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Political Action Committee Contributions to
2006 Ballot Initiatives
Issue 2 Ohio's Fair Minimum Wage Constitutional Amendment |
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| Ohioans for a Fair Minimum Wage (Pro) |
$2,992,817 |
| Ohioans to Protect Personal Privacy (Con) |
$1,218,975 |
| Issue 3 Learn & Earn Constitutional Amendment |
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| Vote Yes on Issue 3 (Pro) |
$19,485,685 |
| Vote No to Gambling in Ohio (Con) |
$30,371 |
| Vote No Casinos (Con) |
$670,867 |
| Issue 4 Smoke Less Constitutional Amendment |
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| Smoke Less Ohio (Pro) |
$3,675,322 |
| Smoking Ban Ballot Petition Committee (Pro) |
$2,604,766 |
| Issue 5 Smoke Free Ohio Referendum |
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| Smoke Free Ohio (Pro) |
$1,804,478 |
| Total Contributions (Pro/Con) State Initiative Ballot Committees |
$32,483,281 |
Top Organizational Contributors to
Ohioans for a Fair Minimum Wage/
Pro-Issue 2
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Contributor |
Type |
Amount |
| 1 |
National Education Association |
Union |
$710,000 |
| 2 |
AFL/CIO |
Union |
$550,000 |
| 3 |
ACORN |
Advocacy |
$480,000 |
| 4 |
Labor Federation |
Union |
$200,000 |
| 5 |
Soros Fund Management |
Finance |
$110,000 |
| 6 |
Laborers Union |
Union |
$100,100 |
| 7 |
National Air Traffic Controllers Association |
Union |
$100,000 |
| 8 |
Sustainable World Corporation |
Ideological 527 |
$90,000 |
| 9 |
Federation of Teachers |
Union |
$85,000 |
| 10 |
Loral Corporation |
Telecommunications |
$75,000 |
| 11 |
Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
Lawyers |
$75,000 |
| 12 |
United Steelworkers of America |
Union |
$55,000 |
| 13 |
Lipson Trading Company |
Finance |
$50,000 |
| 14 |
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
Union |
$25,000 |
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Forest City Enterprises |
Real Estate |
$25,000 |
| 15 |
United Food & Commercial Workers |
Union |
$21,500 |
| 16 |
Agvar Chemicals |
Health |
$20,000 |
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International Association of Fire Fighters |
Union |
$20,000 |
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Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation |
Nonprofit Foundation |
$20,000 |
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Saban Entertainment |
Entertainment |
$20,000 |
| 17 |
Slimfast Foods |
Food & Beverage |
$15,000 |
| 18 |
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center |
Ideological |
$12,500 |
| 19 |
Ironworkers International |
Union |
$12,134 |
| 20 |
Bricklayers International |
Union |
$10,500 |
| 21 |
American Federation of Government Employees |
Union |
$10,000 |
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Mandel Supporting Foundations |
Nonprofit Foundation |
$10,000 |
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Trace Foundation |
Nonprofit Foundation |
$10,000 |
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AKT Investments, Inc. |
Real Estate |
$10,000 |
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Government Employees International |
Union |
$10,000 |
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Ohio Education Association |
Union |
$10,000 |
| 22 |
Case Western Reserve University |
Education |
$6,000 |
| 23 |
GoJo Industries |
Manufacturing |
$5,000 |
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Allen Schulman & Associates |
Lawyers |
$5,000 |
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Independence Excavating, Inc. |
Construction |
$5,000 |
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Multicare, Inc. |
Health |
$5,000 |
| 24 |
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
Education |
$2,500 |
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J. Christopher Enterprises |
Real Estate |
$2,500 |
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Sheet Metal Workers |
Union |
$2,500 |
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Boilermakers Union |
Union |
$2,500 |
| 25 |
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA |
Clergy |
$2,000 |
| 26 |
Friends of Tim Hagan |
Ideological |
$1,000 |
Top organizational contributors include both monetary and in-kind contribution. These
totals include contributions from both employees and political action committees
(PACs).
