Top Recipients of Nuclear Industry Contributions 1997 to 2003:

Recipient Party

State 

Oversight Roles 

Amount

Rep. John Dingell  D-Mich.  Energy & Commerce  $228,250
President George W. Bush  $225,950
Rep. Joe Barton  R-Texas  Energy & Commerce  $170,250
Rep. John Murtha  D-Pa.  Appropriations  $131,300
Rep. W. J. "Billy" Tauzin  R-La.  Energy & Commerce, Resources  $125,033
Rep. John Spratt  D-S.C.  Assistant to the Democratic Leader  $116,000
Sen. Mary Landrieu  D-La.  Energy & Natural Resources $115,800
Rep. J. Dennis Hastert  R-Ill.  Speaker of the House $114,500
Rep. Richard Burr  R-N.C.  Energy & Commerce  $114,250
Rep. Heather Wilson  R-N.M.  Energy & Commerce  $108,150
Sen. Pete Domenici  R-Ariz.  Energy & Natural Resources $107,750
Sen. George Voinovich  R-Ohio  Environment & Public Works $101,980
Rep. Ralph Hall  D-Texas  Energy & Commerce  $ 98,772
Sen. Frank Murkowski  R-Alaska  $ 97,425
Rep. Charles W. "Chip" Pickering  R-Miss.  Energy & Commerce $ 96,622
Rep. John Shimkus  R-Ill.  Energy & Commerce  $ 93,750
Rep. Rick Boucher  D-Va.  Energy & Commerce  $ 91,750
Rep. Duncan Hunter  R-Calif.  $ 90,150
Sen. Craig Thomas  R-Wyo.  Energy & Natural Resources
Environment & Public Works 
$ 89,750
Rep. Chet Edwards  D-Texas  Appropriations  $ 87,000

Top Contributors from the Nuclear Industry 1997 to 2003 

Company 

Location 

Amount

General Electric  Fairfield, Conn. $4,894,204
Southern Company  Atlanta $3,354,999
Florida Power & Light Co. Juno Beach, Fla. $2,782,164
Entergy Corp.  New Orleans $2,461,709
Exelon Corp.  Chicago $2,041,194
Dominion Resources  Richmond, Va. $1,943,223
Southern California Edison Co.  Rosemead, Ca. $1,711,739
Bechtel Group Inc.  San Francisco $1,673,514
Science Applications International Corp.  San Diego $1,665,952
General Atomics  San Diego  $1,495,441