Who’s Paying for Whom?

Take a look at where political money comes from, and where it goes. Here are the top corporate donors funding state and local politicians and political causes, and where they put their money. The results might surprise you.

Donations by occupation
Out of all occupations, lawyers donate the most money to politics. The least? Sales representatives.

Attorneys/Law Firms: $1,435,688
College Profs./Administrators: $84,430
Nurses: $14,526
Students: $11,569
Sales Representatives: $705

Donations by industry
Real estate actually beat out law. Below are the top five donors by industry, sans political industry itself.

Real Estate/Construction: $2,779,375
Law: $2,120,867
Energy/Natural Resources: $2,089,984
Health Care: $2,056,428
Business: $2,022,040
Manufacturing: $319,970

-Matt Basheda

Source: the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan tracker of money in Virginia politics.

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