Interest Groups

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IndustriesContributions 07/01/09 - 06/30/11Bill Positions during 112th
Agribusiness
Agricultural Services/Products
Agricultural services & related industries$1,868,65113
Agricultural chemicals (fertilizers & pesticides)$1,368,39525
Farm machinery & equipment$942,1129
Farm organizations & cooperatives$876,39422
Veterinarians$790,9765
Animal feed & health products$572,50211
Florists & Nursery Services$500,30310
Grain traders & terminals$263,8751
Farm bureaus$024
Crop Production & Basic Processing
Crop production & basic processing$4,924,1117
Sugar cane & sugar beets$3,987,0287
Vegetables, fruits and tree nut$1,391,5898
Other commodities (incl rice, peanuts, honey)$783,24711
Cotton$619,3314
Wheat, corn, soybeans and cash grain$573,21130
Farmers, crop unspecified$03
Dairy
Milk & dairy producers$2,881,08625
Food Processing & Sales
Food and kindred products manufacturing$2,683,74830
Food stores$2,388,56415
Meat processing & products$1,148,85219
Food wholesalers$532,67111
Food & Beverage Products and Services$478,5446
Forestry & Forest Products
Forestry & Forest Products$2,135,08516
Paper & pulp mills and paper manufacturing$762,99810
Livestock
Livestock$2,326,32624
Horse breeders$142,2515
Feedlots & related livestock services$124,2722
Sheep and Wool Producers$33,2503
Misc Agriculture
Agriculture$220,6612
Poultry & Eggs
Poultry & eggs$920,33416
Tobacco
Tobacco & Tobacco products$2,348,0223
Communic/Electronics
Computers/Internet
Computer software$4,994,58822
Data processing & computer services$2,383,9867
Online computer services$2,320,75516
Computers, components & accessories$2,272,55614
Computer manufacture & services$1,058,21126
Electronics Mfg & Services
Electronics manufacturing & services$1,974,34737
Misc Communications/Electronics
Communications & Electronics$303,31526
Printing & Publishing
Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$4,163,21315
Commercial printing & typesetting$620,7237
Greeting card publishing$300,2652
Printing and publishing (printed & online)$41,1505
Telecom Services & Equipment
Cellular systems and equipment$1,794,7519
Telecommunications$1,090,62214
Telephone & communications equipment$596,0764
Satellite communications$279,601
Other Communications Services$67,001
Telephone Utilities
Telephone utilities$6,775,9798
Long-distance telephone & telegraph service$94,430
TV/Movies/Music
Cable & satellite TV production & distribution$7,675,0697
Commercial TV & radio stations$2,510,4497
Motion Picture production & distribution$2,458,9987
Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures$2,243,3308
Recorded Music & music production$1,377,2278
TV production & distribution$907,8286
Live theater & other entertainment productions$459,3671
Bands, orchestras & other live music production$138,6525
Movie Theaters$97,8004
Construction
Building Materials & Equipment
Stone, clay, glass & concrete products$3,325,81623
Construction equipment$1,202,48327
Lumber and wood products$548,28312
Other construction-related products$283,1087
Building materials$230,85717
Plumbing & pipe products$202,79213
Electrical Supply$64,7754
Construction Services
Engineering, architecture & construction mgmt svcs$5,089,15521
Engineers - type unknown$2,488,5443
Architectural services$1,365,34712
Surveying$130,9005
General Contractors
Construction, unclassified$6,667,0724
Public works, industrial & commercial construction$5,090,97513
Builders associations$1,140,59931
Construction & Public Works$90,0502
Dredging Contractors$41,6501
Home Builders
Residential construction$3,623,3219
Mobile home construction$129,5273
Special Trade Contractors
Electrical contractors$2,352,49610
Special trade contractors$1,683,32517
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning$867,4759
Landscaping & Excavation Svcs$465,8635
Defense
Defense Aerospace
Defense aerospace contractors$8,844,97411
Defense Electronics
Defense electronic contractors$5,747,3464
Misc Defense
Defense-related services$1,598,1331
Defense shipbuilders$1,285,7223
Ground-based & other weapons systems$770,7251
Defense Research & Development$421,737
Defense$149,7865
Homeland Security contractors$119,655
Education
Education
Schools & colleges$8,835,35035
For-profit Education$1,732,4901
Education$590,82958
