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2017-2018 NARFE-PAC Disbursements (Through December 31, 2017) 2017-2018 NARFE-PAC Disbursements (Through December 31, 2017) Notes Amount (Unless otherwise noted, disbursements were made in- District/ Given connection with DC fundraisers attended by NARFE State Senate Name Party (as of 12/31/17) officers and legislative staff.) Alabama 07 Terri Sewell D $1,500 NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraisers Alaska AL Don Young R $3,000 attended by NARFE staff. NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraisers Arizona 01 Tom O'Halleran D $1,500 attended by NARFE staff. NARFE members attended local fundraiser. Funds were disbursed before 09 Kyrsten Sinema D $1,000 Rep. announced Senate run. NARFE members attended local California 03 John Garamendi D $1,500 fundraiser. NARFE members attended local 05 Mike Thompson D $2,000 fundraiser. 08 Paul Cook R $2,000 09 Jerry McNerney D $1,000 11 Mark Desaulnier D $2,000 12 Nancy Pelosi D $5,000 NARFE members attended local 15 Eric Swalwell D $1,000 fundraiser. 16 Jim Costa D $1,000 NARFE members attended local 20 Jimmy Panetta D $1,000 fundraiser. NARFE members attended local 24 Salud Carbajal D $2,000 fundraiser. 31 Pete Aguilar D $1,000 38 Linda Sanchez D $1,000 41 Mark Takano D $1,000 47 Alan Lowenthal D $1,000 Senate Diane Feinstein D $2,500 Colorado 01 Diana DeGette D $1,000 NARFE members attended local 07 Ed Perlmutter D $500 fundraiser. Connecticut 01 John Larson D $1,000 2017-2018 NARFE-PAC Disbursements (Through December 31, 2017) 03 Rosa DeLauro D $3,000 05 Elizabeth Esty D $3,000 Delaware AL Lisa Blunt Rochester D $1,000 Florida 10 Val Demings D $1,000 26 Carlos Curbelo R $2,000 Senate Bill Nelson D $5,000 Funds were disbursed before Rep. Hawaii 01 Colleen Hanabusa D $1,000 announced run for Governor Senate Mazie Hirono D $2,500 NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraisers Illinois 01 Bobby Rush D $2,000 attended by NARFE staff. 02 Robin Kelly D $1,000 NARFE members attended local 03 Dan Lipinski D $1,000 fundraiser. 07 Danny Davis D $2,500 09 Jan Schakowsky D $1,000 10 Brad Schneider D $1,000 11 Bill Foster D $1,000 13 Rodney Davis R $3,500 NARFE members attended local Indiana 01 Pete Visclosksy D $500 fundraiser. NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraisers Senate Joe Donnelly D $6,000 attended by NARFE staff. Kentucky 03 John Yarmuth D $1,500 Massachusetts 01 Richard Neal D $1,000 06 Joe Kennedy III D $1,000 09 Bill Keating D $1,000 NARFE members attended local Maryland 02 Dutch Ruppersberger D $500 fundraiser. 04 Anthony Brown D $5,500 NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraisers 05 Steny Hoyer D $6,500 attended by NARFE staff. 2017-2018 NARFE-PAC Disbursements (Through December 31, 2017) NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraiser 07 Elijah Cummings D $1,500 attended by NARFE staff 08 Jamie Raskin D $6,000 Senate Ben Cardin D $6,000 Michigan 12 Debbie Dingel D $1,000 Minnesota 08 Rick Nolan D $1,000 Senate Amy Klobuchar D $1,500 NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraisers Missouri 01 Lacy Clay D $2,000 attended by NARFE staff. Senate Claire McCaskill D $4,500 NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraisers Montana Senate Jon Tester D $6,000 attended by NARFE staff. Nevada 01 Dina Titus D $2,000 New Hampshire 02 Annie Kuster D $1,000 New Jersey 01 Donald Norcross D $1,000 Funds were disbursed before he 02 Frank LoBiondo R $3,000 announced his retirement NARFE members attended local 04 Chris Smith R $3,000 fundraiser. NARFE members attended local 06 Frank Pallone D $2,000 fundraiser. 07 Leonard Lance R $1,000 NARFE members attended local 08 Albio Sires D $1,000 fundraiser. NARFE members attended local 09 Bill Pascrell D $2,500 fundraiser. NARFE members attended local 10 Donald Payne D $1,000 fundraiser. New Mexico 03 Ben Ray Lujan D $5,000 Senate Martin Heinrich D $1,500 New York 02 Pete King R $4,000 07 Nydia Velazquez D $1,000 11 Dan Donovan R $1,000 2017-2018 NARFE-PAC Disbursements (Through December 31, 2017) 12 Carolyn Maloney D $3,500 14 Joseph Crowley D $1,000 17 Nita Lowey D $1,000 NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraisers 20 Paul Tonko D $2,000 attended by NARFE staff. 