Who Pays For Your Senator?

Campaigns Cost… Do you know where your Senator is?  In regards to campaign donations?  Chris Coons is expected to run unopposed even thought “Craigslist” has a help wanted ad for someone to run against him…  lol.  Desperate times call for desperate measures…

So…. who owns Chris Coons?

First the overview.  Since 2009 he has raised $7,684,608; he has spent $4,831,183, and has on hand $2,853,426 as of the last report 12/31/13….

His top contributor is  Young, Conway et al…. at $113,550 from individuals, not a PAC.  The next four in decreasing order with their amounts are: Skadden, Arps et al.. (international lobbying group) $86,000; Comcast (Aha!) $59,200; Morris, Nichol’s et al. (all individual; no PAC) $50,800; WL Gore and Assoc. (as expected) $47,200….

When categorized by industry, his top five contributing industries are as follows…. Lawyers/Law Firms, $1,289,984;…Leadership PACs, $446,900;….Lobbyists, $331,202;……Securities & Investment, $264,300;….Pharmaceuticals/Health Products, $212,950…..  The very people from which he campaigned to protect us against….

Currently for this election cycle, his campaign funds are 50% higher than the average so far collected per Senator.

	Individual Contributions  – Small Individual Contributions – Large Individual Contributions	$4,899,587 $668,274 (9%) $4,231,308 (55%)	(64%)
	PAC Contributions	$2,383,213	(31%)
	Candidate self-financing	$0	(0%)
	Other	$401,808	(5%)

His balance is two thirds individuals and one third PACs.  However his contributions from the 99% of Americans amount to only 6% of his total.

If he ever has to choose between your interests and those of his contributors, you have only 6% pull of his heartstrings; the one percent has the other 94%…..

And this was from one of the …. good ones…