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January 29, 2008
Number of Lobbyist-Fundraisers
for Presidential Candidates
Already Exceeds 2004 Totals
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Presidential candidates already have recruited more lobbyist-fundraisers in this election cycle than they did for the entire 2004 campaign.
To date, candidates still in the race have recruited 142 federal lobbyists to serve as “bundlers” (a term for fundraisers whose success at raising money is monitored by the candidates). In the 2004 cycle, the candidates who disclosed their big fundraisers’ names – George Bush, John Kerry and Howard Dean – had a total of 136 lobbyist-bundlers.
Republican John McCain has more lobbyist-fundraisers than any other candidate, with nearly twice as many as runner-up Rudy Giuliani. Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton has the most lobbyist-fundraisers, which is not surprising because her chief opponents have adopted a policy of not accepting help from current lobbyists. Barack Obama and John Edwards each have bundlers who previously registered as lobbyists and are counted in this study.
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Candidate
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Number of Lobbyist Bundlers
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John McCain
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59
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Rudy Giuliani
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35
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Hillary Clinton
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20
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Mitt Romney
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16
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Barack Obama
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10
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John Edwards
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3
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Public Citizen recently learned of many new lobbyist-bundlers for McCain. Twenty-four registered lobbyists were among at least 29 co-chairs for a McCain fundraiser held Monday at Charlie Palmer Steak, a tony lobbyists’ hangout. Each co-chair was expected to raise at least $10,000, according to an invitation for the event posted on the website of Politico, a Washington newspaper. Some of these lobbyist-fundraisers were previously unknown to the public.
Public Citizen maintains a clearinghouse of the presidential campaigns bundlers at www.WhiteHouseforSale.org. The website explains differences in candidates’ reporting policies and Public Citizen’s methodology for classifying fundraisers as bundlers.
Bundlers for John McCain Who Have Registered as Federal Lobbyists
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Lobbyist Bundlers
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State
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Employer
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Robert S. Aiken*
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DC
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Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
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William J. Bailey III*
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VA
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The Walt Disney Company
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Rhonda A. Bentz*
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DC
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Visa USA Inc.
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Wayne Berman*
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DC
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Ogilvy Government Relations
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Charlie Black
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DC
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BKSH & Associates (WPP Group)
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Judy Black*
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DC
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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
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Kirk Blalock*
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VA
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Fierce Isakowitz & Blalock
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Christine Burgeson*
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VA
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Citigroup Inc.
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Eric Robert Burgeson*
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VA
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Barbour Griffith & Rogers
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Kerry Cammack
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TX
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Cammack and Strong
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Kirsten Ardleigh Chadwick*
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VA
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Fierce Isakowitz & Blalock
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Rob Chamberlin*
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DC
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McBee Strategic Consulting
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Susan Charlton
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AZ
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Gallagher & Kennedy
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John Clerici
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VA
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McKenna Long
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James Courter
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NJ
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IDT Corp.
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Bryan Cunningham*
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VA
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Barbour Griffith & Rogers
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Doug B. Davenport*
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DC
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DCI Group
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Kurt Davis
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AZ
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Hamilton, Gullett, Davis & Roman
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Kevin Fay
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VA
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Alcalde & Fay
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Chris Fidler
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WA
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NWLO Inc.
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Thomas Fiorentino Jr.
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FL
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Fiorentino & Hewett
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Laurance Gay
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CT
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Business Strategies and Insight
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Samuel K. Geduldig*
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DC
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Clark Lytle & Geduldig
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David Girard-diCarlo
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PA
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Blank Rome
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Michael Glassner
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NJ
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IDT Corp.
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Juleanna R. Glover Weiss*
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DC
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The Ashcroft Group
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Phil Gramm
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TX
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UBS
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John M. Green*
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DC
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Ogilvy Government Relations
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Wes Gullett
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AZ
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Hamilton, Gullett, Davis & Roman
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Kent Hance
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TX
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Hance Scarborough Wright Woodward & Weisbart
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Richard Hohlt
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VA
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Hohlt and Associates
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Gaylord T. Hughey Jr.
