Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 1998 Congressional Candidates

          1997-1998    
State Office District Candidate Party Status Contributions Career Total Committees
AlabamaSShelby, Richard*RI$19,000$154,825A(FO,D),I
H1Callahan, SonnyRI5,00038,250A (FO)
H2Everett, TerryDI4,0007,500NS
H3Riley, BobRI5,2507,750NS
H4Bevill, TomDC6,25011,750
H4Aderholt, RobertRI4,5004,500A
H5Cramer, BudRI6,75033,800A
H6Bachus, SpencerRI2,5008,000
H7Hilliard, EarlDI2,00012,000IR
AlaskaSMurkowski, Frank*RI9,00062,000
ArizonaSMcCain, John*RI15,000122,000AS
SKyl, JonRI1,00032,100I
H1Salmon, MatthewRI3,0006,000IR
H6Hayworth, J.D.RI3,0003,500
H6Owens, SteveDC2,9548,204
ArkansasSLincoln, Blanche Lambert*DC13,02713,027
H2Snyder, VicDI3,7504,750NS
CaliforniaSBoxer, Barbara*DI85,873148,794A,B
H1Thompson, MikeDC1,0001,000
H3Dunn, SandieDC5,0005,000
H6Woolsey, LynnDI1,0008,750B
H6Gordon, BarryDI2,0004,200
H8Pelosi, NancyDI50021,800A(FO)
H10Tauscher, EllenDI4,0006,500NS
H12Lantos, ThomasDI6,50056,450IR
H17Farr, SamDI50010,150
H 22Capps, WalterDN1,89018,390
H22Capps, Lois DI6,41714,236IR
H22Bordonaro, Tom RC1,0001,000
H23Gallegly, EltonRI5,00027,350IR
H24Sherman, BradDI16,28022,780IR
H26Berman, HowardDI15,50044,750IR
H27Rogan, JamesRI2,5102,510C
H28Dreier, DavidRI2,5005,250
H29Waxman, HenryDI2,00031,832
H34Casso, JamesDC2,0002,000
H34Napolitano, GraceDC750750
H36Hahn, JaniceDC3,0003,000
H36Harman, JaneDI5,81059,537I,NS
H39Royce, EdRI5003,500IR
H41Miller, GaryRC1,2501,250
H42Sanchez, ManuelRC1,0001,000
H42Brown, George E. Jr.DI2,00091,250
H43Calvert, KenRI5,00016,500
H44Bono, MaryRI1,0001,000NS
H45Bohman, CharmayneRC250250
H46Sanchez, LorettaDI9,16814,918NS
H49Kehoe, ChristineDC2,6752,675
H49Bilbray, PhillipRI1,0002,500C
H50 Filner, BobDI 3,56463,514
H51Kripke, DanielDI641,064
H52Hunter, DuncanRI5,50033,100NS
ColoradoSCampbell, Ben Nighthorse*RI40,25085,750A(FO)
SLamm, Dottie*DC2,0002,000
H2Udall, MarkDC3,2503,250
H3McInnis, ScottRI2,5007,500
H6Tancredo, GerardRC1,2501,250
ConnecticutSDodd, Christopher*DI36,750181,928FR
SFranks, Gary*RC75030,750C
H1Rappaport, MilesDC7575
H2Gejdenson, SamDI15,850263,101IR
H3DeLauro, RosaDI1,05038,400A
H5Maloney, JamesDI9,32515,825NS
H6Johnson, Nancy LeeRI25010,500W
H6Koskoff, CharlotteDC575575
FloridaSGraham, Bob*DI36,50099,250I
SMack, ConnieRI2,000105,422A(FO)
H5Thurman, KarenDI5007,600A
H9Bilirakis, MichaelRI2,00016,106C
H11Davis, JimDI1,6003,100B,IR
H16Foley, MarkRI2502,250
H17Meek, CarrieDI5003,500A
