Billy Long not only failing to drain the swamp, he's soaking up the overflow

With all of the resources at its disposal, the campaign team for Seventh District Congressman Billy Long was unable to determine the occupation for two of its donors.

Tim McGivern, who gave $1,000 to the Long campaign was listed as "information requested" in the campaign finance report filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

The Turner Report will provide that information- Tim McGivern is a lobbyist and not just one of your run-of-the-mill lobbyists. Among the clients represented by McGivern's powerhouse D.. C. lobbying firm Ogilvy Government Relations, are AFLAC, American Bankers Association, the American Petroleum Institute, and AT&T.

The campaign also couldn't figure out Brent Delmonte's employer and listed him "information requested" even though Delmonte also gave $1,000. Delmonte is a lobbyist for BGR Government Affairs, a firm that has a client list that includes the American Health Care Association and the governments of the Ukraine, India, and Kurdistan.

McGivern and Delmonte were two of at least nine lobbyists who contributed to the Long campaign during the last three months, according to the FEC report.

The Seventh District Congressman, who was first elected seven years ago with the claim that he was "Fed Up," has spent the last seven years, not only failing to drain the swamp, but continuing month after month, year after year, to soak up all of the excess from that swamp.

Between April 1 and June 30, Long received $9,250 from nine lobbyists and $157,000 from special interest political action committees out of his $254,506 in contributions. More than $50,000 came from PACS or lobbyists representing the pharmaceutical, medical, or insurance fields.

At the conclusion of the reporting period, he had $573,792.77 in his campaign account.

Lobbyists contributing to Long, in addition to McGivern and Delmonte, include the following:

-Darren Wilcox, W Strategies- The firm represents nearly a dozen pharmaceutical companies, $500

-Terry Paul- Cassidy and Associates, which counts Bayer, Cerner, Intel and MGM Resorts among its clients, $500

-Joanna McIntosh, lobbyist for the Motion Picture Association of America, $2,000

-Ryan Long- BGR Government Affairs represents American Health Care Association and the governments of Ukraine, India, and Kurdistant, $500

-Michael Chappell, Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock represents a wide variety of companies, including health care, pharmaceuticals, gambling, and oil, $1,000

-Gregg Hartley, Cloakroom Advisors represents AT&T, Bayer, Cerner, and Expedia, among other clients, $2,500

-Gregg Skall, Womble, Carlisle, Sandridge & Rice, Blackwater, $250

Long received at least $2,000 from the following special interest groups:

Outdoor Amusement Business Association $2,500
21st Century Fox $3,500
Astellas US Lic. $2,000
Society for Vascular Surgery $2,000
Cox Enterprises $2,000
U. S. Travel Association $2,500
Sony Pictures Entertainment $2,000
Burlington Northern $2,500
AT&T $5,000
Verizon Wireless $4,000
Boeing $2,500
Amgen $5,000
National Association of Broadcasters $5,000
Cerner $2,500
Valero Energy $2,500
Biogen $2,500
National Turkey Federation $2,500
Society of Interventional Radiology $2,500
National Cattleman's Beef Association $2,500
Sanofi U. S. Services $2,500
Westrock $2,000
American Society of Anesthesiologists $3,500
American College of Cardiology $2,500
Tyson Foods $2,500
Union Pacific $2,500
Comcast $4,500
Outdoor Amusement Business Association $2,500
Viacom $2,000
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons $4,000
United Health $2,000
National Emergency Medicine $2,500
Time Warner $2,000
Marathon Petroleum $2,000
Lone Star Leadership $5,000
Gridiron PAC $2,000

Other PACs giving at least $1,000 include Cigna, Dairy Farmers of America, Clear Channel, Amazon, Facebook, Phillips 66, American Gaming Association, Burger King, American Academy of Physician Assistants, American Orthopaedic Association, American College of Surgeons, Kansas City Power and Light, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Dental Associates, American Physical Therapy Association, CVS Health, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, Petroleum Marketers Association, U. S. Oncology Network, Medmax, General Electric, Lockheed Marrtin, Laboratory Corporation of America, Ford Motor Company, American College of Radiology, Nexstar Broadcasting, Realtors PAC, Anheuser Busch and Mallinckrodt.