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The Coca-Cola Company 2014 U.S. Corporate Political and PAC Contributions Report January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014 The Coca-Cola Company 2014 U.S. Corporate Political and PAC Contributions Report January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014 Corporate political contributions are legally permitted political donations using The Coca-Cola Company's general treasury funds, in certain jurisdictions and under certain circumstances. While corporations are not permitted to contribute to U.S. federal political campaigns or to the national political parties, they can contribute to state and local candidates in many jurisdictions as well as to the "party building activities" of political parties. The Company's federal political action committee, Coca-Cola PAC, is a voluntary employee program funded by employee contributions, and donations are made to U.S. federal candidates, committees and parties. The Georgia Political Action Committee, GA PAC, is a legal entity set up to make contributions to state and local candidates, committees and political parties in Georgia. Corporate political contributions are permitted in Georgia. The Company's state political action committees, GEN ST PAC, MA PAC, MD PAC, NM PAC, NY PAC and RI PAC, are voluntary employee programs funded by employee contributions, and donations are made to state and local candidates, committees and political parties. Note: In 2014, we gave to certain candidates with respect to both their primary and general elections. Applicable political contribution limits are per election. As a result, relevant election limits have not been exceeded. In addition, negative disbursements are for contributions made during 2013 which were either lost in transit or returned. STATE LEGISLATOR CORPORATE FED PAC GEN ST PAC GA PAC MA PAC MD PAC NM PAC NY PAC RI PAC AK Senate Lisa Ann Murkowski R 2,500.00 AL Atty Genl Luther Strange R 1,000.00 House Bradley Byrne R 1,000.00 House Robert B. Aderholt R 1,000.00 AR Governor Asa Hutchinson R 1,000.00 Governor Asa Hutchinson R 2,000.00 Lt Gov Tim Griffin R 500.00 Senate Thomas Cotton R 2,500.00 St House Camille Bennett D 500.00 St House Charlie Collins R 500.00 St House Fernando Vasquez D 500.00 St House Grant Hodges R 500.00 St House Jana Della Rosa R 500.00 St House Jeremy Gillam Grow AR PAC R 500.00 St House Jeremy Ross D 500.00 St House Ken Bragg R 500.00 St House Nelda Speaks R 500.00 St House Patti Julian D 500.00 St House Stacy Hurst R 500.00 St House Tim Lemons R 500.00 St House Tommy Thompson D 500.00 St House Tommy Wren D 500.00 St House Trevor Drown R 500.00 St House Wes Wagner D 500.00 St Senate Bill Sample R 500.00 St Senate Robert Thompson D 500.00 St Senate Terry Rice R 500.00 AZ Governor Doug Ducey R 500.00 House Ann Kirkpatrick D 2,000.00 House Kyrsten Sinema D 2,000.00 House Ron Barber D 2,000.00 Senate John McCain R 2,500.00 St House Bob Robson R 500.00 St Senate Carlyle W. Begay D 500.00 St Senate Jeff Dial R 500.00 CA Cty Super Bobby Shriver D 1,500.00 300.00 Cty Super Gary Yep R 1,000.00 Governor Edmund Brown D 27,200.00 House Alan S. Lowenthal D 500.00 House Ameriash B. Bera D 2,000.00 House Devin G. Nunes R 2,000.00 House Grace F. Napolitano D 1,000.00 House Juan C. Vargas D 1,500.00 House Karen R. Bass D 1,000.00 House Kevin McCarthy R 2,000.00 House Linda T. Sanchez D 3,000.00 House Loretta L. Sanchez D 2,000.00 House Norma Torres D 97.80 House Raul Ruiz D 2,000.00 STATE LEGISLATOR CORPORATE FED PAC GEN ST PAC GA PAC MA PAC MD PAC NM PAC NY PAC RI PAC House Scott H. Peters D 2,000.00 House Tony Cardenas D 3,000.00 House Xavier Becerra D 2,000.00 CA Lt Gov Gavin Newsom D 13,600.00 Mayor Eric Garcetti D 2,300.00 Mayor Fernando Vasquez NP 1,000.00 n/a CA Democratic Party D 22,800.00 n/a CA for Jobs & Strong Economy n/a 4,000.00 n/a CA NV Soft Drink Assn PAC n/a 6,600.00 n/a