Washington Report, May/June 2006, page 31
Election Watch
The Meteoric Rise of Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), The New Darling of
Pro-Israel PACS
By Janet McMahon
To paraphrase author Ayn Rand: Who is Mark Kirk? Pro-Israel PACs
know the answer, that’s for sure: since he first ran for
office in 2000, their contributions to Kirk have increased from
a measly $7,006 to $66,064 in 2005—with 10 months yet to
go until the Nov. 7 election. (Shelley Berkley, look out!) We’re
not sure if the dramatically increasing sums mean his successive
re-election campaigns have been correspondingly difficult, or if
they represent a reward for Kirk’s being a self-described “acknowledged
leader of bipartisan efforts to enhance the security of Israel.” No
doubt AIPAC and its minions are most appreciative of the fact that
Kirk, a Naval Reserve intelligence officer, “secured
U.S. agreement to shared satellite surveillance information with
Israel.” That must make his constituents at home—wherever
that is—feel a lot safer.
Janet McMahon is managing editor of the Washington Report.
| House: Current Cycle |
|
Senate: Current Cycle |
|
| Kirk, Mark (R-IL) |
66,064 |
Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) |
84,500 |
| Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) |
36,750 |
Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) |
55,296 |
| Hoyer, Steny (D-MD) |
28,500 |
Nelson, Bill (R-FL) |
53,500 |
| Cantor, Eric (R-VA) |
26,500 |
Conrad, Kent (D-ND) |
52,600 |
| DeLay, Tom (R-TX) |
26,000 |
Lieberman, Joseph (D-CT) |
49,500 |
| Engel, Eliot (D-FL) |
22,000 |
Santorum, Rick (R-PA) |
46,950 |
| Shaw, E. Clay, Jr., (R-FL) |
21,005 |
Nelson, E. Benjamin (D-NE) |
46,500 |
| Bean, Melissa (D-IL) |
19,680 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (D-NY) |
37,118 |
| Hastert, J. Dennis (R-IL) |
16,200 |
Talent, James (R-MO) |
36,010 |
| Pence, Mike (R-IN) |
11,000 |
Lugar, Richard (R-IN) |
32,250 |
| |
|
|
|
| House: Career |
|
Senate: Career |
|
| Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) |
243,705 |
Levin, Carl (D-MI) |
657,887 |
| Engel, Eliot (D-NY) |
163,918 |
Harkin, Tom (D-IA) |
520,450 |
| Obey, David (D-WI) |
150,100 |
Specter, Arlen (R-PA) |
487,973 |
| Hoyer, Steny (D-MD) |
120,775 |
Lautenberg, Frank (D-NJ) |
433,806 |
| Kirk, Mark (R-IL) |
119,382 |
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) |
377,685 |
| Levin, Sander (D-MI) |
119,227 |
Durbin, Richard (D-IL) |
329,171 |
| Lantos, Tom (D-CA) |
112,750 |
Reid, Harry (D-NV) |
320,301 |
| Lowey, Nita (D-NY) |
112,238 |
Baucus, Max (D-MT) |
319,348 |
| Cantor, Eric (R-VA) |
112,230 |
Lieberman, Joseph (D-CT) |
286,358 |
| DeLay, Tom (R-TX) |
112,050 |
Wyden, Ronald (D-OR) |
277,562 |
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