H18Ros-Lehtinen, IleanaRI3,25032,490IR
H19Wexler, RobertDI1,0005,500IR
H 20Deutsch, PeterDI3,20024,741C
H23Hastings, Alcee LamarDI2,50013,350IR
GeorgiaSCoverdell, Paul Douglas*RI23,80023,800FR
SColes, Michael*# DC1,5752,575
H2Sanford, D. Bishop Jr.DI1,0001,000I
H5Lewis, JohnDI6,00063,150W
H6Gingrich, NewtRI13,000109,474I
H4McKinney, CynthiaDI-2507,250IR,NS
H11Linder, JohnRI3,5008,650
HawaiiSInouye, Daniel*DI26,000171,175A(FO)
H1Abercrombie, NeilDI5,07512,075NS
IdahoSCrapo, Michael *#R O 13,00014,000C
H1Williams, Daniel EverettDC4,8254,825
H2Stallings, RichardDO4,0004,000
IllinoisSMoseley-Braun, Carol*DI53,919 72,919
SDidrickson, Loletta*RC2,7502,750
SDurbin, RichardDI250229,671B
H2Jackson, Jesse Jr.DI1,0001,000
H4Gutierrez, LuisDI2,50025,811
H5Blagojevich, RodDI3,0008,350NS
H9Pritzer, Jay DO2,4002,400
H9Schakowsky, JaniceDO3,0003,000
H11Weller, JerryRI8,65014,400W
H12Costello, JerryDI5006,500B
H13Biggert, JudyRC1,5271,527
H17Evans, LaneDI12,02758,293NS
H19Winters, BrentRI750750
H20Shimkus, JaneRI500500
IndianaSBayh, Evan*DO19,25019,250
H1Visclosky, PeterDI4,00014,200A
H2McIntosh, DavidRI3,0009,500
H6Burton, DanRI50057,400IR
H8Riecken, GailDC325325
H9Hill, Baron PaulDO1,9651,965
H9Leising, JeanRO500500
H10Carson, JuliaDI1,0008,000
IowaSGrassley, Charles*RI29,800107,283B
H3Boswell, LeonardDI5,0757,075
KansasSBrownback, Samuel*RI28,50038,000FR
H2Ryun, JimRI2,5002,500
H3Snowbarger, VinceRI1,5001,500
KentuckySBunning, Jim*#RO17,50035,850
SBaesler, Scotty*DO21,10021,100
H3Miller, JonthanDC500500
H3Northup, AnneRI3,0003,000A
H3Gorman, ChrisDC1,0001,000
H4Lucas, KenDO750750
H6Scorsone, ErnestoDO1,3251,325
H6Fletcher, ErnestRO500500
LouisianaSBreaux, John*DI23,00096,642
SLandrieu, MaryDI50028,139
H1Livingston, BobRI6,00033,375A
MaineH1Allen, ThomasDI2,0004,000NS
H2Baldacci, JohnDI5002,500
MarylandSMikulski, Barbara*DI19,259130,599A(FO)
H4Wynn., AlbertDI5,2507,750
H5Hoyer, StenyDI4,57553,775A
H7Cummings, Elijah E.DI3,5003,500
H8Morella, ConstanceRI1,00013,650
H8Neas, RalphDC1,0751,075
MassachusettsSKennedy, EdwardDI90045,320AS
H1Olver, JohnDI3,00018,500
H3McGovern, JamesDI5755,075
H6Tierny, JohnDI2,0002,000
MichiganSLevin, CarlDI5,000563,358AS,I
H1Stupak, BartDI5,00017,250C
H5Barcia, JamesDI1,5004,000
H7Benyman, JimDC250250
H8Stabenow, DebbieDI5,82813,328
H9Kildee, DaleDI3,50021,500
H10Bonior, DavidDI7,00023,000
H10Palmer, Brian P.RC3,0003,000
H11Knollenberg, JoeRI500500A(FO)
H12Levin, SanderDI27,32885,527W
H13Rivers, LynnDI3,50021,750B
H15Kilpatrick, CarolynDI2,5002,500
