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EVENT TIMELINE
August 2000
O’Hare Timeline Events:
- No notable events reported.
Contributions:
- Sen. Durbin (D-IL)
receives $1,500 from two (2) top executives at United Airlines and $3,000 from
lawyers working for Altheimer & Grey, the firm representing United.
- Sen. Harkin (D-IA), not a member of Commerce Committee which oversees aviation, receives $8,000 from American Airlines executives (eight (8) $1,000 contributions) between July 28 and August 4, 2000.
- Rep. Kirk (R-IL) received $1,500 from Civic Committee members.
- Rep. Oberstar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, receives $3,500 from the airline industry lobby (PACs).
- Rep. Sandlin (D-TX), Aviation Subcommittee member, receives $500 from senior executive at American Airlines.
Table:
Summary of August 2000 Political Contributions from Airline Executives, Airline
Industry Lobbyists and Civic Committee Members
|
DATE |
AIRLINE EXECS |
CIVIC CMTE |
INDUSTRY PAC |
LAW FIRM |
Grand Total |
|
Grand
Total |
$ 4,500 |
$11,000 |
$
25,500 |
$6,750 |
$47,750 |
Table:
Detail of August 2000 Political Contributions from Airline Executives, Airline Industry
Lobbyists and Civic Committee Members
|
CONTRIBUTOR |
TITLE |
AFFILIATION |
AFFILCAT |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
RECIPIENT |
Committee & Rank |
CMBR |
PARTY |
STATE |
|
Jefferson,
Gary |
VP,
Public Affairs |
United
Airlines |
AIRLINE
EXECS |
$ 1,000 |
08/01/00 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
Jefferson,
Gary |
VP,
Public Affairs |
United
Airlines |
AIRLINE
EXECS |
$ 500 |
08/01/00 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
Peck, Michael |
Attorney |
Altheimer
&Gray |
LAW FIRM |
$ 1,000 |
08/01/00 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
Lieberman,
Myron |
Attorney |
Altheimer
&Gray |
LAW FIRM |
$ 1,000 |
08/01/00 |
Durbin |
Not a member
of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
Gordon,
Phillip |
Attorney |
Altheimer
&Gray |
LAW FIRM |
$ 1,000 |
08/01/00 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 2,500 |
08/01/00 |
Snowe |
Aviation
Subcmte |
Senate |
R |
MA |
|
Ris,
William K. |
SVP,
Gov't Affairs |
American
Airlines |
AIRLINE
EXECS |
$ 1,000 |
08/04/00 |
Harkin |
Not
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IA |
|
McNamara,
Martin B. |
VP |
American
Airlines |
AIRLINE
EXECS |
$ 1,000 |
08/04/00 |
Harkin |
Not
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IA |
|
America
West Airlines Inc. Federal PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
08/07/00 |
Berkley |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
D |
NV |
|
America
West Airlines Inc. Federal PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
08/07/00 |
Berkley |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
D |
NV |
|
Horton,
Thomas W. |
SVP,
International |
American
Airlines |
AIRLINE
EXECS |
$ 500 |
08/07/00 |
Sandlin |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
D |
TX |
|
Aircraft
Owners & Pilots Association PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 5,000 |
08/08/00 |
Lott |
Aviation
Subcmte |
Senate |
R |
MI |
|
Aircraft
Owners & Pilots Association PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 5,000 |
08/08/00 |
New
Republican Majority Fund 2000 (Lott) |
na |
Senate |
R |
MI |
|
Telman,
Deborah H |
NA |
Winston
& Strawn |
LAW FIRM |
$ 1,000 |
08/09/00 |
DNC |
na |
NA |
D |
NA |
|
Skinner,
Samuel |
CEO |
US
Freightways |
CIVIC CMTE |
$ 5,000 |
08/10/00 |
Illinois
Republican Party |
na |
NA |
R |
NA |
|
Aircraft
Owners & Pilots Association PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
08/11/00 |
Boswell |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
D |
IA |
|
Air Transportation
Association of America PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 500 |
08/11/00 |
Isakson |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
GA |
|
Neal,
Earl L. |
Principal |
Earl L.
Neal Associates |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,000 |
08/14/00 |
Dem. Congr.
Campaign Cmte |
na |
NA |
D |
NA |
|
Kiern,
Lawrence |
NA |
Winston
& Strawn |
LAW FIRM |
$ 1,000 |
08/15/00 |
DNC |
na |
NA |
D |
NA |
|
Hiebert,
Peter |
NA |
Winston
& Strawn |
LAW FIRM |
$ 1,000 |
08/15/00 |
DNC |
na |
NA |
D |
NA |
|
Bor,
Robert M |
NA |
Winston
& Strawn |
LAW FIRM |
$ 500 |
08/15/00 |
DNC |
na |
NA |
D |
NA |
|
Rohr,
Jeffrey P. |
Managing
Partner |
Deloitte
& Touche |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 500 |
08/19/00 |
Kirk |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
IL |
|
Morrison,
Robert S. |
Chairman |
Quaker
Oats |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,000 |
08/19/00 |
Kirk |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
IL |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
08/23/00 |
Breaux |
Aviation
Subcmte |
Senate |
D |
LA |
|
Neal,
Earl L. |
Principal |
Earl L.
Neal Associates |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 500 |
08/23/00 |
Democratic
Party of Illinois |
na |
NA |
D |
NA |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
08/23/00 |
Mainstream
America 2000 (Breaux) |
na |
Senate |
D |
LA |
|
Burt,
Robert N. |
Chairman
& CEO |
FMC |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,000 |
08/23/00 |
RNC |
na |
NA |
R |
NA |
|
Airports
Council International-North America PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
08/24/00 |
Oberstar |
Ranking Member,
Transportation Cmte |
House |
D |
MN |
|
General
Dynamics PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 500 |
08/25/00 |
Petri |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
WI |
|
Airline
Pilots Association PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
08/26/00 |
Baldacci |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
D |
ME |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 2,500 |
08/28/00 |
Oberstar |
Ranking
Member, Transportation Cmte |
House |
D |
MN |
|
Rowe,
John |
President
& CEO |
Exelon |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,000 |
08/28/00 |
Petri |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
WI |
|
General
Dynamics PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 2,000 |
08/29/00 |
Duncan |
Ranking
Member, Aviation Subcmte |
House |
R |
TN |
|
Kennedy,
Gary |
Executive |
United
Airlines |
AIRLINE
EXECS |
$ 500 |
08/30/00 |
Matheson |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
D |
UT |
|
Foote,
William C. |
Chairman,
President & CEO |
USG |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 500 |
08/30/00 |
RNC |
na |
NA |
R |
NA |
|
Shaw,
Charles |
Chairman |
The Shaw Company |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 500 |
08/31/00 |
Johnson |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
IL |
|
Southwest
Airlines Co. Freedom Fund |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |