Just look who contributed to Corker and warners political campaigns. There is your answer. Its not to shield the tax payers. Its not some greater good/cause. Its to line their pockets
Top 20 Contributors SENATOR BOB CORKER 2007 - 2012
Top 20 Contributors to Campaign Cmte Rank Contributor Hires lobbyists? Lobbying firm?* Lobbyist(s) give to member? Total Indivs PACs 1 Powell Construction $84,500 $84,500 $0 2 Welsh, Carson et al $68,700 $67,700 $1,000 3 FedEx Corp $66,300 $46,300 $20,000 4 JPMorgan Chase & Co $62,000 $52,000 $10,000 5 Hercules Holding $56,100 $46,100 $10,000 6 Corrections Corp of America $54,200 $40,200 $14,000 7 Pilot Corp $54,100 $54,100 $0 8 Eastman Chemical $53,150 $43,150 $10,000 9 Miller & Martin $50,805 $50,805 $0 10 Regions Financial $46,500 $25,500 $21,000 11 Elliott Management $46,250 $46,250 $0 12 Goldman Sachs $44,700 $44,700 $0 13 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $43,200 $21,700 $21,500 14 International Paper $42,100 $32,100 $10,000 15 Unum Group $41,250 $23,250 $18,000 16 First Horizon National $37,800 $22,000 $15,800 17 Baker, Donelson et al $36,900 $31,400 $5,500 18 Credit Suisse Group $36,750 $26,750 $10,000 19 Allianz $35,300 $32,000 $3,300 20 Southwestern Co $34,500 $34,500 $0 | View Top 20 | Top 100
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This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2007-2012 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
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NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2007-2012 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Monday, March 25, 2013. ("Help! The numbers don't add up...")
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This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2009-2014 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
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NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2009-2014 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Monday, October 28, 2013. ("Help! The numbers don't add up...")
Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center.
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