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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2010 - Labor Unions Rule!

Somehow the labor unions, teachers and government workers, as impoverished as they are, come up with the pennies to agitate for us to pay them more!

LEGEND:   Republican    Democrat    On the fence



= Between 40% and 59% to both parties
= Leans Dem/Repub (60%-69%)
= Strongly Dem/Repub (70%-89%)
= Solidly Dem/Repub (over 90%)
RankOrganizationTotal '89-'10Dem %Repub %Tilt
1ActBlue$55,059,07699%0%   
2AFSCME$45,792,85394%1%   
3AT&T Inc$41,660,10444%54%
4National Assn of Realtors$40,020,51047%49%
5Service Employees International Union$37,130,28975%2% 
6National Education Assn$36,433,42581%5% 
7American Assn for Justice$34,094,42189%8% 
8Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$33,824,35597%2%   
9Laborers Union$31,415,06789%7% 
10American Federation of Teachers$31,342,40391%0%   
11Teamsters Union$30,855,80989%6% 
12Carpenters & Joiners Union$30,550,93786%9% 
13Communications Workers of America$29,952,42494%0%   
14American Medical Assn$27,480,10539%59%
15United Auto Workers$27,108,18298%0%   
16United Food & Commercial Workers Union$26,989,83493%0%   
17National Auto Dealers Assn$26,762,49232%67%
18Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union$26,747,87498%1%   
19United Parcel Service$24,667,29337%62%
20American Bankers Assn$24,508,96439%60%
21National Beer Wholesalers Assn$23,630,28234%65%
22National Assn of Home Builders$23,358,16436%63%
23Altria Group$23,200,62126%73% 
24National Assn of Letter Carriers$22,188,39385%10% 
25Goldman Sachs$20,964,99560%39%
26AFL-CIO$19,487,32992%4%   
27Credit Union National Assn$19,379,53648%50%
28Sheet Metal Workers Union$18,955,84895%2%   
29International Assn of Fire Fighters$18,533,50778%17% 
30National Rifle Assn$18,431,52117%82% 
31Plumbers & Pipefitters Union$17,906,28594%4%   
32FedEx Corp$17,741,02241%58%
33American Dental Assn$17,612,49746%53%
34Lockheed Martin$17,368,30144%55%
35American Hospital Assn$17,161,29753%46%
36Operating Engineers Union$17,113,39085%13% 
37Verizon Communications$16,960,02739%60%
38Air Line Pilots Assn$16,784,44783%15% 
39Citigroup Inc$16,741,66346%52%
40Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors$16,305,01942%57%
41Microsoft Corp$15,844,11147%52%
42General Electric$15,494,29648%51%
43AFLAC Inc$15,348,11745%54%
44United Transportation Union$14,794,36088%11% 
45JPMorgan Chase & Co$14,694,21046%52%
46United Steelworkers$14,632,65199%0%   
47Ironworkers Union$14,459,29892%6%   
48Blue Cross/Blue Shield$14,413,48638%60%
49Union Pacific Corp$14,106,11025%74% 
50Bank of America$14,104,34844%54%
51Deloitte LLP$13,892,97533%66%
52American Postal Workers Union$13,669,85396%3%   
53American Institute of CPAs$13,596,29042%57%
54Boeing Co$13,575,58346%53%
55Ernst & Young$13,556,52144%55%
56National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn$13,528,90550%49%
57PricewaterhouseCoopers$13,374,23136%63%
58Pfizer Inc$13,214,54731%68%
59Time Warner$13,169,81767%32%
60Reynolds American$12,930,83924%75% 
61Morgan Stanley$12,315,54544%55%
62National Air Traffic Controllers Assn$12,238,01879%20% 
63Northrop Grumman$11,861,01543%56%
64General Dynamics$11,534,45247%52%
65BellSouth Corp$11,520,55946%53%
66Anheuser-Busch$11,440,63748%51%
67Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn $11,266,50077%21% 
68Honeywell International$11,046,00446%53%
69GlaxoSmithKline$10,718,67930%69%
70Associated Builders & Contractors $10,566,6711%98%   
71Raytheon Co $10,550,09546%53%
72American Crystal Sugar$10,518,66461%38%
73National Restaurant Assn$10,507,44516%82% 
74Exxon Mobil$10,483,42111%88% 
75Newsweb Corp$10,448,44690%0%   
76Chevron$10,386,09324%75% 
77Human Rights Campaign$10,341,36990%9%   
78American Health Care Assn $10,279,36052%47%
79American Academy of Ophthalmology$10,262,68352%47%
80American Society of Anesthesiologists$10,041,43743%56%
81Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America$9,975,36439%60%
82National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare$9,813,62981%18% 
83Saban Capital Group $9,782,63799%0%   
84KPMG LLP $9,732,74831%68%
85American Optometric Assn $9,702,51359%40%
86Koch Industries $9,647,21511%88% 
87UBS AG$9,613,34338%61%
88Associated General Contractors$9,553,91214%84% 
89Wal-Mart Stores$9,447,41028%70% 
90Comcast Corp$9,432,55753%46%
91Securities Industry & Financial Mkt Assn$9,286,12343%55%
92American Maritime Officers$9,275,27247%51%
93New York Life Insurance$9,260,80850%49%
94Transport Workers Union $9,002,59995%4%   
95Eli Lilly & Co$8,853,73230%68%
96CSX Corp$8,851,76236%63%
97Seafarers International Union$8,840,76584%14% 
98Painters & Allied Trades Union$8,732,37087%11% 
99National Cmte for an Effective Congress$8,695,66899%0%   
100MetLife Inc$8,625,23354%45%
101Freddie Mac$8,615,80943%56%
102Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance $8,576,34839%60%
103Southern Co$8,566,76534%65%
104National Fedn of Independent Business $8,552,3307%92%   
105News Corp$8,464,05357%42%
106Walt Disney Co$8,396,54566%33%
107Credit Suisse Group$8,351,49742%56%
108American Financial Group$8,116,52124%70% 
109General Motors$8,019,29537%62%
110UST Inc$7,989,02722%77% 
111National Assn of Broadcasters$7,971,03446%53%
112Amalgamated Transit Union $7,912,93493%6%   
113American Council of Life Insurers$7,822,80839%60%
114Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn$7,773,56745%54%
115Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp$7,666,27932%67%
116Amway/Alticor Inc$7,662,2490%99%   
117Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn$7,598,95574%24% 
118American Airlines$7,309,39247%52%
119Ford Motor Co $7,091,68436%63%
120MCI Inc$7,066,48448%51%
121American Trucking Assns $6,932,57531%68%
122Prudential Financial$6,867,27551%48%
123Archer Daniels Midland$6,748,79350%49%
124AIG$6,644,21253%46%
125DLA Piper$6,518,11758%40%
126MBNA Corp$6,360,27119%80% 
127Bristol-Myers Squibb$6,348,83422%77% 
128Merrill Lynch$6,348,28335%63%
129Fannie Mae $5,976,30251%48%
130Enron Corp$5,340,19029%70% 
131EMILY's List$5,323,61595%0%   
132BP$5,162,04530%69%
133Lehman Brothers$4,879,85348%51%
134Wachovia Corp$4,870,07226%72% 
135MGM Resorts International$4,622,37943%50%
136Andersen$4,585,94138%61%
137Vivendi$3,943,12364%35%
138Skadden, Arps et al$3,633,00874%25% 
139Bear Stearns $3,381,92554%45%
140Club for Growth $1,548,5770%41%
Based on data released by the FEC on April 25, 2011.