When I first began my run for Congress, I had no idea of the level of influence corporations, unions and various Political Action Committees (PACs) have on campaigns. I truly believed a US Representative represented the people of their district and the money they spent was limited and mostly from constituents. The sad thing is that is far from the truth. Money dominates most political campaigns and the influence of groups is astonishing. I am self funding my own campaign because I feel we should expect better from our elected officials. We should elect based on character, integrity, and honesty….not on who has the largest campaign bank account. My competitor Suzanne Bonamici is no better and no worse than the average politician. She accepts donations and has continually amassed quite large “war chests” for her various reelection campaigns. A list of her corporate, union, and PAC donors is available on the Federal Election Commission website. The list was last updated at the end of June, so I am sure it has increased quite a bit since then. I have included the list below. I have also included my complete donation list for comparison. If you are curious about some of the groups supporting Ms. Bonamici, I recommend “Googling” them. It is eye opening to say the least.
BRIAN HEINRICH FOR US CONGRESS- All Donors:
BRIAN HEINRICH (self) Dundee, OR $5000 (limit)
BONAMICI FOR CONGRESS- Committee Contributions as of 6/30/2016:
A&B FED PAC Honolulu, HI $1000
AAJ PAC Washington DC $7000
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION & DIETETICS (AND PAC) Washington DC $4000
ACE GROUP PAC Philadelphia, PA $1500
ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION Arlington, VA $1500
AFGE PAC Washington DC $1000
AFLAC PAC Columbus, GA $1000
AFSCME PEOPLE PAC Washington DC $1500
AFT COPE FUND Washington DC $5000
AICPA PAC Durham, NC $2500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSN INT’L Washington DC $2000
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Frederick, MD $1000
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC PAC Washington DC $2000
ALLERGAN, INC. PAC Orange, CA $2500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Fort Worth, TX $1500
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOC. PAC Arlington, VA $2000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS Park Ridge, IL $4000
AMERICAN ASSOC. OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS PAC Austin, TX $1000
AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION PAC Arlington, VA $2000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOC. PAC Reston, VA $2000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING CO. PAC Washington DC $1500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS PAC Washington DC $3000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC Moorhead, MN $10000
AMERICAN DENTAL PAC Washington DC $2500
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION PAC Washington DC $1000
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION PAC Washington DC $1000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Washington DC $1000
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC Silver Spring, MD $4000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCiATION PAC Alexandria, VA $3500
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOC. PAC Alexandria, VA $1500
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSN APMA PAC Bethesda, MD $1500
AMER. SHORT LINE & REG. RAILROAD ASSOC. PAC Washington DC $1500
AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOC. PAC Washington DC $1000
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ACTION FUND Washington DC $5000
ANHEUSER-BUSCH PAC Saint Louis, MO $1500
BADGER PAC La Crosse, WI $2000
BALL CORPORATION PAC Broomfield, CO $2000
BNSF RAILPAC Fort Worth, TX $5000
BOEING PAC Arlington, VA $6000
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS PAC Portland, OR $2500
CIGNA CORPORATION PAC Washington DC $1500
CISCO SYSTEMS E-PAC Sacramento, CA $1500
COMCAST CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Philadelphia, PA $1500
COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PAC Washington DC $3000
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC Arlington, VA $2500
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS Washington DC $4500
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP PAC Washington DC $2500
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NAT. ASSOC. Washington DC $10000
DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, INC. PAC Federal Way, WA $1000
DEALERS ELECTION ACTION COMMITTEE Mc Lean, WA $1000
DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC) Washington DC $1000
EBAY INC COMMITTEE Alexandria, VA $1500
ELECT ELLEN ROSENBLUM FOR ATTORNEY GEN. Portland, OR $250
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN PAC Falls Church, VA $3000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Washington DC $2500
FEDERAL EXPRESS PAC Memphis, TN $1500
FLIR SYSTEMS INC EMPLOYEE PAC Wilsonville, OR $2500
FLUOR CORPORATION PAC Washington DC $4000
FOOTWEAR DIST. & RETAILERS OF AMER. PAC Washington DC $1000
FRIENDS OF RYAN DECKERT Portland, OR $400
GENENPAC San Francisco, CA $5000
GENERAL ELECTRIC PAC Washington DC $1000
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY PAC Washington DC $2500
GENESEE & WYOMING INC PAC York, PA $2500
GOOGLE NET PAC Washington DC $1500
HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC Washington DC $1000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC Washington DC $7500
