The Hawaii Association of Realtors was the top donor to Hawaii lawmakers in 2011 and 2012, with the association donating $110,100 to 83 percent of the state’s 76 lawmakers.
Not far behind the realtors’ group was the Hawaii State Teachers Association, the state’s only union for Hawaii’s public school teachers, which donated $108,250 to Hawaii lawmakers.
Another labor organization, Hawaii Operating Engineers, donated $73,000 to their favorite lawmakers.
Rounding out the top 5 contributors are Hawaii’s two most influential lobbyists, John Radcliffe and George “Red” Morris, who between them locally represent the interests of many of the nation’s largest industries and businesses.
Money in Politics, a non-profit organization that tracks donations to lawmakers across the country, released this report summary on Monday, suggesting the public and media can check out why a legislator might be supporting or opposing a particular bill.
“Remember www.FollowTheMoney.org when you’re searching for answers. You can examine the complete records of who has contributed to those lawmakers’ campaigns, and how much they gave. We leave it to you to fill in what contributors might expect in return,” said Amanda Harrow, Communications & Outreach Specialist for the National Institute on Money in State Politics.
The organization, which provides data in a searchable database, said the top industry donating to Hawaii lawmakers is labor followed by lawyers and lobbyists; finance, insurance and real estate; health; and general business.
The top five 2011-2012 donors, excepting political parties or candidates, to current Hawaii legislators:
|
Hawaii Association of Realtors |
$110,100 |
|
Hawaii State Teachers Association |
$108,250 |
|
Hawaii Operating Engineers |
$73,000 |
|
Radcliffe, John H. |
$64,700 |
|
Morris, George A. (Red) |
$61,613 |
The top five economic sectors that contributed in 2011-2012 to current Hawaii legislators:
|
Labor |
$590,303 |
|
Lawyers & Lobbyists |
$341,070 |
|
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate |
$324,375 |
|
Health |
$206,050 |
|
General Business |
$183,824 |
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So what happened to all the "PACs" that were alleged to be threat of the Republic?
Are they included within a category.
Those are some generous donations. I'm curious to see what will be don with the money.
I also donate money, not for the public institutions, but for the private non governmental organizations because they really help needy people. I inherited a small fortune and I sell gold in Houston TX and with the money I do all kinds of things, including these donations.
There are many ways somebody can donate to charities, most of which do not even involve giving away money, if you are concerned about this issue. For instance, I like that Sing for Hope Organization installs every year street pianos in NY in public areas to let people to play them for free.
The organization, which provides data in a searchable database, said the top industry donating to Hawaii lawmakers is labor followed by lawyers and lobbyists; finance, insurance and real estate; health; and general business.
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