Republicans, incumbents receive large majority of oil lobby cash

[kpete]

Republicans, incumbents receive large majority of oil lobby cash

RAW STORY
Published: Wednesday May 24, 2006

Republican incumbents are far more likely than their colleagues in Congress to receive oil company money, RAW STORY has learned.

Eighty four percent of the $8.6 million oil and gas companies have contributed to the 2006 elections has gone to Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

According to data compiled by the Center, the top 20 recipients of oil money in Congress are all Republicans.

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX,) tops the list with $159,611 in oil company contributions this cycle. Rick Santorum (R-PA), whose campaign coffers made waves on the blogosphere yesterday, comes in at number 2, trailing Hutchison by nearly $40,000. At the bottom of the top 20 list is Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), who pulled in just $48,500 from the industry.

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http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Republicans_incumbents_receive_large_majority_of_0524.html

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I would be shocked if the it were any other way.