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC Washington DC $1000
IBEW COPE Washington DC $2500
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IND. COUNCIL PAC Washington DC $1000
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE INC. PAC Washington DC $1000
INTEL PAC Washington DC $10000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS Washington DC $3500
INTL. BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAF Kansas City, KS $1000
INTERNATIONAL PAPER PAC Washington DC $5500
INTL. UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES Hanover, MD $10000
J STREET PAC Washington DC $3000
JOBS, OPPORTUNITIES AND EDU. PAC (JOE PAC) Washington DC $1000
K&L GATES LLP PAC Washington DC $2000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS PAC Washington DC $2558
LIUNA PAC Washington DC $2500
LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEE’S PAC Arlington, VA $6000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO PAC Springfield, MA $2500
METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES’ PPF-A FEDERAL ONLY New York, NY $2000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC Bay City, MI $3500
MICRONPAC Boise, ID $1000
MICROSOFT CORP. PAC Redmond, WA $3000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOP. SUGAR (MDS PAC) Wahpeton, ND $2000
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE New York, NY $1000
NAT’L ASSN OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC (SPAC) Alexandria, VA $1000
NAT’L EMERGENCY MEDICINE PAC (NEMPAC) Dallas, TX $3500
NARFE PAC Alexandria, VA $1000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS PAC Washington DC $1000
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS PAC Washington DC $1000
NAT. ASSOC. OF INS. & FINANCIAL ADVISORS PAC Fall Church, VA $5500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSN PAC Alexandria, VA $3500
NAT. CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN PAC Washington DC $1000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOC. PAC Bethesda, MD $2500
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES PAC Washington DC $1000
NAT. WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES ORG. PAC Washington DC $3000
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH PAC Columbia, SC $3000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION PAC Washington DC $2000
NIKE, INC. PAC Beaverton, OR $10000
NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS PAC Portland, OR $1500
NOVO NORDISK PAC Washington DC $1000
OCEAN CHAMPIONS PAC Capitola, CA $10000
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC Washington, DC $2500
ORBITAL ATK INC. PAC Arlington, VA $5000
OREGON NURSES PAC Tualatin, OR $500
PACIFIC SEAFOOD GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC Clackamas, OR $500
PACIFICORP-PAC. POWER/ROCKY MTN. POWER PAC Portland, OR $1000
PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF INC GROUP PAC New York, NY $1000
PFIZER PAC New York, NY $1000
PGE BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE Portland, OR $5500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND New York, NY $1500
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Washington DC $1500
PRUDENTIAL INS. COMPANY OF AMERICA PAC Newark, NJ $2000
RAYTHEON PAC Arlington VA $5000
REALTORS PAC Chicago, IL $4000
RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOC. PAC Arlington, VA $1000
SEIU C.O.P.E. Washington DC $5000
SEMI POLITICAL ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR E & M Sacramento, CA $2000
SENIORS HOUSING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Washington DC $2000
SNAKE RIVER SUGAR CO. PAC Boise, ID $2000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOP PAC Renville, MN $1000
STANDARD INSURANCE PAC Portland, OR $1000
STOEL RIVES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Portland, OR $1000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOP OF FLORIDA PAC Belle Glade, FL $1000
TARGET CORP CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM Minneapolis, MN $1000
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED PAC Dallas, TX $1000
THE COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE Portland, OR $5000
THE GAP INC. PAC San Francisco, CA $1000
THE HOME DEPOT PAC Washington DC $10000
THE NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDU. Washington DC $2000
TIAA-CREF PAC Washington DC $7500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION PAC Washington DC $1500
UNION PACIFIC CORP FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVT. Washington DC $5000
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES PAC Hartford, CT $3000
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION North Olmsted, OH $2500
UPS PAC Atlanta, GA $6000
VERIZON GOOD GOVERNMENT PAC Washington DC $1500
WAL-MART STORES INC. PAC Bentonville, AR $5000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Denver, CO $2000
WEYERHAEUSER PAC Federal Way, WA $5000
I started my campaign roughly 16 months ago with one basic idea in mind, that it is not right to take money from my fellow Oregonians for their voices to be heard. People work hard for their money and they deserve to keep it. They also deserve representation that works hard to keep their taxes low and the government limited. That is why my tagline is, “I don’t want your money, I just want your vote.” It is short, to the point, and true. My name is Brian Heinrich, and with your support, I will be your next Representative for Oregon’s 1st Congressional District.
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