PACs

A list of the top PACs - Political Action Committees for each party - do you see any trends? Top 20 for each party are listed (from www.opensecrets.org)

Republican:
National Auto Dealers Assn
$1,497,000
AT&T Inc
$1,430,950
American Bankers Assn
$1,401,200
National Assn of Realtors
$1,345,500
Associated Builders & Contractors
$1,275,500
National Beer Wholesalers Assn
$1,152,500
United Parcel Service
$999,090
National Assn of Home Builders
$974,500
Every Republican is Crucial PAC
$934,500
Credit Union National Assn
$926,799
Honeywell International
$857,116
American Dental Assn
$854,450
Freedom Project
$825,398
Koch Industries
$804,500
AFLAC Inc
$798,000
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
$762,500
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
$675,050
Associated General Contractors
$651,000
Union Pacific Corp
$636,969
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp
$626,500 (side note - they're still around???)


Democrat:
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
$2,614,300
Operating Engineers Union
$2,237,457
American Assn for Justice
$2,160,000
Air Line Pilots Assn
$1,963,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union
$1,893,800
Sheet Metal Workers Union
$1,842,510
Laborers Union
$1,782,000
National Assn of Realtors
$1,776,500
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union
$1,739,975
Service Employees International Union
$1,732,200
American Federation of Teachers
$1,684,250
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
$1,653,353
International Assn of Fire Fighters
$1,623,900
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees
$1,615,593
Communications Workers of America
$1,590,409
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn
$1,522,975
Carpenters & Joiners Union
$1,396,700
Ironworkers Union
$1,396,550
Teamsters Union
$1,393,550
National Beer Wholesalers Assn
$1,274,000