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Top
10 Recipients of Campaign Money From Brent Wilkes and associates
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Rank
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Name
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Office
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Campaign $$
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Disgorged
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1
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Rep. John Doolittle |
Congressman, CA-4 |
$134,000 |
No |
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2
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Rep. Randy Cunningham* |
Congressman, CA-50 |
$108,050 |
No |
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3
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Governor, California |
$90,500 |
No |
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4
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Rep. Jerry Lewis |
Congressman, CA-41 |
$88,252 |
Partial |
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5
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Rep. Tom DeLay** |
Congressman, TX-22 |
$85,000 |
No |
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6
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Rep. Duncan Hunter |
Congressman, CA-52 |
$48,200 |
Yes - Partial? |
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7
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Sen. Larry Craig |
Senator, Idaho |
$43,000 |
Yes |
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8
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Rep. Ben Gilman*** |
Congressman, NY-20 |
$42,146 |
No |
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9
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Pres. George Bush |
President, USA |
$24,000 |
No |
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10
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Asm. George Plescia |
Asm. Minority Leader - CA |
$23,750 |
Partial |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, Political Money Line, California
Secretary of State.
*Cunningham is currently serving a sentence of 8 years, 4 months
in federal prison for accepting bribes from Wilkes and others in
exchange for help procuring defense contracts.
**DeLay recently announced his impending resignation from Congress
after his former aide Tony Rudy pleaded guilty to corruption charges.
DeLay remains under indictment for campaign violations in Texas,
including directing illegal corporate contributions to state races.
He will officially resign his office in June.
***Rep. Gilman retired from office in 2003 after serving 14 consecutive
terms in office, including three as the chairman of the International
Relations Committee.
Note: Contributions to political parties or party committees
were not included. Wilkes and his associates gave at least $62,650
to the National Republican Congressional Committee and $26,050 to
the California Republican Party.
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