Ken Salazar

Democrat  •  Colorado  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2005
Current Term 2005 - 2009

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$265,868
Employer listed but category unknown$243,850
Lobbyists & Public Relations$73,810
Retired$63,250
Real Estate developers & subdividers$54,650
Homemakers, students & other non-income earners$48,650
Private Equity & Investment Firms$45,550
Real estate$45,500
Commercial banks & bank holding companies$44,700
Physicians$42,700
Security brokers & investment companies$40,325
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$32,300
Cable & satellite TV production & distribution$31,100
HMOs$30,150
Investors$29,750
Business services$29,350
General commerce$29,050
Gas & Electric Utilities$25,600
Telecommunications$24,500
Medical supplies manufacturing & sales$23,550
Alternate energy production & services$18,900
Schools & colleges$16,450
Venture capital$16,000
Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$14,450
No employer listed or discovered$13,900

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