SAM BROWNBACK
SENATOR (R), KANSAS
Born: 1956 • Year Elected: 1996 • Contributions Received: $13,331,572 • Votes Missed: 4.8%
Email: http://brownback.senate.gov/ • Website: `http://brownback.senate.gov/CM ... • Phone: 202-224-6521
CONTROVERSIES: Accepted $42,000 from Jack Abramoff,disgraced ex-lobbyist involved in a wide-reaching public corruption scandal; advocated using Washington, DC as a "laboratory" for a flat tax; backed army general who: came under fire for calling homosexual acts immoral -- Brownback: "I do not believe being a homosexual is immoral, but I do believe homosexual acts are"; far-right, outspoken, socially conservative politician: favors capital punishment, believes homosexuality is an "abomination," averse to same-sex marriage, compared abortion to the Holocaust. See: Sourcewatch
| TOP CONTRIBUTORS |
FINANCIAL SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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| Koch Industries |
$122,300 |
| AT&T Inc |
$80,120 |
| American Medical Assn |
$41,450 |
| Sprint Nextel |
$35,550 |
| American Institute of CPAs |
$35,000 |
| National Auto Dealers Assn |
$32,100 |
| National Assn of Realtors |
$32,000 |
| National Beer Wholesalers Assn |
$32,000 |
| Hallmark Cards |
$31,700 |
| Wal-Mart Stores |
$30,700 |
| New Republican Majority Fund |
$29,998 |
| Herzog Contracting |
$28,524 |
| United Parcel Service |
$27,450 |
| Lockheed Martin |
$27,200 |
| National Restaurant Assn |
$26,600 |
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TOTAL
$1,355,896
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SECURITIES and INVESTMENT
$239,129 |
COMMERCIAL BANKS
$258,489 |
INSURANCE
$238,962 |
MISCELLANEOUS FINANCE
$154,776 |
REAL ESTATE
$285,626 |
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RESEARCH CREDITS: Data for this page has been culled from the following sources: Center for Responsive Politics (opensecrets.org); Sunlight Foundation (maplight.org); Congresspedia (congresspedia.org); Project Votesmart (votesmart.org); and govtrack.us. We thank them, and encourage you to visit their pages for in-depth details on elected officials.
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