Christopher Shays

Republican  •  11 Terms  •  Sworn In 1987
Last Term 2007 - 2009 View All

Campaign Contributions

This is a list of the top 10 industries giving campaign contributions to Christopher Shays in 2009-2010, the most recent fundraising cycle for which we have campaign contribution data.*

IndustryIndividualPACTotal
Retired $33,800 $0 $33,800
Employer Listed/Category Unknown $30,400 $0 $30,400
Homemakers/Non-income earners $18,566 $0 $18,566
Securities & Investment $13,550 $0 $13,550
Lawyers/Law Firms $7,650 $1,000 $8,650
Real Estate $5,700 $0 $5,700
Accountants $5,550 $0 $5,550
Business Services $4,650 $0 $4,650
Misc Finance $3,450 $0 $3,450
Civil Servants/Public Officials $3,250 $0 $3,250

This is a list of the top 10 interest groups giving campaign contributions to Christopher Shays in 2009-2010.*

Interest GroupIndividualPACTotal
Retired
(Retired)
$33,800 $0 $33,800
Employer listed but category unknown
(Employer Listed/Category Unknown)
$30,400 $0 $30,400
Homemakers, students & other non-income earners
(Homemakers/Non-income earners)
$18,566 $0 $18,566
Attorneys & law firms
(Lawyers/Law Firms)
$7,650 $1,000 $8,650
Investment banking
(Securities & Investment)
$7,150 $0 $7,150
Accountants
(Accountants)
$5,550 $0 $5,550
Business services
(Business Services)
$3,900 $0 $3,900
Private Equity & Investment Firms
(Securities & Investment)
$3,200 $0 $3,200
Security brokers & investment companies
(Securities & Investment)
$2,950 $0 $2,950
Real estate
(Real Estate)
$2,750 $0 $2,750
Civil servant/public employee
(Civil Servants/Public Officials)
$2,750 $0 $2,750
Real Estate developers & subdividers
(Real Estate)
$2,250 $0 $2,250
Democratic Candidate Committees
(Candidate Committees)
$0 $2,000 $2,000
Schools & colleges
(Education)
$1,800 $0 $1,800
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
(Misc Finance)
$1,750 $0 $1,750
Investors
(Misc Finance)
$1,500 $0 $1,500
General commerce
(Misc Business)
$1,450 $0 $1,450
Physicians
(Health Professionals)
$1,200 $0 $1,200
Engineers - type unknown
(Construction Services)
$1,100 $0 $1,100
Property & casualty insurance
(Insurance)
$1,000 $0 $1,000
Nurses
(Health Professionals)
$1,000 $0 $1,000
Philanthropists
(Non-Profit Institutions)
$1,000 $0 $1,000
Household appliances
(Misc Manufacturing & Distributing)
$1,000 $0 $1,000
Book, newspaper & periodical publishing
(Printing & Publishing)
$1,000 $0 $1,000
Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures
(TV/Movies/Music)
$1,000 $0 $1,000

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