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2004 Top Ten Career Recipients of Pro-Israel PAC Funds

Compiled by Hugh Galford

House: Current Cycle

Hoyer, Steny (D-MD) $37,500

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL) 36,000

Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) 35,100

Lantos, Tom (D-CA) 31,600

Frost, Martin (D-TX) 31,300

Cantor, Eric (R-VA) 23,750

Crowley, Joseph (D-NY) 23,000

DeLay, Tom (R-TX) 23,000

Lowey, Nita (D-NY) 20,650

Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA) 20,650

House: Career

Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) $201,455

Frost, Martin (D-TX) 165,414

Engel, Eliot (D-NY) 137,918

Levin, Sander (D-MI) 113,727

Lowey, Nita (D-NY) 109,738

Lantos, Tom (D-CA) 107,250

Hoyer, Steny (D-MD) 92,275

Evans, Lane (D-IL) 87,379

Harman, Jane (D-CA) 86,271

DeLay, Tom (R-TX) 81,050

Senate: Current Cycle

Specter, Arlen (R-PA) $80,350

Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 73,000

Murray, Patty (D-WA) 72,495

Daschle, Tom (D-SD) 70,500

Reid, Harry (D-NV) 64,999

Bayh, Evan (D-IN) 56,500

Bennett, Robert (R-UT) 55,750

Wyden, Ronald (D-OR) 55,000

Brownback, Samuel (R-KS) 50,850

Shelby, Richard (R-AL) 38,500

Senate: Career

Daschle, Tom (D-SD) $533,635

Specter, Arlen (R-PA) 461,973

Lautenberg, Frank (D-NJ) 433,806

Durbin, Richard (D-IL) 326,671

Reid, Harry (D-NV) 318,801

Wyden, Ronald (D-OR) 255,562

Lieberman, Joseph (D-CT) 227,758

Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 223,794

Dodd, Christopher (D-CT) 221,178

Conrad, Kent (D-ND) 201,939

Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2004 Congressional Candidates

