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The Fannie and Freddie Campaign Contribution List

 

The following list was published by Lindsay Renick Mayer on September 11, 2008 and can be viewed on the website OpenSecrets.org. The data was compiled and released electronically from the Federal Elections Commission on September 2nd and include contributions to lawmakers' leadership PACs (Political Action Committees) and candidate committees from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s PACs and employees. 

We have all read articles throughout the years of corporations violating contribution rules by providing employees with dollars to donate to a specified candidate. Keep that in mind when looking at the ‘Total from Individuals’ column. The list contains both Republican and Democrat lawmakers, so you can reach your own conclusions based upon the data.

In my view, the most telling figures are the Grand Totals for our two Presidential Candidates. Note the totals cover the last 19 years. Senator McCain was first in the House of Representatives and then in the Senate for a total of 26 years indicating that the Senator’s contributions cover the entire 19 years of this study. 

Senator Obama was elected to the Senate in 2005 meaning that his contributions cover only the last three years. Senator McCain’s Grand Total is $21,550 dollars, all individual contributions over a period of 19 years. Senator Obama’s Grand Total is $126,349 dollars over a period of 3 years, the 2nd largest amount on the list. Although 70.6% of his contributions appear to be from employees, in my view, it doesn’t pass the smell test.

Barrack Obama has built his campaign on taking care of the ‘middle class’ yet he has consistently distanced himself from Washington D.C. and the economic crisis we are facing today. Obama grudgingly went to Washington after a call from the President and left shortly thereafter. Should Obama become heavily involved in the fight for the ‘middle class’ and it’s protection, his contributions from Fannie and Freddie along with many, many like-minded corrupt financial institutions such as ACORN, would dry up along with their political support in the upcoming election. 

Senator Obama, almost daily states “I've spent my career taking on lobbyists and their money, and I've won.” This statement takes on a whole new meaning, now that we analyze his campaign contributions directly related to the economic crisis we deal with today. He is right, he did win, he has spent his career taking lobbyists money….

 

All Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie MacCampaign Contributions, 1989-2008

Name

Office

State

Party

Grand Total

    Total from
PACs

Total     from      Individuals

Dodd, Christopher J

S

CT

D

$165,400

$48,500

$116,900

Obama, Barack

S

IL

D

$126,349

$6,000

$120,349

Kerry, John

S

MA

D

$111,000

$2,000

$109,000

Bennett, Robert F

S

UT

R

$107,999

$71,499

$36,500

Bachus, Spencer

H

AL

R

$103,300

$70,500

$32,800

Blunt, Roy

H

MO

R

$96,950

$78,500

$18,450

Kanjorski, Paul E

H

PA

D

$96,000

$57,500

$38,500

Bond, Christopher S 'Kit'

