With Leaders like this in Washington its no wonder the USA is in economic turmoil.
Top Industries that pay for Representative Roy Blunt 2009 - 2010
MemberRank | DistrictRank | Industry | Total | Indivs | PACs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | Securities & Investment | $647,031 | $588,031 | $59,000 |
2 | 2 | Retired | $518,964 | $518,964 | $0 |
3 | 43 | Leadership PACs | $499,903 | $0 | $499,903 |
4 | 1 | Lawyers/Law Firms | $368,864 | $280,764 | $88,100 |
5 | 3 | Health Professionals | $357,595 | $213,845 | $143,750 |
6 | 4 | Real Estate | $316,220 | $279,320 | $36,900 |
7 | 17 | Insurance | $305,514 | $143,114 | $162,400 |
8 | 61 | Lobbyists | $305,416 | $300,416 | $5,000 |
9 | 39 | Oil & Gas | $300,300 | $148,050 | $152,250 |
10 | 20 | Commercial Banks | $247,983 | $149,883 | $98,100 |
11 | 5 | Misc Manufacturing & Distributing | $218,200 | $176,300 | $41,900 |
12 | 22 | Republican/Conservative | $207,236 | $163,236 | $44,000 |
13 | 28 | Food Processing & Sales | $198,950 | $102,450 | $96,500 |
14 | 19 | Misc Business | $197,202 | $189,702 | $7,500 |
15 | 8 | Mining | $193,553 | $119,053 | $74,500 |
16 | 6 | Misc Finance | $192,995 | $156,495 | $36,500 |
17 | 52 | Pharmaceuticals/Health Products | $180,850 | $45,850 | $135,000 |
18 | 35 | Food & Beverage | $173,850 | $68,550 | $105,300 |
19 | 12 | General Contractors | $171,500 | $140,500 | $31,000 |
20 | 7 | Automotive | $169,870 | $107,370 | $62,500 |
Sector Totals (see table)
Industry Favorite
Roy Blunt is a top recipient from the following industries for the 2009 - 2010 election cycle:
- Automotive (#1)
- Business Assns (#1)
- Chemicals (#1)
- Coal mining (#1)
- Commercial Banks (#1)
- Food & Beverage (#1)
- Food and kindred products manufacturing (#1)
- Food Process/Sales (#1)
- Food stores (#1)
- Leadership PACs (#1)
- Lodging/Tourism (#1)
- Mining (#1)
- Misc Services (#1)
- Oil & Gas (#1)
- Republican leadership PAC (#1)
- Restaurants & drinking establishments (#1)
- Trucking (#1)
- Auto manufacturers (#2)
- Dentists (#2)
- Livestock (#2)
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing (#2)
- Dairy (#3)
- Railroads (#3)
- Meat processing & products (#4)
- Poultry & Eggs (#4)
- Candidate Cmtes (#6)
Percent of Contributions Coded
Coded | $8,981,702 | (82.0%) | |
Not Coded | $2,026,999 | (18.4%) |
METHODOLOGY
NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2009-2010 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Monday, February 28, 2011. ("Help! The numbers don't add up...") Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center.
If you are unable to read between the lines and determine what this information mean for the Average Missourian?
- He receives an awful lot of money from sources that do not have your best interests at heart. Many of the Contributors pay or should I say BUY Mr Blunts-votes on the issues that remove the safe guards that are protecting the Average Missourian.
View additional Articles in re to Roy Blunts Activities at the following web pages:
Roy Blunt-Political News-Worst of Washington
MO Senator Roy Blunt on the EPA
- Mr Blunts past behavior of
- Ear Marks,
- reckless and wasteful spending habits,
- Lobbying Activities create Conflict of Interest,
- He is Part of the Reason that "Washington is Broken"
- Mr Blunt supports Big Business. (from:http://stlouisrenewableenergy.blogspot.com/2010/10/robin-carnahan-election-news-invitation.html)
Prior St Louis Renewable Energy Blog Posts in re to Roy Blunt:
- Roy Blunt-Political News-Worst of Washington Sep 19, 2010
- Re: Did Roy Blunt Hire an Illegal Worker? Oct 21, 2010
- Carnahan Election News-Message to Roy Blunt Oct 28, 2010
- A musing about Roy Blunt Oct 05, 2010
- Robin's Carnahan vs Roy Blunt Debate News Oct 14, 2010
Earmarks Data from Open Secrets (http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/otherdata.php?cid=N00005195&cycle=2010)
Roy Blunt sponsored or co-sponsored 22 earmarks totaling $22,602,000 in fiscal year 2010, ranking 188th out of 435 representatives. See details. To learn more about earmarks, visit our Earmarks section.