Prejudice in the name of human rights
Every week opensecrets.org highlights some group. This week, in honor of President Obama declaring this month “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month”, opensecrets targeted the Human Rights Campaign:
Among them. the Human Rights Campaign, which was founded in 1980 and boasts more than 1 million grassroots supporters, has some of the deepest pockets. During the first quarter of the year, the Human Rights Campaign spent $480,000 on federal lobbying and employed more than 20 lobbyists. During 2010, the Human Rights Campaign invested $1.98 million on federal lobbying. The Human Rights Campaign also operates a political action committee of its own. During the 2010 election cycle, the group’s PAC raised more than $1 million and doled out about $804,000 to federal candidates.
First thing I noticed. 2010 contributions:
| REPUBLICANS | |
| Biggert, Judy (R-IL) | $5,000 |
| Keating, William R (D-MA) | $4,500 |
| Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL) | $7,000 |
| Scozzafava, Dierdre K (R-NY) | $4,863 |
| Shays, Christopher (R-CT) | ($25) |
| Kirk, Mark (R-IL) | $2,000 |
Not a whole lot going on there huh? Now check out this list:
| NON-REPUBLICANS | |
| Ackerman, Gary (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Adler, John H (D-NJ) | $9,500 |
| Andrews, Robert E (D-NJ) | $2,000 |
| Arcuri, Michael (D-NY) | $10,000 |
| Baca, Joe (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI) | $3,550 |
| Bass, Karen (D-CA) | $2,500 |
| Bean, Melissa (D-IL) | $4,500 |
| Becerra, Xavier (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Bennet, Michael F (D-CO) | $4,462 |
| Bera, Ami (D-CA) | $3,500 |
| Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) | $1,025 |
| Berman, Howard L (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Bishop, Timothy H (D-NY) | $10,500 |
| Blumenauer, Earl (D-OR) | $2,000 |
| Blumenthal, Richard (D-CT) | $9,500 |
| Boccieri, John A (D-OH) | $9,000 |
| Boswell, Leonard L (D-IA) | $9,500 |
| Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) | $8,975 |
| Braley, Bruce (D-IA) | $6,000 |
| Capps, Lois (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Capuano, Michael E (D-MA) | $1,000 |
| Carnahan, Robin (D-MO) | $8,984 |
| Carnahan, Russ (D-MO) | $3,000 |
| Carney, John (D-DE) | $8,305 |
| Carson, Andre (D-IN) | $1,000 |
| Castor, Kathy (D-FL) | $1,000 |
| Chu, Judy (D-CA) | $3,500 |
| Cicilline, David N (D-RI) | $9,118 |
| Clark, Tarryl (D-MN) | $7,948 |
| Clarke, Hansen (D-MI) | $1,000 |
| Clarke, Yvette D (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Cleaver, Emanuel (D-MO) | $1,000 |
| Clyburn, James E (D-SC) | $5,000 |
| Coakley, Martha (D-MA) | $5,000 |
| Cohen, Stephen Ira (D-TN) | $4,975 |
| Connolly, Gerry (D-VA) | $8,135 |
| Conyers, John Jr (D-MI) | $2,500 |
| Coons, Chris (D-DE) | $4,195 |
| Courtney, Joe (D-CT) | $1,000 |
| Crowley, Joseph (D-NY) | $2,000 |
| Cummings, Elijah E (D-MD) | $1,000 |
| Dahlkemper, Kathleen (D-PA) | $1,000 |
| Davis, Danny K (D-IL) | $1,000 |
| Davis, Susan A (D-CA) | $2,000 |
| DeFazio, Peter (D-OR) | $1,000 |
| DeGette, Diana (D-CO) | $1,000 |
| DeLauro, Rosa L (D-CT) | $1,000 |
| DelBene, Suzan (D-WA) | $3,862 |
| Deutch, Ted (D-FL) | $5,900 |
| Dingell, John D (D-MI) | $2,000 |
| Dodd, Chris (D-CT) | $1,000 |
| Doggett, Lloyd (D-TX) | $1,000 |
| Doyle, Mike (D-PA) | $1,000 |
| Driehaus, Steve (D-OH) | $9,348 |
| Edwards, Donna (D-MD) | $3,500 |
| Elliott, Joyce (D-AR) | $4,500 |
| Ellison, Keith (D-MN) | $1,000 |
