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Spending Detail: Political Activities Lobbying

RecipientPurposeTotal Amount
NYSUT ADVOCACY FUNDAFFILIATE$6,307,536
NYSUT HOLDING ACCOUNTAFFILIATE$4,277,888
GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA, INC.MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS$1,549,363
NP CONSULTING, INC.PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$1,032,075
PRIORITIES USAPOLITICAL ENTITY$1,000,000
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAFFILIATE$894,367
EDUCATION MINNESOTA LOCAL #8021AFFILIATE$737,529
HOUSE MAJORITY PACADVOCACY$650,000
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS SOLIDARITY ACCOUAFFILIATE$634,467
SENATE MAJORITY PACPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION$500,000
STUDENTS, PARENTS AND EDUCATORS IN SUPPORT OF JACKADVOCACY$500,000
A STRONGER MICHIGANADVOCACY$500,000
FIGHTING FOR OUR FUTUREADVOCACY$500,000
FEA SOLIDARITY FUND INCAFFILIATE$485,048
AFL-CIO SECRETARY TREASURERAFFILIATE$455,000
WATERFRONT STRATEGIES INCMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS$413,963
TEXAS AFT SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$405,533
A STRONGER WISCONSINADVOCACY$400,000
EDUCATION MINNESOTAAFFILIATE$364,702
BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTERADVOCACY$360,000
FOR OUR FUTURE C4ADVOCACY$350,000
AFT CONNECTICUT SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$348,775
PEF STATE AFFLAFFILIATE$333,806
MEA-MFT #8024AFFILIATE$333,634
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION PACAFFILIATE$324,000
COOK COUNTY COLLEGE TEACHERS UNION COPEAFFILIATE$322,737
AFT PENNSYLVANIA SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$308,397
YES ON QUALITY SCHOOLSADVOCACY$300,000
MOUNTAIN STATE VALUESADVOCACY$300,000
MFT SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$261,107
RESONANCE CAMPAIGNS, LLCADVOCACY$253,181
PUBLIC EDUCATION DEFENSE FUNDADVOCACY$250,000
BUILD A BETTER MICHIGANADVOCACY$250,000
FRIENDS OF MICHAEL J. MADIGANFUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS$250,000
TEXAS AFT #8041AFFILIATE$247,500
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION LOCAL #1AFFILIATE$239,200
OREGON SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION #6732AFFILIATE$236,133
AFT NEW JERSEY ST FED SOLIDARITY FD HCAFFILIATE$230,781
TPM MEDIA, LLCPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$225,000
DELIVER STRATEGIES, LLCOFFICE SERVICES ORGANIZATION$219,922
US POSTAL SERVICE CAP ACCOUNTOFFICE MAILING SERVICES$200,000
OHIO FEDERATION OF TEACHERS SOLIDARITYAFFILIATE$197,945
AFT MICHIGAN SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$173,089
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, 8004AFFILIATE$171,459
LFT-PAC HOLDING ACCOUNTAFFILIATE$170,589
AFT MARYLAND SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$169,885
INFINITE VOICE BROADCAST LLCPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$168,451
AMERICA VOTESADVOCACY$162,000
AFT MICHIGAN #8020AFFILIATE$160,513
WILDFIRE CONTACT, LLCPUBLICATION SERVICES$157,606
WASHINGTON COURT HOTELMEETING - CONF/HOTEL$156,365
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATIONADVOCACY$150,000
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEADVOCACY$150,000
TEACHERS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EXCELLENCEADVOCACY$150,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PHILADELPHIAADVOCACY$150,000
A STRONGER OHIOADVOCACY$150,000
TERRIS, BARNES & WALTERSCOMMUNICATIONS$147,828
OHIO FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAFFILIATE$146,600
