FEC REPORTS ON FINANCIAL ACTIVITY 1989 - 1990 FINAL REPORT U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE CAMPAIGNS Federal Election Commission 999 E Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20463 October, 1991 ; FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Commissioners John McGarry, Chairman Joan D. Aikens, Vice Chairman Lee Ann Elliott Thomas J. Josefiak Danny L. McDonald Scott E. Thomas Donnald K. Anderson, Ex Officio Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Walter J. Stewart, Ex Officio Secretary of the Senate John C. Surina, Staff Director Lawrence M. Noble, General Counsel Comments and inquiries about format should be addressed to the Reports Coordinator, Data Systems Development Division, who coordinated the production of this REPORT. Copies of 1989-90 FINAL REPORT may be obtained by writing to the Public Records Office, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20463. The price is $10.00. Checks should be made payable to the Federal Election Commission. -i- TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I. DESCRIPTION OF REPORT vi II. SUMMARY OF TABLES viii III. EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS xii IV. SELECTED 1989-90 FINANCIAL ACTIVITY, CAMPAIGNS OF THOSE WHO WERE CANDIDATES IN THE NOVEMBER 1988 GENERAL ELECTION ' A. SELECTED FINANCIAL ACTIVITY SUBTOTALLED BY OFFICE AND PARTY WITHIN A STATE AND GRAND TOTALLED BY OFFICE, PARTY, AND INCUMBENT/CHALLENGER/OPEN-SEAT STATUS 1 B. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS TYPES BY OFFICE AND AMOUNT 43 C. TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS FOR DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TYPES BY OFFICE AND DISBURSEMENT AMOUNT 45 D. BEGINNING CASH-ON-HAND OF DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TYPES BY OFFICE AND CASH-ON-HAND AMOUNT 47 E. LATEST CASH-ON-HAND OF DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TYPES BY OFFICE AND CASH-ON-HAND AMOUNT 49 F. SELECTED INCOME OF DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TYPES BY OFFICE AND TYPE OF CAMPAIGN 51 G. REPORTED NON-PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAMPAIGNS BY OFFICE AND TYPE OF CAMPAIGN 52 -ii- TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE H. REPORTED CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAMPAIGNS BY OFFICE AND CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT 55 I. EXPENDITURES AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR AND AGAINST CAMPAIGNS (NON-PARTY OTHER FILERS) 58 J. REPORTED PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES ON BEHALF OF CAMPAIGNS BY OFFICE AND EXPENDITURE AMOUNT 59 ~ V. SELECTED 1989-90 FINANCIAL ACTIVITY, CAMPAIGNS OF THOSE WHO WERE CANDIDATES IN ANY ELECTION HELD DURING 1989 AND 1990 A. SELECTED FINANCIAL ACTIVITY SUBTOTALLED BY OFFICE AND PARTY 60 WITHIN 1. ~TATE AND GRAND TOTALLED BY OFFICE, PARTY, AND INCUMBENT/CHALLENGER/OPEN-SEAT STATUS 60 B. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS TYPES BY OFFICE AND AMOUNT 102 C. TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS FOR DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TYPES BY OFFICE AND DISBURSEMENT AMOUNT 104 D. BEGINNING CASH-ON-HAND OF DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN .TYPES BY OFFICE AND CASH-ON-HAND AMOUNT 106 E. LATEST CASH-ON-HAND OF DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TYPES BY OFFICE AND CASH-ON-HAND AMOUNT 108 F. SELECTED INCOME OF DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TYPES BY OFFICE AND TYPE OF CAMPAIGN 110 -iii- TABLE OF CONTENTS Page G. REPORTED NON-PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAMPAIGNS BY OFFICE AND TYPE OF CAMPAIGN 111 H. REPORTED CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAMPAIGNS BY OFFICE AND CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT 114 I. EXPENDITURES AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR AND AGAINST CAMPAIGNS (NON-PARTY OTHER FILERS) . 117 J. REPORTED PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES ON BEHALF OF CAMPAIGNS BY OFFICE AND EXPENDITURE AMOUNT 118 K. SELECTED FINANCIAL ACTIVITY OF INDIVIDUAL SENATE AND HOUSE CAMPAIGNS WHICH HAVE TOTAL RECEIPTS OR TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS IN EXCESS OF $5,000 119 VI. APPENDIX I - SENATE CAMPAIGNS: SIX-YEAR SUMMARY -iv- TABLE OF CONTENTS, cont. State Page State Page State Page Alabama 119 Kansas 187 Ohio 263 Alaska 119 Kentucky 191 Oklahoma 271 American Samoa 1.23 Louisiana 195 Oregon 275 Arizona 123 Maine 199 Pennsylvania 275 Arkansas 123 Maryland 203 Puerto Rico 283 California 127 Massachusetts 207 Rhode Island 283 Colorado 143 Michigan 211 South Carolina 287 Connecticut 147 Minnesota 219 South Dakota 287 Delaware 151 Mississippi 223 Tennessee 287 District of Colv nbia 151 Missouri 227 Texas 291 Florida 155 Montana 227 Utah 303 Georgia 163 Nebraska 231 Vermont 303 Guam 167 Nevada 235 Virgin Islands 303 Hawaii 167 New Hampshire 235 Virginia 307 Idaho 171 New Jersey 239 Washington 307 Illinois 175 N·ew Mexico 243 West Virginia 311 Indiana 183 New York 247 Wisconsin 315 Iowa 187 North Carolina 257 Wyoming 315 North Dakota 263 Special Elections 319 -v- I DESCRIPTION OF REPORT SCOPE: registered as "candidates" under the Act, This report is a final summary of as amended. selected campaign finance activity Inclusion of candidates who are not associated with 1989-90 House elections required to file reports creates and with 1990 Senate contests. 