S

MO

R

$95,400

$64,000

$31,400

Shelby, Richard C

S

AL

R

$80,000

$23,000

$57,000

Reed, Jack

S

RI

D

$78,250

$43,500

$34,750

Reid, Harry

S

NV

D

$77,000

$60,500

$16,500

Clinton, Hillary

S

NY

D

$76,050

$8,000

$68,050

Davis, Tom

H

VA

R

$75,499

$13,999

$61,500

Boehner, John

H

OH

R

$67,750

$60,500

$7,250

Conrad, Kent

S

ND

D

$64,491

$22,000

$42,491

Reynolds, Tom

H

NY

R

$62,200

$53,000

$9,200

Johnson, Tim

S

SD

D

$61,000

$20,000

$41,000

Pelosi, Nancy

H

CA

D

$56,250

$47,000

$9,250

Carper, Tom

S

DE

D

$55,889

$31,350

$24,539

Hoyer, Steny H

H

MD

D

$55,500

$51,500

$4,000

Pryce, Deborah

H

OH

R

$55,500

$45,000

$10,500

Emanuel, Rahm

H

IL

D

$51,750

$16,000

$35,750

Isakson, Johnny

S

GA

R

$49,200

$35,500

$13,700

Cantor, Eric

H

VA

R

$48,500

$46,500

$2,000

Crapo, Mike

S

ID

R

$47,250

$40,500

$6,750

Frank, Barney

H

MA

D

$42,350

$30,500

$11,850

Bean, Melissa

H

IL

D

$41,249

$34,999

$6,250

Bayh, Evan

S

IN

D

$41,100

$16,500

$24,600

McConnell, Mitch

S

KY

R

$41,000

$40,000

$1,000

Maloney, Carolyn B

H

NY

D

$39,750

$16,500

$23,250

Dorgan, Byron L

S

ND

D

$38,750

$30,500

$8,250

Miller, Gary

H

CA

R

$38,000

$31,500

$6,500

Rangel, Charles B

H

NY

D

$38,000

$14,750

$23,250

Tiberi, Patrick J

H

OH

R

$35,700

$32,600

$3,100

Bunning, Jim

S

KY

R

$33,802

$29,650

$4,152

Stabenow, Debbie

S

MI

D

$33,450

$32,000

$1,450

Chambliss, Saxby

S

GA

R

$33,250

$22,500

$10,750

Menendez, Robert

S

NJ

D

$31,250

$30,500

$750

Enzi, Mike

S

WY

R

$31,000

$27,500

$3,500

Van Hollen, Chris

H

MD

D

$30,700

$11,000

$19,700

Landrieu, Mary L

S

LA

D

$30,600

$20,000

$10,600

Murray, Patty

S

WA

D

$30,000

$23,000

$7,000

Clyburn, James E

H

SC

D

$29,750

$26,000

$3,750

Crowley, Joseph

H

NY

D

$29,700

$25,500

$4,200

Sessions, Pete

H

TX

R

$29,472

$24,000

$5,472

McCrery, Jim

H

LA

R

$29,000

$26,000

$3,000

Hooley, Darlene

H

OR

D

$28,750

$19,500

$9,250

Royce, Ed

H

CA

R

$28,600

$4,000

$24,600

Renzi, Rick

H

AZ

R

$28,250

$28,000

$250

Lieberman, Joe

S

CT

I

$28,250

$11,500

$16,750

Baucus, Max

S

MT

D

$27,500

$21,000

$6,500

Moore, Dennis

H

KS

D

$26,550

$25,500

$1,050

Coleman, Norm

S

MN

R

$24,690

$12,000

$12,690

Matheson, Jim

H

UT

D

$24,500

$24,000

$500

Schumer, Charles E

S

NY

D

$24,250

$1,500

$22,750

Durbin, Dick

S

IL

D

$23,750

$14,000

$9,750

Rogers, Mike

H

MI

R

$22,750

$21,000

$1,750

Lynch, Stephen F

H

MA

D

$22,500

$13,500

$9,000

Rockefeller, Jay

S

WV

D

$22,250

$5,000

$17,250

Smith, Gordon H

S

OR

R

$22,000

$20,000

$2,000

Mikulski, Barbara A

S

MD

D

$21,750

$16,500

$5,250

McCain, John

S

AZ

R

$21,550

$0

$21,550

Spratt, John M Jr

H

SC

D

$21,500

$17,000

$4,500

Brown-Waite, Ginny

H

FL

R

$21,000

$21,000

$0

Davis, Geoff

H

KY

R

$21,000

$19,500

$1,500

Velazquez, Nydia M

H

NY

D

$20,750

$16,750

$4,000

Baca, Joe

H

CA

D

$20,500

$20,200

$300

Alexander, Lamar

S

TN

R

$20,500

$20,000

$500

Allard, Wayne

S

CO

R

$20,250

$0

$20,250

Neugebauer, Randy

H

TX

R

$20,000

$20,000

$0

Nelson, Ben

S

NE

D

$20,000

$19,000

$1,000