KANSAS VALUES INSTITUTEADVOCACY$125,000
AMERICAN BRIDGE 21ST CENTURYADVOCACY$125,000
RIFTHP SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$122,855
WEST VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAFFILIATE$122,687
MEMBER ENGAGEMENT NORTHEASTORGANIZING SERVICES$120,000
SOLIDARITY FUND HOLDING ACCOUNTAFFILIATE$119,248
FLORIDA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION #8008AFFILIATE$114,823
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONADVOCACY$112,800
NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEADVOCACY$109,600
MINNEAPOLIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAFFILIATE$109,053
AFT OREGON SOLIDARITY ACCOUNTAFFILIATE$108,421
CONNECTICUT VALUESADVOCACY$100,000
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC REDISTRICTING COMMITTEEADVOCACY$100,000
PENN HILL GROUPPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$100,000
EMILY'S LISTPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$100,000
COMMUNITY FIRST COALITIONADVOCACY$100,000
UNITED EDUCATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO #61AFFILIATE$86,357
ST PAUL FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 28AFFILIATE$85,969
FACEBK *2DTN4ANF52COMMUNICATIONS$85,686
KARIM AZIZ DBA KNS STRATEGIESPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$85,000
CLEVELAND TEACHERS UNION PCEAFFILIATE$83,236
AFT NEW MEXICO #8029AFFILIATE$81,741
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATIONADVOCACY$80,000
K & R INDUSTRIES INCSUPPLY VENDOR$79,801
ASHFORD PHILLY LLCMEETING - CONF/HOTEL$79,249
GBI STRATEGIES, LLCPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$79,000
LEVY PREMIUM FOODSERVICECATERER$76,062
HPAE COPEAFFILIATE$75,264
LATINO VICTORY FUNDADVOCACY$75,000
DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEY'S GENERAL ASSOCIATIONADVOCACY$75,000
DEFEND OREGONADVOCACY$75,000
BROWARD TEACHERS UNION COPEAFFILIATE$75,000
NMFEE SOLIDARITY FUND HOLDING ACCOUNTAFFILIATE$74,252
OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION 5905AFFILIATE$74,198
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCTRANSPORTATION SERVICES$71,094
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION POLITICALAFFILIATE$69,792
AFT COLORADO #8005AFFILIATE$68,947
AFT WASHINGTON SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$65,631
AFT WASHINGTON AFL-CIO #8045AFFILIATE$61,852
OREGON FNHP LOCAL 5017AFFILIATE$60,612
AFT WEST VIRGINIA #8046AFFILIATE$59,739
ALBUQUERQUE TEACHERS FEDERATIONAFFILIATE$55,587
CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY ACTION FUND INCADVOCACY$55,000
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, #8011AFFILIATE$54,252
MEA-MFT BALLOT ISSUES FUNDADVOCACY$53,809
BROWARD TEACHERS UNION #1975AFFILIATE$53,568
NORTH DAKOTA UNITED 8082AFFILIATE$53,090
INDIANA FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAFFILIATE$51,401
MEMBER ENGAGEMENT GREAT LAKESAFFILIATE$51,100
VOTERS NOT POLITICIANSADVOCACY$50,000
GREATER WISCONSIN COMMITTEE (GWC)ADVOCACY$50,000
21ST CENTURY FUNDADVOCACY$50,000
IVOTE FUNDADVOCACY$50,000
MARYLAND TOGETHER WE RISE PACADVOCACY$50,000
COLOR OF CHANGE PACADVOCACY$50,000
ALASKA AFL-CIOAFFILIATE$50,000
COLORADANS FOR FAIRNESSADVOCACY$50,000
GREAT SCHOOLS, THRIVING COMMUNITESADVOCACY$50,000
PROMOTE THE VOTEADVOCACY$50,000
VOTE YES FOR OUR KIDS AND TEACHERSADVOCACY$50,000
VOTEVETS PACADVOCACY$50,000
STRENGTHEN OUR SCHOOLSADVOCACY$50,000
COMMITTEE TO ENSURE SAFE PATIENT CAREADVOCACY$50,000
COMMITTEE ON STATESADVOCACY$50,000
MISSOURI FEDERATION OF TEACHERS SRPAFFILIATE$49,925
