Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, November 2002, pages 27-30

Election Watch

Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2002 Congressional Candidates

2001-2002

State Office District Candidate Party Status Contributions Career Total Committees

AlabamaS Sessions, Jeff* R I 24,300 43,300 AS

H 1 Callahan, Sonny R N 0 38,500 A(FO)

H 2 Everett, Terry R I -2,000 9,000 AS, I

H 3 Rogers, Michael R O 1,000 1,000

H 4 Aderholt, Robert R I 3,000 11,500 A

H 5 Cramer, Bud D I 3,000 38,300 A

H 5 Engel, Stephen R C 1,000 1,000

H 6 Bachus, Spencer R I 0 10,500

H 7 Davis, Artur D C 63,067 63,067

Alaska S Murkowski, Frank R N 1,000 64,000

S Stevens, Ted* R I 18,000 65,200 A(D)

Arizona S Kyl, Jon R I 500 77,525 I

H 6 Flake, Jeff R I 500 750 IR

H 7 Grijalva, Raul D O 1,000 1,000

H 8 Kolbe, James R I 750 27,500 A(FO)

Arkansas S Hutchinson, Tim* R I 32,200 37,500 AS

S Pryor, Mark* D C 6,000 6,000

H 3 Boozman, John R I 750 750

H 3 Delay, Robert R C 1,000 1,000

H 4 Ross, Michael D I 5,500 9,500

California S Boxer, Barbara D I 2,000 150,794 C, FR(NE)

S Feinstein, Diane D I 1,000 113,842 A(D), I

H 8 Pelosi, Nancy D I 15,000 37,800 A(FO), I

H 10 Tauscher, Ellen D I 2,500 12,000 AS

H 12 Lantos, Tom D I 5,000 73,650 IR

H 15 Honda, Michael D I 1,000 9,000 B

H 18 Cardoza, Dennis D C 15,500 15,500

H 23 Capps, Lois D I 1,000 13,417

H 27 Sherman, Brad D I 4,050 36,830 IR(NE)

H 28 Berman, Howard D I 1,100 56,550 IR(NE)

H 29 Schiff, Adam D I 500 11,917 IR(NE)

H 32 Murray, Kevin D C 3,000 3,000

H 33 Watson, Diane D I 5,500 5,500 IR

H 34 Roybal-Allard, Lucille D I 250 7,000 A

H 36 Harman, Jane D I 14,500 71,571 I

H 39 Sanchez, Linda D C 4,000 4,000

H 45 Bono, Mary R I 2,500 2,500

H 46 Schipske, Gerrie D C 1,250 1,250

H 47 Sanchez, Loretta D I 4,075 28,223 AS

H 51 Filner, Bob D I 5,500 76,014

H 53 Davis, Susan D I 0 6,663 AS

Colorado S Allard, A. Wayne* R I 26,300 36,300 AS, B

S Strickland, Thomas* D C 5,500 36,957

H 2 Udall, Mark D I 500 9,750

H 3 McInnis, Scott R I 1,000 8,500 W

Connecticut H 2 Courtney, Joseph D C 1,000 1,000

H 2 Simmons, Robert R I 7,000 7,000 AS

H 3 DeLauro, Rosa D I 1,000 40,400 A

H 5 Maloney, James D I 6,000 40,325 AS

Delaware S Biden, Joseph* D I 3,500 102,507 FR

Florida S Nelson, Bill D I 1,000 38,360 AS, B, C, FR

H 1 Miller, Jefferson R I 1,000 1,000 AS

H 2 Boyd, F. Allen, Jr. D I 0 2,500 A

H 8 Diaz, Eddie D C 2,000 2,000

H 13 Harris, Katherine R O 1,000 1,000

H 18 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana R I 2,000 35,990 IR

Florida H 19 Wexler, Robert D I 3,500 10,000 IR(NE)