Salazar, Ken

S

CO

D

$19,900

$17,000

$2,900

Jefferson, William J

H

LA

D

$19,250

$8,500

$10,750

Byrd, Robert C

S

WV

D

$18,500

$8,000

$10,500

Hatch, Orrin G

S

UT

R

$18,250

$12,500

$5,750

Miller, Brad

H

NC

D

$18,000

$16,500

$1,500

Sherman, Brad

H

CA

D

$18,000

$12,500

$5,500

Craig, Larry

S

ID

R

$18,000

$15,000

$3,000

Roberts, Pat

S

KS

R

$18,000

$18,000

$0

Waters, Maxine

H

CA

D

$17,800

$15,000

$2,800

Biggert, Judy

H

IL

R

$17,750

$15,500

$2,250

Gerlach, Jim

H

PA

R

$17,750

$16,500

$1,250

Reyes, Silvestre

H

TX

D

$17,550

$2,000

$15,550

LaTourette, Steven C

H

OH

R

$17,500

$17,500

$0

Brownback, Sam

S

KS

R

$17,300

$14,250

$3,050

Barrett, Gresham

H

SC

R

$17,250

$13,000

$4,250

Watt, Melvin L

H

NC

D

$17,250

$13,000

$4,250

Scott, David

H

GA

D

$17,000

$13,500

$3,500

King, Pete

H

NY

R

$16,750

$1,000

$15,750

Cummings, Elijah E

H

MD

D

$16,700

$10,000

$6,700

Grassley, Chuck

S

IA

R

$16,500

$14,500

$2,000

Cantwell, Maria

S

WA

D

$16,250

$0

$16,250

Domenici, Pete V

S

NM

R

$16,226

$7,000

$9,226

Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie

H

SD

D

$16,200

$4,500

$11,700

Putnam, Adam H

H

FL

R

$15,500

$15,500

$0

Feinstein, Dianne

S

CA

D

$15,250

$2,000

$13,250

Brown, Sherrod

S

OH

D

$15,000

$15,000

$0

Feeney, Tom

H

FL

R

$14,750

$13,500

$1,250

Sununu, John E

S

NH

R

$14,750

$0

$14,750

Hinojosa, Ruben

H

TX

D

$14,500

$13,000

$1,500

Capito, Shelley Moore

H

WV

R

$14,250

$8,000

$6,250

Burr, Richard

S

NC

R

$14,250

$13,500

$750

Jackson, Jesse Jr

H

IL

D

$14,000

$8,000

$6,000

Meeks, Gregory W

H

NY

D

$14,000

$13,500

$500

Cornyn, John

S

TX

R

$14,000

$12,000

$2,000

Collins, Susan M

S

ME

R

$13,000

$12,000

$1,000

Boxer, Barbara

S

CA

D

$12,750

$5,000

$7,750

McHenry, Patrick

H

NC

R

$12,500

$12,500

$0

Israel, Steve

H

NY

D

$12,050

$10,000

$2,050

Nunes, Devin Gerald

H

CA

R

$12,000

$12,000

$0

Davis, Artur

H

AL

D

$11,750

$11,500

$250

Martinez, Mel

S

FL

R

$11,750

$8,500

$3,250

Roskam, Peter

H

IL

R

$11,650

$8,500

$3,150

Pryor, Mark

S

AR

D

$11,650

$9,500

$2,150

Webb, James

S

VA

D

$11,550

$1,000

$10,550

Doolittle, John T

H

CA

R

$11,500

$11,500

$0

Harkin, Tom

S

IA

D

$11,450

$6,900

$4,550

Lee, Barbara

H

CA

D

$11,250

$11,000

$250

Thune, John

S

SD

R

$11,057

$1,000

$10,057

Klein, Ron

H

FL

D

$11,000

$11,000

$0

Mahoney, Tim

H

FL

D

$11,000

$11,000

$0

Fossella, Vito

H

NY

R

$10,750

$7,500

$3,250

Schultz, Debbie Wasserman

H

FL

D

$10,750

$9,750

$1,000

Thompson, Mike

H

CA

D

$10,600

$1,000

$9,600

Moran, Jim

H

VA

D

$10,500

$1,250

$9,250

Kennedy, Edward M

S

MA

D

$10,500

$3,000

$7,500

Clay, William L Jr

H

MO

D

$10,250

$8,500

$1,750

Payne, Donald M

H

NJ

D

$10,100

$5,500

$4,600

Dingell, John D

H

MI

D

$10,000

$7,000

$3,000

Lincoln, Blanche

S

AR

D

$10,000

$5,500

$4,500

Levin, Sander

H

MI

D

$9,800

$0

$9,800

Roybal-Allard, Lucille

H

CA

D

$9,800

$5,000

$4,800

Barrasso, John A

S

WY

R

$9,500

$9,500

$0

Nelson, Bill

S

FL

D

$9,500

$9,000

$500

Napolitano, Grace

H

CA

D

$9,300

$8,500

$800