Top Organizational Contributors to
Ohioans to Protect Personal Privacy/
Anti-Issue 2
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Contributor |
Type |
Amount |
| 1 |
McDonald’s |
Restaurants |
$141,800 |
| 2 |
National Restaurants Association |
Restaurants |
$100,000 |
| 3 |
Timken Company |
Manufacturing |
$75,000 |
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Outback Steakhouse |
Restaurants |
$75,000 |
| 4 |
Duke Energy |
Energy |
$50,000 |
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Ohio Health Care Association |
Healthcare |
$50,000 |
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Ohio Hospital Association |
Healthcare |
$50,000 |
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance |
Insurance |
$50,000 |
| 5 |
CEC Entertainment, Inc. |
Restaurants |
$40,000 |
| 6 |
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Insurance |
$35,000 |
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National Federation of Independent Business |
Business Association |
$35,000 |
| 7 |
Apple American Group |
Restaurants |
$33,000 |
| 8 |
FirstEnergy |
Energy |
$25,000 |
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Ohio Chamber of Commerce |
Business Association |
$25,000 |
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Limited Brands |
Manufacturing/ Retail |
$25,000 |
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Buffalo Wild Wings |
Restaurants |
$25,000 |
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Meijer |
Grocery Store |
$25,000 |
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Cedar Point |
Entertainment |
$25,000 |
| 9 |
Frisch’s Restaurants |
Restaurants |
$20,000 |
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Ohio Trucking Association |
Transportation |
$20,000 |
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COSE Group Services, Inc. |
Business Association |
$20,000 |
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Marathon Petroleum Company |
Oil & Gas |
$20,000 |
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Kroger |
Grocery Store |
$20,000 |
| 10 |
GMRI, Inc. |
Computers |
$15,000 |
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Brennan Management |
Management/
Charter Schools |
$15,000 |
| 11 |
Applebee’s |
Restaurants |
$11,000 |
| 12 |
Brennan Industrial Group |
Manufacturing |
$10,000 |
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Worthington Industries |
Manufacturing |
$10,000 |
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Columbia Gas of Ohio |
Energy |
$10,000 |
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White Castle |
Restaurants |
$10,000 |
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CBC Companies |
Finance |
$10,000 |
| 13 |
Kentucky Fried Chicken |
Restaurants |
$5,000 |
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Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Association |
Restaurants |
$5,000 |
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Ohio Home Builders Association |
Construction |
$5,000 |
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AK Steel |
Manufacturing |
$5,000 |
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Central Ohio Restaurant Association |
Restaurants |
$5,000 |
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Con-Way Freight |
Transportation |
$5,000 |
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Verizon |
Telecommunications |
$5,000 |
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American Pan |
Manufacturing |
$5,000 |
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American Signature, Inc. |
Retail |
$5,000 |
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International Franchise Association |
Restaurants |
$5,000 |
Top organizational contributors include both monetary and in-kind contribution. These
totals include contributions from both employees and political action committees
(PACs).
