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− | ==Tobacco PAC Contributions to Members of U.S. Congress==
| + | ==2018 Annual Lobbying on Tobacco== |
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− | The tobacco industry contributes millions of dollars each election cycle to candidates for Congress in an effort to influence federal policies. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids issues regular updates detailing these contributions. You can see individual PAC contributions by state [[herehttps://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what-we-do/us/tobacco-campaign-contributions|here]]. <ref> Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, [https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what-we-do/us/tobacco-campaign-contributions TOBACCO PAC CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL CANDIDATES], Accessed 22 October 2019 </ref>
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− | ==2018 Annual Spending on Lobbying== | |
| {| class="wikitable sortable" | | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
| ! Client/Parent | | ! Client/Parent |
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− | ==Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups in 2018== | + | ==Top 20 Members== |
− | {| class="wikitable sortable"
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− | ! Contributor
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− | ! Total Contributions<ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
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− | ! Total to Candidates and Parties <ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
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− | ! To Candidates and Parties - Democrats %<ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
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− | ! To Candidates and Parties - Republicans %<ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
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− | ! Total to Outside Spending Groups <ref> Opean Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Tobacco: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups], 10 June 2019, Accessed 20 July 2019 </ref>
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− | |Altria Group
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− | |2,369,727
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− | |1,560,777
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− | |25.8
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− | |74.2
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− | |808,930
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− | |-
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− | |British American Tobacco
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− | |2,023,367
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− | |519,519
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− | |10.6
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− | |89.4
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− | |1,513,848
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− | |-
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− | |Vector Group
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− | |299,270
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− | |299,270
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− | |14.2% 85.8
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− | |0
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− | |-
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− | |Swisher International
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− | |288,663
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− | |228,653
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− | |1.1
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− | |98.9
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− | |60,000
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− | |-
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− | |JUUL Labs
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− | |206,431
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− | |156,431
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− | |14.5
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− | |85.5
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− | |50,000
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− | |-
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− | |}
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− | ==Top 20 Recipients in 2018==
| |
| {| class="wikitable sortable" | | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
| ! Candidate | | ! Candidate |
− | ! Office | + | ! Party |
− | ! Amount (USD)<ref>Open Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?cycle=2018&ind=a02 Top 20 Recipients], Accessed 20 July 2019</ref> | + | ! Amount (USD)<ref name="PolDon_US">Open Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/indusclient.php?id=A02&year=2018 Tobacco: Money to Congress], Accessed November 2018</ref> |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Kaine, Tim (D-VA) | + | | Tillis, Thom (R-NC) |
− | |Senate | + | | R |
− | |63,963 | + | | 48,450 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Tillis, Thom (R-NC) | + | | Kaine, Tim (D-VA) |
− | |Senate | + | | D |
− | |57,850 | + | | 47,075 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Holding, George (R-NC) | + | | McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |52,755 | + | | 45,450 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) | + | | Holding, George (R-NC) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |48,350 | + | | 28,603 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Warner, Mark (D-VA) | + | | Ryan, Paul (R-WI) |
− | |Senate | + | | R |
− | |37,750 | + | | 28,000 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) | + | | Nelson, Bill (D-FL) |
− | |Senate | + | | D |
