Just in case you won’t see these in the Associated Press, the Washington Post or the New York Times, here are two useful tools for use when wading through the Jack Abramoff trial stories.
The first is a list supplied by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, called “Democrats Don’t Know Jack???” It lists the forty of forty-five Senate Democrats who’ve accepted cash from Abramoff and/or his clients.
40 Of The 45 Members Of The Senate Democrat Caucus:
The second is a table produced on the Captialeye.org website. It details all of Abranoff’s political donations either personally, on behalf of various Indian tribes and SunCruz Casinos since 1999. Many Democrats appear there as well.
Data for the current election cycle were released electronically by the Federal Election Commission on October 31, 2005. Figures include contributions to federal candidates, PACs and party committees.
National Republican Congressional Cmte $478,000
National Republican Senatorial Cmte $436,500
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $423,480
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $354,700
Republican National Cmte $326,000
J. D. Hayworth (R-Ariz) $101,620
Dennis Hastert (R-Ill) $69,000
Democratic National Cmte $65,720
Thad Cochran (R-Miss) $65,500
Conrad Burns (R-Mont) $59,590
Richard Pombo (R-Calif) $54,500
Jim McCrery (R-La) $52,750
2002 President's Dinner Cmte $50,000
John T. Doolittle (R-Calif) $50,000
Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) $42,500
Patty Murray (D-Wash) $40,980
Don Nickles (R-Okla) $40,000
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) $36,000
Dave Camp (R-Mich) $35,500
John Boehner (R-Ohio) $32,500
Hal Rogers (R-Ky) $32,000
Bob Ney (R-Ohio) $31,500
Tom DeLay (R-Texas) $30,500
Harry Reid (D-Nev) $30,500
Billy Tauzin (R-La) $30,500
Denny Rehberg (R-Mont) $30,000
Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) $28,000
Tom Daschle (D-SD) $26,500
Charles H. Taylor (R-NC) $25,750
Democratic Party of Michigan $23,000
Trent Lott (R-Miss) $22,000
Roger Wicker (R-Miss) $21,600
Mary Bono (R-Calif) $21,500
James M. Inhofe (R-Okla) $21,500
Brad R. Carson (D-Okla) $20,600
Pete Sessions (R-Texas) $20,500
Republican Party of New Hampshire $20,000
Don Young (R-Alaska) $19,708
Dale E. Kildee (D-Mich) $19,000
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) $18,500
Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md) $17,500
Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R-Miss) $17,500
Jack Kingston (R-Ga) $17,000
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) $15,500
Jerry Weller (R-Ill) $15,500
Democratic Party of Oklahoma $15,000
Chris John (D-La) $15,000
Republican Party of Mississippi $15,000
Ralph Regula (R-Ohio) $14,500
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) $14,000
John Breaux (D-La) $13,750
Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ) $13,600
Spencer Abraham (R-Mich) $13,000
Eric Cantor (R-Va) $13,000
Christopher S. 'Kit' Bond (R-Mo) $12,500
Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif) $12,500
Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif) $12,500
Gordon H. Smith (R-Ore) $12,500
George W. Bush (R) $12,000
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo) $12,000
Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo) $12,000
Judd Gregg (R-NH) $12,000
Mary L. Landrieu (D-La) $11,500
Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) $11,500
Barney Frank (D-Mass) $11,100
Max Baucus (D-Mont) $11,000
Tom Petri (R-Wis) $11,000
Chris Cannon (R-Utah) $10,000
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) $10,000
Democratic Party of North Dakota $10,000
John Ensign (R-Nev) $10,000
Jerry Lewis (R-Calif) $10,000
John McCain (R-Ariz) $10,000
Nick Rahall (D-WVa) $10,000
Republican Party of Kentucky $10,000
Phil Crane (R-Ill) $9,750
Democratic Party of South Dakota $9,500
Democratic Party of Minnesota $9,000
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga) $9,000
Ron Kind (D-Wis) $9,000
Michael G. Oxley (R-Ohio) $9,000
Roy Blunt (R-Mo) $8,500
Peter Deutsch (D-Fla) $8,500
George Radanovich (R-Calif) $8,500
Bob Smith (R-Fla) $8,160
Joe Baca (D-Calif) $8,000
Dick Durbin (D-Ill) $8,000
Tim Hutchinson (R-Ark) $8,000
Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio) $8,000
Xavier Becerra (D-Calif) $7,523
Bill Thomas (R-Calif) $7,500
Tim Johnson (D-SD) $7,250
Dan Burton (R-Ind) $7,000
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) $7,000
George R. Nethercutt Jr. (R-Wash) $7,000
Tom Reynolds (R-NY) $7,000
Craig Thomas (R-Wyo) $7,000
Democratic Party of New Mexico $6,250
John R. Kasich (R-Ohio) $6,067
Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) $6,000
Rick Renzi (R-Ariz) $6,000
Rick Santorum (R-Pa) $6,000
Arlen Specter (R-Pa) $6,000
Suzanne Terrell (R-La) $6,000
Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga) $5,500
Elton Gallegly (R-Calif) $5,500
Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) $5,250
David E. Bonior (D-Mich) $5,000
Tom Cole (R-Okla) $5,000
Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ) $5,000
Democratic Party of Montana $5,000
Phil English (R-Pa) $5,000
Mark Foley (R-Fla) $5,000
J. Randy Forbes (R-Va) $5,000
James V. Hansen (R-Utah) $5,000
Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich) $5,000
Fritz Hollings (D-SC) $5,000
Jay Inslee (D-Wash) $5,000
Thomas P. Keefe Jr. (D-Wash) $5,000
Don Manzullo (R-Ill) $5,000
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md) $5,000
Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) $5,000
Republican Party of New Jersey $5,000
Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-Mich) $5,000
Heather Wilson (R-NM) $5,000
Joe Wilson (R-SC) $5,000
Tom Davis (R-Va) $4,500
Van Hilleary (R-Tenn) $4,500
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) $4,500
Wayne Allard (R-Colo) $4,000
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WVa) $4,000
Tom Carper (D-Del) $4,000
Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) $4,000
Kent Conrad (D-ND) $4,000
Tom Feeney (R-Fla) $4,000
Chuck Hagel (R-Neb) $4,000
Robin Hayes (R-NC) $4,000
Jerry Kleczka (D-Wis) $4,000
Jon L. Kyl (R-Ariz) $4,000
Sander Levin (D-Mich) $4,000
Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif) $4,000
George Miller (D-Calif) $4,000
Rob Portman (R-Ohio) $4,000
William V. Roth Jr. (R-Del) $4,000
Larry Craig (R-Idaho) $3,500
Kalyn Cherie Free (D-Okla) $3,500
James L. Oberstar (D-Minn) $3,500
Charles J. Melancon (D-La) $3,100
George Allen (R-Va) $3,000
Ann Womer Benjamin (R-Ohio) $3,000
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) $3,000
Jack A. Blossman Jr. (R-La) $3,000
Norm Coleman (R-Minn) $3,000
Cal Dooley (D-Calif) $3,000
Tom Foley (I-Minn) $3,000
Sam Graves (R-Mo) $3,000
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) $3,000
Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz) $3,000
John B. Larson (D-Conn) $3,000
Bill McCollum (R-Fla) $3,000
Jim Nussle (R-Iowa) $3,000
David R. Obey (D-Wis) $3,000
Doug Ose (R-Calif) $3,000
Ed Pastor (D-Ariz) $3,000
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $3,000
Richard M. Romero (D-NM) $3,000
Brad Sherman (D-Calif) $3,000
John E. Sununu (R-NH) $3,000
James M. Talent (R-Mo) $3,000
Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss) $3,000
J. C. Watts Jr. (R-Okla) $3,000
Max Cleland (D-Ga) $2,500
Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla) $2,500
Grace Napolitano (D-Calif) $2,500
Republican Party of Oklahoma $2,500
Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif) $2,500
Bill Luther (D-Minn) $2,250
Rob Simmons (R-Conn) $2,250
Gene Taylor (D-Miss) $2,250
Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) $2,000
Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) $2,000
Rodney Alexander (R-La) $2,000
John Ashcroft (R-Mo) $2,000
Ken Bentsen (D-Texas) $2,000
Dan Boren (D-Okla) $2,000
Charles W. Boustany Jr (R-La) $2,000
Tom Coburn (R-Okla) $2,000
Mac Collins (R-Ga) $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn) $2,000
John D. Dingell (D-Mich) $2,000
Doug Dodd (D-Okla) $2,000
Ned Doucet (D-La) $2,000
Lane Evans (D-Ill) $2,000
Sam Farr (D-Calif) $2,000
Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) $2,000
Bill Frist (R-Tenn) $2,000
William L. Gormley (R-NJ) $2,000
Kay Granger (R-Texas) $2,000
Stewart Greenleaf (R-Pa) $2,000