1989-1990 distortions if mean activity values are financial information is provided for the computed. It is arbitrarily assumed that campaigns of individuals who have all those who do not file have no registered under the Federal Election activity, while actual receipts and Campaign Act as candidates for the disbursements for these candidates may Federal offices of u.s. Senator or u.s. range between $0 and $4,999. See page x Representative. (Note that, for purposes Summary of Tables and; Table K for a of public disclosure, this study 1) listing of only those candidates who are contains a number of individuals who may required to file reports. (Note that not be statutory "candidates" under the different definitions used in this study 1979 Amendments to the Act and 2) and in 1971-78 Interim Report No. 3 and includes, in the summary TABLES, reported No. 5 on u.s. Senate and House Campaigns financial activity pertaining to their make exact comparisons inappropriate.) campaigns. An example of an individual An appendix to this report will who is not a statutory "candidate" under disclose the financial activity of Senate the 1979 Amendments is one seeking candidates throughout the full six years nomination to Federal office who has not of their election cycles. received contributions or made expenditures aggregating in excess of WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED: $5,000.) Also included in the count of This study does not include as part the number of campaigns in this of a campaign any office-account preliminary study are individuals who committee associated with a candidate or have been certified by the appropriate any committee which exists for the state authorities as official Senate or purpose of repaying debts incurred during House candidates in a 1989 or 1990 a 1982 or earlier election contest. The primary, run-off, convention/caucus, or study does not contain all of the general election but who have not information reported by a campaign. -vi- original reports which show information Subsequent reports in this series will as reported by the filers. The contain additional information; this microfilmed public record is the official release, which does not provide such record of the Federal Election itemized data, has, therefore, several Commission. This interim study is one of abbreviated TABLES. several tools which have been developed to summarize the vast quantity of data SOURCE OF INFORMATION: available on the microfilmed public The total receipts/disbursements and record. cash-an-hand activity for each campaign is taken from the reports filed by the PERIOD COVERED: candidate, his principal campaign The beginning point in this study is committee, and any other committees he financial activity which occurred after authorized for a 1989 or 1990 campaign. December 31, 1988. As subsequent reports These reports are filed on a periodic were received during 1989-90 and 1991 basis with the selected campaign finance covering 1989-90, the dollar figures Secretary of the U.S. Senate or the Clerk contained in them were entered into the of th~ U.S. House of Representatives who computer system and added to earlier in turn forward the information to the information. The computer programs which FedePal Election Commission. produced the information on the total Information on party and non-party receipts/disbursements and cash-an-hand committee contributions to and for campaigns used all information had expenditures on behalf of a· campaign, and been entered through August 4, 1989 on independent expenditures, are taken covering the period through December 31, from the reports filed with the 1988. Information on party, non-party Commission by committees and persons and independent expenditure activity undertaking these particular types of includes all such transactions occurring activities. through December 31, 1988. Information from these various reports was entered into the Commission's computer system. Programs that summarize LUIITATIONS: this information were used to produce the This study is a final report TABLES included in this report. designed to give a complete picture of Available at the Commission for the financial activity which occurred inspection are microfilmed copies of the during the 1987-1988 election cycle. -ui i- II SUMMARY OF TABLES The tables are designed to provide information on the 1989-90 financial expenditures, as reported by those activity of campaigns of individuals who filers, are shown. have registered under the Federal Election Campaign Act as 1989 or 1990 TABLE B, •TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR candidates for the Federal offices of DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TYPES BY OFFICE AND u.s. Senator or u.s. Representative. RECEIPT AMOUNT,• displays the Tables A through J appear first for only relationship between the type of campaign those candidates who participated in the and the size of total receipts, e.g., do November, 1990 general election. They incumbent Democratic campaigns have are then repeated for all candidates larger total receipts than those of participating in any election during open-seat other-party candidates. 1989-90. TABLE C, •TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS FOR The EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS provides DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN TYPES BY OFFICE AND detailed definitions for each column and DISBURSEMENT AMOUNT,• presents the explanations of organization; it should relationship between the type of campaign be used in conjunction with the TABLES.