H16Dingell, JohnDI1,0009,500C
MinnesotaH6Luther, BillDFLI2,30012,663IR
MississippiH4Herron, JamesRC1,2501,250
MissouriSBond, Kit*RI34,600132,200A,B
SNixon, Jay*DC825825
H1Clay, WilliamDI1,0001,000
H2Talent, JamesRI6,00011,000NS
H3Gephardt, DickDI16,500101,630I
H4Skelton, IkeDI6,75051,950I,NS
H5McCarthy, KarenDI1,00012,750
H7Blunt, RoyRI1,5004,000IR
H8Emerson, Jo AnnRI1,0001,000
H9Hulshof, KennyRI1,0001,000
MontanaH1Hill, RickRI4,0004,000
NebraskaH2Terry, LeeRO500500
NevadaSReid, Harry*DI77,027356,802A
SEnsign, John*#RI-5002,500W
H1Berkeley, ShelleyDO33,45933,459
New HampshireSGregg, Judd*RI12,00013,000A(D,FO),B
New JerseySLautenberg, FrankDI1,000419,806A(D,FO),B,I
STorricelli, RobertDI3,000120,652
H1Andrews, RobertDI4,50021,750IR
H2Lobiondo, FrankRI1,0004,250
H3Saxton, JimRI7,15039,850NS
H4Smith, ChristopherRI3,50044,250FA,IR
H6Pallone, FrankDI2,00040,400C
H9Rothman, SteveDI15,50315,503IR
H7Franks, BobRI500500
H12Pappas, MikeRI4,7505,750NS
H13Menendez, RobertDI3,7504,250IR
New MexicoH1Wilson, HeatherRI6,2506,250
H1Schiff, StevenRN1,00070,250
H2Skeen, JoeRI5005,500A(NS)
H3Udall, TomDC6,6026,602
H3Serna, Eric PeterDC3,5003,500
New YorkSD'Amato, Alfonse*RI58,700148,905
SSchumer, Charles*#DC11,00021,635
SMoynihan, DanielDI2,00057,600
H1Forbes, MichaelRI2,00010,000A(FO)
H2Lazio, RickRI3,50011,500B
H3King, PeterRI5,00018,500IR
H4McCarthy, CarolynDI5756,075
H5Ackerman, GaryDI7,00039,500IR
H8Nadler, JerroldDI500500
H9Dear, NoachDC4,0004,000
H9Katz, MelindaDC350350
H10Towns, EdolphusDI1,25033,250C
H11Owens, Major R.DI-25035,000
H13Vitaliano, EricDC2,0002,000
H13Fossella, Vito Jr.RI1,2501,250
H14Maloney, CarolynDI3,00011,500
H17Engel, EliotDI2,75084,200C
H18Lowey, NitaDI4,70061,738A(FO)
H19Kelly, SueRI-500750
H20Gilman, BenjaminRI14,00073,575FA, NE,IR
H22Sweeney, John E.RC1,0001,000
H25Walsh, JamesRI1,75013,300A
H26Hinchey, MauriceDI78015,030
H27Paxon, BillRN5,00048,650C
H27Reynolds, ThomasRI1,0001,000
H28Slaughter, LouiseDI3,63560,380
H31Houghton, AmoRI6,0006,000IR,W
North CarolinaSFaircloth, Lauch*RI12,00012,000A
H1Clayton, EvaDI500500B
H2Etheridge, BobDI5757,075
H4Price, DavidDI2,52757,008A,B
H8Hayes, RobertRC500500
H12Watt, MelvinDI4,7774,777
North DakotaSConrad, Gaylord KentDI1,000151,689B
SDorgan, Byron*DI40,50094,850A(D)
H1Cramer, KevinRC250250
H1Pomeroy, EarlDI1,0007,150
OhioSVoinovich, George*RO10,50010,500
SBoyle, Mary*DO3,5753,575
H1Chabot, SteveRI5,0009,000IR
H1Qualls, RoxanneDC1,5751,575
H6Strickland, TedDI11,65011,650C