State	Office	District	Candidate	Party	Status	2003-2004 Contributions	Career Total	Committees
State	Office	District	Candidate	Party	Status	2003-2004 Contributions	Career Total	Committees
Alabama	S		Shelby, Richard*	R	I	38,500	193,325	A(FO)
	H	2	Everett, Terry	R	I	6,000	15,000	AS, I
	H	3	Rogers, Michael	R	I	5,000	8,000	AS
	H	4	Aderholt, Robert	R	I	2,000	13,500	A
	H	5	Cramer, Bud	D	I	1,000	44,800	A, I
	H	6	Bachus, Spencer	R	I	2,000	12,500
	H	7	Davis, Artur	D	I	6,500	68,067	B
Alaska	S		Murkowski, Frank	R	N	1,000	65,000
	S		Knowles, Tony*	D	C	5,150	5,150
	S		Murkowski, Lisa*	R	I	34,600	34,600
	S		Stevens, Ted	R	I	1,000	68,200	A(D)
Arizona	S		Kyl, Jon	R	I	1,000	78,525
	H	8	Kolbe, James	R	I	-1,000	43,000	A(FO)
Arkansas	S		Lincoln, Blanche*	D	I	30,500	43,527
	H	3	Delay, Robert	R	C	4,000	5,000
	H	4	Ross, Michael	D	I	2,500	14,000
California	S		Boxer, Barbara*	D	I	73,000	223,794	C, FR(NE)
	S		Feinstein, Dianne	D	I	1,000	114,842	A(D), I
	H	5	Matsui, Robert	D	I	4,000	8,150	W
	H	8	Pelosi, Nancy	D	I	20,650	57,450	I
	H	12	Lantos, Tom	D	I	31,600	107,250	IR
	H	18	Cardoza, Dennis	D	I	0	16,000
	H	20	Costa, Jim	D	C	1,000	1,000
	H	27	Sherman, Brad	D	I	4,500	43,330	IR
	H	29	Schiff, Adam	D	I	6,500	23,417	IR(NE)
	H	30	Waxman, Henry	D	I	1,000	33,832
	H	32	Murray, Kevin	D	C	2,000	5,000
	H	33	Watson, Diane	D	I	2,000	7,500	IR
	H	36	Harman, Jane	D	I	11,500	86,271	I
	H	39	Sanchez, Linda	D	I	4,450	8,450
	H	47	Sanchez, Loretta	D	I	2,000	36,700	AS
	H	52	Hunter, Duncan	R	I	3,000	36,350	AS
	H	53	Davis, Susan	D	I	1,500	8,163	AS
Colorado	S		Campbell, Ben Nighthorse*	R	N	7,000	92,750	A(FO)
	H	2	Udall, Mark	D	I	1,500	11,250
Connecticut	S		Dodd, Christopher*	D	I	38,250	221,178	FR
	S		Lieberman, Joseph	D	I	1,250	227,758	AS
Connecticut	H	2	Simmons, Robert	R	I	2,500	14,500	AS
	H	3	DeLauro, Rosa	D	I	2,000	43,400	A, B
	H	4	Shays, Christopher	R	I	5,500	10,850	B
Delaware	S		Carper, Thomas	D	I	1,000	16,500
Florida	S		Byrd, Johnnie*	R	O	5,000	5,000
	S		Deutsch, Peter*#	D	O	18,000	45,941
	H	1	Miller, Jefferson	R	I	1,500	2,500	AS
	H	3	Brown, Corrine	D	I	3,000	8,600
	H	5	Brown-Waite, Ginny	R	I	800	2,300	B
	H	8	Keller, Richard	R	I	1,500	5,000
	H	11	Davis, James, III	D	I	500	3,600
	H	12	Putnam, Adam	R	I	1,500	4,500	B
	H	14	Mack, Connie	R	O	1,000	1,000
	H	17	Meek, Kendrick	D	I	4,000	7,000	AS
	H	18	Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana	R	I	36,000	73,490	IR
	H	19	Wexler, Robert	D	I	1,500	11,500	IR
	H	20	Schultz, Debbie Wasserman	D	C	2,500	2,500
	H	21	Diaz-Balart, Lincoln	R	I	5,000	10,000
	H	23	Hastings, Alcee	D	I	2,500	23,850	I
	H	24	Feeney, Tom	R	I	1,000	1,000
Georgia	S		Chambliss, Saxby	R	I	18,500	27,500	AS, I
	S		Majette, Denise*#	D	O	5,000	57,000	B
	H	3	Marshall, James	D	I	1,500	8,000	AS
	H	5	Lewis, John	D	I	2,000	69,250	B, W
	H	6	Price, Thomas	R	O	500	500
Hawaii	S		Inouye, Daniel*	D	I	25,750	200,925	A(D, FO), C
	H	2	Case, Edward	D	I	1,000	2,000
Idaho	S		Crapo, Michael*	R	I	16,000	30,000	B
Illinois	S		Durbin, Richard	D	I	2,500	326,671	A(D, FO), I
	S		Obama, Barack*	D	O	2,500	2,500
	H	2	Jackson, Jesse, Jr	D	I	2,000	3,500	A(FO)
	H	5	Emmanuel, Rahm	D	I	3,000	13,500	B