H 20 Deutsch, Peter D I 1,500 27,441

H 22 Roberts, Carol D C 2,000 2,000

H 22 Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. R I 2,500 45,100 W

H 23 Hastings, Alcee D I 1,000 14,850 I

H 25 Diaz-Balart, Mario R O 1,000 1,000

Georgia S Cleland, Max* D I 69,750 73,000 AS, C

H 4 Majette, Denise D C 13,250 13,250

H 5 Lewis, John D I 2,100 66,250 W

H 7 Linder, John R I 6,500 15,150

H 13 Worley, David D C 1,000 1,000

Hawaii S Inouye, Daniel D I 1,000 172,175 A(D, FO), C

Idaho S Craig, Larry* R I 14,500 35,250 A

Illinois S Durbin, Richard* D I 76,000 321,671 A(D, FO), I

H 2 Jackson, Jesse, Jr D I 500 1,500 A(FO)

H 4 Gutierrez, Luis D I 4,000 29,311

H 5 Blagojevich, Rod D N 1,000 13,350 AS

H 5 Rahm, Emmanuel D O 9,500 9,500

H 7 Davis, Danny D I 250 2,300

H 9 Schakowsky, Janice D I 4,500 13,750

H 10 Kirk, Mark R I 8,500 15,568 AS, B

H 11 Weller, Gerald R I -1,000 22,400 W

H 14 Hastert, J. Dennis R I 22,000 57,350 House Speaker, I

H 15 Johnson, Timothy R I 2,500 3,500

H 17 Evans, Lane D I 4,836 79,629 AS

H 19 Phelps, David D I 1,000 2,000

H 19 Shimkus, John R C 500 3,000

Indiana H 1 Visclosky, Peter D I 1,500 15,700 A(D)

H 2 Thompson, Jill Long D C 2,000 27,100

H 6 Burton, Dan R I 1,600 62,500 IR(NE)

H 9 Hill, Baron D I 5,500 7,465 AS

Iowa S Harkin, Tom* D I 44,750 506,450 A(D, FO)

H 1 Nussle, Jim R I 5,000 12,500 B, W

H 3 Boswell, Leonard D I 2,000 9,575 I

H 4 Norris, John D O 2,000 2,000

Kansas S Brownback, Samuel R I 8,500 46,500 C, FO(NE)

H 3 Moore, Dennis D I 3,000 11,000 B

Kentucky S McConnell, Mitch* R I 62,000 347,425 A(FO, D)

H 3 Northup, Anne Meagher R I 8,500 19,750 A

H 4 Lucas, Kenneth D I 2,000 3,000

H 6 Fletcher, Ernest R I 1,500 5,000 B

Louisiana S Landrieu, Mary* D I 32,000 65,139 A(FO), AS

H 1 Vitter, David R I 5,000 14,500 A

H 4 McCrery, James, III R I 1,000 35,500 W

H 5 Barham, Robert R O 1,500 1,500

H 5 Fletcher, Dewey R O 1,500 1,500

H 6 Baker, Richard R I 2,000 29,350

H 7 John, Chris D I 1,000 1,000

Maine S Collins, Susan* R I 35,500 45,000 AS

S Pingree, Rochelle Marie* D C 500 500

Maryland H 3 Cardin, Benjamin D I 1,000 26,450 W

H 5 Hoyer, Steny D I 1,000 52,775 A

H 8 Morella, Constance R I 1,000 15,650

H 8 Shapiro, Ira D C 5,000 5,000

Massachusetts H 9 Jacques, Cheryl D C 1,000 1,000

Michigan S Levin, Carl* D I 84,529 649,387 AS, I

S Stabenow, Debbie D I 1,500 35,810 B

S Abraham, Spencer R N 1,000 32,250 Sec’y of Energy

H 1 Stupak, Bart D I 6,000 26,500

H 3 Ferguson, John, Jr. D C 3,000 3,000

H 9 Fink, David D O 5,500 5,500

H 10 Marlinga, Carl D O 3,000 3,000

H 10 Miller, Candice R O 1,000 1,000

H 11 Knollenberg, Joseph R I 9,500 12,250 A(FO)

H 12 Levin, Sander D I 13,500 100,027 W

Michigan H 13 Kilpatrick, Carolyn D I 0 4,500 A(FO)

H 15 Rivers, Lynn D I 2,500 27,750

Minnesota S Coleman, Norm* R C 17,480 17,480

S Wellstone, Paul* DFL I 11,500 17,200 FR(NE)

H 2 Kennedy, Mark R I 1,000 1,000

H 6 Luther, Bill DFL I 5,850 22,663

Mississippi S Cochran, Thad* R I 11,000 21,000 A(D)

