As 2013 ends, AT&T leads among telecom and...
As 2013 ends, AT&T leads among telecom and media companies in campaign donations in the 2014 midterm election cycle, according to data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics. The telco had contributed $1.29 million as of Saturday’s FEC data,…
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the ninth highest total of any entity, according to the center’s charting, with 66 percent of the money going to Republicans. Comcast ranked No. 16 with donations of $1.07 million, evenly split by party. Verizon Communications ranked 35th with donations of $781,461, 56 percent of which went to Republicans. The Communications Workers of America followed closely after, its donations of $747,750 ranking 39th. Of CWA donations, 97 percent went to Democrats. NCTA ranked No. 100 and gave $428,000, roughly split by party. Among those donating lesser amounts, NAB gave $349,100, Cox Enterprises $337,550, Dish $329,445, Time Warner Cable $315,999 and CenturyLink $283,450. Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman Mark Pryor, D-Ark., raised the eighth highest amount of money for any 2014 Senate incumbent, at $4.2 million as of Monday FEC reports. He faces a tough race in 2014, and the center’s data show it’s one of the most expensive races in the country. In the Arkansas Senate race, candidates have raised $7.49 million and spent $3.4 million, as of Monday. The communications and electronics industry has collectively donated about $24.46 million in this cycle, 59 percent of that going to Democrats. Top recipients include, in order from largest donations, Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Ed Markey, D-Mass., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio. Both Booker and Markey won special elections for their Senate seats in 2013.