EMPLOYEES POLITICAL INFORMATIONADVOCACY$48,732
CINCINNATI FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COPEAFFILIATE$47,780
AFT WISCONSIN LOCAL 8047AFFILIATE$45,993
LOUISIANA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS #8016AFFILIATE$40,940
NH FEDERATION OF TEACHERS SOLIDARITYAFFILIATE$40,467
NEW VENTURE FUNDADVOCACY$40,000
THE LIAISON CAPITOL HILL DCMEETING - CONF/HOTEL$39,981
COUNCIL OF NJS COLLEGE LOCALS COPEAFFILIATE$39,485
AFT VERMONT SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$38,129
AFT LOCAL 2121AFFILIATE$37,600
AFT CONNECTICUTAFFILIATE$36,640
UTD TIGERCOPEAFFILIATE$35,298
AFT WISCONSIN NATIONAL SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$35,147
KAPE SOLIDARITYAFFILIATE$34,902
AL MEDIA LLCPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$34,591
LOS ANGELES COLLEGE FACULTY GUILD 1521AFFILIATE$33,771
EDUCATION MINNESOTA - OSSEO LOCAL #1212AFFILIATE$32,980
PHILADELPHIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS #3AFFILIATE$32,166
HUFF, SUECONSULTING$30,113
REBUILD AMERICA'S SCHOOLSADVOCACY$30,000
CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INST. INC.ADVOCACY$30,000
BTU - COPE - PIPEAFFILIATE$30,000
OHIO FEDERATION OF TEACHERS POLITICALAFFILIATE$28,975
DELTA AIR LINESTRANSPORTATION SERVICES$28,385
NSTU COPE N VAFFILIATE$26,596
ALASKA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION/AFT #8050AFFILIATE$26,357
PAJARO VALLEY FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAFFILIATE$25,207
OREGONIANS UNITED AGAINST PROFILINGADVOCACY$25,000
NO CUTS TO CARE PACADVOCACY$25,000
OUR COLORADO VALUES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMM.CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION$25,000
THE BLUESTEM FUNDADVOCACY$25,000
PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONGRESSAFFILIATE$25,000
SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONAADVOCACY$25,000
UNITED AIRLINESTRANSPORTATION SERVICES$24,955
PERALTA COLLEGE FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAFFILIATE$24,754
AFT WASHINGTON COPE STATE-LOCAL ACCOUNTAFFILIATE$24,744
UNITED TEACHERS OF DADE #1974AFFILIATE$24,568
GEORGIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COPEAFFILIATE$23,160
THE ICKES AND ENRIGHT GROUPPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$22,500
BERKELEY FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, #1078AFFILIATE$21,302
RLJ III - HA WEST PALM BEMEETING - CONF/HOTEL$20,299
OKLAHOMA: OKLAHOMA FEDERATION OFAFFILIATE$20,260
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH EDUCATONAL FUNDCHARITABLE ORGANIZATION$20,000
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATIONADVOCACY$20,000
PITTSBURGH FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAFFILIATE$19,836
OXNARD FEDERATION OF TEACHERS & SCHOOL EMPLOYEESAFFILIATE$19,261
PALM BEACH COUNTY CLASSROOM TEACHERSAFFILIATE$18,900
CANTON LODGING, LLCMEETING - CONF/HOTEL$18,669
WISCONSIN FEDERATION OF NURSES & HEALTHAFFILIATE$18,101
NESBITT & PARRINELLO, INC.RESEARCH SERVICES$18,000
MHG TAMPA AVION PARK HMMEETING - CONF/HOTEL$17,440
AFT OREGON #8035AFFILIATE$16,955
FELCOR TRS HOLDINGS LLCMEETINGS-CONF/HOTEL$16,944
DAKOTA COUNTY UNITED EDUCATORSAFFILIATE$15,353
WISCONSIN STATE AFL-CIOAFFILIATE$15,000
THE SIXTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICTADVOCACY$15,000
AT & TCOMMUNICATION COMPANY$14,856
NEWPORT-MESA FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAFFILIATE$14,685
AFT INDIANA LOCAL 8012AFFILIATE$14,444
ORANGE RI HOTEL VENTURE LMEETINGS-CONF/HOTEL$14,429
IFT COPEAFFILIATE$13,849
