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EVENT TIMELINE

 

May 2001

 

 


O’Hare Timeline Events:

      Sen. Durbin Moves to Support Expansion

 

 

 

 


 

      Gov. Ryan Opposes Expansion; Rep. Kirk Still Neutral

 

 

      Sen. Harkin Meets with Big Chicago Business, Gives Ultimatum to Expand O’Hare; McCain Announces Chicago Hearings

 

 

 

      Former Gov. Thompson Brings Expansion Plans to Ryan  

 


Contributions:

 

 

 

N.B. — Contributions are made within one week of the Civic Committee’s full-page advertisement appearing in the Tribune and Sun Times.

 

 

Table May 2001 Summary: 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

 $    250

 $4,500

 $  120,750

 $2,600

 $    3,750

 $131,850

 

 

Table May 2001 Detail: Political contributions from Airline Executives, Lobbyist, Industry PACs and Civic Committee Members

CONTRIBUTOR

TITLE

AFFILIATION

AFFILCAT

 AMOUNT

DATE

RECIPIENT

Committee & Rank

CMBR

PARTY

STATE

Continental Airlines Inc. Employee Fund

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/01/01

Duncan

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

TN

General Dynamics PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,000

05/01/01

Lipinski

Ranking Member, Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IL

Continental Airlines Inc. Employee Fund

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/01/01

Menendez

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

NJ

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,000

05/01/01

Rockefeller

Chair, Aviation Subcmte

Senate

D

WV

Alaska Air Group Inc. PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/01/01

Rockefeller

Chair, Aviation Subcmte

Senate

D

WV

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/01/01

Tauscher

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

CA

Continental Pilots PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/02/01

Boswell

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IA

Gold, Norman

Partner

Altheimer &Gray

LAW FIRM

 $    1,000

05/02/01

Durbin

Not a member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IL

Daley, Patricia

Lobbyist

Daley Policy Group

LOBBYIST

 $       250

05/03/01

Hastert

Speaker of the House

House

R

IL

Koontz, Frederick

Financial Analyst

American Airlines

AIRLINE EXECS

 $       250

05/04/01

Carson

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

OK

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/04/01

Carson

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

OK

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/04/01

Durbin

Not a member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IL

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,500

05/04/01

Isakson

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

GA

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/04/01

Johnson

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

IL

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/04/01

Matheson

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

UT

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    5,000

05/04/01

Oberstar

Ranking Member, Transportation Cmte

House

D

MN

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/07/01

Duncan

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

TN

Skinner, Mary Jacobs

NA

Sidley & Austin

LAW FIRM

 $       500

05/07/01

Fitzgerald

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

IL

Crown, Lester

Chairman

Material Service Corporation

CIVIC CMTE

 $    1,000

05/07/01

Lipinski

Ranking Member, Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IL

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    5,000

05/07/01

Lipinski

Ranking Member, Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IL

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    5,000

05/07/01

Mica

Chair, Subcmte

House

R

FL

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    5,000

05/07/01

Oberstar

Ranking Member, Transportation Cmte

House

D

MN

Crown, Lester

Chairman

Material Service Corporation

CIVIC CMTE

 $    2,500

05/07/01

Prairie PAC (Durbin)

na

NA

D

NA

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/07/01

Young

Chair, Transportation Cmte

House

R

AK

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Carnahan

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

D

MO

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Costello

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IL

Greenberg Traurig PAC

NA

NA

LOBBYIST

 $       500

05/08/01

DCCC

na

NA

NA

NA

Airtran Airlines Inc. PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Duncan

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

TN

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Hutchison

Chair, Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

TX

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Lipinski

Ranking Member, Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IL

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/08/01

LoBiondo

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

NJ

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Millender-McDonald

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

CA

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/08/01

Qiunn

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

NY

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/08/01

Rahall

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

WV

Delta Airlines Inc. PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Simpson

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

ID

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Stevens

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

AK

Delta Airlines Inc. PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/08/01

Stevens

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

AK

Airtran Airlines Inc. PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Stevens

