Corbett/ Wolf…. Top 10 donors for each

[internet troll]

I thought the following was interesting. I knew that Wolf had more money to spend on the election, I did not realize that over a 3rd of the money was his own money.



http://www.delcotimes.com/government...rbett-tom-wolf


Donors to the campaigns of Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and his Democratic challenger, Tom Wolf, have given $48.2 million so far in 2013 and 2014, according to campaign finance reports submitted to the state by the two campaigns. Corbett has received about $20.5 million; Wolf has received about $27.6 million. The figures are current through Sept. 15, the latest data the campaigns were required to make available.

Including another $1.1 million in in-kind contributions of goods and services, the total is more than $49 million. Below are the top 10 donors to each campaign, including the value of their in-kind contributions. Collectively, those 20 groups and individuals contributed $25.8 million, or more than half the total raised in 2013 and 2014 thus far.

Including spending in the four-way Democratic Party primary, the campaign has cost in excess of $62 million, and is threatening the all-time record of nearly $70 million in Pennsylvania, set in 2002.

The next campaign finance reports are due to the state on Oct. 24, for fundraising and spending through next Monday. The election is Nov. 4.

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TOP 10 DONORS TO TOM CORBETT

1. Republican Governors’ Association, $5.85 million

2. John M. Templeton Jr., president and CEO, Templeton Foundation, $920,000

3. Republican Party of Pennsylvania, $352,000

4. John S. Middleton, former owner, John Middleton Inc., $300,000

5. Pennsylvania Future Fund political action committee, $276,500

6. H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest, owner, Interstate General Media (parent company of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News), $252,000

7. Terrence M. Pegula, president and CEO, East Resources, $250,000

8. Albert Boscov, chairman and CEO, Boscov’s Department Store LLC, $150,000

9. Lance Shaner, CEO, Shaner Enterprises, $150,000

10. A. Ross Myers, CEO, American Infrastructure, $132,000

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TOP 10 DONORS TO TOM WOLF

1. Tom Wolf, $10 million

2. M. Thomas Grumbacher, chairman, The Bon-Ton Stores, $2.15 million

3. Louis J. Appell Jr., chairman, Susquehanna Real Estate LP, $725,000

4. Pennsylvania State Education Association, $700,000

5. William Wolf, father, $650,000

6. American Federation of Teachers and affiliates, $610,000

7. Service Employees International Union and affiliates, $607,000

8. Committee for a Better Tomorrow political action committee (Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association), $600,000

9. Democratic Governors’ Association, $564,000

10. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and affiliates, $552,000

[Solaran_X]

So in other words, Tom Wolf gave himself more money than all 10 of Tom Corbett's top donors combined.

[alpacaheat]

I'm going to shop at Boscov's as a thank you.


Also, notice many of Wolf's include unions and fake political front organizations, and chairmen as opposed to CEOs for Corbett. Chairmen are often lawyers or simply rich guys who gain their influence from buying it.

Wolf took a page right from the Clintons' playbook (The Clinton Foundation, a charity to pay themselves and hide from taxes).

Still borrowing money from his father too I see.


Breakdown:

CEOs/Business-owners
Corbett = 7
Wolf = 1

Total Individuals/private citizens
Corbett = 6
Wolf = 3 (one is his own father, not counting Tom himself)

Labor Unions
Corbett = 0
Wolf = 4

Direct Party Contributions
Corbett = 2
Wolf = 1 (interesting how DNC not supporting him as RNC supports Corbett)

*Governors Associations are from National Parties, budgeted to support all Gubernatorial candidates nationwide


Political Action Committees
Corbett = 1
Wolf = 2 ("Tom Wolf for Governor Committee" group sitting at #1 is a tax-exempt front group to get around campaign funding laws)

http://www.pagop.org/wp-content/uplo...nt-8-20-14.pdf

^read

[IIIIIREPOIIIII]

I'm going to shop at Boscov's as a thank you.

Same here i will be applying for a Boscov's Credit Card to do my holiday shopping!

[scruff]

And Wolf's #1 priority is taxing everybody out the wazoo for education spending. What a coincidence!

Where are the evil fracking companies on Corbett's list?

[psolkajohn]

Now I feel really good about getting a purse for my wife from Boscov's when we went shopping the other night! Now I know that BonTon is off the list. I haven't bought anything there in years anyway.

[Gman106]

I thought the following was interesting. I knew that Wolf had more money to spend on the election, I did not realize that over a 3rd of the money was his own money.



http://www.delcotimes.com/government...rbett-tom-wolf


Donors to the campaigns of Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and his Democratic challenger, Tom Wolf, have given $48.2 million so far in 2013 and 2014, according to campaign finance reports submitted to the state by the two campaigns. Corbett has received about $20.5 million; Wolf has received about $27.6 million. The figures are current through Sept. 15, the latest data the campaigns were required to make available.

Including another $1.1 million in in-kind contributions of goods and services, the total is more than $49 million. Below are the top 10 donors to each campaign, including the value of their in-kind contributions. Collectively, those 20 groups and individuals contributed $25.8 million, or more than half the total raised in 2013 and 2014 thus far.

Including spending in the four-way Democratic Party primary, the campaign has cost in excess of $62 million, and is threatening the all-time record of nearly $70 million in Pennsylvania, set in 2002.

The next campaign finance reports are due to the state on Oct. 24, for fundraising and spending through next Monday. The election is Nov. 4.

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TOP 10 DONORS TO TOM CORBETT

1. Republican Governors’ Association, $5.85 million

2. John M. Templeton Jr., president and CEO, Templeton Foundation, $920,000

3. Republican Party of Pennsylvania, $352,000

4. John S. Middleton, former owner, John Middleton Inc., $300,000

5. Pennsylvania Future Fund political action committee, $276,500

6. H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest, owner, Interstate General Media (parent company of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News), $252,000

7. Terrence M. Pegula, president and CEO, East Resources, $250,000

8. Albert Boscov, chairman and CEO, Boscov’s Department Store LLC, $150,000

9. Lance Shaner, CEO, Shaner Enterprises, $150,000

10. A. Ross Myers, CEO, American Infrastructure, $132,000

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TOP 10 DONORS TO TOM WOLF

1. Tom Wolf, $10 million

2. M. Thomas Grumbacher, chairman, The Bon-Ton Stores, $2.15 million

3. Louis J. Appell Jr., chairman, Susquehanna Real Estate LP, $725,000

4. Pennsylvania State Education Association, $700,000

5. William Wolf, father, $650,000

6. American Federation of Teachers and affiliates, $610,000

7. Service Employees International Union and affiliates, $607,000

8. Committee for a Better Tomorrow political action committee (Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association), $600,000

9. Democratic Governors’ Association, $564,000

10. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and affiliates, $552,000

Ok, I'll take my lumps for this, but I can't be the only one who has some random, dumb thing still rattling around his head from childhood. Inexplicably, one of those for me is an AFSCME (pronounced affs-me) ad jingle from the 70's:

After the parades, after the pro-mi-ses, someone has to stay to keep our states and cities running
A-F-S...C-M-E
AFSCME, AFSCME
We are the American Federation of state, county and municipal employees
AFSC-ME...the yoon-yun that works for.....you!

[alpacaheat]

You're older than me.

[PocketProtector]

And I guess the lawyers donate hoping he will keep the revolving door justice system going strong sacking taxpayers with all the perp legal fees....repeatedly

[Gunowner99]

Very scary this Wolf fella is.