Billy Long plays PAC Man to tune of $72,475, $5,000 from Koch Brothers

Seventh District Congressman Billy Long has friends in high places, including the Koch Brothers, according to his quarterly disclosure report filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Long played a strong game of PAC man, picking up $72,475 in donations from political action committees, including maximum $5,000 contributions from Koch Industries, the American College of Radiology Associates, the Freedom Project (which helps House Republican candidates), the Republican Jewish Coalition, and Every Republican Is Crucial (a committee established by Rep. Eric Cantor).


PACs contributing at least $1,000 to the Long campaign included the following:

American Gas Association
RGA Reinsurance
AT&T
Union Pacific
Nuclear Energy Institute
American College of Radiology Association
Con-Way
The Freedom Project
Valero Energy Corporation
Boeing
National Beer Wholesalers
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Koch Industries
Automotive Aftermarket
Rocktenn
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
Ameren
General Electric
National Telecommunications Corporation
National Association of Broadcasters
Altria
National Association of Convenience Stores
John Deere
Gridiron PAC
Republican Jewish Coalition
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Every Republican is Crucial
American Bankers Association
Marathon Petroleum
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Council of Engineering Companies
Realtors PAC
American Airlines
Expedia
Exxon Mobil
Safari Club International
Dairy Farmers of America

Long received $178,249.01 in contributions and spent $84,525, leaving him with $680,550.04 in the bank.