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Several years ago I did a study on these ‘private prison’ systems. Illegal immigration is big money! And these corps have no problem handing out big contributions. They NEED the continued flow of aliens to increase their income.

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Political Candidates Receiving Contributions/Support in the ‘08 Election Cycle from
CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Candidate Name Office Party State District Primary/
General $ Dollar
Amount Date
ALEXANDER, LAMAR Senate Republican VA — G $2,500 01/29/2008
ALEXANDER, LAMAR Senate Republican VA — P $2,500 03/16/2007
ALEXANDER, LAMAR Senate Republican VA — G $500 03/16/2007
ALEXANDER, RODNEY MR. House of Reps Republican LA 05 P $1,000 07/18/2007
BISHOP, SANFORD D JR. House of Reps Democrat GA 02 G $2,500 07/14/2008
BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. House of Reps Republican TN 07 P $1,000 02/27/2007
BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. House of Reps Republican TN 07 P $1,000 04/26/2008
BOREN, DAVID D House of Reps Democrat OK 02 P $1,000 06/22/2007
CARTER, JOHN House of Reps Republican TX 31 P $2,500 05/16/2007
CARTER, JOHN House of Reps Republican TX 31 G $2,500 03/20/2008
CHAMBLISS, SAXBY Senate Republican GA — G $2,500 09/15/2008
CHAMBLISS, SAXBY Senate Republican GA — R $2,500 11/17/2008
COCHRAN, THAD Senate Republican MS — P $1,000 02/27/2007
COCHRAN, THAD Senate Republican MS — P $4,000 05/16/2007
COLEMAN, NORM Senate Republican MN — G $1,000 09/29/2008
COLEMAN, NORM Senate Republican MN — P $1,000 03/05/2008
COLEMAN, NORM Senate Republican MN — P $1,000 10/15/2007
COLLINS, SUSAN M Senate Republican ME — P $1,000 09/25/2007
CONAWAY, K. MICHAEL HON. House of Reps Republican TX 11 P $1,000 02/28/2008
CONAWAY, K. MICHAEL HON. House of Reps Republican TX 11 P $1,000 02/27/2007
CONYERS, JOHN JR. House of Reps Democrat MI 14 P $1,000 05/13/2008
COOPER, JAMES H.S. House of Reps Democrat TN 05 P $1,000 06/22/2007
COOPER, JAMES H.S. House of Reps Democrat TN 05 G $1,500 09/15/2008
CORKER, ROBERT P JR Senate Republican TN — P $4,000 01/08/2007
CORNYN, JOHN Senate Republican TX — P $1,000 02/28/2008
CULBERSON, JOHN House of Reps Republican TX 07 G $1,000 03/10/2008
DAVIS, DAVID House of Reps Republican TN 01 P $1,000 06/13/2008
DAVIS, DAVID House of Reps Republican TN 01 P $1,000 05/16/2007
DAVIS, LINCOLN EDWARD House of Reps Democrat TN 04 P $1,000 04/12/2008
DEAL, NATHAN House of Reps Republican GA 09 G $1,000 09/22/2008
DOLE, ELIZABETH Senate Republican NC — G $1,000 09/29/2008
DUNCAN, JOHN REP. JR. House of Reps Republican TN 02 P $1,000 05/16/2007
FATTAH, CHAKA House of Reps Democrat PA 02 G $1,500 09/15/2008
GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE House of Reps Democrat AZ 08 G $1,000 09/15/2008
GRANGER, KAY House of Reps Republican TX 12 G $1,500 09/15/2008
HARPER, GREGG House of Reps Republican MS 03 P $1,000 05/13/2008
HELLER, DEAN House of Reps Republican NV 02 P $1,000 06/18/2008
HELLER, DEAN House of Reps Republican NV 02 G $1,000 09/22/2008
INOUYE, DANIEL K Senate Democrat HI — P $2,000 04/21/2008
KINGSTON, JOHN HEDDENS House of Reps Republican DC 01 P $1,000 03/10/2008
KINGSTON, JOHN HEDDENS House of Reps Republican DC 01 P $1,000 02/27/2007
LANDRIEU, MARY L Senate Democrat DC — G $2,000 09/15/2008
LEWIS, JERRY House of Reps Republican CA 41 G $1,000 09/15/2008
LOFGREN, ZOE House of Reps Democrat CA 16 G $1,000 08/08/2008
LOFGREN, ZOE House of Reps Democrat CA 16 P $1,000 07/18/2007
LUCAS, FRANK D House of Reps Republican OK 03 P $1,000 10/15/2007
LUCAS, FRANK D House of Reps Republican OK 03 G $1,000 09/15/2008
LUJAN, BEN R House of Reps Democrat NM 03 P $1,000 03/10/2008
LUNGREN, DANIEL E House of Reps Republican CA 03 P $1,000 12/18/2007