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

AK

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/08/01

Young

Chair, Transportation Cmte

House

R

AK

American Pilots' Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/09/01

DeFazio

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

OR

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    5,000

05/09/01

Lipinski

Ranking Member, Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IL

American Pilots' Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/09/01

Stevens

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

AK

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/09/01

Young

Chair, Transportation Cmte

House

R

AK

Allied Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/10/01

Costello

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IL

Allied Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/10/01

Harkin

Not member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IA

Allied Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/10/01

Johnson

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

IL

Allied Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/10/01

Kirk

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

IL

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/10/01

Nelson

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

D

FL

Allied Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/10/01

Oberstar

Ranking Member, Transportation Cmte

House

D

MN

Allied Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/10/01

Rahall

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

WV

Greenberg Traurig PAC

NA

NA

LOBBYIST

 $    1,000

05/15/01

DCCC

na

NA

NA

NA

General Dynamics PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/15/01

Duncan

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

TN

American Association of Airport Executitves PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/15/01

Duncan

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

TN

Airports Council International-North America PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/15/01

Duncan

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

TN

Daley, Michael

Attorney

Daley & George

LOBBYIST

 $       250

05/15/01

Durbin

Not a member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IL

Kahn, David

Attorney

Altheimer &Gray

LAW FIRM

 $       500

05/15/01

Durbin

Not a member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IL

General Dynamics PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/15/01

Hayes

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

NC

Continental Airlines Inc. Employee Fund

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/15/01

Hutchison

Chair, Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

TX

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    4,000

05/15/01

Hutchison

Chair, Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

TX

Continental Airlines Inc. Employee Fund

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/15/01

KPAC 2002 (Huchison)

na

Senate

R

TX

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    4,000

05/15/01

KPAC 2002 (Huchison)

na

Senate

R

TX

Altman, Allen

Attorney

Greenberg, Traurig

LOBBYIST

 $       250

05/16/01

Cleland

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

D

GA

Northwest Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/16/01

Harkin

Not member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IA

Southwest Airlines Co. Freedom Fund

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/16/01

Lipinski

Ranking Member, Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IL

Southwest Airlines Co. Freedom Fund

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/16/01

Oberstar

Ranking Member, Transportation Cmte

House

D

MN

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/17/01

Hastert

Speaker of the House

House

R

IL

Crown, Lester

Chairman

Material Service Corporation

CIVIC CMTE

 $    1,000

05/17/01

Kirk

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

IL

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/21/01

Duncan

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

TN

Greene, Andrew

Attorney

Altheimer &Gray

LAW FIRM

 $       350

05/21/01

Durbin

Not a member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IL

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/21/01

Graves

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

MO

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/21/01

Johnson

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

IL

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,000

05/21/01

Millender-McDonald

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

CA

American Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/21/01

Moran

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

KS

Air Transportation Association of America PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/23/01

Duncan

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

TN

Northwest Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/23/01

Hastert

Speaker of the House

House

R

IL

American Association of Airport Executitves PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/23/01

Moran

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

KS

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/24/01

Costello

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IL

American Association of Airport Executitves PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       500

05/24/01

DeFazio

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

OR

Daley, William

Lobbyist

Evercore Partners

LOBBYIST

 $    1,000

05/24/01

Durbin

Not a member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IL

Daley, William

Lobbyist

Evercore Partners

LOBBYIST

 $       500

05/24/01

Durbin

Not a member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IL

Hammerman, Joel

NA

Sidley & Austin

LAW FIRM

 $       250

05/24/01

Durbin

Not a member of Commerce Cmte

Senate

D

IL

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,500

05/24/01

Lampson

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

TX

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/24/01

Pascrell

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

NJ

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/24/01

Rahall

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

WV

Airline Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/24/01

Stevens

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

AK

Delta Airlines Inc. PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/25/01

Stevens

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

AK

Delta Airlines Inc. PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/25/01

Stevens Victory Committee 2002 (Stevens)

na

Senate

R

AK

Trans World Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $       750

05/26/01

Graves

Aviation Subcmte

House

R

MO

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    5,000

05/29/01

Boswell

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

IA

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/29/01

Pascrell

Aviation Subcmte

House

D

NJ

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    2,500

05/29/01

Rockefeller

Chair, Aviation Subcmte

Senate

D

WV

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/31/01

Hutchison

Chair, Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

TX

United Airlines PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/31/01

KPAC 2002 (Huchison)

na

Senate

R

TX

Air Transportation Association of America PAC

NA

NA

INDUSTRY PAC

 $    1,000

05/31/01

Stevens

Aviation Subcmte

Senate

R

AK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOT. MAY '01

 $ 131,850