Winter 1999
Volume 106 - No.4

BLE PAC is important

PAC can counter railroad dollars ...

The importance of donating to the BLE PAC Fund is especially important now that we are in an election year. As if that is not motivation enough, just take a look at the chart to the right showing PAC contributions on behalf of the Association of American Railroads and the major Class 1 Railroads.

Federal PAC Contributions 1997-1998

   Democrats  Republicans  Total
AAR $32,000 $79,850 $111,850
BNSF $65,395 $143,647 $209,042
CSX $69,300 $125,100 $194,400
NS $86,000 $177,600 $263,600
UP $127,399 $703,869 $831,268

 

Soft Money Contributions from Corporate Treasuries 1997-1998

   Democrats  Republicans  Total
BNSF $45,000 $390,000 $435,000
CSX $79,000 $599,500 $678,500
NS $81,900 $182,750 $264,650
UP $70,300 $327,150 $397,450


... and give workers a chance in key races

In its identification of key races for this election, the AFL-CIO has focused its attention on the Democratic Party regaining the House of Representatives.

There are nine open seats formerly held by Republicans that the AFL-CIO sees as vulnerable. There are 15 races with Republican incumbents that the AFL-CIO has identified as high profile and 15 more that it has decided to watch carefully because these races could be key to retaking the House.

These races, along with contentious races involving Democratic incumbents and open seats, will be the focus of the grassroots effort undertaken by the AFL-CIO.

Republican Open Seats

 High Profile

 Watch

 Campbell (Calif.)

 Talent (Mo.)

 McCollum (Fla.)

  

 Porter (Ill.)

  

 Hill (Mont.)

  

 Franks (N.J.)

  

 Kasich (Ohio)

  

 Coburn (Okla.)

  

 Metcalf (Wash.)

  

Republican Incumbents

 High Profile

 Watch

 Dickey (R-Ark.)

 Aderholt (Ala.)

 Rogan (Calif.)

Kolbe (Ariz.)

 Kuykendall (Calif.)

 Gallegly (Calif.)

 Bilbray (Calif.)

 Horn (Calif.)

 Shaw (Fla.)

 Weldon (Fla.)

 Chambliss (Ga.)

 Hostettler (Ind.)

 Whitfield (Ky.)

 Gutknecht (Minn.)

 Northrup (Ky.)

 Skeen (N.M.)

 Fletcher (Ky.)

 Lucas (Okla.)

 Hayes (N.C.)

 Toomey (Pa.)

 Saxton (N.J.)

 Sessions (Texas)

 Wilson (N.M.)

 Paul (Texas)

 Ney (Ohio)

 Cook (Utah)

 Sherwood (Pa.)

 Nethercutt (Wash.)

 Bass (N.H.)

 Ryan (Wisc.)

 

Democratic Open Seats

 High Profile

 Watch

 Stabenow (Mich.)

 Pickett (Va.)

 Klink (Pa.)

  

 Wise (W.Va.)

  

 

Democratic Incumbents

 High Profile

 Watch

 Capps (Calif.)

 Baca (Calif.)

 Maloney (Conn.)

 Udall (Colo.)

 Evans (Ill.)

 Lucas (Ky.)

 Hill (Ind.)

 Shows (Miss.)

 Moore (Kan.)

 Etheridge (N.C.)

 Bonior (Mich.)

 Strickland (Ohio)

 Luther (Minn.)

 Spratt (S.C.)

 Holt (N.J.)

 Sandlin (Texas)

 Berkley (Nev.)

 Edwards (Texas)

 Forbes (N.Y.)

 Bentsen (Texas)

 McCarthy (N.Y.)

 McCarthy (N.Y.)

 Wu (Ore.)

 Baird (Wash.)

 Hooley (Ore.)

  

 Hoeffel (Pa.)

  

 Gordon (Tenn.)

  

 Inslee (Wash.)

  

 
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