Did your Congressman or Senator take money from the anti's? (11/7/2002)

The animal rights movement has established a political action committee (PAC) to help elect political candidates who support the animal rights agenda.  The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance has uncovered which Senators and Congressmen received contributions from the anti’s for their 2002 campaign.

Humane USA PAC was created in 1999 to endorse and help fund campaigns for political candidates who support the animal rights agenda and to lobby for animal rights legislation.  It is the official PAC of the Humane Society of the United States, Fund for Animals, Farm Sanctuary, Doris Day Animal League, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Animal Welfare Institute and other anti-hunting groups.

During the 2002 election cycle, Humane USA contributed $22,500 to 25 candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives (22 Democrats/3 Republicans).  It also contributed $20,000 to 10 candidates for the U.S. Senate (9 Democrats/1 Republican).  Here is a breakdown of the recipients and election results.

House Races                    * - Re-elected

*Vic Snyder                   D-AR                $500
*Sam Farr                     D-CA                $1,000
*Elton Gallegly               R-CA                $1,000
*Mike Honda                  D-CA                $250
*George Miller                D-CA                $1,500
*Adam Schiff                  D-CA                $500
*Ellen Tauscher              D-CA                $250
*Robert Wexler              D-FL                 $500
*Lane Evans                  D-IL                  $250
Lynn Rivers                   D-MI                 $2,000
Bill Luther                      D-MN                $1,000
*Betty McCollum            D-MN                $500
*Rodney Frelinghuysen   R-NJ                 $500
*Donald Payne               D-NJ                 $750
*Steven Rothman           D-NJ                 $500
*Christopher Smith         R-NJ                 $1,000
*Carolyn McCarthy         D-NY                $500
*Earl Blumenauer           D-OR                $2,000
*Peter DeFazio              D-OR                $1,000
*Darlene Hooley             D-OR                $1,000
*David Wu                     D-OR                $1,500
*Mike Doyle                   D-PA                $1,000
*Brian Baird                   D-WA               $1,000
*Jay Inslee                     D-WA               $2,000
*Ron Kind                      D-WI                 $500

Senate Races

*Wayne Allard                R-CO                $2,000
Christopher Dodd           D-CT                 $1,000
Max Cleland                  D-GA                $4,500
*Tom Harkin                  D-IA                  $5,000
*Richard Durbin              D-IL                  $1,000
*Carl Levin                     D-MI                 $1,000
*Tim Johnson                 D-SD                $1,000
*Jay Rockefeller             D-WV               $1,000
Alexander Sanders         D-SC                $1,000
Robert Torricelli              D-NJ                 $2,500

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