Tuesday, April 12, 2011

No longer fed up? Special interests, lobbyists account for most of Billy Long's contributions

Billy Long must not be fed up with business as usual in Washington any more.

The Seventh District Congressman's first quarter contribution list reads like a who's who of special interests.

It did not take Long much time to get acclimated to the pace of Washington, according to his quarterly report, filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.

Long received $78,517 during the last three months, with more than $40,000 of it that coming from either special interest PACS or lobbyists.

Among the contributions:

$1,000- Action Committee for Rural Electrification
$1,000- Allied Pilots Association
$1,000- Ameren Federal PAC
$1,000- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
$1,000- American Airlines PAC
$1,000- American Bus Association PAC
$1,000- American Hospital Association PAC
$5,000- Anheuser-Busch PAC
$1,000- Arch Coal PAC
$3,000- Boeing Company PAC
$500- CoalPAC
$1,000- Dairy Farmers of America PAC
$2,000- Emerson Electric
$2,000- FedEx PAC
$2.000- Free and Strong America PAC
$2,000- Honeywell International PAC
$500- MinePAC
$1,000- National Air Traffic Controllers PAC
$2,000- National Association of Convenience Stores PAC
$1.000- National Association of Realtors PAC
$1,000- National Rural Letter Carriers PAC
$1,000- Outdoor Advertising Association of America
$2,000- PriceWaterhouseCoopers PAC
$2,000- Raytheon Company PAC
$2,000- Southwest Airlines Pilots Association
$1,000- United Technologies Corporation PAC

An additional $9,600 of Long's money came from Harry and Joann Baker of Omaha, Arkansas, according to the report.

Five lobbyists are listed as contributors:

-Samantha Cook, who lobbies for the Greene County Commission and Joplin Area Coalition, gave $250.

-Larry Hart, American Conservative Union, $250

-Scott Marrs, City of Springfield, Branson Chamber of Commerce, Greene County Commission

-Michael Waite, lobbyist for Livingston Group, represents defense interests. Waite is a Missouri State University graduate.

-James Massie, an energy lobbyist for the Alpine Group.

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