U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce has reported spending a total of $31,774,779 on independent campaigning through October 2010, with 93% benefiting Republican candidates. Back to group list.
The nation's largest business lobby has had a growing role in political campaigns in recent years as the Supreme Court struck down laws that limited the types of expenditures it could make.
| Race | Week before election | Two weeks before election | Three weeks before election | 2010 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Senate Opposing Barbara Boxer (D) | $272,000 | $1,361,648 | $0 | $4,911,118 |
| New Hampshire Senate Opposing Paul W. Hodes (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,324,730 |
| Colorado Senate Opposing Michael F. Bennet (D) Supporting Jane Norton (R) | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $2,147,763 |
| Florida Senate Opposing Charlie Crist (I) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 |
| Pennsylvania Senate Opposing Joseph A. Sestak, Jr (D) | $0 | $499,560 | $490,820 | $1,692,056 |
| Illinois Senate Opposing Alexander Giannoulias (D) | $0 | $1,182,856 | $0 | $1,682,856 |
| Kentucky Senate Opposing Jack Conway (D) | $0 | $754,010 | $0 | $1,254,010 |
| Missouri Senate Opposing Robin Carnahan (D) | $0 | $0 | $526,446 | $1,110,461 |
| Massachusetts Senate Supporting Scott P. Brown (R) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,001,400 |
| Washington Senate Supporting Dino Rossi (R) | $0 | $997,525 | $0 | $997,525 |
| Wisconsin Senate Opposing Russ Feingold (D) | $0 | $499,800 | $0 | $748,300 |
| Connecticut Senate Opposing Richard Blumenthal (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 |
| Pennsylvania's 12th district Opposing Mark Critz (D) Supporting Tim Burns (R) | $0 | $149,995 | $0 | $498,551 |
| Nevada's 3rd district Opposing Dina Titus (D) | $0 | $199,850 | $0 | $449,850 |
| Virginia's 5th district Opposing Tom Perriello (D) | $0 | $245,763 | $0 | $442,765 |
| Maryland's 1st district Supporting Frank M. Kratovil Jr (D) | $0 | $99,842 | $0 | $437,524 |
| Ohio's 16th district Opposing John A. Boccieri (D) | $0 | $181,945 | $0 | $421,315 |
| New Mexico's 1st district Opposing Martin Heinrich (D) | $0 | $172,284 | $0 | $416,882 |
| California's 11th district Opposing Jerry McNerney (D) | $0 | $152,916 | $0 | $415,184 |
| Pennsylvania's 10th district Opposing Chris Carney (D) | $0 | $149,865 | $0 | $398,365 |
| Georgia's 8th district Supporting Jim Marshall (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $390,030 |
| Iowa's 3rd district Opposing Leonard L. Boswell (D) | $0 | $165,036 | $0 | $348,062 |
| Arkansas Senate Supporting Blanche Lincoln (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300,000 |
| Illinois's 11th district Opposing Deborah Halvorson (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300,000 |
| North Dakota's 1st district Opposing Earl Pomeroy (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $273,525 |
| Wisconsin's 7th district Opposing Julie Lassa (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $266,593 |
| Ohio's 15th district Opposing Mary Jo Kilroy (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $261,735 |
| Colorado's 4th district Opposing Betsy Markey (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 |
| Florida's 24th district Opposing Suzanne Kosmas (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 |
| Iowa Senate Opposing Chuck Grassley (R) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 |
| Indiana Senate Opposing Brad Ellsworth (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 |
| Pennsylvania's 3rd district Opposing Kathleen Dahlkemper (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $248,500 |
| Iowa's 1st district Opposing Bruce Braley (D) | $0 | $248,240 | $0 | $248,240 |
| New Mexico's 2nd district Opposing Harry Teague (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $239,739 |
| Arkansas's 4th district Supporting Mike Ross (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $223,148 |
| New York's 23rd district Opposing Bill Owens (D) | $0 | $206,572 | $0 | $206,572 |
| Ohio's 17th district Opposing Tim Ryan (D) | $0 | $92,490 | $0 | $195,345 |
| Alabama's 2nd district Supporting Bobby Bright (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $195,140 |
| New York's 19th district Opposing John Hall (D) | $0 | $192,206 | $0 | $192,206 |
| Utah's 2nd district Supporting Jim Matheson (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $180,308 |
| California's 47th district Opposing Loretta Sanchez (D) | $0 | $180,000 | $0 | $180,000 |
| Kansas's 3rd district Opposing Stephene Ann Moore (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $172,864 |
| Pennsylvania's 8th district Opposing Patrick J. Murphy (D) | $0 | $170,000 | $0 | $170,000 |
| Arizona's 8th district Opposing Gabrielle Giffords (D) | $0 | $161,907 | $0 | $161,907 |
| Arizona's 7th district Opposing Raul M. Grijalva (D) | $0 | $161,215 | $0 | $161,215 |
| Massachusetts's 10th district Opposing William R. Keating (D) | $0 | $160,064 | $0 | $160,064 |
| New Jersey's 12th district Opposing Rush Holt (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 |
| Washington's 1st district Opposing Jay Inslee (D) | $0 | $149,870 | $0 | $149,870 |
| Washington's 3rd district Opposing Dennis Heck (D) | $0 | $149,540 | $0 | $149,540 |
| New Hampshire's 2nd district Opposing Ann Mclane Kuster (D) | $0 | $149,380 | $0 | $149,380 |
| New Hampshire's 1st district Opposing Carol Shea-Porter (D) | $0 | $148,640 | $0 | $148,640 |
| Pennsylvania's 7th district Opposing Bryan Lentz (D) | $0 | $146,680 | $0 | $146,680 |
| Idaho's 1st district Supporting Walt Minnick (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $141,234 |
| Oklahoma's 2nd district Supporting Dan Boren (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $135,799 |
| Illinois's 14th district Opposing Bill Foster (D) | $0 | $99,952 | $0 | $99,952 |
| Florida's 25th district Opposing Joe Garcia (D) | $0 | $99,310 | $0 | $99,310 |
| Wisconsin's 8th district Opposing Steve Kagen (D) | $0 | $89,418 | $0 | $89,418 |
| Virginia's 2nd district Supporting Glenn Nye (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $82,074 |
| Georgia's 12th district Supporting John Barrow (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $78,558 |
| Mississippi's 1st district Supporting Travis W. Childers (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $68,604 |
| Florida's 2nd district Supporting Allen Boyd (D) | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Ohio's 18th district Opposing Zachary T. Space (D) | $0 | $16,170 | $0 | $45,415 |
| Indiana's 2nd district Opposing Joe Donnelly (D) | $0 | $38,745 | $0 | $38,745 |
| New York's 24th district Opposing Michael Arcuri (D) | $0 | $25,712 | $0 | $25,712 |
NOTE: Totals represent spending in calendar year 2010 and will change as new filings are made or information is amended. Data includes "electioneering communication" and electronically-filed "independent expenditure" spending reported to the Federal Election Commission. Spending on "issue ads" targeting candidates will not be included if it is more than 30 days before a primary or more than 60 days before the general election. "Weeks on list" shows the total number of weeks that a group or race has been in the top ten throughout the year.
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