	H	9	Schakowsky, Janice	D	I	1,000	14,750
	H	10	Kirk, Mark	R	I	17,500	42,068	A(FO)
	H	11	Weller, Jerry	R	I	2,000	26,400	IR, W
	H	14	Hastert, J. Dennis	R	I	18,500	80,850	House Speaker, I
	H	15	Johnson, Timothy	R	I	1,500	4,500
	H	17	Evans, Lane	D	I	5,000	87,379	AS
	H	18	Bean, Melissa	D	C	1,000	1,000
Indiana	S		Bayh, Evan*	D	I	56,500	81,750	AS, I
	H	2	Chocola, Chris	R	I	1,500	8,000
	H	5	Burton, Dan	R	I	3,000	70,000	IR
	H	9	Hill, Baron	D	I	1,000	9,465	AS
Iowa	S		Grassley, Charles*	R	I	32,000	139,823	B
	H	3	Boswell, Leonard	D	I	3,500	19,575	I
Kansas	S		Brownback, Samuel*	R	I	50,850	95,350	A, C, FR(NE)
	H	3	Moore, Dennis	D	I	4,500	26,176	B
Kentucky	S		Bunning, Jim*	R	I	32,900	74,750	B
	H	4	Clooney, Nick	D	C	2,000	2,000
	H	4	Lucas, Kenneth	D	I	1,000	11,000
	H	4	Thoney, Roger	R	C	1,000	1,000
	H	5	Rogers, Harold	R	I	7,500	7,500	A
	H	6	Chandler, Ben	D	O	13,500	13,500
	H	6	Kerr, Alice Forgy	R	O	1,000	1,000
	H	6	Miller, Jonathan	D	O	1,000	1,000
Louisiana	S		Terrell, Suzanne Haik*	R	O	15,000	15,000
	S		Vitter, David*#	R	O	3,500	18,000	A(FO), B
	H	1	Jindal, Bobby	R	O	1,500	1,500
	H	5	Alexander, Rodney	D	I	2,000	7,500	AS
Maryland	S		Mikulski, Barbara*	D	I	36,000	166,599	A(FO), I
	H	2	Ruppersberger, C.A.	D	I	2,500	8,750	I
	H	4	Wynn, Albert	D	I	1,000	10,250
	H	5	Hoyer, Steny	D	I	37,500	92,275	A
	H	8	Van Hollen, Chris	D	I	1,000	4,000
Massachusetts	S		Kennedy, Edward	D	I	1,000	67,120	AS
	H	1	Olver, John	D	I	1,000	19,500	A
	H	7	Markey, Edward	D	I	1,000	6,250
Michigan	H	3	Ferguson, John, Jr.	D	C	1,500	4,500
	H	7	Smith, Bradley	R	O	250	250
	H	8	Rogers, Michael	R	I	1,500	2,250
	H	9	Knollenberg, Joseph	R	I	1,000	23,750	A(FO)
	H	11	McCotter, Thaddeus	R	I	5,000	10,000	B, IR(NE)
	H	12	Levin, Sander	D	I	3,200	113,727	W
Minnesota	S		Coleman, Norm	R	I	8,000	34,980	FR(NE)
	S		Wellstone, Paul (dec'd)	DFL	N	-1,000	18,472
	H	2	Luther, Bill	DFL	C	1,000	27,913
Missouri	S		Bond, Christopher*	R	I	17,000	149,200	A(D,FO), I
	S		Talent, James	R	I	1,000	12,500	AS
	H	3	Carnahan, John	D	O	1,000	1,000
	H	4	Skelton, Ike	D	I	1,000	65,450	AS
	H	5	Metzl, Jamie	D	C	2,000	2,000
	H	6	Graves, Sam, Jr.	R	I	1,500	5,000
	H	7	Blunt, Roy	R	I	11,600	30,850
Montana	H		Rehberg, Dennis	R	I	1,500	1,500
Nevada	S		Reid, Harry*	D	I	64,999	318,801	A(D)
	H	1	Berkley, Shelley	D	I	35,100	201,455	IR(NE)
New Jersey	S		Lautenberg, Frank	D	I	-272	433,806	C
	S		Torricelli, Robert	D	N	-3,000	163,052
	H	1	Andrews, Robert	D	I	4,000	35,250
	H	3	Saxton, H. James	R	I	11,000	71,900	AS
	H	4	Smith, Christopher	R	I	7,000	51,750	IR
	H	6	Pallone, Frank, Jr.	D	I	5,150	50,550
	H	7	Ferguson, Mike	R	I	8,000	14,500
	H	9	Rothman, Steven	D	I	8,500	42,503	A(FO)
	H	10	Payne, Donald	D	I	500	21,750	IR
	H	11	Frelinghuysen, Rodney	R	I	1,000	6,250	A(D)
	H	13	Menendez, Robert	D	I	15,875	35,483	IR
New Mexico	S		Domenici, Pete	R	I	1,000	50,600	A(D), B
	H	1	Wilson, Heather	R	I	-1,000	15,500	AS
New York	S		Schumer, Charles*	D	I	24,000	56,635
	H	1	Bishop, Timothy	D	I	1,000	2,000
	H	2	Israel, Steve	D	I	8,000	17,000	AS
	H	7	Crowley, Joseph	D	I	23,000	41,500	IR(NE)
	H	8	Nadler, Jerrold	D	I	1,000	19,000
	H	9	Weiner, Anthony	D	I	1,000	14,000
	H	14	Maloney, Carolyn	D	I	4,500	22,000