Medical schools$436,9724
Law schools$334,740
Technical, business and vocational schools & svcs$313,8337
Energy/Nat Resource
Electric Utilities
Electric Power utilities$6,351,04015
Gas & Electric Utilities$5,939,6816
Rural electric cooperatives$1,768,9614
Independent power generation & cogeneration$742,1501
Nuclear energy$531,6227
Nuclear plant construction, equipment & svcs$451,1511
Environmental Svcs/Equipment
Environmental services, equipment & consulting$1,011,4503
Fisheries & Wildlife
Fishing$357,38810
Hunting & wildlife$24,5605
Fisheries & wildlife$9,9913
Mining
Coal mining$3,640,3706
Mining$1,134,28125
Mining services & equipment$901,2503
Metal mining & processing$847,6244
Non-metallic mining$34,8003
Misc Energy
Energy production & distribution$2,356,0474
Alternate energy production & services$1,307,05817
Power plant construction & equipment$886,182
Water Utilities$515,3302
Energy, Natural Resources and Environment$37,9002
Oil & Gas
Major (multinational) oil & gas producers$3,741,66514
Independent oil & gas producers$3,457,21415
Oil & Gas$3,378,56916
Petroleum refining & marketing$3,044,59626
Oilfield service, equipment & exploration$2,362,5098
Natural Gas transmission & distribution$2,152,18513
Gasoline service stations$847,50715
LPG/Liquid Propane dealers & producers$290,5004
Fuel oil dealers$40,5502
Waste Management
Waste management$987,96410
Finance/Insur/RealEst
Accountants
Accountants$10,586,00110
Banks and Credit
Commercial banks & bank holding companies$14,393,98634
Credit agencies & finance companies$4,324,0596
Credit unions$3,353,27314
Banks & lending institutions$2,429,30714
Savings banks & Savings and Loans$325,5744
Finance/Credit Companies
Payday lenders$1,217,910
Student loan companies$328,3222
Insurance
Insurance companies, brokers & agents$14,294,47923
Life insurance$8,104,13910
Accident & health insurance$5,244,4516
Property & casualty insurance$2,809,95011
Insurance$930,0626
Misc Finance
Investors$8,849,0722
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$6,419,08822
Financial services & consulting$1,303,77623
Credit reporting services & collection agencies$984,0903
Other financial services$774,9756
Tax return services$415,9674
Real Estate
Real estate$13,562,7848
Real Estate developers & subdividers$11,924,88913
Real estate agents$10,387,24112
Building operators and managers$2,308,0034
Mortgage bankers and brokers$1,846,72411
Title insurance & title abstract offices$890,848
Other real estate services$318,2553
Mobile home dealers & parks$25,395
Securities & Investment
Security brokers & investment companies$20,893,51916
Private Equity & Investment Firms$6,824,0341
Investment banking$5,063,3342
Hedge Funds$3,956,678
Venture capital$3,849,7668
Commodity brokers/dealers$2,109,2391
Securities, commodities & investment$1,392,0129
Stock exchanges$756,4561
Health
Health Professionals
Other physician specialists$17,122,10221
Physicians$15,044,95030
Dentists$4,942,80212
Optometrists & Ophthalmologists$2,827,4273
Other non-physician health practitioners$2,114,34226
Psychiatrists & psychologists$1,338,80814
Nurses$1,248,54716
Pharmacists$1,076,11215
Chiropractors$505,5211
Health professionals$367,53123
Health Services/HMOs
HMOs$3,815,050
Health care services$2,410,58514
Home care services$1,533,1739
Outpatient health services (incl drug & alcohol)$1,291,8592
Medical laboratories$384,8754
Mental Health Services$73,9383
Optical services (glasses & contact lenses)$70,9005
AIDS treatment & testing$29,3504
Hospitals/Nursing Homes
Hospitals$8,720,80812
Nursing homes$3,563,2285
Health care institutions$1,463,18910
Drug & alcohol treatment hospitals$6,100
Misc Health
Health, Education & Human Resources$1,785,37044
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products
Pharmaceutical manufacturing$10,449,4119
Medical supplies manufacturing & sales$4,153,14610
Pharmaceutical wholesale$1,818,205
Biotech products & research$1,753,31915
Health care products$699,2076
Nutritional & dietary supplements$375,8403
Personal health care products$162,2203
Ideology/Single-Issue
Abortion Policy/Pro-Choice
Abortion policy/Pro-Choice$1,629,09313
Abortion Policy/Pro-Life
Abortion policy/Pro-Life$583,9809
Anti-Castro policy
Anti-Castro$815,340
Border Control
Border Control Policy$012
Consumer groups
Consumer groups$2,500125
Defense doves