H 3 Shows, Clifford D I 2,000 5,500

Missouri S Carnahan, Jean* D I 45,500 45,500 AS, C

S Carnahan, Mel D N 22,500 35,193

H 2 Akin, William R I -500 1,000 AS

H 3 Gephardt, Richard D I 23,415 158,295 I

H 4 Skelton, Ike D I 3,000 61,950 AS

H 7 Blunt, Roy R I 7,000 12,000

Montana S Baucus, Max* D I 84,100 316,348

Nebraska H 2 Terry, Lee R I 500 1,000

Nevada S Ensign, John R I 4,000 12,200 C

H 1 Berkley, Shelley D I 39,345 139,755 IR(NE)

H 3 Herrera, Dario D O 4,000 4,000

New Hampshire S Shaheen, Jeanne* D C 19,000 19,000

S Smith, Robert* R I 40,430 69,430 AS

S Swett, Dick* D C 1,500 95,500

H 1 Mahoney, Sean R O 5,000 5,000

H 2 Bass, Charles R I 500 2,850 B

H 2 Swett, Katrina D C 7,000 7,000

New JerseyS Torricelli, Robert* D I 24,400 150,052 FR(NE)

H 1 Andrews, Robert D I 2,500 29,750 AS

H 2 LoBiondo, Frank R I 1,500 5,750

H 3 Saxton, H. James R I 4,500 58,150 AS

H 4 Smith, Christopher R I 500 44,750 IR

H 5 Cardinale, Gerald R O 5,000 5,000

H 5 Garrett, E. Scott R O 5,000 5,000

H 6 Pallone, Frank, Jr. D I 1,000 45,400

H 7 Ferguson, Mike R I 4,000 4,000

H 8 Pascrell, William, Jr. D I 3,303 3,803

H 9 Rothman, Steven D I 13,500 34,003 A(FO)

H 11 Frelinghuysen, Rodney R I 3,500 5,000 A(D)

H 12 Holt, Rush D I 4,500 11,741 B

H 13 Menendez, Robert D I 9,843 21,608 IR

New Mexico S Domenici, Pete* R I 1,000 47,350 A(D), B

H 1 Romero, Richard D C 1,000 1,000

New York S Clinton, Hillary Rodham D I 1,000 18,000 B

S Lazio, Rick R N -500 36,750

H 2 Israel, Steve D I 5,500 10,000

H 5 Ackerman, Gary D I 5,000 45,500 IR

H 7 Crowley, Joseph D I 7,500 10,500 IR(NE)

H 8 Nadler, Jerrold D I 5,000 18,000

H 9 Dear, Noach D C 1,000 7,000

H 9 Weiner, Anthony D I 9,300 11,300

H 10 Towns, Edolphus D I -500 37,000

H 14 Maloney, Carolyn D I 2,000 17,500

H 17 Engel, Eliot D I 10,000 108,668 IR(NE)

H 18 Lowey, Nita D I 4,000 88,088 A(FO)

H 19 Kelly, Sue R I 2,000 4,350

H 20 Gilman, Benjamin R N 4,000 84,543 IR(NE)

H 28 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh D I 1,500 61,880

North Carolina S Bowles, Erskine* D O 5,000 5,000

H 4 Price, David D I 1,000 52,827 A, B

North Dakota S Conrad, Kent D I 1,000 196,689 B

S Dorgan, Byron D I 5,250 101,100 A(D), C

H At-Lrg Pomeroy, Earl D I 8,000 16,150 W

Ohio H 3 Carne, Rick D O 2,500 2,500

H 6 Strickland, Ted D I 3,000 17,650

H 8 Boehner, John R I 1,000 19,500

H 12 Warner, Albert D C 1,000 1,000

Ohio H 13 Brown, Sherrod D I 3,500 26,750 IR

H 14 Sawyer, Tom D I 1,000 35,050

Oklahoma S Inhofe, James* R I 13,500 70,000 AS, I

S Walters, David* D C 500 500

H 1 Keating, Catherine Heller R C 500 500

H 2 Carson, Brad D I 3,000 9,000

Oregon S Bradbury, Bill* D C 1,000 1,900

S Smith, Gordon* R I 39,839 49,339 B, C, FR(NE)

