National Legal and Policy Center
Organized Labor Accountability Project
The Top 20 from the Top 20 of 1998
www.nlpc.org
TOP 20 HOUSE INCUMBENT RECIPIENTS
From the Top 20 Union PACs
 
 
District
Candidate
Party
Note
Total Received
1
CA-22
Lois Capps
D
(1)(F)
$222,900.00
2
TX-28
Ciro Rodriguez
D
(2)(F)
$186,000.00
3
CA-46
Loretta Sanchez
D
(3)(F)
$185,000.00
3
MO-03
Richard Gephardt
D
(4)
$185,000.00
5
HI-01
Neil Abercrombie
D
 
$182,500.00
6
IL-17
Lane Evans
D
 
$176,000.00
7
OH-06
Ted Strickland
D
(F)
$164,500.00
8
MI-10 
David Bonior
D
(5)
$164,117.56
9
WI-08 
Jay Johnson
D
(F)
$158,250.00
10
TX-24 
Martin Frost
D
(6)
$157,000.00
11
MA-03
James McGovern
D
(F)
$143,000.00
12
IN-10
Julia Carson
D 
(F)
$138,000.00
12
TX-01
Max Sandlin
D
(F)
$138,000.00
14
MA-06
John Tierney
D
(F)
$127,500.00
15
WI-03
Ronald Kind
D
(F)
$125,500.00
16
IA-03
Leonard Boswell
D
(F)
$124,500.00
16
MI-12
Sander Levin
D
 
$124,500.00
18
MI-08
Debbie Stabenow
D
(F)
$121,000.00
19
CT-05
James Maloney
D
(F)
$120,500.00
20
TX-02
Jim Turner
D
(F)
$119,000.00
 
Source Federal Election Commission; Totals for January 1, 1997 to August 31, 1998.
For back-up data click on the Recipient's name.
Italic denotes challenger (non-incumbent).


Footnotes:
    (1) Won 1998 special election.
    (2) Won 1997 special and run-off election.
    (3) Had recount and election challenge.
    (4) House Minority Leader.
    (5) House Minority Whip.
    (6) Chairman of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
    (F) Denotes FRESHMAN (First Elected in 1996). But, Ted Strickland held the seat before 1994.

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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