Defense policy, doves$284,93312
Defense hawks
Defense policy, hawks$30,7107
Democratic/Liberal
Democratic/Liberal$6,253,03469
Elderly issues/Social Security
Elderly issues/Social Security$528,86235
Environment
Environmental policy$3,154,097125
Fiscal & tax policy
Fiscal & tax policy$37,950122
Foreign & Defense Policy
Foreign policy$143,2701
Gun Control
Anti-Guns$9,4006
Gun Rights
Pro-Guns$2,264,50018
Human Rights
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,742,79874
Gay & lesbian rights & issues$990,65124
Children's rights$518,23225
Health & welfare policy$350,908112
Human Rights$44,25067
Immigration Rights
Immigration Rights Policy$032
Labor, anti-union
Labor, anti-union$70,30210
Legalization of Doctor-Assisted Suicide
Legalization of Doctor-Assisted Suicide$0
Militias & Anti-Government Groups
Militias & Anti-Government Groups$04
Misc Issues
Animal Rights$179,05015
Pro-Arab
Pro-Arab$69,6492
Pro-Israel
Pro-Israel$9,282,6133
Pro-resource development groups
Pro-resource development groups$06
Puerto Rico statehood policy
Puerto Rico statehood policy$0
Republican/Conservative
Republican/Conservative$11,140,140136
Christian Conservative$164,26527
Term limits
Term limits$9,500
Third-party committees
Third-party committees$0
Women's Issues
Women's issues$4,047,25765
Labor
Building Trade Unions
Building trades unions$10,633,92426
General Labor Unions
General commercial unions$1,600,2501
Food service & related unions$1,525,78021
Commercial service unions$1,413,97523
Labor Unions$626,90651
Entertainment unions$475,9496
Other unions$153,95030
Retail trade unions$33,9001
Agricultural labor unions$32,8005
Health worker unions$30,2004
Defense-related unions$3,2504
Other commercial unions$0
Industrial Unions
Manufacturing unions$3,288,20235
IBEW (Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)$2,070,82113
Communications & hi-tech unions$1,589,24016
Automotive Unions$1,232,95022
Mining unions$280,3501
Energy-related unions (non-mining)$116,0002
Public Sector Unions
US Postal Service unions & associations$5,120,30312
Teachers unions$4,017,68054
Federal employees unions$2,366,91821
Police & firefighters unions & associations$1,936,63026
State & local govt employee unions$1,821,91040
Civil service & government unions$1,87510
Transportation Unions
Air transport unions$3,649,33014
Merchant marine & longshoremen unions$2,580,024
Transportation unions$2,067,15010
Teamsters union$1,843,20025
Other transportation unions$834,5003
Railroad unions$337,2142
Automotive unions$07
Lawyers & Lobbyists
Lawyers/Law Firms
Attorneys & law firms$65,025,42624
Trial lawyers & law firms$5,794,8614
Corporate lawyers & law firms$5,126,8686
Legal Services$70,05113
Lobbyists
Lobbyists & Public Relations$28,102,3966
Registered Foreign Agents$0
Misc Business
Beer, Wine & Liquor
Liquor wholesalers$6,163,29012
Wine & distilled spirits manufacturing$1,709,92515
Beer$1,284,8403
Liquor stores$165,683
Alcohol$10,055
Business Associations
Small business associations$714,93260
General business associations$631,81860
Chambers of commerce$242,839105
Pro-business associations$111,20048
International trade associations$14,11821
Business tax coalitions$0
Business Services
Business services$7,970,07831
Management consultants & services$3,346,04812
Advertising & public relations services$2,114,4089
Security services$989,25212
Employment agencies$719,2546
Political consultants/advisers$505,1901
Outdoor advertising services$462,9073
Marketing research services$424,1465
Commercial photography, art & graphic design$412,5142
Direct mail advertising services$200,3005
Casinos/Gambling
Indian Gaming$3,117,421
Casinos, racetracks & gambling$2,147,6863
Chemical & Related Manufacturing
Chemicals$3,826,31142
Plastics & Rubber processing & products$1,073,48314
Household cleansers & chemicals$605,2805
Paints, Solvents & Coatings$338,55115
Adhesives & Sealants$67,9013
Explosives$57,9002
Food & Beverage
Restaurants & drinking establishments$6,495,97623
Beverages (non-alcoholic)$1,221,9988
Fish Processing$420,6241
Beverage bottling & distribution$405,7783
Food catering & food services$343,6654
Confectionery processors & manufacturers$200,1875
Artificial sweeteners and food additives$42,6501
Lodging/Tourism
Hotels & motels$2,451,05411
Travel agents$541,3846
Resorts$301,3051
