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<a href="https://theintercept.com/2018/03/14/dan-lipinski-marie-newman-railroads/">https://theintercept.com/2018/03/14/dan-lipinski-marie-newman-railroads/</a>lee f
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: TIActuBeta-ExBold_web, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); letter-spacing: 0.1em; box-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px, rgb(17, 17, 17) 0px 4px 0px; text-transform: uppercase;">CHICAGO-AREA REP. Dan Lipinski has a significant cash advantage over his rival in an upcoming Democratic primary, activist Marie Newman. The war chest is thanks, in significant part, to Lipinski’s friendly relationship with the railroad industry.Nearly one out of every $6 Lipinski raised to accumulate a $1.2 million campaign war chest over the last decade came from rail company PACs, a review of Federal Election Commission reports reveals.But that relationship has put him at the center of one of the most heated public safety controversies of our time: the railroad industry’s resistance to installing the automatic braking technology known as Positive Train Control. Lipinski helped lead a push in 2015 to delay the requirement that railways install the technology, which experts say will save lives when finally implemented.Lipinski, one of the most conservative Democrats facing a serious progressive primary challenge this year, won his seat when his father, longtime Rep. William Lipinski, announced his retirement after the 2004 primary — allowing his son to ease his way onto the ballot and effectively face no competition. The senior Lipinski, long backed by the Illinois Democratic machine, went on to become a rail industry lobbyist.The PTC technology refers to a system of track sensors, satellites, and radio signals used to continuously calculate safe train speeds. The system can automatically slow down or brake a train to avoid a crash or derailment. Experts say the technology could have <a href="https://www.opb.org/news/article/washington-amtrak-derailment-positive-train-control/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">prevented</a> a number of fatal rail incidents, including an incident last December in which an Amtrak train derailed near Tacoma, Washington, leaving three dead and 62 injured. After each fatal accident, pressure to install the technology grows, lobbyists swarm Capitol Hill, and, as public attention fades, Congress allows the railroad industry to delay installing PTC. Then more people die, and the cycle repeats itself.Though similar technology is widely <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-trains-amtrak-safer-railways/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">deployed</a> in most European countries and much of the advanced industrial world, implementation in the U.S. has been slow. If the U.S. had adopted PTC decades ago, as the National Transportation Safety Board has long recommended, at least 298 deaths and 6,763 injuries could have been prevented, <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-positive-train-control-20171222-story.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">according</a> to an analysis performed by the board.Congress finally acted to mandate the technology after a major disaster in 2008, when a commuter train in California crashed head on with a freight train, killing 25 people. Investigators found the accident could have been prevented had PTC been installed. The new law mandated PTC installation by the end of 2015, with a penalty of $25,000 per day for lines that failed to meet the requirement.But private railroad firms and freight companies, which share tracks with commuter rails, balked at the cost of implementing PTC technology and worked aggressively to oppose the mandate. The American Association of Railroads, the leading industry lobby group, mobilized to carve out exemptions and delays for the PTC requirement. The association <a href="https://www.aar.org/Pages/AboutUs.aspx?t=aarmembers" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">represents</a> BNSF Railway Company, Canadian Pacific, CSX Transportation, Metra, Amtrak, and other major rail interests.The American Association of Railroads <a href="https://theintercept.com/2015/05/15/wall-street-analyst-demanded-rail-industry-invest-lobbying-train-speed-safety-regulations/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">deployed</a> a bipartisan army of well-connected former lawmakers and safety regulators to storm Capitol Hill and weaken the PTC rules. One of the lobbyists hired to press lawmakers on the requirement was the elder Lipinski. Ethics records <a href="https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=35e72647-e0e9-460d-8053-83c2b9f8e954&filingTypeID=69" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">show</a> he was registered to lobby directly on safety rules on behalf of the rail industry.On June 24, 2015, the House Transportation Committee’s railroad subcommittee, on which the younger Lipinski holds a seat, held a hearing on the looming deadline. The rail industry effectively threatened a capital strike, arguing that it had already spent billions of dollars on PTC upgrades, and warned that they would rather <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/economy/article34964310.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">shut down</a> entire tracks — bringing economic activity to a halt — instead of paying fines for not implementing PTC by January 1.“It’s hard to say we haven’t put the best foot forward we possibly could,” said Frank Lonegro, an executive with CSX Transportation, at the hearing, who specifically threatened <a href="https://transportation.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2015-06-24-lonegro.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">to shut down passenger train lines around Washington</a> if the mandate wasn’t delayed.Lipinski agreed that the penalties were onerous and that the industry deserved more time to implement PTC. “We all want to sit up here and fine villains,” Lipinski <a href="https://vimeo.com/259802257" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">said</a>. “And this situation, I think, is very complex and there are not easy answers to this.”