Josh Nelson

$2,228,995 Goes a Long Way with Some Members

by Josh Nelson  ::  Filed Under The Environment  ::  August 4th, 2008 @ 9:00 am EST

How much does it cost for big oil to buy a publicity stunt like this?

Republicans staged a revolt on the House floor yesterday to protest the lack of a vote on opening more land to oil drilling — but this particular revolution was not televised.

On the last day of the session before a five-week break, several dozen GOP lawmakers took to the floor shortly after the House adjourned and essentially refused to leave for more than five hours, even after — as is customary during an adjournment — the television cameras were turned off, the microphones were silenced and the lights were extinguished. No one occupied the speaker’s chair, nor were any clerks or parliamentarians present to steer the pseudo-debate.

Apparently it is somewhere in the neighborhood of $2.3 million. This is how much the 48 representatives participating on Friday have raised so far from the oil and gas industries in the 2006 and 2008 electoral cycles. We expect this number to climb considerably in the coming months. If that isn’t quid pro quo, I don’t know what is. Details for each Rep. in the table below. All data via Open Secrets

Republican House Member 2006 2008
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland $0 $0
Rep. John Boehner $65,000 $0
Rep. Adam Putnam $0 $20,000
Rep. Roy Blunt $87,300 $98,900
Rep. Louie Gohmert $76,700 $29,850
Rep. Tom Price $0 $0
Rep. Mike Pence $30,000 $0
Rep. John Shadegg $21,775 $22,000
Rep. Ted Poe $43,450 $24,200
Rep. John Campbell $0 $0
Rep. Duncan Hunter $0 $0
Rep. John Shimkus $27,850 $31,750
Rep. Bill Sali $10,500 $32,500
Rep. Charlie Dent $0 $0
Rep. John Carter $29,350 $18,550
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter $0 $0
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito $66,700 $47,250
Rep. Michael Burgess $32,446 $53,700
Rep. Tim Walberg $0 $13,050
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry $0 $0
Rep. Virginia Foxx $16,750 $7,500
Rep. Eric Cantor $0 $44,600 $0 $44,600
Rep. Steve King $0 $12,500
Rep. Pete Hoekstra $0 $0
Rep. Mike Conaway $94,500 $113,500
Rep. Dan Lungren $15,000 $11,000
Rep. Don Manzullo $0 $0
Rep. Adrian Smith $0 $0
Rep. Devin Nunes $24,000 $29,000
Rep. Michael Turner $0 $0
Rep. Paul Broun Didn’t Run $13,250
Rep. Greg Walden $27,200 $0
Rep. Tom Cole $86,096 $51,100
Rep. Kevin Brady $43,500 $38,500
Rep. Wally Herger $9,000 $0
Rep. Kevin McCarthy $38,550 $16,000
Rep. John Boozman $0 $4,300
Rep. Jon Porter $50,562 $39,800
Rep. Henry Brown $11,000 $15,550
Rep. Mary Fallin $169,950 $79,950
Rep. Mike Rogers (MI) $31,700 $23,950
Rep. Rob Bishop $8,500 $5,100
Rep. Brian Bilbray $20,300 $8,550
Rep. Todd Platts $5,000 $4,000
Rep. Joe Wilson $0 $0
Rep. Chip Pickering $43,659 $43,300
Rep. Gus Bilirakis $0 $17,100
Rep. John Culberson $53,700 $18,657
Total Oil and Gas Contributions $1,240,038 $988,957

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DISCUSSION

4 RESPONSES to “$2,228,995 Goes a Long Way with Some Members”

TeamTudor says  ::  August 4th, 2008 @ 5:24 pm EST

Over the course of his soon-to-be-over Congressional career, Adam Putanm has taken $70,300.00 from Big Oil. You wouldn’t think a 34-year-old multi-millionaire could be bought for such a relatively low amount.

    Josh Nelson says  ::  August 5th, 2008 @ 7:10 am EST

    Indeed, some of these guys are cheaper than they let on.


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