Contributors 2019 - 2020

Leadership PAC: Protecting America Under Law

Rank	Contributor	Hires lobbyists?	Lobbying firm?*	Lobbyist(s) give to member?	Total	Individuals	PACs
1	American Dental Assn	Yes			$24,050	$4,050	$20,000
2	Pinnacle West Capital	Yes			$20,000	$0	$20,000
3	House Freedom Fund				$16,850	$6,850	$10,000
4	Bill Luke Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge				$11,200	$11,200	$0
4	SAFTI First				$11,200	$11,200	$0
6	American Assn/Oral & Maxillofacial Surg	Yes			$10,000	$0	$10,000
6	American Kidney Stone Management				$10,000	$0	$10,000
6	Freeport-McMoRan	Yes			$10,000	$0	$10,000
6	Koch Industries	Yes			$10,000	$0	$10,000
6	Majority Cmte PAC				$10,000	$0	$10,000
6	RADPAC				$10,000	$0	$10,000
12	Protecting Integrity & Truth Together PAC				$9,766	$0	$9,766
13	Concept Development				$7,800	$7,800	$0
14	American Society of Anesthesiologists	Yes			$7,500	$0	$7,500
15	McShane LLC				$7,100	$7,100	$0
16	National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	Yes			$6,500	$0	$6,500
17	American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry	Yes			$6,000	$0	$6,000
17	National Assn of Realtors	Yes			$6,000	$0	$6,000
17	Salt River Valley Water Users' Assn				$6,000	$0	$6,000
20	American Assn of Orthodontists	Yes			$5,000	$0	$5,000
20	American College of Radiology	Yes			$5,000	$0	$5,000
20	American Hotel & Lodging Assn	Yes			$5,000	$0	$5,000
20	CEMEX Inc				$5,000	$0	$5,000
20	Huck PAC				$5,000	$0	$5,000
20	National Mining Assn	Yes			$5,000	$0	$5,000
26	ABC Sand & Rock				$4,800	$4,800	$0
27	AT&T Inc	Yes			$4,000	$0	$4,000
27	Jim Jordan for Congress				$4,000	$0	$4,000
27	Scalise for Congress				$4,000	$0	$4,000
30	Etico Construction Group				$3,300	$3,300	$0
31	American Optometric Assn	Yes			$3,000	$0	$3,000
31	National Stone, Sand & Gravel Assn	Yes			$3,000	$0	$3,000
31	Union Pacific Corp	Yes			$3,000	$0	$3,000
34	Finman Technologies				$2,800	$2,800	$0
34	Hawaiian Gardens Casino	Yes			$2,800	$2,800	$0
34	Inventor Rights PAC				$2,800	$0	$2,800
34	LJ Bardswich Mine Consultant				$2,800	$2,800	$0
34	Oneida Indian Nation	Yes			$2,800	$2,800	$0
34	Uline Inc	Yes			$2,800	$2,800	$0
34	Veritas Global Protection				$2,800	$2,800	$0
41	Gila River Indian Community	Yes			$2,700	$2,700	$0
41	Jones Lang LaSalle				$2,700	$2,700	$0
43	Um Holdings				$2,554	$2,554	$0
44	Apollo Education Group	Yes			$2,500	$0	$2,500
44	Arch Leadership PAC				$2,500	$0	$2,500
44	Arch Resources	Yes			$2,500	$0	$2,500
44	CalPortland Co				$2,500	$0	$2,500
44	Depcom Power				$2,500	$2,500	$0
44	National Beer Wholesalers Assn	Yes			$2,500	$0	$2,500
44	No Borders Dental Resources				$2,500	$2,500	$0
44	Perry-Mccall Construction				$2,500	$2,500	$0
44	Taylor Morrison Inc				$2,500	$0	$2,500
44	Western Energy Alliance	Yes			$2,500	$0	$2,500
54	American Council of Engineering Cos	Yes			$2,000	$0	$2,000
54	BNSF Railway				$2,000	$0	$2,000
54	Chilton Ranch				$2,000	$2,000	$0
54	Colorado River Indian Tribe	Yes			$2,000	$2,000	$0
54	Crownquest Operating				$2,000	$2,000	$0
54	Headwaters Inc				$2,000	$0	$2,000
54	Honeywell International	Yes			$2,000	$0	$2,000
54	Ikon5				$2,000	$2,000	$0
54	Lippes Mathias				$2,000	$2,000	$0
54	Monarch Enterprises				$2,000	$2,000	$0
54	National Rifle Assn	Yes			$2,000	$0	$2,000
54	Nelson, Mullins et al		Yes		$2,000	$0	$2,000
54	Safari Club International	Yes			$2,000	$0	$2,000
54	Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indians	Yes			$2,000	$2,000	$0
54	Simoncre				$2,000	$2,000	$0
54	Sterritt Dental				$2,000	$2,000	$0
54	Tietjen Technologies				$2,000	$2,000	$0
71	Build the Wall PAC				$1,600	$0	$1,600
72	City Property Management				$1,500	$1,500	$0
72	Vulcan Materials	Yes			$1,500	$0	$1,500
74	Wells Fargo				$1,145	$1,145	$0
75	American Bus Assn	Yes		Yes	$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Arizona Cattle Feeders Associa				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Arizona Nutritional Supplements				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Arizona Rock Products Assn				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Associated Builders & Contractors	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	B3 Strategies		Yes		$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Barrick Goldstrike Mines				$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Brownstein, Hyatt et al	Yes	Yes		$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Citizens United				$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Coleman Goodemote Construction				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Colorado Springs Pediatric Dentistry				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Contura Energy	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Covington & Burling		Yes		$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Dallas Safari Club	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Grand Canyon State Caucus				$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Holland & Hart		Yes		$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	House Conservatives Fund				$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Independent Petroleum Assn of America	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Intellectual Ventures LLC	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Jhtg Inc				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Land of Opportunity PAC				$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Law Office Of Sandra S Froman				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Lehigh Hanson				$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Majority In Congress PAC				$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Maple Engine LLC				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	McShane				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Meadows for Congress				$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Morongo Band of Mission Indians	Yes			$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	National Cattlemen's Beef Assn	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	National Cotton Council	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	National Federation of Independent Business	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	National Shooting Sports Foundation	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	National Society of Professional Surveyors	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	OCI Assoc				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Pascua Yaqui Tribe	Yes			$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Pieper & Marsh Family Dentistry				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Pqh Group Design				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Precision Machined Products Assn	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	PROSSER				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Services Group of America				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Squire Patton Boggs		Yes		$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Texans for Jodey Arrington				$1,000	$0	$1,000
75	Thlopthlocco Tribal Town	Yes		Yes	$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	Tri-R Construction				$1,000	$1,000	$0
75	United Dairymen of Arizona	Yes			$1,000	$0	$1,000

*registrants, or active lobbying firm

These tables list the top donors to candidates in the 2019 - 2020 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

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