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| Date: July 27, 1998 4:40 pm Contact: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Brian Bernhardt, 202-289-5900, or Jennifer Thorp, 202-296-5469, |
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TFK: Tobacco PAC Campaign Contributions Total More Than $1 Million In Effort To Kill Reform | ||
| WASHINGTON - July 27 - The CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS today released
a compilation of tobacco PAC contributions showing that the industry has pumped $1.2
million into the re-election campaigns of U.S. House of Representatives and Senate members
so far this election season. The CAMPAIGN report only includes PAC contributions fromJan. 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998. It indicates that 218 out of 435 U.S. House members and 33 of 100 U.S. Senators received tobacco PAC contributions. If individual contributions from tobacco company executives or soft money contributions were added, the total amount given to House members would likely be several million dollars. A proposal now pending in the U.S. House of Representatives suggests that these tobacco companies' efforts are influencing Members' decisions. The House Republican leadership has proposed legislation that would reverse much of the progress that has been made in recent years to curb youth tobacco use. For example, the proposal would wipe out federal regulations that require retailers to check the ID of young people purchasing cigarettes. "The tobacco money kept flowing even as the legislation was under consideration in the U.S. Senate last month," said Bill Novelli, CAMPAIGN president. "With the amount of money going into House campaigns, many of these Members are going to face a tough choice. If they stand with the tobacco industry, they'll be repaying their debt for all these campaign contributions. But they'll also be voting against America's kids, and that could mean an even tougher ride in November than trying to finance a campaign without tobacco money." The report on tobacco company PAC contributions coincides with three recent developments concerning tobacco contributions and special interest influence. Last week, a study reported in The Washington Post revealed that the tobacco companies allowed GOP Members to use corporate jets for campaign and other activities. The tobacco industry provides more subsidized campaign travel to Congressional leaders and political parties than does any other corporate special interest. In another story, The Washington Post also reported that the Tobacco Institute sponsored $60,921 worth of travel for U.S. Senators in 1997, with $36, 464 going to Republicans and $24, 457 going to Democrats. Two weeks ago, the CAMPAIGN released a poll which showed the public is more likely to vote for a candidate who refuses tobacco money and votes for tobacco control. By nearly a seven to one margin, voters say they are more likely to vote for that candidate over one who takes tobacco money and votes with the industry. And shortly after the Senate voted to kill tobacco control legislation, the CAMPAIGN released a scorecard showing a strong link between tobacco contributions and pro-tobacco votes. "A very disturbing, but not very surprising, pattern of behavior has emerged," said Matthew Myers, CAMPAIGN executive vice president and general counsel. "The tobacco companies still have a tremendous influence and, using their vast resources, have been able to temporarily kill tobacco reform efforts through campaign contributions and special favors. In addition, the tobacco industry continues its multi-million dollar advertising blitzkrieg aimed at distorting the provisions of comprehensive legislation." The Washington, D.C.