Contributions by Organization & Industry to Deficit 'Super Committee' Members

Figures have been updated from the original report to reflect campaign contributions through June 30, 2011.

Super Committee photo courtesy: financialpress.com

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - MapLight has conducted an analysis of campaign contributions to the 12 members of Congress appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. The members of the so-called "Super Committee" are Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.),  Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), 

Rob Portman (R-Ohio),  Patty Murray (D-Wash.),  John Kerry (D-Mass.), and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Reps.  Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), 

Fred Upton (R-Mich.),  Dave Camp (R-Mich.),  Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), and  Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.).

• To download a spreadsheet featuring an analysis of contributions from the top industries contributing to Super Committee members (that generated the tables below) click here.
• To download a spreadsheet featuring an analysis of contributions from the top PACs contributing to Super Committee members (not including employee contributions) click here.
  

Top 10 Industry Contributors to Super Committee Members (PACs and Employees)

Industry	Total
Lawyers/Law Firms	$31,848,570
Securities & Investment	$11,612,206
Health Professionals	$9,655,188
Democratic/Liberal	$9,647,264
Real Estate	$8,993,150
Education	$8,594,210
Misc. Business	$7,916,271
Business Services	$6,659,449
Women's Issues	$6,396,728
Insurance	$6,043,095

Top 10 Organization Contributors (PACs and Employees) to Super Committee Members

NOTE: The Club for Growth's and EMILY's List's totals also include contributions from their members.

Organization	Total
Club for Growth*	$1,009,884
Microsoft	$822,350
University of California	$652,935
Goldman Sachs	$605,684
EMILY's List*	$594,883
Citigroup	$584,831
JPMorgan Chase	$533,128
UBS	$451,280
Akin Gump	$435,254
Morgan Stanley	$393,779

Methodology: MapLight analysis of campaign contributions from Jan. 1, 2001 - Jun. 30, 2011 to the 12 members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Campaign contributions and industry classifications established by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org).

* Campaign contributions listed for the Club for Growth and EMILY's List include contributions from the organization's PAC, its employees and members.

MapLight is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, political money tracker that reveals money's influence on politics.

A link to this data release can be found here.

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