ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN
PombointheirPocket.org is a project of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund and was created to expose Richard Pombo's ties to special interest developers, oil companies and lobbyists.
Last year, Pombo did the bidding of these special interests by steamrolling a bill through the House of Representatives that guts vital protections for wildlife in the Endangered Species Act.
Over the last several years, Richard Pombo has taken over $1,239,268 from oil & gas, gambling, real estate, and numerous other special interests. He is also one of the largest recipients of oil and gas cash in the entire Congress, taking in nearly $152,000 since 2003. It should be no surprise, therefore, that Pombo has written legislation to benefit big developers and mining interests, and voted huge tax breaks for the oil and gas industry – and even proposed selling off 15 national parks to benefit his special interest cronies.
Pombo also has what’s known as a leadership PAC, called of all things – RICHPAC. RICHPAC took over $400,000 in contributions in 2004 from lobbyists and developers. His most notorious contribution came from the indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff who gave him the legal limit of $5,000. Go to Opensecrets.org and see the entire list of contributors.
Top Industries Supporting Richard Pombo from 2003 to 2006:
| Casinos/Gambling |
$211,447 |
| Oil & Gas |
$151,893 |
| Crop Production & Basic Processing |
$116,750 |
| Lobbyists |
$114,173 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms |
$109,848 |
| Real Estate |
$93,850 |
| Electric Utilities |
$76,450 |
| Leadership PACs |
$67,034 |
| Agricultural Services/Products |
$55,000 |
| Forestry & Forest Products |
$53,750 |
| General Contractors |
$45,050 |
| Mining |
$44,659 |
| Dairy |
$38,277 |
| Beer, Wine & Liquor |
$30,550 |
| Home Builders |
$30,537 |
| TOTAL |
$1,239,268 |
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