Friday, October 01, 2010
Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Whether struggling Americans are short on cash for campaign contributions to hometown candidates or big-moneyed interests are determined to gain influence across the country, many candidates for the U.S. Senate and House are relying heavily on donations from outside their states or districts.
The dependence on out-of-state contributions is occurring on both sides of the partisan aisle, with eight out of the top 10 Senate recipients being Republican, while the same percentage holds true for Democrats in House races.
According to the figures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, Senate top 10 recipients of out-of-state contributions:
Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) 87%
Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) 83%
Jim Bender (R-New Hampshire) 80%
Harry Reid (D-Nevada) 77%
William Binnie (R-New Hampshire) 75%
Sharron Angle (R-Nevada) 74%
Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) 69%
John McCain (R-Arizona) 68%
John Thune (R-South Dakota) 68%
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) 68%
Thune’s inclusion is noteworthy because he is running unopposed.
House top 10 recipients of out-of-state contributions:
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) 98%
John Waltz (D-Kentucky) 91%
John Conyers (D-Michigan) 90%
Katrina Swett (D-New Hampshire) 89%
Art Robinson (R-Oregon) 89%
James Oberstar (D-Minnesota) 88%
Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia) 86%
Terri McCormick (R-Wisconsin) 85%
Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) 85%
Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota) 82%
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Congressional Candidates Regularly Stray Far From Home in Search for Campaign Cash (by Lauren Hepler, OpenSecrets.org)
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