− | |34,600 | + | | 27,825 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Cole, Tom (R-OK) | + | | Aderholt, Robert B (R-AL) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |32,565 | + | | 27,500 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Aderholt, Robert B (R-AL) | + | | Cole, Tom (R-OK) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |31,000 | + | | 23,500 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Walker, Mark (R-NC) | + | | Rouzer, David (R-NC) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |30,100 | + | | 20,400 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Scalise, Steve (R-LA) | + | | Rubio, Marco (R-FL) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |29,800 | + | | 20,000 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN) | + | | Strange, Luther (R-AL) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |28,821 | + | | 19,000 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Yoder, Kevin (R-KS) | + | | Scalise, Steve (R-LA) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |28,773 | + | | 16,250 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Nelson, Bill (D-FL) | + | | Curbelo, Carlos (R-FL) |
− | |Senate | + | | R |
− | |28,355 | + | | 15,500 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Rouzer, David (R-NC) | + | | McHenry, Patrick (R-NC) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |28,100 | + | | 15,000 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |McHenry, Patrick (R-NC) | + | | Heller, Dean (R-NV) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |27,500 | + | | 15,000 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Sessions, Pete (R-TX) | + | | Yoder, Kevin (R-KS) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |26,850 | + | | 14,573 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Sinema, Kyrsten (D-AZ) | + | | Manchin, Joe (D-WV) |
− | |House | + | | D |
− | |26,800 | + | | 13,642 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Barr, Andy (R-KY) | + | | Comstock, Barbara (R-VA) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |24,550 | + | | 12,700 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Rubio, Marco (R-FL) | + | | Brady, Kevin (R-TX) |
− | |Senate | + | | R |
− | |24,500 | + | | 12,500 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Brat, Dave (R-VA) | + | | Diaz-Balart, Mario (R-FL) |
− | |House | + | | R |
− | |23,601 | + | | 12,500 |
| |} | | |} |
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− | ==Top 20 Recipients in 2016== | + | ==House== |
− | {| class="wikitable sortable" | + | {| class="wikitable" |
− | ! Candidate
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| ! House | | ! House |
− | ! Amount (USD)<ref name="PolDon_US">Open Secrets website, [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=A02&cycle=2018&recipdetail=A&sortorder=U Tobacco], 27 November 2017, Accessed 20 July 2019</ref> | + | ! # of Members |
| + | ! Average Contribution (USD) |
| + | ! Total Contributions (USD){{r|PolDon_US}} |
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− | |Burr, Richard (R-NC) | + | | Democrats |
− | |Senate | + | | 47 |
− | |197,950 | + | | 2,836 |
| + | | 133,305 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) | + | | Republicans |
− | |House | + | | 132 |
− | |69,000 | + | | 5,153 |
| + | | 680,288 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Rubio, Marco (R-FL) | + | | Independents |
− | |Senate | + | | 0 |
− | |66,910 | + | | 0 |
| + | | 0 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Ryan, Paul (R-WI) | + | | TOTAL |
− | |House
| + | | 179 |
− | |58,799
| + | | 4,545 |
− | |-
| + | | 813,593 |
− | |Holding, George (R-NC)
| + | |} |
− | |House
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− | |48,400
| + | ==Senate== |
− | |-
| + | |
− | |Clinton, Hillary (D)
| + | {| class="wikitable" |
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| + | ! Senate |
− | |45,768
| + | ! # of Members |
− | |-
| + | ! Average Contribution (USD) |
− | |Bush, Jeb (R)
| + | ! Total Contributions (USD) {{r|PolDon_US}} |
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− | |44,500
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− | |-
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− | |Boustany, Charles Jr (R-LA)
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− | |House
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− | |41,050
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− | |-
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− | |Ayotte, Kelly (R-NH)
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− | |Senate
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− | |38,186
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− | |-
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− | |Cole, Tom (R-OK)
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− | |House
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− | |34,648
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− | |-
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− | |Kaine, Tim (D-VA)
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− | |Senate
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− | |31,051 | |
− | |- | |
− | |Scalise, Steve (R-LA)
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− | |House
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− | |30,799 | |
− | |- | |
− | |Isakson, Johnny (R-GA)
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− | |Senate
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− | |29,700
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− | |-
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− | |Portman, Rob (R-OH) | |
− | |Senate
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− | |28,050
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− | |-
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− | |Yoder, Kevin (R-KS)
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− | |House
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− | |27,970
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− | |-
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− | |Toomey, Pat (R-PA)
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− | |Senate
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− | |27,007
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− | |-
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− | |Warner, Mark (D-VA)
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− | |Senate | |
− | |26,900
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| |- | | |- |
− | |Blunt, Roy (R-MO) | + | | Democrats |
− | |Senate | + | | 26 |
− | |26,300 | + | | 6,174 |
| + | | 160,527 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Hudson, Richard (R-NC) | + | | Republicans |
− | |House | + | | 20 |
− | |26,000 | + | | 7,651 |
| + | | 153,023 |
| |- | | |- |
− | |Walker, Mark (R-NC) | + | | Independents |
− | |House | + | | 0 |
− | |22,125 | + | | 0 |
| + | | 0 |
| |- | | |- |
| + | | TOTAL |
| + | | 46 |
| + | | 6,816 |
| + | | 313,550 |
| |} | | |} |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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