Castle, Michael N

H

DE

R

$9,200

$7,000

$2,200

Drake, Thelma

H

VA

R

$9,000

$9,000

$0

Dreier, David

H

CA

R

$9,000

$7,000

$2,000

Bachmann, Michele Marie

H

MN

R

$8,850

$6,500

$2,350

Gonzalez, Charlie A

H

TX

D

$8,500

$5,000

$3,500

Lewis, John

H

GA

D

$8,500

$4,000

$4,500

Knollenberg, Joe

H

MI

R

$8,250

$5,000

$3,250

Moore, Gwen

H

WI

D

$8,250

$8,000

$250

Pastor, Ed

H

AZ

D

$8,100

$4,500

$3,600

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

D

DC

D

$8,000

$3,000

$5,000

Becerra, Xavier

H

CA

D

$8,000

$7,000

$1,000

Jackson Lee, Sheila

H

TX

D

$8,000

$0

$8,000

Larson, John B

H

CT

D

$8,000

$8,000

$0

Lewis, Jerry

H

CA

R

$8,000

$7,000

$1,000

Melancon, Charles J

H

LA

D

$8,000

$8,000

$0

Walsh, James T

H

NY

R

$7,750

$0

$7,750

Corker, Bob

S

TN

R

$7,750

$2,000

$5,750

Cramer, Bud

H

AL

D

$7,500

$7,000

$500

Cubin, Barbara

H

WY

R

$7,500

$5,000

$2,500

Ensign, John

S

NV

R

$7,300

$6,000

$1,300

Meek, Kendrick B

H

FL

D

$7,250

$6,500

$750

Wilson, Charlie

H

OH

D

$7,250

$7,000

$250

Leahy, Patrick

S

VT

D

$7,250

$2,500

$4,750

Cleaver, Emanuel

H

MO

D

$7,000

$7,000

$0

Marchant, Kenny Ewell

H

TX

R

$7,000

$7,000

$0

Thompson, Bennie G

H

MS

D

$7,000

$6,000

$1,000

Casey, Bob

S

PA

D

$7,000

$6,000

$1,000

Solis, Hilda L

H

CA

D

$6,800

$6,500

$300

Gordon, Bart

H

TN

D

$6,750

$4,000

$2,750

Pomeroy, Earl

H

ND

D

$6,750

$5,000

$1,750

Tiahrt, Todd

H

KS

R

$6,500

$6,500

$0

Boyd, Allen

H

FL

D

$6,000

$5,500

$500

Capuano, Michael E

H

MA

D

$6,000

$5,000

$1,000

Heller, Dean

H

NV

R

$6,000

$6,000

$0

Marshall, Jim

H

GA0

D

$6,000

$6,000

$0

Whitfield, Ed

H

KY

R

$6,000

$6,000

$0

Klobuchar, Amy

S

MN

D

$5,650

$1,500

$4,150

Ross, Mike

H

AR

D

$5,550

$3,000

$2,550

McCarthy, Carolyn

H

NY

D

$5,500

$5,500

$0

Slaughter, Louise M

H

NY

D

$5,500

$5,500

$0

Hodes, Paul W

H

NH

D

$5,450

$5,000

$450

Cardin, Ben

S

MD

D

$5,300

$500

$4,800

Boren, Dan

H

OK

D

$5,250

$5,000

$250

Ackerman, Gary

H

NY

D

$5,000

$4,000

$1,000

Andrews, Robert E

H

NJ

D

$5,000

$0

$5,000

Camp, Dave

H

MI

R

$5,000

$5,000

$0

Cole, Tom

H

OK

R

$5,000

$5,000

$0

Davis, Lincoln

H

TN

D

$5,000

$5,000

$0

Hill, Baron

H

IN

D

$5,000

$5,000

$0

Pearce, Steve

H

NM

R

$5,000

$5,000

$0

Perlmutter, Edwin G

H

CO

D

$5,000

$5,000

$0

Weller, Jerry

H

IL

R

$5,000

$0

$5,000

Snowe, Olympia J

S

ME

R

$5,000

$4,000

$1,000

Wicker, Roger

S

MS

R

$5,000

$5,000

$0

Davis, Danny K

H

IL

D

$4,950

$2,000

$2,950

Chabot, Steve

H

OH

R

$4,750

$3,000

$1,750

Honda, Mike

H

CA

D

$4,750

$4,000

$750

Price, David

H

NC

D

$4,550

$2,050

$2,500

Hagel, Chuck

S

NE

R

$4,500

$0

$4,500

Lugar, Richard G

S

IN

R

$4,500

$1,000

$3,500

Kaptur, Marcy

H

OH

D

$4,350

$1,000

$3,350

McCollum, Betty

H

MN

D

$4,350

$0

$4,350

Carson, Andre

H

IN

D

$4,250

$4,000

$250

Obey, David R

H

WI

D

$4,250

$2,000

$2,250

Salazar, John

H

CO

D

$4,250

$4,000

$250

Sanchez, Loretta

H

CA

D

$4,250

$3,000

$1,250

Tanner, John

H

TN

D

$4,250

$3,500

$750

Cardoza, Dennis

H

CA

D

$4,000