-based CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS is the largest initiative ever undertaken to decrease youth tobacco use in the United States. Its mandate is to focus the nation's attention and action on keeping tobacco marketing from seducing children, and making tobacco less accessible to kids. ------ Note: A copy of the tobacco campaign contributions report is follows. -- U.S. House Tobacco PAC Contributions Representative, PAC Contributions ---------------------------------- Abercrombie (D-HI) $1,500 Aderholt (R-AL) $7,000 Andrews (D-NJ) $1,000 Armey (R-TX) $12,000 Baesler (D-KY) $23,500 Baker (R-LA) $2,000 Ballenger (R-NC) $4,000 Barcia (D-MI) $500 Barr (R-GA) $9,000 Barrett (R-NE) $1,000 Barrett (D-WI) $500 Bass (R-NH) $3,500 Bateman (R-VA) $5,805 Baucus (D-MT) $2,000 Becerra (D-CA) $3,000 Bereuter (R-NE) $2,000 Bilbray (R-CA) $5,500 Bishop Jr. (D-GA) $8,500 Bliley Jr. (R-VA) $15,750 Blunt (R-MO) $3,500 Boehlert (R-NY) $2,500 Boehner (R-OH) $10,800 Bonilla (R-TX) $6,000 Boucher (D-VA) $6,500 Boyd (D-FL) $8,500 Brown (D-FL) $3,500 Bryant (R-TN) $7,500 Bunning (R-KY) $25,500 Burr (R-NC) $8,500 Burton (R-IN) $2,500 Buyer (R-IN) $2,000 Calvert (R-CA) $4,000 Camp (R-MI) $1,000 Chabot (R-OH) $4,000 Chambliss (R-GA) $12,000 Chenoweth (R-ID) $4,500 Clay (D-MO) $1,000 Clayton (D-NC) $8,000 Clement (D-TN) $9,000 Clyburn (D-SC) $5,000 Coble (R-NC) $14,000 Collins (R-GA) $7,500 Combest (R-TX) $2,000 Condit (D-CA) $2,500 Cox (R-CA) $3,500 Coyne (D-PA) $500 Cramer (D-AL) $1,500 Crane (R-IL) $5,000 Crapo (R-ID) $6,500 Cubin (R-WY) $6,000 Cummings (D-MD) $500 Cunningham (R-CA) $1,000 Danner (D-MO) $2,000 Davis (D-FL) $4,000 Davis III (R-VA) $1,500 Deal (R-GA) $8,000 Delahunt (D-MA) $500 DeLay (R-TX) $14,000 Deutsch (D-FL) $500 Diaz-Balart (R-FL) $4,000 Dingell (D-MI) $6,500 Dooley (D-CA) $3,500 Duncan Jr. (R-TN) $1,000 Dunn (R-WA) $500 Edwards (D-TX) $6,500 Ehrlich Jr. (R-MD) $3,000 Engel (D-NY) $1,500 English (R-Pa) $8,500 Ensign (R-NV) $7,500 Etheridge (D-NC) $18,000 Ewing (R-IL) $10,250 Fazio (D-CA) $7,000 Filner (D-CA) $500 Flake (D-NY) $500 Foley (R-FL) $5,000 Forbes (R-NY) $4,000 Fossella (R-NY) $12,000 Fowler (R-FL) $1,000 Frost (D-TX) $6,500 Gallegly (R-CA) $500 Gibbons (R-NV) $500 Gillmor (R-OH) $2,000 Gingrich (R-GA) $13,000 Goode (D-VA) $11,250 Goodlatte (R-VA) $3,500 Gordon (D-TN) $15,250 Graham (R-SC) $7,000 Green (D-TX) $2,500 Hall (D-OH) $2,000 Hall (D-TX) $4,000 Hastings (D-FL) $1,500 Hastings (R-WA) $4,500 Hefley (R-CO) $500 Hefner (D-NC) $4,500 Herger (R-CA) $5,500 Hill (R-MT) $3,000 Hilliard (D-AL) $7,000 Hinojosa (D-TX) $500 Hobson (R-OH) $1,500 Holden (D-PA) $500 Houghton (R-NY) $2,500 Hoyer (D-MD) $5,200 Hulshof (R-MO) $8,000 Hunter (R-CA) $500 Hutchinson (R-AR) $2,500 Istook (R-OK) $1,500 Jackson Jr. (D-IL) $1,000 Jefferson (D-LA) $5,000 Jenkins (R-TN) $10,000 John (D-LA) $4,000 Johnson (R-TX) $3,500 Johnson (D-TX) $500 Jones Jr. (R-NC) $13,100 Kelly (R-NY) $3,000 Kennelly (D-CT) $2,000 Kilpatrick (D-MI) $1,500 Kim (R-CA) $1,500 Kingston (R-GA) $6,000 Kleczka (D-WI) $7,500 Klink (D-PA) $3,000 Knollenberg (R-MI) $2,000 Kolbe (R-AZ) $2,000 LaHood (R-lL) $3,500 Latham (R-IA) $11,500 LaTourette (R-OH) $2,500 Lewis (R-CA) $2,500 Lewis (R-KY) $10,500 Linder (R-GA) $9,500 Livingston (R-LA) $5,500 Lucas (R-OK) $2,500 Manton (D-NY) $5,171 McCollum (R-FL) $1,500 McCrery (R-LA) $6,500 McDade (R-PA) $2,500 McIntosh (R-IN) $7,000 McIntyre (D-NC) $14,500 Meek (D-FL) $3,000 Meeks (D-NY) $500 Metcalf (R-WA) $500 Mica (R-FL) $1,500 Mollohan (D-WV) $2,500 Murtha (D-PA) $1,500 Myrick (R-NC) $3,000 Neumann (R-WI) $5,000 Ney (R-OH) $3,500 Norwood (R-GA) $8,500 Nussle (R-IA) $6,500 Obey (D-WI) $1,500 Ortiz (D-TX) $1,000 Oxley (R-OH) $4,100 Parker (R-MS) $1,000 Paul (R-TX) $500 Paxon (R-NY) $8,500 Pease (R-IN) $6,500 Peterson (D-MN) $3,500 Peterson (R-PA) $500 Pickett (D-VA) $5,000 Pitts (R-PA) $2,500 Pombo (R-CA) $5,000 Pomeroy (D-ND) $1,500 Price (D-NC) $6,000 Pryce (R-OH) $2,000 Quinn (R-NY) $500 Radanovich (R-CA) $2,500 Rahall II (D-WV) $3,500 Rangel (D-NY) $8,300 Riggs (R-CA) $500 Riley (R-AL) $9,500 Rogan (R-CA) $9,500 Rogers (R-KY) $4,000 Rohrabacher (R-CA) $1,500 Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) $1,500 Royce (R-CA) $2,000 Sabo (D-MN) $500 Salmon (R-AZ) $1,000 Sanchez (D-CA) $1,000 Sandlin (D-TX) $3,000 Saxton (R-NJ) $3,000 Schaefer (R-CO) $11,500 Schaffer (R-CO) $3,000 Scott (D-VA) $4,000 Sensenbrenner (R-WI) $1,000 Sessions (R-TX) $4,000 Shaw Jr. (R-FL) $2,500 Shimkus (R-IL $9,650 Shuster (R-PA) $2,000 Sisisky (D-VA) $6,000 Skeen (R-NM) $500 Skelton (D-MO) $500 Smith (R-OR) $5,500 Smith (R-TX) $500 Solomon (R-NY) $8,500 Souder (R-IN) $500 Spence (R-SC) $2,000 Spratt Jr. (D-SC) $6,700 Stearns (R-FL) $7,500 Stenholm (D-TX) $9,500 Stump (R-AZ) $1,000 Stupak (D-MI) $1,500 Talent (R-MO) $5,500 Tanner (D-TN) $7,000 Tauzin (R-LA) $11,000 Taylor (R-NC) $5,000 Thomas (R-CA) $4,500 Thompson (D-MS) $5,500 Thornberry (R-TX) $1,000 Thune (R-SD) $3,000 Tiahrt (R-KS) $4,500 Towns (D-NY) $5,000 Turner (D-TX) $2,000 Upton (R-MI) $1,500 Watt (D-NC) $2,000 Watts (R-OK) $4,000 Weldon (R-PA) $500 Weller (R-IL) $4,000 Whitfield (R-KY) $18,500 Wicker (R-MS) $5,500 Young (R-AK) $4,500 TOTAL U.S. House: $1,011,826 -- U.S. Senate PAC Contributions Senator, PAC Contributions ----------------------------- Bachus (R-AL) $1,000 Bennett (R-UT) $166 Bond (R-MO) $5,000 Breaux (D-LA) $11,000 Burns (R-MT) $4,000 Campbell (R-CO) $17,166 Cleland (D-GA) $2,000 Coverdell (R-GA) $19,000 Craig (R-ID) $2,000 D'Amato (R-NY) $4,666 Dodd (D-CT) $8,000 Dorgan (D-ND) $1,000 Faircloth (R-NC) $33,916 Ford (D-KY) $1,000 Graham (D-FL) $1,000 Grassley (R-IA) $9,166 Gregg (R-NH) $3,166 Hagel (R-NE) $13,000 Helms (R-NC) $14,500 Hollings (D-SC) $29,250 Inouye (D-HI) $1,000 Kempthorne (R-ID) $7,166 Landrieu (D-LA) $2,500 Lugar (R-IN) $1,000 McCain (R-AZ) $2,000 Moseley-Braun (D-IL) $1,000 Murkowski (R-AK) $2,166 Nickles (R-OK) $13,166 Reid (D-NV) $4,000 Santorum (R-PA) $4,000 Shelby (R-AL) $11,166 Specter (R-PA) $4,166 Warner (R-VA) $2,416 TOTAL U.S. Senate: $236,742 ----- Information covering the period January 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998 compiled by the CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS, using disbursement reports from the Federal Election Commission gathered by the Center for Responsive Politics. Only U.S. Representatives and Senators who received tobacco PAC money are listed. Tobacco PAC money includes disbursements to U.S. House and Senate campaigns from the following tobacco PACs: American Wholesale Marketers Association, Brown & Williamson Tobacco; Cigar Association of America; DiMon Inc.; Lorillard Inc.; Phillip Morris; Pinkerton Tobacco; RJR Nabisco; Smokeless; Standard Commercial Tobacco Co.; Swisher International Inc.; Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.; US Tobacco Co.; Tobacco Institute. ### |
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