Article: Oil & Gas Industry/Campaign Contributions
Source: The Hill
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/316147-gop-candidates-rake-in-oil-and-gas-money#ixzz2bOTuyKZD
Republicans rake in cash from oil-and-gas industry
- 08/08/13 11:42 AM ET
The oil and gas industry has donated overwhelmingly to Republicans for the 2014 election cycle through various political action committees, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
GOP candidates snagged 85 percent of the $2.6 million in contributions from the oil and gas industry, OpenSecrets data shows, citing July 29 data released by the Federal Election Commission.
ExxonMobil topped the list at $344,500 in contributions, $304,500 of which went to Republicans.
Koch Industries, owned by the billionaire brothers who have often backed conservative candidates and causes, came in second by giving $297,000 to Republicans and $5,000 to Democrats.
Rounding out the top five were Marathon Petroleum ($226,000), Halliburton ($161,500) and Chevron ($153,501).
The mining industry has also heavily favored Republicans, giving 83 percent of a total $476,000 in donations to GOP candidates.
The Electric utility industry was less skewed toward Republicans. Such PACs have contributed $3.1 million, handing checks to GOP candidates two-thirds of the time.
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