ROGER WICKER
SENATOR (R), MISSISSIPPI
Born: 1951 • Year Elected: 2007 • Contributions Received: $7,097,966 • Votes Missed: 2.3%
Email: http://wicker.senate.gov/publi ... • Website: http://wicker.senate.gov/publi ... • Phone: 202-224-6253
CONTROVERSIES: Obtained $6 million in earmarks for defense contractor Aurora Flight Science whose executives donated over $13,000 in 2006 to his campaign. Also, Aurora was represented by Wicker's former congressional chief of staff, John Keast; See: Sourcewatch
| TOP CONTRIBUTORS |
FINANCIAL SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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| Federal Express Corp |
$42,000 |
| American Medical Assn |
$40,000 |
| BellSouth Corp |
$39,750 |
| Ergon Inc |
$39,750 |
| National Assn of Home Builders |
$39,000 |
| National Beer Wholesalers Assn |
$38,500 |
| Southern Co |
$38,000 |
| National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn |
$37,900 |
| Caterpillar Inc |
$37,500 |
| Bancorpsouth |
$37,300 |
| United Parcel Service |
$35,550 |
| National Assn of Realtors |
$30,000 |
| American Furniture Manufacturers Assn |
$29,000 |
| American Bankers Assn |
$28,850 |
| American Hospital Assn |
$28,500 |
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TOTAL
$869,939
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COMMERCIAL BANKS
$225,624 |
INSURANCE
$205,454 |
REAL ESTATE
$188,400 |
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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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