Lodging & tourism$290,1502
Misc Business
General commerce$11,996,5271
Warehousing$267,8769
Correctional facilities constr & mgmt/for-profit$227,8781
Misc Manufacturing & Distributing
Industrial/commercial equipment & materials$6,280,57239
Fabricated metal products$1,099,86222
Toiletries & cosmetics$1,098,3889
Recycling of metal, paper, plastics, etc.$714,3325
Clothing & accessories$699,32015
Paper packaging materials$547,5364
Furniture & wood products$375,92413
Precision instruments$365,2017
Paper, glass & packaging materials$358,7145
Manufacturing$345,34766
Hardware & tools$340,8308
Heavy industrial manufacturing$310,12619
Glass products$271,6114
Office machines$227,0799
Household & office products$191,92310
Optical instruments & lenses$179,7251
Sporting goods sales & manufacturing$178,22510
Toys$170,4505
Shoes & leather products$169,6507
Household appliances$146,00011
Photographic equipment & supplies$144,6002
Jewelry$138,7738
Aluminum mining/processing$132,97511
Small arms & ammunition$127,9001
Personal products manufacturing$126,81211
Metal cans & containers$102,1501
Electrical lighting products$98,7505
Electroplating, polishing & related services$79,799
Smelting & non-petroleum refining$70,750
Manmade fibers$64,4002
Clocks & watches$7,7001
Misc Services
Services$1,357,9278
Equipment rental & leasing$691,8468
Funeral services$529,4331
Miscellaneous repair services$242,654
Pest control$215,8162
Laundries & dry cleaners$203,1266
Physical fitness centers$180,1681
Beauty & barber shops$136,1264
Video tape rental$17,350
Recreation/Live Entertainment
Professional sports, arenas & related equip & svcs$2,026,5499
Amusement/recreation centers$371,81611
Recreation/Entertainment$78,37016
Amusement parks$43,5611
Retail Sales
Department, variety & convenience stores$3,078,96811
Hardware & building materials stores$1,720,5002
Drug stores$1,601,9652
Miscellaneous retail stores$1,519,96515
Retail trade$1,040,70735
Apparel & accessory stores$664,19411
Direct sales$325,1496
Catalog & mail order houses$237,0113
Consumer electronics & computer stores$219,9837
Furniture & appliance stores$216,2854
Vending Machine Sales & Services$7,5004
Steel Production
Steel$1,569,69620
Textiles
Textiles & fabrics$804,14014
Trade and trade services
Wholesale trade$276,21213
Import/Export services$114,7506
Other
Civil Servants/Public Officials
Civil servant/public employee$5,235,02716
Courts & Justice System$401,9534
US Postal Service$109,3082
Public official (elected or appointed)$27,42529
Municipal & county government organizations$022
Clergy & Religious Organizations
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$544,03964
Education
Public school teachers, administrators & officials$1,335,34719
Intl Orgs
International Organizations$72,2657
Non-Profit Institutions
Non-profit foundations$1,497,95025
Philanthropists$716,5065
Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.$491,10815
Other
Military$533,01718
Foreign Governments$250
Welfare & Social Work
Welfare & Social Work$470,83243
Transportation
Air Transport
Express delivery services$2,934,5138
Airlines$2,054,9104
Aircraft parts & equipment$1,638,72210
Aircraft manufacturers$1,062,88010
General aviation (private pilots)$827,6957
Space vehicles & components$690,361
Aviation services & airports$333,40010
Air transport$198,82410
Air freight$133,2201
Automotive
Auto dealers, new & used$4,971,2928
Auto dealers, foreign imports$1,601,7947
Auto manufacturers$1,171,64021
Truck/Automotive parts & accessories$766,33118
Car rental agencies$515,301
Automotive, Misc$336,7307
Auto repair$232,7755
Misc Transport
Transportation$364,92617
Pleasure boats$184,76011
Bus services$176,1505
Taxicabs$166,982
Motorcycles, snowmobiles & other motorized vehicle$165,80013
Freight & delivery services$142,2005
Buses & Taxis$58,056
Recreational transport$30,5001
Motor homes & camper trailers$10,2002
Bicycles & other non-motorized recreational transp$6,6508
Railroads
Railroads$5,347,36313
Manufacturers of railroad equipment$204,2332
Railroad services$193,1502
Railroad transportation$19,5755
Sea Transport
Sea freight & passenger services$2,008,7645
Sea transport$566,6497
Ship building & repair$541,3953
Cruise ships & lines$435,9001
Trucking
Trucking companies & services$2,479,21519
Truck & trailer manufacturers$443,743
Trucking$154,57514