Joseph Biden

Democrat  •  Delaware  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1973
Current Term 2009 - 2009 View All

This is a list of the top 25 interest groups giving campaign contributions to this Member of Congress in 2008, the most recent year for which we have a full data set.

Interest GroupAmount Received
Attorneys & law firms$1,886,882
Employer listed but category unknown$836,761
Retired$569,994
No employer listed or discovered$417,102
Trial Lawyers & law firms$372,520
Homemakers, students & other non-income earners$325,394
Real Estate developers & subdividers$252,700
Security brokers & investment companies$236,000
Real estate$194,825
Pro-Israel$167,050
Lobbyists & Public Relations$146,860
Democratic/Liberal$141,480
Physicians$137,600
Investors$136,200
Unitemized (small) contributions$134,516
Commercial banks & bank holding companies$124,100
Business services$115,009
Schools & colleges$103,600
Real estate agents$99,834
Advertising & public relations services$94,900
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$90,500
General commerce$90,091
Civil servant/public employee$81,625
Women's issues$79,800
Construction, unclassified$65,250

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