Eric Cantor (R - VA), the new Majority Leader in the House, shoveled in a nice pile of cash for the 2010 election season -- about $6 million dollars. For comparison, the former
Speaker of the House received about $2.6 million, and the new Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R - OH) received about $10 million.
Note the PAC contributions: $600K under "Finance, Insurance & Real Estate", and $420K under "Health" -- You can be sure Mr. Cantor works hard for Goldman Sachs, health insurance providers, and for-profit hospitals...and works not so hard for plain-vanilla voters.
Top 5 Contributors, 2009-2010, Campaign Cmte
| Contributor | Total | Indivs | PACs |
|---|
| Comcast Corp | $33,950 | $23,950 | $10,000 |
| McGuireWoods LLP | $28,050 | $23,050 | $5,000 |
| Dominion Resources | $27,900 | $17,900 | $10,000 |
| Goldman Sachs | $27,650 | $17,650 | $10,000 |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $22,500 | $0 | $22,500 |
| Industry | Total | Indivs | PACs |
|---|
| Securities & Investment | $464,500 | $347,600 | $116,900 |
| Real Estate | $362,547 | $282,147 | $80,400 |
| Insurance | $286,850 | $96,400 | $190,450 |
| Health Professionals | $228,750 | $57,750 | $171,000 |
| Retired | $221,385 | $221,385 | $0 |
PAC's
Total PAC Money for 2010: $2,334,956
Number of Contributions: 1063
Sectors, 2009-2010
| Agribusiness | $135,500 |
| Communications/Electronics | $214,800 |
| Construction | $96,500 |
| Defense | $75,000 |
| Energy & Natural Resources | $189,000 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $587,300 |
| Health | $418,250 |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $60,750 |
| Transportation | $136,000 |
| Misc Business | $333,750 |
| Labor | $14,500 |
| Ideological/Single-Issue | $69,606 |
| Other | $4,000 |
Based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Monday, December 13, 2010.
 | Business | $2,246,850 | (96%) |
 | Labor | $14,500 | (1%) |
 | Ideological/Single Issue | $69,606 | (3%) |
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