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TOP 1995-96 'SOFT MONEY' CONTRIBUTORS TO THE NATIONAL PARTY COMMITTEES
| Contributors |
To Democrats |
To Republicans |
Total |
Industry |
| Philip Morris Cos.* |
$496,518 |
$2,520,518 |
$3,017,036 |
Tobacco |
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons*
Edgar M.Bronfman Jr. $435,000
Lew R. Wasserman $225,000
Edgar M. Bronfman $160,000
Sidney J. Sheinberg $100,000 |
1,261,700 |
677,145 |
1,938,845 |
Beer, wine
& liquor |
| RJR Nabisco Inc.* |
254,756 |
1,188,175 |
1,442,931 |
Tobacco |
| Walt Disney Co.* |
1,063,050 |
296,450 |
1,359.500 |
Media/
entertainment |
| Atlantic Richfield Co.* |
486,372 |
764,471 |
1,250843 |
Oil & gas |
American Federation of State,
County and municipal Employees* |
1,134,962 |
0 |
1,134,962 |
Public sector
union |
| Communications Workers of America* |
1,130,300 |
0 |
1,130,300 |
Industrial union |
| AT&T Corp.* |
422,184 |
552,340 |
974,524 |
Telephone
utilities |
| Federal Express* |
592,625 |
380,900 |
973,525 |
Air transport |
| MCI Telecommunications Corp.* |
607,296 |
357,218 |
964,514 |
Telephone
utilities |
Association of Trial Lawyers
of America* |
606,300 |
197,100 |
803,400 |
Lawyers/
law firms |
Lazard Freres & Co.*
Felix G. and Elizabeth Rohatyn $415,000
Steven Rattner and Maureen White $179,500
Ira J. Harris $103,000 |
624,500 |
163,100 |
787,600 |
Securities & investment |
| Revlon Group/MacAndrews & Forbes* |
623,250 |
140,000 |
763,250 |
Manufacturing
& distributing |
| Anheuser-Bush Cos.* |
401,107 |
359,950 |
761,057 |
Beer, wine
& liquor |
| Eli Lilly & Co.* |
239,850 |
506,985 |
746,835 |
Pharmaceuticals
/health products |
| Food & Commercial Workers Union* |
727,550 |
0 |
727,550 |
Misc. union |
| Time Warner Inc.* |
401,250 |
325,000 |
726,250 |
Media
entertainment |
| Chevron Corp. |
176,050 |
526,256 |
702,306 |
Oil & gas |
| Archer Daniels Midland Co.* |
295,000 |
405,000 |
700,000 |
Agricultural
|
Enron Corp.*
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Lay $145,000 |
142,400 |
544,500 |
686,900 |
Oil & gas |
| US Tobacco Co.* |
118,362 |
556,603 |
674,965 |
Tobacco |
News Corp.*
Rupert and A.M. Murdoch $270,000 |
20,000 |
654,700 |
674,700 |
Media/
entertainment |
| NYNEX Corp.* |
240,347 |
411,255 |
651,602 |
Telephone
utilities |
| Textron Inc. |
274,700 |
373,300 |
648,000 |
Defense/
aerospace |
American Financial Corp.*
Carl H. Lindner $1500,000 |
115,000 |
530,000 |
645,000 |
Insurance |
Goldman, Sachs & Co.8
Jon S. Corzine $227,500
Peter F. Mathias $100,000
Robert B. Menschel $100,000
Barrie Wigmore $100,000 |
542,500 |
102,185 |
644,685 |
Securities &
investment |
| Brown & Williamson Tobacco |
7,500 |
635,000 |
642,500 |
Tobacco |
| Laborers Union* |
627,088 |
7,500 |
634,588 |
Building trade
union |
| Bernard Schwartz, Loral Corp. |
601,000 |
30,500 |
631,500 |
Defense electronics |
Integrated Health Services Inc.*
Robert N. Elkins $104,000 |
574,000 |
35,000 |
609,000 |
Hospitals/
nursing homes |
Northwest Airlines*
Alfred A. Checchi $100,000 |
327,400 |
257,045 |
584,445 |
Air transport |
| Entergy Corp.* |
295,000 |
286,975 |
581,975 |
Electric utilities |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association* |
139,635 |
438,053 |
577,688 |
Insurance |
| WMX Technologies* |
187,200 |
389,300 |
576,500 |
Waste
management |
| PaineWebber Inc.* |
155,700 |
405,050 |
560,750 |
Securities &
investment |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.** |
287,500 |
270,000 |
557,500 |
Real estate |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.* |
114,500 |
437,900 |
552,400 |
Pharmaceuticals
/health products |
| BankAmerica Corp. |
192,939 |
353,850 |
546,789 |
Commercial banks |
| Travelers Group Inc.* |
199,349 |
340,595 |
539,944 |
Insurance |
| Telecommunications Inc.* |
130,000 |
403,950 |
533,950 |
Media/
entertainment |
| Tobacco Institute* |
106,044 |
424,795 |
530,839 |
Tobacco |
DreamWorks SKG*
David Geffen $205,000
Steven Spielberg $200,000
Jeffrey Katzenberg $125,000 |
530,000 |
0 |
530,000 |
Media/
entertainment |
Milberg, Weiss et al.*
Melvyn I. Weiss $250,000 |
530,000 |
0 |
530,000 |
Lawyers/law firms |
| Coca-Cola Co.* |
163,120 |
356,620 |
519,740 |
Food & beverage |
| Pfizer Inc.* |
100,500 |
411,395 |
511,895 |
Pharmaceuticals/
health products |
| Glaxo Wellcome Inc.* |
46,400 |
463,600 |
510,000 |
Pharmaceuticals/
health products |
| General Motors Corp.* |
76,900 |
426,425 |
503,325 |
Automotive |
| Hayes, Mariam Cannon |
0 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
Republican/
conservative |
| Hiatt, Arnold (Stride-Rite Foundation) |
500,000 |
0 |
500,000 |
Nonprofit
institutions |
*Includes donations from subsidiaries and affiliated individuals.
**Based on data available on-line from the FEC on Feb. 3 and data taken from the parties year-end reports filed on Jan. 31. Does not include contributions from state party and candidate committees or transfers between the national party committees.
SOURCE: Center for Responsive Politics from Federal Election Commission data, Jan. 1, 1995, through Dec. 31, 1996.
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