(Watch the exchange below. Some browser extensions disable the embedding of video on The Intercept; in that case, view video of it <a href="https://vimeo.com/259802257" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">here</a>.) On September 19, 2015, a number of lawmakers, including Lipinski and other Transportation Committee members, <a href="https://newhouse.house.gov/sites/newhouse.house.gov/files/Newhouse%2C%20Quigley%20PTC%20Letter.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">signed</a> a letter urging Congress to consider an extension of the PTC deadline. About a month later, at an event next to the Capitol, Lipinski stood next to Edward Hamberger, the chief lobbyist of the American Association of Railroads, to <a href="https://lipinski.house.gov/press-releases/reps-lipinski-quigley-and-newhouse-and-rail-industry-leaders-urge-immediate-action-to-extend-ptc-deadline/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 83, 255); text-decoration-line: none;">announce</a> he was leading an effort to pass legislation to provide that extension...
=Congressman Calls For Investigation Of Conservative Think TankVeteran Democrat Lipinski joins critics of the Illinois Policy Institute with a letter to the IRS.
by Mick Dumke, ProPublica, and Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m. CST Rep. Dan Lipinski represents Illinois' 3rd congressional district. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)This story was produced in collaboration with the Chicago Sun-Times.
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski is asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether a series of financial deals improperly benefited the leaders of the Illinois Policy Institute — the latest call for authorities to examine the influential conservative think tank.In an open letter to the head of the IRS, Lipinski — a Democrat who represents parts of Chicago and the western suburbs — wrote that institute chairman and CEO John Tillman may have violated federal tax laws by channeling money from his nonprofits to for-profit companies Tillman owned or co-owned.Lipinski cited an investigation by ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Sun-Times that detailed the transactions.“Federal law provides tax benefits that help nonprofits pursue their agendas, including ideological agendas,” Lipinski wrote to David Kautter, the acting commissioner of the IRS. “What it does not allow, however, is for an individual to use a non-profit organization to inure excessive benefits to himself. I fear that is exactly what Mr. Tillman has done.”Neither Tillman nor a spokeswoman for the institute responded to a request for comment. But Tillman said previously the transactions were appropriate and properly disclosed in tax filings.
Read Rep. Lipinski's Letter“Obviously, these are all fully disclosed transactions, all at fair market value as they should be,” Tillman wrote in response to questions.But experts in nonprofit tax laws told ProPublica Illinois and the Sun-Times that some of the transactions raised ethical and legal concerns. Among the list of potential red flags: a zero-interest, $49,400 loan from Think Freely Media, a nonprofit Tillman founded and served as board president, to Crowdskout, a for-profit data and marketing firm owned by a company he controlled.
That loan was essentially a gift, experts said.“No loans are made on zero interest because you lose the inflation value. That means it’s a financial benefit to a for-profit business,” said Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School. “Under federal tax law it’s called an excess-benefit transaction.”
Think Freely Media also made another $60,000 in loans to Crowdskout on which it collected interest. On other occasions, Think Freely Media gave grants to nonprofit organizations that hired Crowdskout or other companies in which Tillman had a stake.Lipiniski, a 13-year veteran of Congress, called for the IRS investigation as he faces a primary election challenge from Marie Newman, an activist and nonprofit leader who charges that Lipinski has a “far-right” record of siding with conservatives.The Third congressional district includes parts of Chicago’s Southwest Side and adjacent suburbs. It includes most of Chicago’s 13th Ward, the home base of state House speaker and Democratic Party chairman Michael Madigan, a frequent target of attacks from Tillman and the Illinois Policy Institute.
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As Conservative Group Grows In Influence, Financial Dealings Enrich Its Leaders
Illinois Policy Institute has called for government reform while channeling money to firms owned by insiders.Lipinski is the latest elected official to cite the ProPublica Illinois/Sun-Times investigation while raising questions about the financial dealings of Tillman and nonprofits connected to the institute.Gov. Bruce Rauner — a former ally of Tillman’s and donor to the institute — said last week he was “very troubled” by the report and wouldn’t give the organizations “another nickel.”“It sounds like there’s been improper structure there and improper benefits,” Rauner said.
State Sen. Chris Nybo, R-Elmhurst, emailed Senate Republican colleagues to explore whether to draft a Joint House-Senate Resolution asking for investigations by the FBI, the IRS or the Attorney General’s office.
Maura Possley, a spokeswoman for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan — Mike Madigan’s daughter — said Thursday the office continues to review the transactions, but added, “It is clear that it is also a matter for the IRS, which has greater authority over nonprofits.”<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/23/1359748/-These-are-the-Democrats-who-voted-against-abortion-coverage-Wall-Street-reform-and-the-environment#">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/23/1359748/-These-are-the-Democrats-who-voted-against-abortion-coverage-Wall-Street-reform-and-the-environment#</a>