******MCCAIN, JOHN S. President Republican VA — P $4,000 02/27/2008
MCCAIN, JOHN S. President Republican VA — G $1,000 02/27/2008

*******MCCONNELL, MITCH Senate Republican KY — G $2,000 04/25/2007
MCCONNELL, MITCH Senate Republican KY — G $3,000 09/07/2007
MCCULLOUGH, GLENN L JR House of Reps Republican MS 01 P $1,000 01/29/2008
MURRAY, PATTY Senate Democrat WA — P $1,000 05/16/2007
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN House of Reps Republican CO 04 P $1,000 07/18/2007
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN House of Reps Republican CO 04 G $1,000 09/22/2008
MUSGROVE, DAVID RONALD (RONNIE) Senate Democrat MS — G $1,000 09/22/2008
PAYNE, DONALD M House of Reps Democrat NJ 10 P $1,000 04/26/2008
PELOSI, NANCY House of Reps Democrat CA 08 G $2,300 06/18/2008
PORTER, JON C SR House of Reps Republican NV 03 G $1,000 10/08/2008
PRICE, THOMAS EDMUNDS House of Reps Republican GA 06 G $1,000 09/15/2008
PRICE, THOMAS EDMUNDS House of Reps Republican GA 06 P $1,000 11/27/2007
REID, HARRY Senate Democrat NV — P $2,500 05/05/2008
RICHARDSON, BILL President Democrat NM — P $5,000 09/27/2007
RISCH, JAMES E Senate Republican ID — P $1,000 03/14/2008
ROBERTS, PAT Senate Republican KS — P $1,000 10/15/2007
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO D. House of Reps Democrat TX 23 G $1,000 09/22/2008
ROGERS, HAROLD DALLAS House of Reps Republican KY 05 G $5,000 10/07/2007
ROGERS, HAROLD DALLAS House of Reps Republican KY 05 P $5,000 10/30/2008
RYAN, TIMOTHY J House of Reps Democrat OH 17 P $1,000 02/25/2008
SMITH, LAMAR House of Reps Republican TX 21 P $2,500 07/11/2007
SPECTER, ARLEN Senate Republican PA — P $2,000 04/25/2007
TANNER, JOHN S. House of Reps Democrat TN 08 P $1,000 02/25/2008
TESTER, JON Senate Democrat MT — P $1,000 12/02/2008
THOMPSON, BENNIE G. House of Reps Democrat MS 02 P $2,500 07/11/2007
THOMPSON, FRED DALTON President Republican TN — P $5,000 12/07/2007
UDALL, MARK E Senate Democrat CO — G $1,000 10/30/2008
UDALL, TOM Senate Democrat NM — G $1,000 09/15/2008
WAMP, ZACH House of Reps Republican TN 03 P $2,500 07/14/2008
WAMP, ZACH House of Reps Republican TN 03 P $2,000 09/21/2007
WICKER, ROGER F Senate Republican MS — P $1,000 01/29/2008
WICKER, ROGER F Senate Republican MS — G $4,000 08/08/2008

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