Katherine Harris (R-Fla) $2,000
Melissa Hart (R-Pa) $2,000
Sam Johnson (R-Texas) $2,000
Walter B. Jones Jr. (R-NC) $2,000
Ric Keller (R-Fla) $2,000
John Neely Kennedy (D-La) $2,000
Carl Levin (D-Mich) $2,000
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) $2,000
Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) $2,000
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) $2,000
John L. Mica (R-Fla) $2,000
Connie Morella (R-Md) $2,000
C. L. "Butch" Otter (R-Idaho) $2,000
Republican Party of Oregon $2,000
James E. Rogan (R-Calif) $2,000
Craig F. Romero (R-La) $2,000
Adam Schiff (D-Calif) $2,000
Ronnie Shows (D-Miss) $2,000
Adam Smith (D-Wash) $2,000
John Sullivan (R-Okla) $2,000
John E. Sweeney (R-NY) $2,000
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif) $2,000
Billy Tauzin III (R-La) $2,000
Mike Thompson (D-Calif) $2,000
John Thune (R-SD) $2,000
Patrick J. Tiberi (R-Ohio) $2,000
Maxine Waters (D-Calif) $2,000
Curt Weldon (R-Pa) $2,000
Peter DeFazio (D-Ore) $1,500
Norm Dicks (D-Wash) $1,500
Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash) $1,500
Elia Vincent Pirozzi (R-Calif) $1,500
John Kerry (D-Mass) $1,400
Henry Bonilla (R-Texas) $1,250
Rick A. Lazio (R-NY) $1,250
Helen Delich Bentley (R-Md) $1,000
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) $1,000
Sam Brownback (R-Kan) $1,000
Jim Bunning (R-Ky) $1,000
Ken Calvert (R-Calif) $1,000
Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif) $1,000
Rick Clayburgh (R-ND) $1,000
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) $1,000
John Cornyn (R-Texas) $1,000
Jim Costa (D-Calif) $1,000
Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla) $1,000
Susan A. Davis (D-Calif) $1,000
Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) $1,000
Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) $1,000
John J. "Jimmy" Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn) $1,000
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) $1,000
Mike Enzi (R-Wyo) $1,000
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $1,000
Lee Fletcher (R-La) $1,000
Ernie Fletcher (R-Ky) $1,000
Francis E. Flotron (R-Mo) $1,000
Scott Garrett (R-NJ) $1,000
George W. Gekas (R-Pa) $1,000
Carolyn W. Grant (R-NC) $1,000
Felix J. Grucci Jr. (R-NY) $1,000
Sydney Hay (R-Ariz) $1,000
Tim Holden (D-Pa) $1,000
Claude B. Hutchison Jr. (R-Calif) $1,000
Ernest J. Istook (R-Okla) $1,000
Kimo Kaloi (R-Hawaii) $1,000
Catherine Heller Keating (R-Okla) $1,000
Mark Kennedy (R-Minn) $1,000
John Koster (R-Wash) $1,000
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) $1,000
Joe Lieberman (D-Conn) $1,000
John Linder (R-Ga) $1,000
Jim Maloney (D-Conn) $1,000
Dick Monteith (R-Calif) $1,000
Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo) $1,000
Anne M. Northup (R-Ky) $1,000
Rico Oller (R-Calif) $1,000
David Phelps (D-Ill) $1,000
Bill Redmond (R-NM) $1,000
Republican Party of Wisconsin $1,000
Bob Riley (R-Ala) $1,000
Charles S. Robb (D-Va) $1,000
Jim Saxton (R-NJ) $1,000
Brian David Schweitzer (D-Mont) $1,000
Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala) $1,000
Bill Shuster (R-Pa) $1,000
Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) $1,000
Pete Stark (D-Calif) $1,000
Pat Toomey (R-Pa) $1,000
Gloria Tristani (D-NM) $1,000
Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio) $1,000
John W. Warner (R-Va) $1,000
Derrick B. Watchman (D-Ariz) $1,000
Rick Weiland (D-SD) $1,000
Paul Wellstone (D-Minn) $1,000
Ron Wyden (D-Ore) $1,000
C. W. Bill Young (R-Fla) $1,000
Paul Ryan (R-Wis) $949
Joe Pitts (R-Pa) $894
Bob Borski (D-Pa) $720
Shelley Berkley (D-Nev) $500
Howard L. Berman (D-Calif) $500
Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla) $500
Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) $500
Democratic Party of Washington $500
Bob Ehrlich (R-Md) $500
Mark Emerson (R-Utah) $500
Charles R. Gerow (R-Pa) $500
Phil Gingrey (R-Ga) $500
Kirk Humphreys (R-Okla) $500
Barbara Lee (D-Calif) $500
Devin Nunes (R-Calif) $500
Adam H. Putnam (R-Fla) $500
Ed Royce (R-Calif) $500
Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif) $500
Tom Young (R-Ala) $500
Bill Janklow (R-SD) $250
