Given Ohio Liberty Council announced a Hands off Our Heathcare Rally at Wilson's Marietta, Ohio office; why should they have all the fun?
Most members of Congress get the bulk of their campaign contributions from two main sources: the industries that make up the economic base of their home district and the Washington-based interest groups that pay more attention to the member's committee assignments in Congress. In addition, most Democrats receive substantial sums from labor unions.
From this table, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to the candidates running for Congress in your district. Do the industries match your local economy, or are they more Washington-based? If the latter, the candidate may have divided loyalties on issues where the interests of their cash constituents conflict with those of the voters who elected them.
Charlie Wilson (D)
Industry************************Total
Commercial Banks****************$52,650
Industrial Unions***************$51,000
Real Estate*********************$42,700
Insurance***********************$42,260
Building Trade Unions***********$40,000
Health Professionals************$36,750
Misc Services*******************$33,150
Lawyers/Law Firms***************$32,250
Securities & Investment*********$24,500
Public Sector Unions************$23,750
Accountants*********************$18,859
Automotive**********************$18,450
Electric Utilities**************$17,000
Beer, Wine & Liquor*************$16,500
Transportation Unions***********$16,000
Mining**************************$14,900
Home Builders*******************$13,600
Railroads***********************$12,300
Telephone Utilities*************$11,500
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products*$10,504
Source: OpenSecrets.org
After action report, ping.
For a zero hour planning event, Ironton went very well. Mrs. OLA was convinced I'd be the only Tea Party attendee. Our Ironton Tea Party piggybacked off of the Ohio Liberty Council Marietta 912 Project effort. AM 800 WVHU morning host Tom Roten interviewed me at 06:30 Wednesday. BTW, one can catch Tom Roten's Internet simulcast daily.
Nineteen people stopped by for the "Tea Party" at Representative Charlie Wilson's Ironton Office between 11 and 1 on St. Patty's Day. Mr. Phillip Roberts, the Ironton office legislative aide, was very cordial. On behalf of the Tea Partiers, we presented a petition of twenty signatures in opposition to this government-run health care fiasco.
It was a great time for networking, while seeding a new grass roots movement in Ironton. We even remembered to take one photograph before the Tea Party ended.
Cheers,
OLA