	H	17	Engel, Eliot	D	I	19,000	137,918	IR(NE)
	H	18	Lowey, Nita	D	I	20,650	109,738	A(FO)
	H	20	Sweeney, John	R	I	1,000	2,000	A
	H	24	Boehlert, Sherwood	R	I	1,000	6,500	I
	H	25	Walsh, James	R	I	1,000	15,550	A
North Carolina	S		Bowles, Erskine*	D	O	13,500	23,500
	S		Burr, Richard*#	R	O	7,000	8,250
	S		Dole, Elizabeth	R	I	1,000	26,000	AS
North Dakota	S		Conrad, Kent	D	I	5,250	201,939	B
	S		Dorgan, Byron*	D	I	30,750	131,850	A(D), C
Ohio	S		Voinovich, George*	R	I	27,000	37,500	FR(NE)
	H	3	Turner, Michael	R	I	0	1,250	AS
	H	11	Jones, Stephanie Tubbs	D	I	1,500	4,500	W
	H	12	Harmon, Phillip	Ind	C	1,000	1,000
	H	13	Brown, Sherrod	D	I	2,000	28,750	IR
Oklahoma	S		Carson, Brad*#	D	O	1,000	11,000
	H	4	Cole, Tom	R	I	1,500	5,000	AS
Oregon	S		Wyden, Ronald*	D	I	55,000	255,562	B, C, I
	H	1	Wu, David	D	I	5,500	22,427
Pennsylvania	S		Santorum, Richard	R	I	2,000	47,750
	S		Specter, Arlen*	R	I	80,350	461,973	A(D, FO)
	S		Hoeffel, Joseph*#	D	C	2,000	24,454	IR(NE)
	S		Schwartz, Allyson*	D	C	1,000	3,500
Pennsylvania	H	2	Fattah, Chaka	D	I	-5,000	1,500	A
	H	6	Gerlach, Jim	R	I	2,500	2,700
	H	10	Sherwood, Donald	R	I	1,000	2,250	A
	H	11	Kanjorski, Paul	D	I	1,000	16,600
	H	13	Torsella, Joseph	D	O	750	750
	H	15	Dent, Charles	R	O	5,000	5,000
	H	17	Holden, Tim	D	I	1,000	9,500
	H	18	Murphy, Tim	R	I	-1,000	1,000
Rhode Island	H	1	Kennedy, Patrick	D	I	2,000	27,650	A
	H	2	Langevin, James	D	I	3,000	10,500	AS
South Carolina	S		DeMint, James*#	R	O	1,000	1,000
	S		Tenenbaum, Inez Moore*	D	O	2,500	2,500
South Dakota	S		Daschle, Tom*	D	I	70,500	533,635	I
	S		Thune, John*	R	C	1,000	6,480
	S		Johnson, Tim	D	I	1,000	159,837	A(FO), B
	H	At-L.	Herseth, Stephanie†	D	O	8,000	12,900
Tennessee	H	3	Wamp, Zach	R	I	2,000	2,000	A
	H	4	Davis, Lincoln	D	I	1,000	3,000
	H	6	Gordon, Barton	D	I	500	56,400
	H	9	Ford, Harold, Jr.	D	I	1,000	10,000	B
Texas	H	1	Sandlin, Max	D	I	2,000	2,000	W
	H	2	Lampson, Nicolas	D	I	2,000	18,506
	H	7	Culberson, John	R	I	1,500	1,500	A
	H	11	Edwards, Chet	D	I	5,500	18,350	A, B
	H	17	Stenholm, Charlie	D	I	1,000	3,250
	H	22	DeLay, Tom	R	I	23,000	81,050	A
	H	23	Bonilla, Henry	R	I	1,000	5,000	A(D, FO)
	H	24	Frost, Martin	D	I	31,300	165,414
	H	25	Bell, R. Christopher	D	I	13,500	15,000	IR(NE)
	H	25	Doggett, Lloyd	D	I	1,500	4,500	W
	H	28	Rodriguez, Ciro	D	I	17,000	17,000	AS
	H	32	Sessions, Pete	R	I	1,000	2,000
Utah	S		Bennett, Robert*	R	I	55,750	97,750	A(FO)
	H	1	Bishop, Robert	R	I	1,500	2,500	AS
	H	2	Matheson, James	D	I	4,500	19,000
Virginia	S		Allen, George	R	I	2,000	10,400	C, FR
	H	3	Scott, Robert	D	I	1,000	1,500	B
	H	4	Forbes, J. Randy	R	I	1,500	2,000	AS
	H	7	Cantor, Eric	R	I	23,750	74,980	W
	H	8	Hanley, Kate	D	C	250	250
	H	8	Rosenberg, Andrew	D	C	1,250	1,250
	H	11	Davis, Thomas	R	I	1,000	16,000
Washington	S		Murray, Patty*	D	I	72,495	146,293	A, B
	H	2	Larsen, Richard	D	I	1,500	8,500	AS
	H	5	Barbieri, Donald	D	O	2,000	2,000
	H	6	Dicks, Norm	D	I	1,000	23,850	A(D)
	H	8	Alben, Alex	D	C	1,000	1,000
	H	9	Smith, D. Adam	D	I	1,000	8,075	AS, IR
West Virginia	H	2	Capito, Shelley Moore	R	I	1,500	4,250
Wisconsin	S		Feingold, Russell*	D	I	29,500	123,310	B, FR
	H	2	Baldwin, Tammy	D	I	1,000	4,000	B