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TX
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Self-employed
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Peter Huntsman
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TX
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Huntsman International LLC
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Aleix Jarvis*
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VA
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Fierce Isakowitz & Blalock
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Christine Jones
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AZ
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The Go Daddy Group Inc.
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Charles N. “Chip” Kahn III*
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VA
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Federation of American Hospitals
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William Kilberg
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VA
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
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Steve Kuykendall
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CA
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Strategic Marketing Innovations
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Jack Lichtenstein
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VA
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Asis Intl.
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Thomas G. Loeffler
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TX
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The Loeffler Group, LLP
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Peter T. Madigan*
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DC
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Johnson, Madigan, Peck, Boland & Stewart,
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John McGovern
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DC
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McGovern & Smith
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Mike McKay
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WA
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McKay Chadwell
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Timothy P. McKone*
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DC
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AT&T
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Alison H. McSlarrow*
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VA
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McSlarrow Consulting
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Kyle E. McSlarrow*
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VA
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National Cable & Telecommunications Association
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Michael E. Meece*
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MD
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The Meece Group
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David A. Metzner
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VA
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American Continental Group
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John Munger
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AZ
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Munger Chadwick PL
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James L. Pitts*
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DC
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DC Navigators
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Timothy F. Powers
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VA
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Artemis Strategies
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Michael Racy
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AZ
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Racy and Associates
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Sloan W. Rappoport*
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DC
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Downey McGrath Group
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Steve Roman
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AZ
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Hamilton, Gullett, Davis & Roman
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Matt Salmon
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AZ
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Greenberg Traurig
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Fife Symington
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AZ
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Symington Group LLC
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Raymond T. Wagner Jr.
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MO
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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Tony Williams
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WA
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Washington2 Advocates
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Fred Zeidman
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TX
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Corporate Strategies
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*Event co-chair for Jan. 28 fundraiser
† Spouse is event co-chair for Jan. 28 fundraiser
‡Bundler for Bush-Cheney campaign in 2004 and/or 2000
Bundlers for Rudy Giuliani Who Have Registered as Federal Lobbyists
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Lobbyist Bundlers
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State
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Employer
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Philmore B. Anderson
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DC
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Navigators
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Thomas Bezas
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VA
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Aeroflex
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John DiLorenzo
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OR
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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Adam S. Falkoff
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VA
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Quinn Gillespie
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Anthony P. Foti
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VA
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Akin Gump
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Michael Govan
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VA
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Legacy Group
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Lanny Griffith
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DC
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Barbour Griffith & Rogers
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Charles L. Grizzle
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DC
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Grizzle Co.
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Robert M. Harding
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NY
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Greenburg Traurig
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Richard N. Holwill
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DC
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Alticor Inc.
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David Javdan
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DC
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Unknown
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W. James Jonas III
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TX
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Holland and Knight
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Charles N. “Chip” Kahn III*
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DC
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Federation of American Hospitals
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John Kelly
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WA
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Microsoft
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Steve Kupka
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NE
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Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP
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Milam Mabry
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VA
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Bracewell and Giuliani
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Jorge Martinez
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VA
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Arcadian Communications
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Linda Maynor
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AL
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Balch and Bingham
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Kevin P. McMahon
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VA
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TRW Automotive
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James F. Miller
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VA
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Hunton & Williams
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Susan Molinari
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VA
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Washington Group
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Bob Naylor
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CA
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Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor
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Terry Neese
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OK
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Grassroots Impact
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Theodore B. Olson
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VA
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
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Stephen P. Payne
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TX
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Payne Consulting
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Jerry Pierce-Santos
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VA
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InterAmerica Inc.
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Peter J. Powers
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NY
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Global Strategies LLC
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Raul Romero
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VA
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Alliance Consulting Group LLC
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John C. Runyan
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VA
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International Paper
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Peter Terpeluk Jr.