H7Hobson, DavidRI1,0007,000A(NS)
H8Boehner, JohnRI6,50017,500
H9Kaptur, MarcyDI5002,750A(FO)
H11Jones, StephanieDC1,0001,000
H12Kasich, JohnRI1,0006,000B, NS
H13Brown, SherrodDI4,00017,750IR
H14Sawyer, ThomasDI1,00034,050C
H18Burch, RobertDC751,075
H18Ney, RobertRI3,0003,500
H19LaTourette, StevenRI3,0007,000
H23Kucinich, DennisDI2,00013,500
OklahomaSInhofe, JamesRI-1,00056,500AS,I
SNickles, Don*RI23,00046,800B
H3Williams, DannyDC1,0001,000
H4Watts, J.C., Jr.RI5,50013,250NS
OregonSWyden, Ron* DI51,310195,562B,C
SSmith, GordonRI2,0008,500FR(NE),B
H1Peters, LindaDO7575
H1Wu, DaveDO8,9278,927
H2Walden, GregDC500500
H3Blumenauer, EarlDI5001,500
H5Hooley, DarleneDI7575
PennsylvaniaSSantorum, RickRI1,25011,750AS
SSpecter, Arlen*RI63,250366,373 A(D,FO)
H1Brady, RobertDO5,7505,750NS
H2Fattah, ChakaDI500500
H3Borski, RobertDI1,00020,000
H6Holden, TimDI1,0003,000
H7Weldon, CurtRI5,00021,500AS
H8Greenwood, JimRI1,0001,000C
H10Casey, PatrickDO3,0003,000
H11Kanjorski, PaulDI50014,600
H12Murtha, JohnDI6,50023,100A(NS)
H13Fox, JonRI13,25024,250IR
H13Hoeffel, JosephDC4,95411,454
H15Toomey, PatRC500500
H16Pitts, JosephRI500500B
Rhode IslandSReed, JackDI5,50070,800
H1Kennedy, PatrickDI4,85016,150NS
South CarolinaSHollings, Ernest*DI25,17564,425A(D),B,C
H2Spence, FloydRI5,00010,500NS
H5Spratt, John McKeeDI2,00012,400B, NS
South DakotaSDaschle, Tom*DI66,005462,135I
SJohnson, TimDI7,00050,000B
TennesseeH6Gordon, BartDI4,00024,000C
TexasSGramm, Phil*RI-1,00079,500B
SHutchison, Kay BaileyRI1,00028,500A(D),C
H2Turner, JamesDI500500
H5Sessions, PeteRI500500
H8Brady, KevinRI3,0003,000IR
H9Lampson, NickDI57516,506
H12Granger, KayRI5,0005,000B, NS
H14Sneary, LoyDC4,2504,250
H17Stenholm, CharlesDI5002,250
H20Walker, JamesRO750750
H22Delay, TomRI5,00024,850A
H24Frost, MartinDI11,575113,964
H25Bentsen, KenDI57516,677B
H26Armey, DickRI5,00010,750
UtahSBennett, Robert*RI30,00042,000A(FO)
H3Cannon, ChristopherRI1,0001,000
VirginiaH4Sisisky, NormanDI3,50039,250NS
H10Wolf, FrankRI3,50038,250A(FO)
H11Davis, TomRI7,50012,000
WashingtonSGorton, SladeRI2,500115,250A,B,C
SMurray, Patty*DI69,79873,798A(FO),B
H2White, RickRI2,0002,000C
H3Baird, BrianDC5,4818,981
H4Inslee, Jay RobertDC4,8257,225
H6Dicks, NormanDI3,50019,800A(NS)
H8Dunn, JenniferRI3,7503,750
H9Smith, AdamDI757,075NS
WisconsinSFeingold, Russell*DI54,31058,810B,FR(NE)
H1Spottswood, LydiaDC1,0277,027
H1Ryan, PaulRO3,7503,750
H2Phelps, RichardDC2,8502,850
H7Obey, DavidDI11,000142,350A
H8Johnson, JayDI1,7503,250

