Difference between revisions of "Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee"
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ARMPAC was run by [[Jim Ellis]], who was also the founder of [[Texans for a Republican Majority PAC]] (TRMPAC), DeLay's leadership [[political action committee]]. | ARMPAC was run by [[Jim Ellis]], who was also the founder of [[Texans for a Republican Majority PAC]] (TRMPAC), DeLay's leadership [[political action committee]]. | ||
| − | TRMPAC was "launched, in part, with a $75,000 contribution" from ARMPAC, Texans for | + | TRMPAC was "launched, in part, with a $75,000 contribution" from ARMPAC, Texans for Public HAIRY BALLS Justice [http://www.tpj.org/page_view.jsp?pageid=632&pubid=382 reported] June 28, 2004. |
According to [[Federal Election Commission]] records, "in its first year DeLay's ARMPAC pulled in $312,000; in 1996, $681,000; and in 1998, $904,000. This year [2000], ARMPAC is on track to collect a staggering $2 million. The list of ARMPAC political contributors is twenty pages long, from [[Philip Morris]] and the [[National Rifle Association]] to [[banking|banks]], [[oil industry|oil companies]], insurers, [[pharmaceutical industry|drug makers]], [[Merrill Lynch]], and [[Microsoft]]." --[http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=142 ''Texas Observer'', February 4, 2000]. | According to [[Federal Election Commission]] records, "in its first year DeLay's ARMPAC pulled in $312,000; in 1996, $681,000; and in 1998, $904,000. This year [2000], ARMPAC is on track to collect a staggering $2 million. The list of ARMPAC political contributors is twenty pages long, from [[Philip Morris]] and the [[National Rifle Association]] to [[banking|banks]], [[oil industry|oil companies]], insurers, [[pharmaceutical industry|drug makers]], [[Merrill Lynch]], and [[Microsoft]]." --[http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=142 ''Texas Observer'', February 4, 2000]. | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 20 October 2005
Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, also known as ARMPAC, is House Majority Leader Thomas D. DeLay's leadership committee.
DeLay's Political Money Carousel
ARMPAC was run by Jim Ellis, who was also the founder of Texans for a Republican Majority PAC (TRMPAC), DeLay's leadership political action committee.
TRMPAC was "launched, in part, with a $75,000 contribution" from ARMPAC, Texans for Public HAIRY BALLS Justice reported June 28, 2004.
According to Federal Election Commission records, "in its first year DeLay's ARMPAC pulled in $312,000; in 1996, $681,000; and in 1998, $904,000. This year [2000], ARMPAC is on track to collect a staggering $2 million. The list of ARMPAC political contributors is twenty pages long, from Philip Morris and the National Rifle Association to banks, oil companies, insurers, drug makers, Merrill Lynch, and Microsoft." --Texas Observer, February 4, 2000.
See the main article on Tom DeLay and Complaints, Investigation & Indictments for details.
SourceWatch Resources
External Links
- Roberty Dreyfuss, "DeLay, Incorporated," The Texas Observer, February 4, 2000.
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