Dep of State Elections n/a 50.00 n/a GroPAC n/a 6,800.00 n/a San Mateo Cty Dem Cent Cmte D 78.00 n/a SOS Pol Reform Div n/a 50.00 St House Adam Gray D 1,250.00 St House Cristina Garcia D 3,000.00 St House Jacqui Irwin D 1,000.00 St House Jimmy Gomez D 1,000.00 St House Kirsten Olsen R 2,000.00 St House Lorena Gonzalez D 2,500.00 St House Luis Alejo D 1,000.00 St House Matt Dababneh D 2,000.00 St House Miguel Santiago D 2,000.00 St House Mike Gipson D 1,000.00 St House Nora Campos D 1,000.00 St House Patrick O'Donnell D 1,000.00 St House Raul Bocanegra D 1,250.00 St House Rob Bonta D 4,000.00 St House Sharon Quirk-Silva D 1,000.00 St House Susan Talamantes Eggman D 1,250.00 St Senate Anthony Cannella D 1,500.00 St Senate Cathleen Galgiani D 2,500.00 St Senate Richard Pan D 3,000.00 St Senate Tony Mendoza D 1,000.00 CO Governor John W. Hickenlooper D 550.00 House Mike Coffman R 1,000.00 Mayor Michael Hancock D 200.00 n/a CO Dem Party D 2,825.00 Senate Mark E. Udall D 3,500.00 St House Brian DelGrosso R 200.00 St House Kathleen Conti R 200.00 St House Kevin Priola R 200.00 St House Libby Szabo R 200.00 St Senate Kevin Grantham R 200.00 CT House Elizabeth H. Esty D 2,500.00 House John B. Larson D 4,000.00 DE Atty Genl Matt Denn R 1,000.00 DE Senate Christopher Andrew Coons D 5,000.00 FL Ag Comm Adam Putnam R 5,500.00 Atty Genl Pamela Jo Bondi R 3,000.00 Governor Rick Scott R 6,000.00 House Daniel K. Webster R 1,000.00 House Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R 2,000.00 House Jose A. Garcia D 1,000.00 House Katherine Anne Castor D 2,000.00 House Mario Diaz-Balart R 2,000.00 House Patrick E. Murphy D 2,000.00 House William Steve Southerland, II R 1,000.00 n/a FDP House Victory Committee D 2,500.00 n/a FDP Senate Victory Committee D 2,500.00 n/a RPF House Majority R 10,000.00 n/a RPF Senate Majority R 10,000.00 St House Alan Williams D 500.00 St House Jose Felix Diaz R 1,000.00 St House Jose Oliva R 1,000.00 St House Neil Combee R 500.00 St House Steve Crisafulli R 1,000.00 St Senate Geraldine Thompson D 500.00 St Senate Jack Latvala R 1,000.00 St Senate Joe Negron R 500.00 STATE LEGISLATOR CORPORATE FED PAC GEN ST PAC GA PAC MA PAC MD PAC NM PAC NY PAC RI PAC St Senate John Thrasher R 500.00 St Senate Oscar Braynon D 500.00 St Senate Tom Lee R 1,000.00 GA Atty Genl Samuel S. Olens R 6,300.00 City Cncl Charlotte Nash R 500.00 GA City Cncl Lee Morris R 500.00 Cty Chair John Eaves D 2,500.00 Cty Council Bob Ellis NP 500.00 Cty Council Joan Garner D 500.00 Governor Nathan Deal R 2,639.00 House Barry D. Loudermilk R 2,500.00 House Buddy Carter R 2,500.00 House David Albert Scott D 5,000.00 House Douglas Allen Collins R 5,000.00 House Henry C. Johnson, Jr. D 5,000.00 House James Austin Scott R 5,000.00 House John Jenkins Barrow D 5,000.00 House John R. Lewis D 5,000.00 House John Thomas Graves R 5,000.00 House Lynn A. Westmoreland R 5,000.00 House Robert Woodall R 5,000.00 House Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D 5,000.00 House Thomas E. Price, M.D. R 5,000.00 Judge Craig Schwall NP 1,500.00 Mayor Hardie Davis D 1,000.00 n/a DPG Senate Maj Fund D 5,000.00 n/a Fulton Cty Rep Party R 500.00 Pub Serv Comm Timothy Echols R (500.00) Sec of St Brian P. Kemp R 2,500.00 Senate David A. Perdue R 5,000.00 Senate Mary Michelle Nunn D 5,000.00 St House Albert T. Reeves R 250.00 St House Allen M. Peake R 1,000.00 St House Brian Strickland R 250.00 St House Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. R 500.00 St House Bruce Williamson R 500.00 St House Bruce Williamson R (500.00) St House Buddy Harden R 500.00 St House Byung-Jin Pak R 250.00 St House Calvin Smyre D 1,000.00 St House Carolyn Fleming Hugley D 250.00 St House Chad Nimmer R 250.00 St House Christian Coomer R 250.00 St House Darlene K Taylor R 250.00 St House David Ralston R 4,500.00 St House David Wilkerson D 250.00 St House Debbie G.
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