  

TOTAL for 1997-98 Election Cycle

TOTAL 1976-98 Funds to Congressional Candidates

Total No. of Recipient Candidates, 1976-98

$2,090,857

$32,562,576

1,632


KEY: The “Career Total” column represents the total amount of pro-Israel PAC money received from Jan. 1, 1978 through Dec. 31, 1998. S=Senate, H=House of Representatives. Party affiliation: D=Democrat, R=Republican, DFL=Democratic Farmers Labor, Ind=Independent. 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, FR=Foreign Relations (NE=Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs subcommittee), I=Intelligence, IR= International Relations, C=Commerce, W=Ways and Means, NS=National Security, “–” indicates money returned by candidate.


Arab-American and Muslim-American PACs
Registered in 1997-98 Cycle

Name

Total
Receipts

Contributions
to Candidates
Other
Disbursements
National Association of Arab Americans PAC $ 3,332 $ 6,150 $ 255
Arab American Leadership PAC 105,949 80,050 11,569
National Muslims for a Better America PAC 6,010 5,500 2,213
American League of Muslims PAC, Massachusetts 207 0 100
American Muslim Alliance PAC 0 0 0
All American Muslim PAC, Houston, TX Registered with FEC but not active in 1997-98 election cycle
TOTALS 1997-98 CYCLE $115,498 $91,700 $14,137



Recipients of Arab-American and Muslim-American PAC Contributions in 1997-98 Cycle

          1996 Career    
State Office District Candidate Party Contrib. Total Status Committees
AL H 7 Hilliard, Earl D $500 $500 I
CA H 2 Khoury, Sarkis J. R 100 500 C
H 8 Pelosi, Nancy D 500 500 I A, I
H 9 Lee, Barbara D 500 500 C
H 14 Eshoo, Anna D 500 500 I C
H 31 Martinez, Matt D 500 500 I IR
H 35 Waters, Maxine D 1,000 1,000 I
H 42 Brown, George D 500 500 C
H 41 Ansari, Eileen D 2,000 2,000 C
H 45 Rohrabacher, Dana R 3,500 4,250 I IR
CO H 6 Zakhem, Sam R 1,500 6,500 C
H 4 Kirkpatrick, Susan D 500 500 C
FL H 23 Hastings, Alcee D 500 500 I IR
GA H 4 McKinney, Cynthia D 1,000 1,000 I IR, NS
IL H 2 Jackson, Jesse Jr. D 2,000 2,000 I
H 7 Davis, Danny D 500 500 C
H 18 LaHood, Ray R 4,250 6,750 I
LA H 2 Jefferson, William D 500 500 I W
H 7 John, Chris D 3,000 5,500 C
MA H 8 Capuano, Mike D 2,000 2,000 C
ME H 2 Baldacci, John Elias D 2,500 2,500 I
MI S Abraham, Spencer R 1,150 7,150 C
H 9 Kildee, Dale D 1,000 2,250 I
H 10 Bonior, David D 5,000 7,000 I
H 12 Touma, Leslie Ann R 7,500 7,500 I
H 14 Conyers, John D 2,000 6,800 I
H 16 Dingell, John D 1,000 1,450 I C
MN H 8 Oberstar, James IND 500 500 C
MO H 1 Clay, William D 500 500 I
H 6 Danner, Pat D 4,000 6,500 I
NC H 1 Clayton, Eva D 1,000 1,000 I B
H 12 Watt, Melvin D 1,000 1,000 I B&F
NH H 1 Sununu, John E. R 4,000 8,000 C
NY H 12 Velázquez, Nydia D 500 500 I
H 23 Boehlert, Sherwood R 500 625 I
H 26 Hinchey, Maurice D 1,000 1,000 C
OH H 9 Kaptur, Marcy D 500 750 I
H 10 Kucinich, Dennis D 3,500 3,500 C
H 17 Traficant, James D 500 1,950 I
OR H 3 Blumenauer, Earl D 500 500 I
PA H 1 Brady, Robert D 1,000 1,000 C NS
H 2 Fattah, Chaka D 500 500 I
TX H 18 Lee, Sheila D 500 500 I
H 28 Rodriguez, Ciro D 2,000 2,000 C NS
H 30 Johnson, Eddie D 500 500 I
VA H 8 Moran, James D 5,000 9,600 I IR
H 11 Davis, Thomas R 1,000 1,000 I
VT H 1 Sanders, Bernard IND 500 500 I
WA H 7 McDermott, James D 1,000 1,000 I B, W
WV H 3 Rahall, Nick D 12,250 16,473 I
WI H 6 Petri, Thomas R 1,000 1,000 I
H 7 Obey, David D 500 3,100 I A