PRESIDENT			Bush, George W.	R	I	29,000	37,200
			Dean, Howard	D	C	5,000	6,000
			Gephardt, Richard	D	C	1,000	173,295
			Kerry, John	D	C	2,000	5,752
			Lieberman, Joseph	D	C	12,000	239,758
			Sharpton, Rev. Al	D	C	2,000	2,000
			Specter, Arlen	R	N	2,000	463,973

TOTAL for 2003-2004 Election Cycle

TOTAL 1978-2004 Funds to Congressional Candidates

TOTAL No. of Recipient Candidates, 1978-2004

$ 1,910,197

$39,532,465

1,897

KEY: The “Career Total” column represents the total amount of pro-Israel PAC money received from Jan. 1, 1978 through March 31, 2004. S=Senate, H=House of Representatives. Party affiliation: D=Democrat, R=Republican, Ref=Reform, DFL=Democratic Farmers Labor, Ind=Independent, Lib=Libertarian. Status: C=Challenger, I=Incumbent, N=Not Running, O=Open Seat (no incumbent). *=Senate election year, #=House member running for Senate seat, †=Special Election. Committees: A=Appropriations (D=Defense subcommittee, FO=Foreign Operations subcommittee, NS=National Security subcommittee), AS=Armed Services, B=Budget, C=Commerce, FR=Foreign Relations (NE=Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs subcommittee), I=Intelligence, IR=International Relations, NS=National Security, W=Ways and Means. “–” indicates money returned by candidate, “0” that all money received was returned.

Comment: Now that the Saudi Ambassador, Prince Bandar, is leaving Washngton for good, one must have pity on our poor Congressmen. Their extra income has been cut in half. Now, all they ca n count on to put a silver lining in their deep pockets is what the Israeli Lobby shoves there. Ed