Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Family that built fortune on Detroit Sports and Little Caesars Pizza directed $900k to these political committees while expanding gambling ventures

Ilitch Family/Malik Political Contributions

Ranked by cumulative giving 2002-2006


From records available at the Federal Election Commission and various state officials

Cumulative Amount

Political Committee

$200,000.00

1. LET VOTERS DECIDE YES ON 1 512104-BAL (Restrict Expansion of Gambling)

$75,000.00

2. 2004 JOINT STATE VICTORY COMMITTEE - REPUBLICAN

$75,000.00

3. CANDICE MILLER FOR CONGRESS / CANDICE PAC

$54,400.00

4. MICHIGAN SENATE 2006 - DEMOCRAT (Stabenow)

$50,000.00

5. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE – July 13, 2005 (Day Between Pombo All Star Game Fundraiser & House Resources Committee Hearing)

$40,000.00

6. BARSTOW CITIZENS FOR REAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - 2006

$36,200.00

7. STABENOW FOR US SENATE

$26,700.00

8. DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - 2006 (Stabenow)

$26,600.00

9. SAN JOAQUIN/CA REPUBLICAN VICTORY FUND - 2004 (Pombo/Violated CA Political Reform Laws & fined $6,500)

$25,000.00

10. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE

$22,000.00

11. FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID / SEARCHLIGHT LEADERSHIP FUND

$16,800.00

12. MARK KENNEDY 06 - REPUBLICAN (WI)

$16,000.00

13. ALASKANS FOR DON YOUNG INC.

$16,000.00

14. KNOLLENBERG FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

$16,000.00

15. RICHARD POMBO FOR CONGRESS / RICH PAC

$14,000.00

16. BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INC - REPUBLICAN

$13,000.00

17. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC (Rep. RANGEL)

$11,200.00

18. MCCLINTOCK FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (CA)

$10,100.00

19. FRIENDS OF HILLARY (Clinton)

$10,000.00

20. CITIZENS TO SAVE CALIFORNIA (Schwarzenegger)

$10,000.00

21. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PAC

$9,500.00

22. LEWIS FOR CONGRESS / FUTURE LEADERS PAC (CA)

$9,000.00

23. DANIEL K INOUYE FOR US SENATE (HI)

$9,000.00

24. STUPAK FOR CONGRESS

$5,400.00

25. JENNIFER M GRANHOLM FOR GOVERNOR

$5,000.00

26. AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP PAC (DEM)

$5,000.00

27. PERATA, TAXPAYERS FOR (CA)

$4,200.00

28. BOUCHARD FOR US SENATE

$4,000.00

29. FRIENDS OF PAT WIGGINS (CA)

$3,400.00

30. DICK DEVOS FOR GOVERNOR 512426-GUB

$3,400.00

31. GEORGE PERLES FOR MSU TRUSTEE 512571-CAN

$3,300.00

32. ALBERTO TORRICO FOR ASSEMBLY 2006 (CA)

$3,300.00

33. CALIFORNIAN TAXPAYERS FOR HORTON

$3,300.00

34. CARL MARLINGA FOR CONGRESS - DEMOCRAT

$3,300.00

35. FRIENDS OF FABIAN NUNEZ 2006 (CA)

$3,300.00

37. LELAND YEE FOR SENATE (CA)

$3,000.00

38. CARL MARLINGA FOR CONGRESS

$3,000.00

39. CHOCOLA FOR CONGRESS INC - REPUBLICAN

$3,000.00

40. GOVERNOR ENGLER LEADERSHIP FUND

$2,676.00

41. ARKANSAS LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE 2004 FCRC

$2,000.00

42. FRIENDS OF KEVIN DELEON (CA)

$2,000.00

43. JEFF DENHAM FOR SENATE 2006 (CA)

$2,000.00

44. KERRY, JOHN

$2,000.00

45. MIKE COX FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 510518-CAN

$1,875.00

46. MAZE FOR ASSEMBLY (CA)

$1,500.00

47. AGHAZARIAN 2006 (CA)

$1,338.00

48. KIRKWOOD, MYRAH LYNN

$1,000.00

49. BOB BEAUPREZ FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN

$1,000.00

50. BROWN-WAITE FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN

$1,000.00

51. COMMITTEE TO ELECT GARY ACKERMAN - DEMOCRAT

$1,000.00

52. COX 5200 CLUB 511499-IND

$1,000.00

53. DR. ED HERNANDEZ, O.D. DEMOCRAT FOR ASSEMBLY (CA)

$1,000.00

54. GINGREY FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN

$1,000.00

55. JIM GERLACH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - REPUBLICAN

$1,000.00

56. KILPATRICK FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESS - DEMOCRAT

$1,000.00

57. MAX BURNS FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN (MT)

$1,000.00

58. MIKE ROGERS FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN

$1,000.00

59. PADILLA FOR SENATE (CA)

$1,000.00

60. PATTY BERG FOR ASSEMBLY (CA)

$1,000.00

61. PEARCE FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN

$1,000.00

62. ROY ASBURN FOR SENATE (CA)

$500.00

63. COM TO REELCT JDG WILLIAM C WHITBECK 508592-CAN

$500.00

64. FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN - DEMOCRAT

$10,525.00

65. MISC

$888,314.00

TOTAL


* See links in sidebar for additional break down with specifics on donor, date and amount

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