Who gets the most from lobbyists?

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Who gets the most money from lobbyists this election cycle? You’ll notice that the list, created by OpenSecrets, is headed by three Democratic senators whose shelf-life may be running out.

  • Candidate                       Race                Total
  • Harry Reid (D-Nev.)          NVS2                $998,054
  • Patty Murray (D-Wash.)  WAS2               $665,950
  • Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)  ARS2               $494,701
  • Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)    ALS2                 $467,991
  • Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) NYS2               $363,938
  • Richard Burr (R-N.C.)          NCS2               $352,693
  • Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)      IAS1               $348,150

Patty Murray’s high rank is particularly interesting — she has been slammed recently for all of the successful access-trading her former staffers do once they become lobbyists.

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