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Congress - Rep. Harold Rogers Contributions / Selected as Appropriations Chairman
Salem-News.comIncludes a list of the top ten contributors to Rogers' campaign by interest group:
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(BERKELEY, Calif. MapLight.org) - Kentucky's Harold Rogers has been chosen to lead the Appropriations Committee -- the most powerful committee in the House of Representatives -- according to an article by Bloomberg Businessweek. GOP Rep. Rogers was elected to the House of Representatives in 1981 and has served on the Appropriations Committee since 1983, according to the Congressman's website.
The Bloomberg article, written by Brian Faler and Lisa Lerer, goes on to report that two other House members were vying for the post: California's Jerry Lewis and Georgia's Jack Kingston. The appointment was made by the Republican Steering Committee, and will need to be ratified by the House Republican Caucus.
The following are the top ten contributors to Rogers' campaign by interest group:
| Interest | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Lobbyists | $37,900 |
| Air Transport | $36,700 |
| Defense Aerospace | $36,000 |
| Defense Electronics | $33,000 |
| Construction Services | $31,600 |
| Railroads | $31,200 |
| Banks and Credit | $28,450 |
| Mining | $27,250 |
| Business Services | $25,550 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $21,450 |
The following are the top ten contributors to Lewis' campaign by interest group:
| Interest | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Lobbyists | $48,300 |
| Defense Electronics | $42,000 |
| Defense Aerospace | $39,500 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $28,850 |
| Computers/Internet | $26,800 |
| Misc Defense | $23,900 |
| Real Estate | $21,000 |
| Air Transport | $21,000 |
| Construction Services | $20,250 |
| Misc Manufacturing & Distributing | $18,000 |
The following are the top ten contributors to Kingston's campaign by interest group:
| Interest | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Health Professionals | $54,950 |
| Crop Production & Basic Processing | $47,500 |
| Insurance | $38,200 |
| Lobbyists | $36,245 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $31,643 |
| Food Processing & Sales | $27,250 |
| Agricultural Services/Products | $27,150 |
| Misc Defense | $26,000 |
| Defense Electronics | $25,800 |
| Defense Aerospace | $24,500 |
Contributions above are for the last two years of available data, Oct 14, 2008 - Oct 13, 2010. Contributions from political parties and from other candidates are not included in the "Top 10" lists. Contributions data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics ( OpenSecrets.org).
Source: MAPLight.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that provides citizens and journalists the transparency tools to shine a light on the influence of money on politics.
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