LOCAL 420 CONTRIBUTION FUNDAFFILIATE$13,600
JACKSONVILLE HOTEL PROPERMEETING-CONF/HOTEL$13,369
WEIDLEMAN, KYLEPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$13,250
76 WORDS CORP.COMMUNICATIONS$12,802
UPSOFFICE MAILING SERVICES$12,620
NCSL FOUNDATION FOR STATE LEGISLATURESADVOCACY$12,500
JEFFERSON FEDERATION OF TEACHERS #1559AFFILIATE$12,500
DUVAL TEACHERS UNITED LOCAL #3326AFFILIATE$12,500
HAWKS QUINDEL, S.C.LEGAL SERVICES$12,485
WISCONSIN FEDERATION OF NURSES ANDAFFILIATE$12,395
WEST SUBURBAN TEACHERS UNION LOCAL 571AFFILIATE$12,150
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS & ALLIED EMPLOYEESAFFILIATE$11,200
MANNION FOR STATE SENATEPOLITICAL ENTITY$11,000
BUDGET RENT A CAR SYSTEM INCTRANSPORTATION SERVICES$10,845
W2005 NEW CENTRY HOTEL POMEETING-CONF/HOTEL$10,346
COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION FUNDINGEDUCATION ADVOCACY$10,000
COLORADO FOR ALL INAUGURATIONPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION$10,000
TWO CAPITOLS CONSULTING, LLCPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$10,000
FREESTONE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCCOMMUNICATIONS$10,000
LEADING AUTHORITIES, INC.CONSULTIVE SERVICES$10,000
FAMILIES VS. ASSAULT RIFLES PAC, INC.POLITICAL ORGANIZATION$10,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINESTRANSPORTATION SERVICES$9,455
TYSON.ORGPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$9,446
PRISM COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS$9,100
RUTGERS AAUP-AFT 6323AFFILIATE$8,864
LAVASANY, KOMBIZCOMMUNICATIONS$8,559
DC WEST LLCPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$8,540
MOUNT VERNON PRINTING COMPANYPRINTING SERVICES$8,496
MISSISSIPPI AFT PSRP POLITICAL COMMITTEEAFFILIATE$8,179
NORTH DAKOTA UNITED SOLIDARITY FUNDAFFILIATE$7,731
NATIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS OF STATE LEGISLATORSADVOCACY$7,500
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEEPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION$7,500
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FEDERATIONAFFILIATE$7,342
KANSAS CITY F OF TS & SRPAFFILIATE$7,198
CAPITOLHOSTCATERING$7,078
CLEVELAND TEACHERS UNION LOCAL #279AFFILIATE$7,021
FOREVER REAL ESTATE HOLDIMEETING-CONF/HOTEL$6,905
AFT NEW JERSEY STATE FEDERATIONAFFILIATE$6,744
PUTNAM PARTNERS, LLCCOMMUNICATIONS$6,512
EAN SERVICES LLCTRANSPORTATION SERVICES$6,458
NORFOLK FEDERATION OF TEACHERS #4261AFFILIATE$6,212
MAESTROCONFERENCECOMMUNICATIONS$5,964
BREVARD FEDERATION OF TEACHERS #2098AFFILIATE$5,950
JACKSON FEDERATION OF TEACHERS/PSRPAFFILIATE$5,600
COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONAFFILIATE$5,577
LOS RIOS COLLEGE FED. OF TEACHERS #2279AFFILIATE$5,550
EDUCATION MINNESOTA - LAKEVILLE FEDAFFILIATE$5,527
VOLUSIA TEACHERS ORGANIZATIONAFFILIATE$5,270
NTU COPEAFFILIATE$5,257
ALACHUA CO EDUCATION ASSOC. #3749AFFILIATE$5,226
HOTEL 1100 CARNEGLE OPCO,MEETINGS-CONF/HOTEL$5,101
CAMPUS REALTY PROPERTIESMEETING - CONF/HOTEL$5,013
ZEILER, MICHELLEPROFESSIONAL SERVICES$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE TREASURERSPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION$5,000
NATIONAL COALITION ON BLACK CIVIC PARTICIPATION, ICHARITABLE ORGANIZATION$5,000
BRIGHT FUTURES FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY KIDSADVOCACY$5,000
MARICOPA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION$5,000
THE ATLAS PROJECTCONSULTANT ORGANIZATION$5,000
OHIO UNITY COALITIONADVOCACY$5,000
NATIONAL BOARD OF HISPANIC CAUCUS CHAIRSPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION$5,000