The accompanying charts break down Cornyn’s $9.8
million in big-check campaign money by the economic and ideological interests
of his donors. Significantly, 93 percent of this money came from business
interests.
Another 4 percent of Cornyn’s big-check money came from ideological
interests—most of which have close business ties. Cornyn’s two top ideological
donors—Texans for Lawsuit Reform ($145,000) and the Associated Republicans
of Texas ($144,000)—for example, both get most of their PAC funds from
business executives. Finally, labor interests, led by a Dallas Teamsters
local, supplied a negligible part of Cornyn’s war chest. |
Interest Group |
Contributions |
Percent |
Energy/Natural Resources |
$1,976,302
|
20%
|
Lawyers/ Lobbyists |
$1,741,889
|
18%
|
Finance |
$1,115,770
|
11%
|
Health |
$959,673
|
10%
|
Misc. Business |
$836,691
|
9%
|
|
|
|
Construction |
$670,600
|
7%
|
Real Estate |
$513,010
|
5%
|
Ideological |
$382,864
|
4%
|
Electronics |
$369,203
|
4%
|
Communications |
$309,812
|
3%
|
|
|
|
Transportation |
$202,441
|
2%
|
Other |
$190,528
|
2%
|
Insurance |
$190,000
|
2%
|
Unknown |
$150,724
|
2%
|
Agriculture |
$145,750
|
1%
|
Labor |
$12,000
|
0%
|
|
|
|
TOTAL:
|
$9,767,257
|
100%
|
|
|