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MD
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American Continental Group
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David J. Urban
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MD
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American Continental Group
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Mark Valente
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VA
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Valente & Associates
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Dirk W. Van Dongen
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DC
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National Association Of Wholesaler-Distributors
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Paul F. Welday
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MI
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Strategic Public Affairs
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Michael J. Zarrelli
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MD
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Alticor Inc.
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‡Bundler for Bush-Cheney campaign in 2004 and/or 2000
Bundlers for Hillary Clinton Who Have Registered as Federal Lobbyists
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Lobbyist Bundlers
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State
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Employer
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Matthew Bernstein
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DC
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DLA Piper
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James J. Blanchard*
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MI
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DLA Piper
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Ellen Chesler
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NY
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University of New York
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Timothy A. Chorba
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DC
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Patton Boggs
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Kevin Conlon
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IL
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Wilhelm & Conlon Public Strategies
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Lanny Davis*
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MD
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Patton Boggs
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Geraldine A. Ferraro
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NY
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Blank Rome
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Gordon D. Giffin
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GA
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Mckenna Long & Aldridge
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Matthew A. Gorman
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MD
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Fabiani & Company
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Yashar Hedayat
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CA
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Goplin Group
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Michael Kempner
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NJ
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MWW Group
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Reta Jo Lewis
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DC
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Vanderbilt Consulting LLC
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Patricia L. Lynch
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NY
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PLA Associates
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Garry Mauro
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TX
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Attorney
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John Merrigan*
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DC
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DLA Piper
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Heather Miller Podesta*
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VA
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Heather Podesta & Partners LLC
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Steve Ricchetti
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DC
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Ricchetti Inc.
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Thomas L. Siebert
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MD
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Greenberg Traurig
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Richard Sullivan*
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DC
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Capitol Counsel LLC
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Jose H. Villarreal
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TX
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Akin Gump
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Bundlers for Mitt Romney Who Have Registered as Federal Lobbyists
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Lobbyist
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State
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Employer
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Scott Baugh
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CA
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Scott Baugh & Associates
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David Bradford
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CA
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OWNLI
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Gregory B. Butler Sr.
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CT
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Northeast Utilities
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Alberto R. Cardenas
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FL
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Tew Cardenas Rebak Kellogg et al.
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Daniel Dumezich
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IN
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Mayer Brown
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Jack Gerard
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VA
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American Chemistry Council
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Robert T. Grand
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IN
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Barnes & Thornburg
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William G. Harrison Jr.
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FL
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Harrison Rivard & Bennett
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Ronald C. Kaufman
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DC
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Dutko Group
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Kelly Knight
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KY
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Knight & Wahle P.S.C.
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Rick A. Lazio
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NY
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J.P. Morgan Chase
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Craig Pattee
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VA
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Dutko Worldwide
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David A. Rancourt
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FL
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Southern Strategy Group
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Kevin B. Rollins
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TX
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Dell Inc.
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Eric Tanenblatt
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GA
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Mckenna Long and Aldridge
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John Thrasher
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FL
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Southern Strategy Group
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‡Bundler for Bush-Cheney campaign in 2004 and/or 2000
Bundlers for Barack Obama Who Have Registered as Federal Lobbyists
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Lobbyist
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State
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Employer
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Frank Clark
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IL
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Commonwealth Edison
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Scott Harris
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DC
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Harris Wiltshire and Grannis
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Allan J. Katz
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FL
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Akerman Senterfitt
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Robert S. Litt
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MD
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Arnold & Porter
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Thomas J. Perrelli
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VA
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Jenner and Block
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Thomas A. Reed
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VA
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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP
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Paul N. Roth
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NY
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Schulte Roth & Zabel
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Miriam Sapiro
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DC
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Summit Strategies
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Alan Solomont*
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MA
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Solomont Bailis Ventures
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Tom E. Wheeler*
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DC
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Core Capital Partners
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*Bundler for John Kerry in 2004
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