$4,000

$0

English, Phil

H

PA

R

$4,000

$4,000

$0

Green, Al

H

TX

D

$4,000

$4,000

$0

Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks

H

MI

D

$4,000

$3,250

$750

Murphy, Chris

H

CT

D

$4,000

$4,000

$0

Tester, Jon

S

MT

D

$4,000

$3,500

$500

Rodriguez, Ciro D

H

TX

D

$3,750

$3,000

$750

Donnelly, Joe

H

IN

D

$3,500

$3,500

$0

Matsui, Doris O

H

CA

D

$3,500

$2,500

$1,000

Paul, Ron

H

TX

R

$3,500

$0

$3,500

Price, Tom

H

GA

R

$3,500

$3,500

$0

Schmidt, Jean

H

OH

R

$3,500

$2,500

$1,000

Wexler, Robert

H

FL

D

$3,500

$3,500

$0

Wyden, Ron

S

OR

D

$3,500

$0

$3,500

Biden, Joseph R Jr

S

DE

D

$3,300

$0

$3,300

Gutierrez, Luis V

H

IL

D

$3,250

$2,500

$750

Harman, Jane

H

CA

D

$3,250

$0

$3,250

Hensarling, Jeb

H

TX

R

$3,250

$1,500

$1,750

Kennedy, Patrick J

H

RI

D

$3,250

$0

$3,250

Ryan, Paul

H

WI

R

$3,250

$2,500

$750

Myrick, Sue

H

NC

R

$3,200

$1,500

$1,700

Schwartz, Allyson

H

PA

D

$3,200

$2,000

$1,200

Diaz-Balart, Lincoln

H

FL

R

$3,000

$3,000

$0

Lucas, Frank D

H

OK

R

$3,000

$1,500

$1,500

McCarthy, Kevin

H

CA

R

$3,000

$3,000

$0

Souder, Mark E

H

IN

R

$3,000

$3,000

$0

Udall, Mark

H

CO

D

$3,000

$2,500

$500

Bingaman, Jeff

S

NM

D

$3,000

$3,000

$0

Levin, Carl

S

MI

D

$3,000

$3,000

$0

Stevens, Ted

S

AK

R

$3,000

$3,000

$0

Hobson, Dave

H

OH

R

$2,850

$0

$2,850

Johnson, Eddie Bernice

H

TX

D

$2,825

$1,000

$1,825

Berkley, Shelley

H

NV

D

$2,750

$2,000

$750

Jones, Walter B Jr

H

NC

R

$2,750

$0

$2,750

Ferguson, Mike

H

NJ

R

$2,700

$0

$2,700

Cannon, Chris

H

UT

R

$2,500

$2,000

$500

Childers, Travis W

H

MS

D

$2,500

$2,500

$0

DeGette, Diana

H

CO

D

$2,500

$2,000

$500

Ellison, Keith

H

MN

D

$2,500

$2,500

$0

Keller, Ric

H

FL

R

$2,500

$2,000

$500

Oberstar, James L

H

MN

D

$2,500

$0

$2,500

Serrano, Jose E

H

NY

D

$2,500

$1,500

$1,000

Shays, Christopher

H

CT

R

$2,500

$2,000

$500

McCaskill, Claire

S

MO

D

$2,500

$2,500

$0

Cuellar, Henry

H

TX

D

$2,450

$2,000

$450

Markey, Edward J

H

MA

D

$2,250

$0

$2,250

Smith, Adam

H

WA

D

$2,250

$2,000

$250

Butterfield, G K

H

NC

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Costa, Jim

H

CA

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Foster, Bill

H

IL

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Grijalva, Raul M

H

AZ

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Hastings, Doc

H

WA

R

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Moran, Jerry

H

KS

R

$2,000

$0

$2,000

Murphy, Patrick J

H

PA

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Olver, John W

H

MA

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Porter, Jon

H

NV

R

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Regula, Ralph

H

OH

R

$2,000

$0

$2,000

Reichert, Dave

H

WA

R

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Sanchez, Linda

H

CA

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Sires, Albio

H

NJ

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Tauscher, Ellen

H

CA

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Akaka, Daniel K

S

HI

D

$2,000

$2,000

$0

Cochran, Thad

S

MS