3
MI-10
David Bonior
D
(3)
$179,300.00
4
CT-05
James Maloney
D
 
$172,100.00
5
KY-06
Scotty Baesler
D
 (4)(C)
$169,000.00
6
IL-17
Lane Evans
D
 (5)
$168,300.00
7
OH-12
Maryellen O'Shaughnessy
D
(O)
$163,500.00
8
NV-01 
Shelley Berkley
D
(F)
$159,500.00
9
PA-10 
Pat Casey
D
(C)
$154,500.00
10
HI-01 
Neil Abercrombie
D
 
$153,000.00
11
NJ-12
Rush Holt
D
(F)
$151,500.00
12
MI-08
 Dianne Byrum
D
(O)
$147,500.00
13
OR-01
David Wu 
D
(F)
$144,000.00
14
TX-24
Martin Frost 
D
(6)
$143,000.00
15
NY-04
Carolyn McCarthy 
D
 
$138,000.00
15
OH-06
Ted Strickland 
D
 
$138,000.00
17
PA-13
Joseph Hoeffel 
D
 (F)
$136,500.00
17
CO-02
Mark Udall
D
(F)
$136,500.00
19
MS-04
Ronnie Shows
D
(F)
$135,000.00
20
MT-At L.
Nancy Keenan 
D
(O)
$133,500.00
 
Source Federal Election Commission; Totals for January 1, 1999 to August 31, 2000.
For back-up data chick on the candidate's name
Italic denotes challenger (non-incumbent).


Footnotes:
    (1) Won 1999 special election.
    (2) Won runoff election.
    (3) Minority Whip.
    (4) Held this seat from 1993-1998.
    (5) Ranking Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee.
    (6) Chairman, Democratic Caucus.
    (F) Denotes FRESHMAN (First Elected in 1998).
    (C) Denotes CHALLENGING an incumbent.
    (O) Denotes running for an OPEN seat.

To see the List of the Top 20 Union PACs, from which these contributions came, click here.

To see the Methodology of how this study was conducted click here.

To see an Analysis of this data click here.

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