Health Professional PACs: Top Contributors: 2003 – 2004 Election Cycle


Health Professional PACs: Top Contributors: 2003 – 2004 Election Cycle

Rank Organization Amount Dems Repubs
1 American Dental Assn $541,200 41% 59%
2 American Society of Anesthesiologists $307,000 33% 65%
3 American Physical Therapy Assn $249,001 43% 57%
4 American Medical Assn $248,027 33% 67%
5 American College of Radiology Assn $238,500 47% 53%
6 American Optometric Assn $229,750 45% 55%
7 American Academy of Ophthalmology $215,500 37% 63%
8 American Assn of Nurse Anesthetists $208,677 41% 59%
9 American College of Emergency Physicians $162,500 28% 70%
10 American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons $154,500 35% 65%
11 American Podiatry Assn $151,500 49% 51%
12 College of American Pathologists $121,798 29% 69%
13 American Chiropractic Assn $116,550 24% 76%
14 American Nurses Assn $92,245 79% 21%
15 American College of Cardiology $89,349 15% 85%
16 American Society of Plastic Surgeons $76,000 26% 72%
17 American Dietetic Assn $75,700 44% 56%
18 American Neurological Surgery PAC $73,016 3% 97%
19 American Academy of Dermatology Assn $67,000 15% 85%
20 Society of Thoracic Surgeons $62,500 0% 100%

 

METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs, soft money donors and individuals giving $200 or more. (Only those groups giving $5,000 or more are listed here.) In many cases, the organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. All donations took place during the 2003-2004 election cycle and were released by the Federal Election Commission on Monday, Nov. 3, 2003.

SOURCE: Center for Responsive Politics