| Engel, Eliot L (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Eshoo, Anna (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Farr, Sam (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Fattah, Chaka (D-PA) | $1,000 |
| Feingold, Russ (D-WI) | $9,163 |
| Filner, Bob (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Fisher, Lee Irwin (D-OH) | $4,525 |
| Foster, Bill (D-IL) | $8,000 |
| Frank, Barney (D-MA) | $10,000 |
| Fudge, Marcia L (D-OH) | $1,000 |
| Galvin, Scott (D-FL) | $4,525 |
| Garamendi, John (D-CA) | $5,000 |
| Garcia, Joe (D-FL) | $5,500 |
| Giannoulias, Alexander (D-IL) | $3,135 |
| Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) | $9,000 |
| Gillibrand, Kirsten (D-NY) | $7,000 |
| Gonzalez, Charlie A (D-TX) | $1,000 |
| Grayson, Alan (D-FL) | $6,500 |
| Green, Al (D-TX) | $2,000 |
| Grijalva, Raul M (D-AZ) | $4,000 |
| Gutierrez, Luis V (D-IL) | $2,000 |
| Hall, John (D-NY) | $9,500 |
| Halvorson, Deborah (D-IL) | $8,000 |
| Hare, Phil (D-IL) | $5,500 |
| Harman, Jane (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Hastings, Alcee L (D-FL) | $1,000 |
| Heinrich, Martin (D-NM) | $9,500 |
| Higgins, Brian M (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Himes, Jim (D-CT) | $7,000 |
| Hinchey, Maurice (D-NY) | $3,500 |
| Hinojosa, Ruben (D-TX) | $1,000 |
| Hirono, Mazie K (D-HI) | $1,000 |
| Hodes, Paul W (D-NH) | $3,664 |
| Holt, Rush (D-NJ) | $4,500 |
| Honda, Mike (D-CA) | $2,000 |
| Hoyer, Steny H (D-MD) | $4,500 |
| Inouye, Daniel K (D-HI) | $1,500 |
| Inslee, Jay R (D-WA) | $1,000 |
| Israel, Steve (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Jackson Lee, Sheila (D-TX) | $1,000 |
| Jackson, Jesse Jr (D-IL) | $1,000 |
| Johnson, Eddie Bernice (D-TX) | $1,000 |
| Johnson, Hank (D-GA) | $5,000 |
| Kennedy, Patrick J (D-RI) | $1,000 |
| Kildee, Dale E (D-MI) | $1,000 |
| Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks (D-MI) | $1,000 |
| Kilroy, Mary Jo (D-OH) | $9,250 |
| Kind, Ron (D-WI) | $6,000 |
| Kirkpatrick, Ann (D-AZ) | $10,000 |
| Klein, Ron (D-FL) | $9,500 |
| Kucinich, Dennis J (D-OH) | $50 |
| Kuster, Ann Mclane (D-NH) | $5,000 |
| Langevin, Jim (D-RI) | $1,000 |
| Larsen, Rick (D-WA) | $4,500 |
| Larson, John B (D-CT) | $2,000 |
| Lassa, Julie (D-WI) | $9,500 |
| Leahy, Patrick (D-VT) | $3,000 |
| Lee, Barbara (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Lentz, Bryan (D-PA) | $3,000 |
| Levin, Sander (D-MI) | $4,000 |
| Lewis, John (D-GA) | $1,500 |
| Lieberman, Joe (I-CT) | $1,000 |
| Loebsack, David (D-IA) | $8,000 |
| Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Lowey, Nita M (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Lujan, Ben R (D-NM) | $1,000 |
| Lynch, Stephen F (D-MA) | $1,000 |
| Maffei, Dan (D-NY) | $8,000 |
| Maloney, Carolyn B (D-NY) | $2,000 |
| Markey, Betsy (D-CO) | $9,142 |
| Markey, Edward J (D-MA) | $1,000 |
| Marshall, Elaine (D-NC) | $2,500 |
| Massa, Eric (D-NY) | $3,000 |
| Matsui, Doris O (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| McCarthy, Carolyn (D-NY) | $3,500 |
| McCollum, Betty (D-MN) | $1,000 |
| McGovern, James P (D-MA) | $1,000 |
| McMahon, Michael E (D-NY) | $9,500 |
| McNerney, Jerry (D-CA) | $10,000 |
| Meek, Kendrick B (D-FL) | $4,500 |
| Meeks, Gregory W (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Merkley, Jeff (D-OR) | $5,000 |
| Mikulski, Barbara A (D-MD) | $2,000 |
| Miller, Brad (D-NC) | $2,000 |
| Miller, George (D-CA) | $3,000 |
| Mitchell, Harry E (D-AZ) | $8,571 |
| Moore, Dennis (D-KS) | $2,000 |
