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Has there ever been a Koch Bros. town hall meeting? (Original Post) diva77 Mar 2017 OP
Last time I checked, no one had ever voted for louis-t Mar 2017 #1
No, but I'd be willing to bet good money they back Traitor Mitch. Initech Mar 2017 #2
OpenSecrets.org has very long list of congress members who took $$$ from Koch Industries in 2016 diva77 Mar 2017 #3

Initech

(100,102 posts)
2. No, but I'd be willing to bet good money they back Traitor Mitch.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 03:43 PM
Mar 2017

And you know they own Paul Ryan as well.

diva77

(7,656 posts)
3. OpenSecrets.org has very long list of congress members who took $$$ from Koch Industries in 2016
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 09:36 PM
Mar 2017

not sure whether this has been posted before...

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?id=d000000186

This table lists candidates receiving money from this organization in 2015-2016. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals may include subsidiaries and affiliates.

METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs and individuals giving $200 or more. All donations were made during the 2016 election cycle and were released by the Federal Election Commission. Figures for the current election cycle are based on data released on February 08, 2017.

Pompeo, Mike (R-KS) House $71,100
Blunt, Roy (R-MO) Senate $40,700
Ryan, Paul (R-WI) House $39,522
Moran, Jerry (R-KS) Senate $34,800
Johnson, Ron (R-WI) Senate $34,350
Lankford, James (R-OK) Senate $31,600
Rubio, Marco (R-FL) Senate $28,440
Scott, Tim (R-SC) Senate $26,200
Paul, Rand (R-KY) Senate $21,050
Heck, Joe (R-NV) House $20,800
Portman, Rob (R-OH) Senate $20,300
Ayotte, Kelly (R-NH) Senate $19,800
Toomey, Pat (R-PA) Senate $19,000
Lee, Mike (R-UT) Senate $18,300
DeSantis, Ron (R-FL) House $15,000
Hudson, Richard (R-NC) House $15,000
McHenry, Patrick (R-NC) House $15,000
Grothman, Glenn S (R-WI) House $12,500
Issa, Darrell (R-CA) House $12,500
Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) Senate $12,000
Wolf, August (R-CT) Senate $11,800
Valadao, David (R-CA) House $11,667
Comstock, Barbara (R-VA) House $11,500
Duffy, Sean P (R-WI) House $11,000
Yoder, Kevin (R-KS) House $11,000
Graves, Garret (R-LA) House $10,500
Stefanik, Elise (R-NY) House $10,500
Young, Todd (R-IN) House $10,500
Hurd, Will (R-TX) House $10,250
McCaul, Michael (R-TX) House $10,250
Smith, Lamar (R-TX) House $10,250
Amash, Justin (R-MI) House $10,000
Black, Diane (R-TN) House $10,000
Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN) House $10,000
Blum, Rod (R-IA) House $10,000
Boozman, John (R-AR) Senate $10,000
Bost, Mike (R-IL) House $10,000
Brady, Kevin (R-TX) House $10,000
Buck, Kenneth R (R-CO) House $10,000
Burr, Richard (R-NC) Senate $10,000
Chaffetz, Jason (R-UT) House $10,000
Coffman, Mike (R-CO) House $10,000
Conaway, Mike (R-TX) House $10,000
Cramer, Kevin (R-ND) House $10,000
Crapo, Mike (R-ID) Senate $10,000
Culberson, John (R-TX) House $10,000
Curbelo, Carlos (R-FL) House $10,000
Denham, Jeff (R-CA) House $10,000
Dent, Charlie (R-PA) House $10,000
Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) House $10,000
Farenthold, Blake (R-TX) House $10,000
Faso, John (R-NY) House $10,000
Flores, Bill (R-TX) House $10,000
Gallagher, Mike (R-WI) House $10,000
Garrett, Scott (R-NJ) House $10,000
Gohmert, Louis B Jr (R-TX) House $10,000
Gowdy, Trey (R-SC) House $10,000
Graves, Tom (R-GA) House $10,000
Griffith, Morgan (R-VA) House $10,000
Guinta, Frank (R-NH) House $10,000
Guthrie, Brett (R-KY) House $10,000
Hardy, Cresent (R-NV) House $10,000
Harris, Andy (R-MD) House $10,000
Hensarling, Jeb (R-TX) House $10,000
Huelskamp, Tim (R-KS) House $10,000
Huizenga, Bill (R-MI) House $10,000
Jenkins, Evan (R-WV) House $10,000
Johnson, Bill (R-OH) House $10,000
Jordan, Jim (R-OH) House $10,000
Katko, John (R-NY) House $10,000
Kelly, Mike (R-PA) House $10,000
Kennedy, John (R-LA) Senate $10,000
Labrador, Raul (R-ID) House $10,000
Lamborn, Douglas L (R-CO) House $10,000
Long, Billy (R-MO) House $10,000
Love, Mia (R-UT) House $10,000
McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) House $10,000
McClintock, Tom (R-CA) House $10,000
Messer, Luke (R-IN) House $10,000
Mills, Stewart (R-MN) House $10,000
Mullin, Markwayne (R-OK) House $10,000
Mulvaney, Mick (R-SC) House $10,000
Noem, Kristi (R-SD) House $10,000
Nunes, Devin (R-CA) House $10,000
Olson, Pete (R-TX) House $10,000
Paulsen, Erik (R-MN) House $10,000
Perry, Scott (R-PA) House $10,000
Peterson, Collin (D-MN) House $10,000
Poliquin, Bruce (R-ME) House $10,000
Price, Tom (R-GA) House $10,000
Roskam, Peter (R-IL) House $10,000
Rothfus, Keith J (R-PA) House $10,000
Scalise, Steve (R-LA) House $10,000
Schweikert, David (R-AZ) House $10,000
Scott, Austin (R-GA) House $10,000
Sessions, Pete (R-TX) House $10,000
Shelby, Richard C (R-AL) Senate $10,000
Shuster, Bill (R-PA) House $10,000
Tiberi, Patrick J (R-OH) House $10,000
Tipton, Scott (R-CO) House $10,000

There were some Dem takers too

Peterson, Collin (D-MN) House $10,000
Costa, Jim (D-CA) House $2,500
Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) House $2,500
Schrader, Kurt (D-OR) House $2,500
Bishop, Sanford (D-GA) House $1,334
Sanchez, Loretta (D-CA) House $250
Gabbard, Tulsi (D-HI) House $15
Nolan, Rick (D-MN) House $3


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