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EVENT TIMELINE
March 2001
O’Hare Timeline Events:
- Sen. Durbin (D-IL),
along with Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA), has created a joint committee with the
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee allowing him to raise unlimited
contributions for his re-election campaigns. Durbin,
meanwhile, is a co-sponsor of the Senate’s proposed campaign finance
legislation, which would ban soft money.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 03/20/01)
- On March 23, American
Airlines CEO Don Carty meets with Durbin and more than 50 business,
political and airport officials in Springfield. Carty warned
that the construction of a major [third] airport would
“decimate” air service to central Illinois. (Chicago
Tribune, 03/24/01)
- A delegation from Rockford lobbies Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to consider Greater Rockford Airport as a reliever for O’Hare. (Chicago Sun-Times, 06/10/01)
Contributions:
- Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV)
receives $2,000 from James Goodwin, former Chairman and CEO, Unite
Airlines.
- On March 13, Civic Committee Aviation Task Force Chair Lester Crown contributes $1,000 to Rockefeller (now chair of the Aviation Subcommittee) and $1,000 to Harkin. On the same day, Civic Committee member Earl Neal contributes $500 to Lipinski. Later that month, Crown contributes $1,000 to Cleland.
- Greenberg-Traurig, lobbyist for the Civic Committee, donates $29,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Individual contributions from Greenberg lobbyists include $1,000 to Rockefeller and $250 to Durbin.
- Rep.
Lipinski (D-IL), Ranking Member, Aviation Subcommittee, receives $2,000
from airline industry lobby.
Table:
Summary March 2001 Political contributions from Airline Executives, Lobbyists,
Industry PACs and Civic Committee Members
|
MMYY |
AIRLINE EXECS |
CIVIC CMTE |
INDUSTRY PAC |
LAW FIRM |
LOBBYIST |
Grand Total |
|
Grand
Total |
$ 3,250 |
$8,250 |
$ 25,000 |
$11,650 |
$ 30,250 |
$78,400 |
Table:
Detail March 2001 Political contributions from Airline Executives, Lobbyist,
Industry PACs and Civic Committee Members
|
CONTRIBUTOR |
TITLE |
AFFILIATION |
AFFILCAT |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
RECIPIENT |
Committee & Rank |
CMBR |
PARTY |
STATE |
|
Aircraft
Owners & Pilots Association PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 2,000 |
03/01/01 |
Lipinski |
Ranking
Member, Aviation Subcmte |
House |
D |
IL |
|
Barr,
Robert J |
NA |
Sidley
& Austin |
LAW FIRM |
$ 250 |
03/01/01 |
RNC |
na |
NA |
R |
NA |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/01/01 |
Young |
Chair,
Transportation Cmte |
House |
R |
AK |
|
Kauffman,
Mark |
NA |
Sidley
& Austin |
LAW FIRM |
$ 500 |
03/02/01 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 500 |
03/05/01 |
Qiunn |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
NY |
|
Greenberg
Traurig PAC |
NA |
NA |
LOBBYIST |
$ 4,000 |
03/06/01 |
DCCC |
na |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Carmell,
William A. |
NA |
Winston
& Strawn |
LAW FIRM |
$ 200 |
03/06/01 |
DNC |
na |
NA |
D |
NA |
|
Lavin,
Michael |
Managing
Partner |
KPMG |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,000 |
03/06/01 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
Alaska
Air Group Inc. PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/06/01 |
Smith |
Aviation
Subcmte |
Senate |
R |
OR |
|
United Airlines
PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/06/01 |
Tauscher |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
D |
CA |
|
Alaska
Air Group Inc. PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/06/01 |
Young |
Chair,
Transportation Cmte |
House |
R |
AK |
|
Greenberg
Traurig PAC |
NA |
NA |
LOBBYIST |
$ 25,000 |
03/07/01 |
DCCC |
na |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Bloom,
Mark |
Lobbyist |
Greenberg,
Traurig |
LOBBYIST |
$ 250 |
03/07/01 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
Burt,
Robert N. |
Chairman
& CEO |
FMC |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,000 |
03/08/01 |
Kirk |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
IL |
|
Burt,
Robert N. |
Chairman
& CEO |
FMC |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,000 |
03/08/01 |
Kirk |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
IL |
|
Olian,
Robert |
NA |
Sidley
& Austin |
LAW FIRM |
$ 500 |
03/09/01 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
O'Leary,
Hazel |
Board
Member |
United
Airlines |
AIRLINE EXECS |
$ 250 |
03/09/01 |
Jackson
Jr |
Not
member of Transportation Cmte |
House |
D |
IL |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/09/01 |
Johnson |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
IL |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/09/01 |
Rockefeller |
Chair,
Aviation Subcmte |
Senate |
D |
WV |
|
Air
Transportation Association of America PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/09/01 |
Smith |
Aviation
Subcmte |
Senate |
R |
OR |
|
Alaska
Air Group Inc. PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 500 |
03/12/01 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
Alaska
Air Group Inc. PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 500 |
03/12/01 |
Durbin |
Not a
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IL |
|
Jefferson,
Gary |
VP,
Public Affairs |
United
Airlines |
AIRLINE
EXECS |
$ 1,000 |
03/12/01 |
Jackson
Jr |
Not
member of Transportation Cmte |
House |
D |
IL |
|
Crown,
Lester |
Chairman |
Material
Service Corporation |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,000 |
03/13/01 |
Harkin |
Not
member of Commerce Cmte |
Senate |
D |
IA |
|
Neal,
Earl L. |
Principal |
Earl L.
Neal Associates |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 500 |
03/13/01 |
Lipinski |
Ranking Member,
Aviation Subcmte |
House |
D |
IL |
|
General
Dynamics PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 500 |
03/13/01 |
Petri |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
WI |
|
Goodwin,
James |
Former
Chairman/CEO |
United
Airlines |
AIRLINE
EXECS |
$ 1,000 |
03/13/01 |
Rockefeller |
Chair,
Aviation Subcmte |
Senate |
D |
WV |
|
Goodwin,
James |
Former
Chairman/CEO |
United
Airlines |
AIRLINE
EXECS |
$ 1,000 |
03/13/01 |
Rockefeller |
Chair,
Aviation Subcmte |
Senate |
D |
WV |
|
Crown,
Lester |
Chairman |
Material
Service Corporation |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,000 |
03/13/01 |
Rockefeller |
Chair,
Aviation Subcmte |
Senate |
D |
WV |
|
Airports
Council International-North America PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/13/01 |
Rockefeller |
Chair,
Aviation Subcmte |
Senate |
D |
WV |
|
General
Dynamics PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/13/01 |
Tauscher |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
D |
CA |
|
Airports
Council International-North America PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/14/01 |
Carnahan |
Aviation
Subcmte |
Senate |
D |
MO |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 1,000 |
03/15/01 |
Carnahan |
Aviation
Subcmte |
Senate |
D |
MO |
|
American
Airlines PAC |
NA |
NA |
INDUSTRY
PAC |
$ 500 |
03/19/01 |
Petri |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
WI |
|
Shaw,
Andrew H |
NA |
Sidley
& Austin |
LAW FIRM |
$ 200 |
03/21/01 |
Kirk |
Aviation
Subcmte |
House |
R |
IL |
|
Davis,
William |
Chairman
& CEO |
R.R.
Donnelley & Sons |
CIVIC
CMTE |
$ 1,500 |
03/22/01 |
Fitzgerald |
Aviation
Subcmte |