H 3 Blumenauer, Earl D I 500 2,000 IR

Pennsylvania S Santorum, Richard R I 1,000 45,750 AS

S Specter, Arlen R I 15,500 381,623 A(D, FO)

H 1 Brady, Robert D I 1,500 8,750 AS

H 2 Fattah, Chaka D I 6,000 6,500 A

H 6 Thomas, Frank D O 1,000 1,000

H 6 Wofford, Daniel D O 1,500 1,500

H 12 Murtha, John D I 3,000 33,100 A(D)

H 13 Hoeffel, Joseph D I 5,500 22,454 B, IR(NE)

H 15 O’Brien, Edward D C 1,000 1,000

H 17 Holden, Tim D I 1,000 4,000

H 19 Platts, Todd R I 250 250

H 21 McConnell, Mary Ann R C 10,000 10,000

Rhode Island S Reed, Jack* D I 25,886 100,936 A(FO), AS

H 1 Kennedy, Patrick D I 2,000 25,150 A

H 2 Langevin, James D I 4,000 4,500 AS

South Carolina S Graham, Lindsey*# D O 10,000 11,000 AS

S Sanders, Alexander, Jr.* D O 3,500 3,500

S Hollings, Ernest D I 1,000 74,275 A(D), B, C

South Dakota S Johnson, Tim* D I 86,165 137,165 A(FO), B

S Thune, John*# R C 4,980 4,980

S Daschle, Tom D I 1,000 463,135 I

Tennessee S Frist, William R I 1,000 24,100 B, FR(NE)

S Clement, Bob*# D O 1,000 6,750

S Thompson, Fred* R N 0 17,750 I

H 4 Jennings, Jack D O 500 500

H 5 Cooper, James D O 1,000 11,750

H 5 Duvall, Robert R O 1,000 1,000

H 6 Gordon, Barton D I 500 55,900

Texas S Cornyn, John* R O 9,000 9,000

S Kirk, Ronald* D O 7,500 7,500

H 11 Edwards, Chet D I 3,000 15,850 A

H 22 DeLay, Tom R I 12,000 51,050 A

H 23 Bonilla, Henry R I 1,500 2,000 A(D, FO)

H 23 Cuellar, Enrique D C 2,000 2,000

H 24 Frost, Martin D I 4,500 131,364

H 25 Bell, R. Christopher D C 500 500

H 26 Sessions, Roger R O 1,000 1,000

Utah H 2 Matheson, James D I 6,000 10,000 B

VirginiaS Allen, George R I 1,000 8,400 C, FR(NE)

S Warner, John* R I 14,250 40,550 AS

H 4 Forbes, J. Randy R I 500 500 AS

H 4 Lucas, L. Louise D C 4,000 4,000

H 7 Cantor, Eric R I 29,280 44,280 IR(NE)

H 11 Davis, Thomas R I 2,000 14,000

Washington H 2 Larsen, Richard D I 3,500 4,500 AS

H 5 Nethercutt, George, Jr. R I -500 6,000 A(D)

H 6 Dicks, Norm D I 1,000 21,850 A(D)

H 7 McDermott, George, Jr. D I 1,000 1,000 B, W

West Virginia S Rockefeller, John D., IV* D I 33,750 210,950 C, FR(NE), I

Wisconsin S Feingold, Russell D I 2,000 58,810 FR

H 2 Baldwin, Tammy D I 1,000 3,000 B

H 7 Obey, David D I 2,000 149,100 A

Wyoming S Enzi, Michael* R I 12,250 12,250 FR

TOTAL for 2001-2002 Election Cycle $ 1,865,223

TOTAL 1978-2002 Funds to Congressional Candidates $36,472,405

TOTAL No. of Recipient Candidates, 1978-2002 1,799

KEY: The “Career Total” column represents the total amount of pro-Israel PAC money received from Jan. 1, 1978 through June 30, 2002. S=Senate, H=House of Representatives. Party affiliation: D=Democrat, R=Republican, Ref=Reform, DFL=Democratic Farmers Labýr, Ind=Independent, Lib=Libertarian. 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, C=Commerce, FR=Foreign Relations (NE=Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs subcommittee), I=Intelligence, IR=International Relations, NS=National Security, W=Ways and Means. “–” indicates money returned by candidate, “-0-” that all money received was returned.