KEY: Party: D=Democrat, R=Republican, IND=Independent. Running status: I=Incumbent, C=Challenger. Committees: B=Budget, IR=International Relations.


A: Total Pro-Israel PAC Donations by Election Cycles 1976-1998

Year PACs Funds Collected Funds to Congressional Candidates No. of Recipient Candidates
1976   1      99,510         2,450 4
1978   3     255,418     443,475 47
1980  10     657,688     414,400 113
1982  40   3,900,818   2,027,200 290
1984  81   6,954,438   3,772,994 362
1986  94   8,154,211   4,609,984 420
1988  78 10,805,762   5,432,055 479
1990  95 10,670,206   4,948,934 402
1992  76 14,015,509   3,963,007 403
1994  61  6,084,639   2,529,573 358
1996  61  6,234,960   2,738,647 395
1998  58  5,228,998   2,037,257 337
Totals 146 $73,062,157 $30,487,719 1,632



B: Pro-Israel vs. Arab- & Muslim-American PAC Donations to Candidates

Pro-
Israel PACs

  Arab- & Muslim-
American PACs
 
1998
 
$2,090,857
$91,700
 
Ratio: 23:1
 
 
1996
 
$2,738,647
  $20,625
  Ratio: 133:1  
 
1994
 
$2,529,573
  $10,246
  Ratio: 247:1  
  1992  
$3,963,007
  $38,313
  Ratio: 103:1  
  1990  
$4,948,934   $16,574
  Ratio: 299:1  
  1988  
$5,432,055  
$38,370
  Ratio: 142:1  
  1986  
$4,609,984   $49,225
  Ratio: 94:1  
  1984  
$3,772,994   $17,350
  Ratio 217:1  
  Total  
$30,032,951
  $279,903
  Ratio: 107:1  

 

Top 15 Senate Recipients of 1998 Cycle
Pro-Israel PAC Donations

  97-98 total Career total
Boxer, Barbara 85,873 148,794
Reid, Harry 77,027 356,802
Murray, Patty 69,798 73,798
Daschle, Tom 66,005 462,135
Specter, Arlen 63,250 366,373
D'Amato, Alfonse 58,700 148,905
Feingold, Russell 54,310 58,810
Moseley-Braun, C. 53,919 72,919
Wyden, Ron 51,310 195,562
Dorgan, Byron 40,500 94,850
Campbell, Ben Nighthorse 40,250 85,750
Dodd, Christopher 36,750 181,928
Graham, Bob 36,500 99,422
Bond, Kit 34,600 132,200
Bennett, Robert 30,000 42,000

Top 13 House Recipients of 1998 Cycle
Pro-Israel PAC Donations

  97-98 total Career total
Berkeley, Shelley 33,459 33,459
Levin, Sander 27,328 85,527
Gephardt, Dick 16,500 101,630
Sherman, Brad 16,280 22,780
Gejdenson, Sam 15,850 263,101
Rothman, Steve 15,503 15,503
Berman, Howard 15,500 44,750
Gilman, Benjamin 14,000 73,575
Fox, Jon 13,250 24,250
Evans, Lane 12,027 58,293
Strickland, Ted 11,650 11,650
Frost, Martin 11,575 11,575
Obey, David 11,000 142,350