Rank

PAC Name/Sponsor

Total

Dem

Repub

Category

1

Assn of Trial Lawyers of America*

$2,697,636

85%

14%

Lawyers

2

American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees*

$2,632,350

96%

4%

Government Unions

3

American Medical Assn*

$2,609,316

30%

69%

Physicians

4

National Assn of Realtors

$2,594,133

40%

60%

Real Estate Agents

5

Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers*

$2,325,355

96%

4%

IBEW

6

Teamsters Union*

$2,304,661

93%

7%

Teamsters

7

National Auto Dealers Assn

$2,237,300

30%

70%

Auto Dealers

8

National Education Assn*

$2,209,965

93%

7%

Teachers Unions

9

United Auto Workers

$2,078,860

99%

1%

Manufacturing Unions

10

National Assn of Home Builders*

$1,990,740

31%

69%

Residential Construction

11

National Assn of Letter Carriers*

$1,944,271

83%

17%

Postal Unions

12

Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union*

$1,874,200

99%

1%

Manufacturing Unions

13

Laborers Union*

$1,814,799

90%

10%

Building Trade Unions

14

National Rifle Assn

$1,708,711

17%

83%

Pro-Guns

15

United Parcel Service

$1,687,149

23%

77%

Express Delivery

16

United Food & Commercial Workers Union

$1,671,565

97%

2%

Retail Trade Unions

17

American Federation of Teachers*

$1,599,850

98%

1%

Teachers Unions

18

Marine Engineers Union*

$1,562,783

52%

48%

Sea Transport Unions

19

Carpenters & Joiners Union*

$1,535,344

93%

6%

Building Trade Unions

20

AFL-CIO*

$1,527,469

96%

4%

Labor Unions

21

Communications Workers of America*

$1,507,088

99%

1%

Communications Unions

22

American Bankers Assn*

$1,491,426

41%

59%

Commercial Banks

23

Service Employees International Union*

$1,475,884

97%

3%

Other Commercial Unions

24

National Assn of Life Underwriters

$1,441,000

37%

63%

Life Insurance

25

National Beer Wholesalers Assn

$1,421,719

21%

79%

Liquor Wholesalers

26

United Transportation Union

$1,407,875

85%

15%

Railroad Unions

27

Credit Union National Assn*

$1,366,813

46%

54%

Credit Unions

28

Bank of America*

$1,316,178

44%

56%

Commercial Banks

29

Leadership 98 (Al Gore)

$1,313,000

100%

0%

Democratic Leadership PACs

30

American Institute of CPA’s

$1,244,414

35%

65%

Accountants

31

Ironworkers Union*

$1,242,650

92%

8%

Building Trade Unions

32

Sheet Metal Workers Union

$1,242,400

96%

4%

Building Trade Unions

33

FDX Corp/Federal Express*

$1,241,500

28%

72%

Express Delivery

34

Citigroup Inc*

$1,212,261

42%

58%

Insurance/Securities/Banking

35

National Fedn of Independent Business

$1,209,836

7%

93%

Small Business Assns

36

Lockheed Martin*

$1,185,745

36%

64%

Defense Aerospace

37

American Hospital Assn*

$1,174,073

47%

52%

Hospitals

38

American Dental Assn*

$1,169,649

47%

53%

Dentists

39

PricewaterhouseCoopers

$1,159,675

35%

65%

Accountants

40

United Steelworkers

$1,149,462

100%

0%

Manufacturing Unions

41

Plumbers/Pipefitters Union*

$1,102,900

93%

7%

Building Trade Unions

42

Ernst & Young

$1,044,741

41%

59%

Accountants

43

Americans for Free International Trade

$1,029,500

18%

82%

Japanese Auto Dealers

44

Bank One Corp*

$1,020,949

39%

61%

Commercial Banks

45

Air Line Pilots Assn*

$1,005,700

80%

19%

Air Transport Unions

46

Associated Builders & Contractors

$996,117

2%

98%

Builders Associations

47

Bell Atlantic*

$989,995

38%

62%

Telephone Utilities

48

National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn*

$988,983

50%

50%

Rural Electric Cooperatives

49

Philip Morris*

$988,533

32%

68%

Tobacco/Food/Beer

50

AT&T*

$988,482

46%

54%

Long Distance

* Contributions came from more than one PAC affiliated with this sponsor.