| Moore, Stephene Ann (D-KS) | $3,500 |
| Murphy, Christopher S (D-CT) | $6,000 |
| Murphy, Patrick J (D-PA) | $8,832 |
| Murphy, Scott (D-NY) | $15,000 |
| Murray, Patty (D-WA) | $8,073 |
| Nadler, Jerrold (D-NY) | $2,500 |
| Napolitano, Grace (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Neal, Richard E (D-MA) | $1,000 |
| Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC) | $1,000 |
| Nye, Glenn (D-VA) | $4,500 |
| Olver, John W (D-MA) | $1,000 |
| Pallone, Frank Jr (D-NJ) | $1,000 |
| Pascrell, Bill Jr (D-NJ) | $1,000 |
| Pastor, Ed (D-AZ) | $1,025 |
| Payne, Donald M (D-NJ) | $1,000 |
| Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA) | $5,000 |
| Perlmutter, Edwin G (D-CO) | $5,500 |
| Peters, Gary (D-MI) | $10,000 |
| Pingree, Chellie (D-ME) | $4,500 |
| Pougnet, Stephen P (D-CA) | $9,400 |
| Price, David (D-NC) | $1,000 |
| Quigley, Mike (D-IL) | $4,500 |
| Rangel, Charles B (D-NY) | $2,500 |
| Reid, Harry (D-NV) | $5,846 |
| Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) | $1,000 |
| Richardson, Laura (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Rothman, Steven R (D-NJ) | $1,000 |
| Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Rush, Bobby L (D-IL) | $1,000 |
| Ryan, Tim (D-OH) | $1,000 |
| Salazar, John (D-CO) | $5,500 |
| Sanchez, Linda (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Sanchez, Loretta (D-CA) | $7,500 |
| Schakowsky, Jan (D-IL) | $1,000 |
| Schauer, Mark (D-MI) | $8,316 |
| Schiff, Adam (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Schrader, Kurt (D-OR) | $8,758 |
| Schultz, Debbie Wasserman (D-FL) | $2,000 |
| Schumer, Charles E (D-NY) | $2,500 |
| Schwartz, Allyson (D-PA) | $1,000 |
| Scott, Robert C (D-VA) | $1,000 |
| Seals, Dan (D-IL) | $4,593 |
| Serrano, Jose E (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Sestak, Joseph A Jr (D-PA) | $4,455 |
| Sewell, Terri (D-AL) | $1,000 |
| Shea-Porter, Carol (D-NH) | $7,500 |
| Sherman, Brad (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Sires, Albio (D-NJ) | $1,000 |
| Slaughter, Louise M (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Smith, Adam (D-WA) | $3,500 |
| Speier, Jackie (D-CA) | ($500) |
| Sutton, Betty Sue (D-OH) | $7,500 |
| Thompson, Mike (D-CA) | $1,000 |
| Titus, Dina (D-NV) | $9,542 |
| Tonko, Paul (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Towns, Edolphus (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Tsongas, Niki (D-MA) | $3,500 |
| Van Hollen, Chris (D-MD) | $2,000 |
| Velazquez, Nydia M (D-NY) | $1,000 |
| Walz, Timothy J (D-MN) | $8,000 |
| Watt, Melvin L (D-NC) | $1,000 |
| Weiner, Anthony D (D-NY) | $2,000 |
| Welch, Peter (D-VT) | $1,000 |
| Woods, Anthony (D-CA) | $4,891 |
| Woolsey, Lynn (D-CA) | $2,000 |
| Wu, David (D-OR) | $3,758 |
| Wyden, Ron (D-OR) | $2,000 |
| Yarmuth, John A (D-KY) | $6,000 |
Now, we can assume one of two things is going on here. Either 200 individual Republicans are so prejudiced they will not accept cash from a PAC.
OR
The heads in charge of Human Rights Campaign are more interested in raising donations for Democrats than they are advocating human rights. I mean think about it, giving blindly to the minority party just doesn’t get a whole lot accomplished in DC. There are 246 Non-Republicans in DC right now. There are 213 in that list right there. That’s an 88% hit ratio. There are 287 Republicans in DC right now, six are in that last up there. That’s about a 2% hit ratio.
Maybe.
Just maybe.
If the heads of Human Rights Campaign weren’t so prejudiced they’d get more accomplished?
