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Top Industries Giving to Members of Congress 2008 Election Cycle

Who’s got the most juice on Capitol Hill? Here’s a list of the top industries contributing to members of the 110th Congress during the 2007-2008 election cycle. The first list shows the overall 50 biggest industries. The second list shows the percentage of money that was distributed to each party. The top recipient listed is the individual member of the 110th Congress who received the most from the industry. Totals shown here include only the money that went to current incumbents in Congress.

Rank	Industry	Total	Dem Pct	GOP Pct	Top Recipient
1	Lawyers/Law Firms	$101,022,039	77%	23%	Barack Obama (D)
2	Retired	$99,804,990	52%	48%	John McCain (R)
3	Securities/Invest	$52,529,142	64%	36%	Barack Obama (D)
4	Real Estate	$50,685,192	57%	43%	John McCain (R)
5	Health Professionals	$43,403,387	59%	41%	Barack Obama (D)
6	Business Services	$25,321,451	71%	29%	Barack Obama (D)
7	Insurance	$24,788,225	51%	49%	John McCain (R)
8	Education	$24,516,684	85%	15%	Barack Obama (D)
9	Misc Finance	$22,571,736	54%	46%	John McCain (R)
10	TV/Movies/Music	$19,979,989	77%	23%	Barack Obama (D)
11	Lobbyists	$19,501,434	56%	44%	Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
12	Commercial Banks	$19,131,793	52%	48%	Barack Obama (D)
13	Misc Business	$17,984,034	58%	42%	Barack Obama (D)
14	Leadership PACs	$17,962,430	43%	57%	Susan Collins (R-Maine)
15	Computers/Internet	$17,787,762	68%	32%	Barack Obama (D)
16	Pharm/Health Prod	$14,600,738	53%	47%	Barack Obama (D)
17	Democratic/Liberal	$13,853,999	100%	0%	Barack Obama (D)
18	Oil & Gas	$13,070,184	27%	73%	John McCain (R)
19	Electric Utilities	$12,621,111	50%	50%	Barack Obama (D)
20	Hospitals/Nurs Homes	$12,163,270	66%	34%	Barack Obama (D)
21	Civil Servants	$11,653,378	73%	27%	Barack Obama (D)
22	Misc Mfg/Distrib	$11,585,660	50%	50%	John McCain (R)
23	General Contractors	$11,359,766	41%	59%	John McCain (R)
24	Bldg Trade Unions	$10,332,732	90%	10%	Donald J. Cazayoux (D-La)
25	Repub/Conservative	$9,807,398	0%	100%	John McCain (R)
26	Retail Sales	$9,762,951	54%	46%	Barack Obama (D)
27	Construction Svcs	$9,707,937	59%	41%	Barack Obama (D)
28	Transport Unions	$9,646,727	84%	16%	Steven C. LaTourette (R-Ohio)
29	Accountants	$9,642,631	55%	45%	Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
30	Crop Production	$9,485,358	52%	48%	John McCain (R)
31	Publishing	$9,454,930	78%	22%	Barack Obama (D)
32	Public Sector Unions	$9,043,216	88%	12%	Donald J. Cazayoux (D-La)
33	Air Transport	$8,899,138	49%	51%	John McCain (R)
34	Automotive	$8,542,074	35%	65%	John McCain (R)
35	Pro-Israel	$8,093,120	58%	42%	Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
36	Beer, Wine & Liquor	$7,764,466	54%	46%	John McCain (R)
37	Defense Aerospace	$7,028,394	51%	49%	Barack Obama (D)
38	Industrial Unions	$6,919,833	97%	3%	Tom Udall (D-NM)
39	Food & Beverage	$6,356,307	48%	52%	Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
40	Health Services	$6,192,389	64%	36%	Barack Obama (D)
41	Telephone Utilities	$5,881,927	49%	51%	John McCain (R)
42	Casinos/Gambling	$5,672,142	67%	33%	Harry Reid (D-Nev)
43	Other	$5,458,265	77%	23%	Barack Obama (D)
44	Agricultural Svcs	$5,426,560	45%	55%	John McCain (R)
45	Candidate Cmtes	$5,361,176	70%	30%	Travis W. Childers (D-Miss)
46	Women’s Issues	$5,317,997	98%	2%	Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
47	Food Process/Sales	$5,233,472	40%	60%	John McCain (R)
48	Non-Profits	$5,156,088	82%	18%	Barack Obama (D)
49	Building Materials	$5,011,100	29%	71%	John McCain (R)
50	Defense Electronics	$4,984,691	56%	44%	John McCain (R)