JIM DeMINTImage

SENATOR (R), SOUTH CAROLINA

Born: 1951 • Year Elected: 2005 • Contributions Received: $12,945,251 • Votes Missed: 8.3%
Email: http://demint.senate.gov/publi ... • Website: http://demint.senate.gov/index ... • Phone: 202-224-6121

CONTROVERSIES: Blocked bill that would have required the White House to disclose the locations of secret CIA prisons, and to reveal the amount spent annually by American intelligence agencies. READ MORE; Believes openly gay people should not be allowed to teach in public schools -- also stated that single mothers who live with their boyfriends should similarly be excluded from being educators; favors eliminating the Internal Revenue Service and Federal income tax. See: Sourcewatch

 

TOP CONTRIBUTORS FINANCIAL SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas $70,000
Nelson, Mullins et al $60,124
Edens & Avant $53,200
Washington Group International $45,708
AT&T Inc $40,500
Wyche, Burgess et al $38,800
Scana Corp $37,250
RE Phelon Co $36,342
Fluor Corp $33,741
Club for Growth PAC $32,819
Babcock & Brown $28,125
Spartanburg Forest Products $26,100
Lockheed Martin $25,750
Good Government for America $25,000
Haynsworth, Sinkler & Boyd $24,500

TOTAL

$2,009,268
SECURITIES and INVESTMENT
 $433,746
COMMERCIAL BANKS
 $176,978
INSURANCE
 $401,195
MISCELLANEOUS FINANCE
$241,004
REAL ESTATE
 $617,294

 
COMMITTEES DeMINT LINKS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources;
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

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