23 Tom Reed R $1,000 24 John Katko R $1,000 25 Louise Slaughter D $3,000 26 Brian Higgins D $1,000 North Carolina 04 David Price D $1,000 North Dakota Senate Heidi Heitkamp D $7,000 Ohio 09 Marcy Kaptur D $2,000 10 Mike Turner R $3,000 11 Marcia Fudge D $1,000 Funds were disbursed before he 12 Pat Tiberi R $3,500 announced retirement. 15 Steve Stivers R $1,500 Senate Sherrod Brown D $2,500 Oklahoma 04 Tom Cole R $4,000 Senate James Lankford R $5,000 Oregon 02 Greg Walden R $1,000 03 Earl Blumenauer D $1,000 NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraiser 05 Kurt Schrader D $2,000 attended by NARFE staff. NARFE members attended local Pennsylvania 01 Robert Brady D $1,000 fundraiser. 06 Ryan Costello R $4,500 07 Pat Meehan R $2,000 08 Brian Fitzpatrick R $2,000 13 Brendan Boyle D $2,000 Funds were disbursed before he 15 Charlie Dent R $2,000 announced retirement. 17 Matt Cartwright D $3,000 Senate Bob Casey D $2,500 Rhode Island 01 David Cicilline D $1,000 2017-2018 NARFE-PAC Disbursements (Through December 31, 2017) Senate Sheldon Whitehouse D $1,500 NARFE members attended local South Carolina 06 Jim Clyburn D $2,000 fundraiser. Tennessee 09 Steve Cohen D $1,000 Texas 08 Kevin Brady R $5,000 20 Joaquin Castro D $1,000 24 Kenny Marchant R $1,000 29 Gene Green D $1,000 35 Lloyd Doggett D $1,000 Utah 01 Rob Bishop R $6,000 Vermont AL Peter Welch D $2,000 NARFE members attended local fundraiser in addition to DC fundraiser Virginia 01 Rob Wittman R $1,500 attended by NARFE staff. 02 Scott Taylor R $1,500 NARFE members attended local 03 Robert Scott D $1,000 fundraiser. 08 Don Beyer D $6,500 10 Barbara Comstock R $9,000 11 Gerry Connolly D $4,000 SN Tim Kaine D $2,000 Washington 01 Suzan DelBene D $2,000 04 Dan Newhouse R $2,000 06 Derek Kilmer D $5,000 07 Pramila Jayapal D $1,000 Funds were disbursed before he 08 Dave Reichert R $1,000 announced retirement. NARFE members attended local 10 Denny Heck D $2,000 fundraiser Wisconsin 02 Mark Pocan D $3,000 03 Ron Kind D $1,000 Senate Tammy Baldwin D $2,500 West Virginia 01 David McKinley R $2,000 Funds were disbursed before he 03 Evan Jenkins R $1,000 announced retirement. Senate Joe Manchin D $5,000 Candidate Total: $291,500 2017-2018 NARFE-PAC Disbursements (Through December 31, 2017) Non-candidate Disbursements Annual dues provide access to House Republicans via multiple events throughout year. Also provides valuable National Republican Congressional information regarding legislative agendas Committee (NRCC) $15,000 and campaigns. Annual dues provide access to House Democrats via multiple events throughout year. Also provides valuable Democratic Congressional information regarding legislative agendas Campaign Committee (DCCC) $15,000 and campaigns. Annual dues provide access to Senate Republicans via multiple events throughout year. Also provides valuable National Republican Senatorial information regarding legislative agendas Committee (NRSC) $15,000 and campaigns. Annual dues provide access to Senate Democrats via multiple events throughout year. Also provides valuable Democratic Senatorial Campaign information regarding legislative agendas Committee (DSCC) $15,000 and campaigns. Annual dues provide access to some of our strongest Republican supporters in Republican Main Street Congress via multiple events throughout Partnership PAC $5,000 year. Annual dues provide access to some of our strongest Democrat supporters in Congress via multiple events throughout The New Democrat Coalition PAC $5,000 year. Disbursement to Rep. Richard Neal's Madison PAC $5,000 leadership political action committee Non-candidate Total: $75,000 Disbursement Total: $366,500.
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