Top Organizational Contributors to
Vote Yes on Issue 3/ Pro-Issue 3
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Contributor |
Type |
Amount |
| 1 |
Ohio Legacy Fund |
Pro-Gaming |
$3,098,118 |
| 2 |
Jacobs Entertainment |
Entertainment |
$2,240,804 |
| 3 |
Forest City Entertainment |
Developers |
$2,122,285 |
| 4 |
MTR Gaming |
Gaming |
$2,030,000 |
| 5 |
Penn National |
Gaming |
$2,000,000 |
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Riversdowns Investment Company |
Gaming |
$2,000,000 |
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Heartland Jockey Club |
Gaming |
$2,000,000 |
| 6 |
Thistledown, Inc. |
Gaming |
$1,504,508 |
| 7 |
Delaware North Gaming & Entertainment |
Gaming |
$1,500,000 |
| 8 |
Northfield Park |
Gaming |
$501,500 |
| 9 |
International Gaming Technology, Inc. |
Gaming |
$250,000 |
| 10 |
Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers |
Gaming |
$100,000 |
| 11 |
Greater Cleveland Partnership |
Business Association |
$52,272 |
| 12 |
Lebanon Raceway |
Gaming |
$47,658 |
| 13 |
Jacobs Investments |
Finance |
$18,923 |
| 14 |
Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association |
Gaming |
$11,820 |
| 15 |
Jarvis Mechanical Constructors, Inc. |
Construction |
$3,000 |
| 16 |
Northfield Park |
Gaming |
$2,923 |
| 17 |
Meadow Lane Building |
Construction |
$1,875 |
Top organizational contributors include both monetary and in-kind contribution. These
totals include contributions from both employees and political action committees
(PACs).
Top Organizational Contributors to
Vote No to Gambling in Ohio
and Vote No Casinos/ Anti-Issue 3
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Contributor |
Type |
Amount |
| 1 |
American Financial Group |
Insurance |
$400,000 |
| 2 |
Wolfe Enterprises |
Media/Publishing |
$100,000 |
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Nork, Inc. |
Unknown |
$100,000 |
| 3 |
United Methodist Ohio Conferences |
Clergy |
$28,750 |
| 4 |
Limited Brands |
Manufacturing/Retail |
$25,000 |
| 5 |
Roundtable Freedom Forum |
Ideological |
$18,027 |
| 6 |
Cedar Point |
Entertainment |
$10,000 |
| 7 |
Ohioans for the Third Frontier
(Taft Leadership PAC) |
Ideological |
$7,800 |
| 8 |
Buckeye PAC
(Voinovich Leadership PAC) |
Ideological |
$5,000 |
| 9 |
Enviro-Tech |
Environment |
$3,000 |
| 10 |
Reese, Pyle, Drake & Meyer |
Lawyers |
$1,000 |
Top organizational contributors include both monetary and in-kind contribution. These
totals include contributions from both employees and political action committees
(PACs).
Top Pro-Issue 4 Contributors
(Smoke Less Ohio & The Smoking Ban Ballot Petition Committee)
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Contributor |
Type |
Amount |
1 |
Smoke Less Ohio, Inc. |
Pro-Smoking/
Tobacco |
$6,001,221 |
2 |
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company |
Tobacco |
$264,636 |
3 |
Ohio Restaurants Association |
Restaurants |
$2,000 |
Top organizational contributors include both monetary and in-kind contribution. These
totals include contributions from both employees and political action committees.
Top Issue 5 Contributors (Smoke Free Ohio)
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Contributor |
Type |
Amount |
| 1 |
American Cancer Society |
Healthcare Policy |
$1,559,706 |
| 2 |
American Heart Association |
Healthcare Policy |
$82,147 |
| 3 |
Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund |
Healthcare Policy |
$76,233 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Medical Association |
Healthcare/Physicians |
$20,000 |
| 5 |
Stren, Inc. |
Manufacturing |
$12,500 |
| 6 |
Nationwide Insurance |
Insurance |
$10,000 |
| 7 |
Assoc. of Ohio Health Commissioners |
Public Health |
$5,094 |
| 8 |
Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation |
Healthcare Policy |
$5,000 |
| 9 |
St. Rita’s Medical Center |
Healthcare/Hospital |
$1,020 |
| 10 |
Holzer Medical Center |
Healthcare/Hospital |
$1,000 |
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Kettering Radiologist Imaging Centers |
Healthcare |
$1,000 |
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Reese, Pyle, Drake & Meyer |
Lawyers |
$1,000 |
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Frank Caetta, Realtor |
Real Estate |
$1,000 |
Top organizational contributors include both monetary and in-kind contribution. These
totals include contributions from both employees and political action committees
(PACs). |
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