A little while back, <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/12/1356723/-These-Democrats-voted-to-weaken-Wall-Street-reform-and-build-the-Keystone-nbsp-pipeline" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">we showed you</a> the House Democrats who voted with Republicans on two key topics: the environment and Wall Street reform. Today we add a third topic: abortion.

Yesterday, <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/22/1359495/-House-Republicans-include-a-tax-hike-in-their-latest-abortion-nbsp-bill" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">the House voted on a bill</a> to codify a ban on federal funding for abortion, but with a new twist that would essentially exclude abortion coverage from ACA plans. Three House Democrats <a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll045.xml" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">voted for this bill</a>: <a href="http://lipinski.house.gov/contact-us" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">Dan Lipinski</a> of Illinois, <a href="http://cuellar.house.gov/contact/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">Henry Cuellar</a> of Texas, and <a href="https://collinpeterson.house.gov/contact-me" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">Collin Peterson</a> of Minnesota.

As it so happens, all three of these Democrats also voted with Republicans on approving the Keystone pipeline and gutting Wall Street reform. What will they vote for next?

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Daniel William Lipinski is a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_States_Democratic_Party" title="United States Democratic Party" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Democratic</a> member of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.House_of_Representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">U.S. House of Representatives</a> representing <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:Members_of_the_U.S.Congress_from_Illinois" title="Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Illinois" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Illinois'</a> 3rd Congressional District (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/il03_109.gif" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaaveleqvr42n3pgqkaiaheuxdqj3dqj3e6iotpusqcgj4eq5iluile0jil3pecxhchgbhz8kg4hwxau3mzecgeyfnaxp4hqnqpnt7ql0nadpd6whcclvnakksq8iiaaaaaaelftksuqmcc="AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">map</a>). He was elected in 2004 to succeed his father, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bill_Lipinski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bill Lipinski (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Bill Lipinski</a>.

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In late June 2007, Rep. Lipinski, along with Reps. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mark_Udall" title="Mark Udall" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Mark Udall</a> (D-Colo.), <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Frank_Wolf" title="Frank Wolf" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Frank Wolf</a> (R-Va.), <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Christopher_Shays" title="Christopher Shays" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Christopher Shays</a> (R-Conn.), and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Michael_McCaul" title="Michael McCaul" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Michael McCaul</a> (R-Texas), issued a letter to President Bush, urging him to reconstitute the Iraq Study Group. The bipartisan group referred to a provision included in the Foreign Operations appropriations bill passed by the House to provide $1 million to the U.S. Institute for Peace to reestablish the Iraq Study Group. The members worried whether the President would sign the bill with that amendment included. Rep. Udall stated that allowing the group to update their report would give the President, Congress, and the public an independent perspective on the situation in Iraq to compare with the report due by General Petraeus in September.

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<dd style=" line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">Main article: <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Family_and_Consumer_Choice_Act_of_2007" title="Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007</a></dd>

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<p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lipinski was born July 15, 1966. Prior to his election to Congress, Lipinski served as a Professor at the University of Tennessee from 2001 to 2004. From 2000 to 2001, he served as a Professor at the University of Notre Dame. He has served as an aide to four members of Congress including, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Sangmeister&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Sangmeister (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">George Sangmeister</a> from 1993 to 1994, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jerry_Costello" title="Jerry Costello" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Jerry Costello</a> from 1995 to 1996, and Rod Blagojevich from 1999 to 2000. In addition, he served as an aide to then-House Minority Leader<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Dick_Gephardt" title="Dick Gephardt" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Dick Gephardt</a>. Lipinski was elected on roughly the same platform as his father, promising to be a fairly conservative Democrat while fighting for government support for the district.

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<p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In 2006, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Republicans</a> nominated <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Raymond_G.Wardingley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raymond G. Wardingley (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Raymond G. Wardingley</a> to face Lipinski in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.congressional_elections_in_2006" title="U.S. congressional elections in 2006" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">U.S. congressional elections in 2006</a>) <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=IL&year=2006" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaaveleqvr42n3pgqkaiaheuxdqj3dqj3e6iotpusqcgj4eq5iluile0jil3pecxhchgbhz8kg4hwxau3mzecgeyfnaxp4hqnqpnt7ql0nadpd6whcclvnakksq8iiaaaaaaelftksuqmcc="AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">[1]</a> Lipinski retained his seat.

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</td><td width="100%" style=" border-left-width: 0px; padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 0em;">This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Superdelegates" title="Superdelegates" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">superdelegates</a> for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Illinois_2008_presidential_primary_and_superdelegates" title="Illinois 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Illinois superdelegate tracker</a> or visit the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Portal:Superdelegate_Transparency_Project" title="Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">STP homepage</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Before <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Hillary Clinton</a> conceded the race, Dan Lipinski, as a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Superdelegate" title="Superdelegate" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">superdelegate</a>, had endorsed <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Barack Obama</a> for President.

