JIM BUNNING
SENATOR (R), KENTUCKY
Born: 1931 • Year Elected: 1999 • Contributions Received: $17,359,610 • Votes Missed: 2.2%
Email: http://bunning.senate.gov/ • Website: http://bunning.senate.gov/publ ... • Phone: 202-224-4343
CONTROVERSIES: Blocked 2007 Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, which would have requiredsenators to file their campaign finance reports electronically to the Federal Election Commission; described senatorial opponent as looking "like one of Saddam Hussein's sons"; mental state questioned when he accused opponent of physically assaulting Mrs. Bunning; when uninformed about recent news, Bunning told reporters: "Let me explain something: I don't watch the national news, and I don't read the paper. I haven't done that for the last six weeks. I watch Fox News to get my information"; took money from Jqack Abramoff. See: Sourcewatch
| TOP CONTRIBUTORS |
FINANCIAL SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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| Brown-Forman Corp |
$79,400 |
| Ashland Inc |
$77,068 |
| American Bankers Assn |
$53,750 |
| United Parcel Service |
$47,300 |
| American Medical Assn |
$46,500 |
| AT&T Inc |
$44,750 |
| American Financial Group |
$44,600 |
| FMR Corp |
$44,600 |
| American Institute of CPAs |
$43,750 |
| UST Inc |
$41,750 |
| RJR Nabisco/RJ Reynolds Tobacco |
$41,000 |
| Independent Insurance Agents of America |
$40,867 |
| Cigna Corp |
$37,100 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co |
$36,462 |
| Philip Morris |
$35,350 |
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TOTAL
$2,423,585
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SECURITIES and INVESTMENT
$451,584 |
COMMERCIAL BANKS
$396,125 |
INSURANCE
$758,016 |
REAL ESTATE
$369,756 |
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| COMMITTEES |
BUNNING LINKS |
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs;
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources;
Senate Committee on Finance;
Senate Committee on the Budget |
Open Secrets
Maplight
Project Votesmart
Sourcewatch |
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