Freddie Mac Discontinues Party
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac, a recent recipient of a federal bailout, will not throw a party during the Democratic nominatin convention in Denver. When I’m broke I can’t go to a party, let alone throw one for a bunch of lobbyists and politicos. So I understand.
Freddie Mac might be saving some money and face in this decision, but they’ve been happily doling out money to committees that provide oversight over the mortgage industry. Below is a chart of Freddie Mac’s PAC contributions to active members of the House. Financial Services Committee members are highlighted:
| Ackerman, Gary (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Baca, Joe (D-CA) | $3,000 |
| Bachmann, Michele Marie (R-MN) | $2,500 |
| Bachus, Spencer (R-AL) | $2,500 |
| Bean, Melissa (D-IL) | $6,999 |
| Becerra, Xavier (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Biggert, Judy (R-IL) | $1,000 |
| Boehner, John (R-OH) | $7,500 |
| Brown-Waite, Ginny (R-FL) | $1,000 |
| Cantor, Eric (R-VA) | $7,000 |
| Capito, Shelley Moore (R-WV) | $1,000 |
| Clay, William L Jr (D-MO) | $1,000 |
| Cleaver, Emanuel (D-MO) | $1,000 |
| Clyburn, James E (D-SC) | $1,500 |
| Cole, Tom (R-OK) | $1,000 |
| Crowley, Joseph (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Cummings, Elijah E (D-MD) | $1,000 |
| Davis, Geoff (R-KY) | $1,000 |
| Davis, Lincoln (D-TN) | $1,000 |
| Davis, Tom (R-VA) | $4,999 |
| Frank, Barney (D-MA) | $4,500 |
| Heller, Dean (R-NV) | $1,000 |
| Hinojosa, Ruben (D-TX) | $1,000 |
| Hodes, Paul W (D-NH) | $1,000 |
| Honda, Mike (D-CA) | $2,000 |
| Israel, Steve (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Jones, Stephanie Tubbs (D-OH) | $1,000 |
| Kanjorski, Paul E (D-PA) | $3,000 |
| Klein, Ron (D-FL) | $1,000 |
| LaTourette, Steven C (R-OH) | $2,000 |
| Lewis, John (D-GA) | $1,000 |
| Lynch, Stephen F (D-MA) | $1,000 |
| Mahoney, Tim (D-FL) | $1,000 |
| Maloney, Carolyn B (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Marshall, Jim (D-GA) | $1,000 |
| McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) | $1,000 |
| McCrery, Jim (R-LA) | $1,000 |
| McHenry, Patrick (R-NC) | $1,000 |
| Meek, Kendrick B (D-FL) | $1,000 |
| Meeks, Gregory W (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Miller, Brad (D-NC) | $1,000 |
| Miller, Gary (R-CA) | $3,000 |
| Moore, Dennis (D-KS) | $1,000 |
| Moore, Gwen (D-WI) | $1,000 |
| Murphy, Chris (D-CT) | $1,000 |
| Napolitano, Grace (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Neugebauer, Randy (R-TX) | $3,500 |
| Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA) | $7,500 |
| Pomeroy, Earl (D-ND) | $500 |
| Pryce, Deborah (R-OH) | $1,000 |
| Rangel, Charles B (D-NY) | $2,000 |
| Renzi, Rick (R-AZ) | $1,000 |
| Reynolds, Tom (R-NY) | $1,000 |
| Rogers, Mike (R-MI) | $1,000 |
| Roskam, Peter (R-IL) | $1,000 |
| Sherman, Brad (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Slaughter, Louise M (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Thompson, Bennie G (D-MS) | $1,000 |
| Tiberi, Patrick J (R-OH) | $1,000 |
| Velazquez, Nydia M (D-NY) | $3,000 |
| Watt, Melvin L (D-NC) | $1,000 |
Spreading the wealth around. I’ll look at the Senate and giving from executives a little later.