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from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaaveleqvr42n3pgqkaiaheuxdqj3dqj3e6iotpusqcgj4eq5iluile0jil3pecxhchgbhz8kg4hwxau3mzecgeyfnaxp4hqnqpnt7ql0nadpd6whcclvnakksq8iiaaaaaaelftksuqmcc="AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">OpenSecrets.org</a> site.</th></tr><tr><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;">Fundraising profile:</td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00027239" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaaveleqvr42n3pgqkaiaheuxdqj3dqj3e6iotpusqcgj4eq5iluile0jil3pecxhchgbhz8kg4hwxau3mzecgeyfnaxp4hqnqpnt7ql0nadpd6whcclvnakksq8iiaaaaaaelftksuqmcc="AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">2006 election cycle</a></td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allsummary.asp?cid=N00027239" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaaveleqvr42n3pgqkaiaheuxdqj3dqj3e6iotpusqcgj4eq5iluile0jil3pecxhchgbhz8kg4hwxau3mzecgeyfnaxp4hqnqpnt7ql0nadpd6whcclvnakksq8iiaaaaaaelftksuqmcc="AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Career totals</a></td></tr><tr><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;">Top contributors by organization/corporation:</td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00027239" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaaveleqvr42n3pgqkaiaheuxdqj3dqj3e6iotpusqcgj4eq5iluile0jil3pecxhchgbhz8kg4hwxau3mzecgeyfnaxp4hqnqpnt7ql0nadpd6whcclvnakksq8iiaaaaaaelftksuqmcc="AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">2006 election cycle</a></td><td style=" border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allcontrib.asp?cid=N00027239" style="text-decoration: none; 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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure" title="House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure</a>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Aviation</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Highways, Transit & Pipelines</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Railroads</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Science_and_Technology" title="House Committee on Science and Technology" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">House Committee on Science and Technology</a>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Environment and Energy</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Research and Science Education</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Small_Business" title="House Committee on Small Business" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">House Committee on Small Business</a>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare, and Trade</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Energy</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Research</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Tax Finance and Exports</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Workforce Empowerment and Government Programs - Ranking Minority Member</li>

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<table id="topContrib" class="tablesorter datadisplay tablesorter-default" role="grid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; width: 604px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><tbody aria-live="polite" aria-relevant="all"><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Scheck Industries</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$58,300</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$58,300</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$0</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Weglarz Co</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$54,800</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$54,800</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">BNSF Railway</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$51,741</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$7,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$44,741</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Plumbers/Pipefitters Union</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$50,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$50,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Laborers Union</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$46,500</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$46,500</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$45,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$45,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">National Assn of Realtors</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$44,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$44,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">United Transportation Union</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$44,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$44,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">National Air Traffic Controllers Assn</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$43,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$43,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Air Line Pilots Assn</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$42,500</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$42,500</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">CSX Corp</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$42,100</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$1,100</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$41,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">American Council of Engineering Cos</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$41,500</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$41,500</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Union Pacific Corp</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$41,500</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$41,500</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">United Parcel Service</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$41,498</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$41,498</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$40,300</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$300</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$40,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Ironworkers Union</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$39,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$39,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Exelon Corp</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$38,500</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$38,500</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Amalgamated Transit Union</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$35,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$35,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">American Assn for Justice</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$34,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$34,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$33,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$0</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">$33,000</td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style=" background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236);"><td style=" padding: 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Norfolk Southern</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$33,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$1,000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">$32,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<h5 style="margin: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold;">FIRST ELECTED:2004</h5>

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Career Fundraising

2003 - 2014 Total Receipts: $3,719,944

2003 - 2014 Total Spent: $2,645,124

Debts: $0

Last Report: Monday, November 24, 2014

Top 5 Contributors, 2003 - 2014

Contributor Total Indivs PACs

Scheck Industries $58,300 $58,300 $0

Weglarz Co $54,800 $54,800 $0

BNSF Railway $51,741 $7,000 $44,741

Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $50,000 $0 $50,000

Laborers Union $46,500 $0 $46,500

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Top 5 Industries, 2003 - 2014

Industry Total Indivs PACs

Transportation Unions $289,700 $500 $289,200

Construction Services $269,550 $109,200 $160,350

Railroads $226,541 $26,850 $199,691

Building Trade Unions $221,000 $0 $221,000

Lawyers/Law Firms $210,229 $137,457 $72,772

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Source of Funds

legend Individual Contributions $1,373,424 (37%)

legend PAC Contributions $2,309,262 (62%)

legend Candidate self-financing $0 (0%)

legend Other $37,258 (1%)

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