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Thursday, July 19, 2007
Ron Paul Is Tops With Military Contributors
Based on the July 2007 Quarterly Finance Reports to the Federal Elections Commission, Ron Paul is the most supported candidate in terms of financial support by Military Personnel and Military Veterans. Contributions in dollars by employees of the respective military organizations:[Source]
Republican Party Candidates
Name
Total
Army
Navy
Air Force
Veteran
Ron Paul
24,965
6,975
6,765
4,650
5,075
John McCain
17,425
6,925
6,305
1,795
800
Mitt Romney
3,551
2,051
0
1,500
0
Rudy Giuliani
2,320
1,450
370
250
250
Tom Tancredo
1,400
100
0
300
1,000
Duncan Hunter
1,000
0
1,000
0
0
Mike Huckabee
750
250
0
500
0
Sam Brownback
71
71
0
0
0
Tommy Thompson
0
0
0
0
0
Jim Gilmore
0
0
0
0
0
John Cox
0
0
0
0
0
Democratic Party Candidates
Name
Total
Army
Navy
Air Force
Veteran
Hillary Clinton
10,550
0
3,550
400
6,600
Bill Richardson
5,325
425
750
2,400
1,750
Barack Obama
5,195
0
0
5,195
0
John Edwards
2,254.06
250
1,359.53
644.53
0
Joe Biden
800
0
500
0
300
Mike Gravel
150
0
0
150
0
Dennis Kucinich
50
0
0
0
50
Chris Dodd
0
0
0
0
0
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