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| The top 20 lobbyists by dollars their clients donated to political campaigns from 1996 through 2003. The numbers include money contributed to individuals and to the parties. Most lobbyists donate little of their own money. Two exceptions: Ronnie Book contributed $537,469, and Guy Spearman donated $458,019. | ||
| Lobbyist | Number of clients |
Campaign donations by clients
|
| J.M. "Mac" Stipanovich* | 23 | $21,183,941 |
| Gene McGee* | 30 | $19,692,577 |
| Jon E. Johnson** | 37 | $18,978,740 |
| Mike Harrell* | 25 | $18,445,659 |
| James Harold Thompson* | 14 | $18,292,870 |
| Screven Watson* | 3 | $14,301,858 |
| Jim Krog** | 18 | $14,168,047 |
| Ronnie Book | 67 | $13,298,257 |
| Billy Rubin ** | 30 | $13,148,076 |
| Robert Coker* | 3 | $13,136,174 |
| Art Collins** | 3 | $11,365,491 |
| John Thrasher | 44 | $11,172,571 |
| David Rancourt | 34 | $10,103,855 |
| Brian Ballard | 77 | $ 9,934,049 |
| Jim Smith | 74 | $ 9,795,310 |
| Van Poole | 33 | $ 9,767,819 |
| Will McKinley | 41 | $ 9,738,322 |
| Don Yaeger | 8 | $ 9,686,143 |
| Chris Dudley | 39 | $ 9,622,237 |
| Joe McCann | 51 |
$ 9,225,793
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| *Includes $12.6-million in U.S. Sugar contributions. **Includes $8.9-million in Flo-Sun Sugar contributions. Donations by clients with multiple lobbyists included in totals of each of those lobbyists. | ||
| Sources: Division of Elections, Office of Legislative Services | ||