Top 50 PACs
OpenSecrets.org lists campaign contributions by political action committees (PACs) and donations to PACs, broken down by sector, industry and unique PAC. Only groups that made contributions during the current or last two election cycles are listed. The top 10 for 2007-2008 are listed below.
Political Action Committees are organized for the purpose of raising
and spending money to elect and defeat candidates. To learn more about PACs,
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| 1. |
Operating Engineers Union |
$2,612,560 |
| 2. |
National Assn of Realtors |
$2,289,750 |
| 3. |
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
$2,286,550 |
| 4. |
AT&T Inc |
$2,065,200 |
| 5. |
American Assn for Justice |
$1,904,000 |
| 6. |
National Beer Wholesalers Assn |
$1,856,500 |
| 7. |
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union |
$1,840,300 |
| 8. |
American Bankers Assn |
$1,818,520 |
| 9. |
International Assn of Fire Fighters |
$1,787,600 |
| 10. |
National Auto Dealers Assn |
$1,696,000 |
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