A FIELD GUIDE TO THE ENRON SCANDAL 

Friday, January 11, 2002 


(Bearbeiteter Auszug aus den Original-Angaben auf der Website der US-Bürgervereinigung "Common Cause")


Total Soft Money Contributions From Enron Corp* to National Party Committees
January 1, 1991 through June 30, 2001
Party 1991-1992 1993-1994 1995-1996 1997-1998 1999-2000 Jan-June 2001 Total
Democrats 28,525 28,500 146,900 179,200 607,565 2,050 $992,740 
Republicans 45,134 93,000 541,965 604,750 1,433,850 224,849 $2,943,548 
Total $73,659  $121,500  $688,865  $783,950  $2,041,415  $226,899  $3,936,288 
* Totals include contributions from affiliated and/or executives
Total PAC Contributions From Enron Corp to Federal Candidates
January 1, 1991 through June 30, 2001
Party 1991-1992 1993-1994 1995-1996 1997-1998 1999-2000 Jan-June 2001 Total
Democrats  57,800 95,715 28,250 64,864 87,089 13,500 $347,218 
Republicans 72,750 93,850 143,421 145,029 192,954 18,500 $666,504 
Total $130,550  $189,565  $171,671  $209,893  $280,043  $32,000  $1,013,722 
Soft Money And PAC Contributions From Arthur Andersen & Co To National Parties And Federal Candidates
January 1, 1991 Through June 30, 2001
  1991-1992 1993-1994 1995-1996 1997-1998 1999-2000 Jan-June 2001 Total
Soft* Democrats 78,300 0 2,000 1,250 25,750 107,300
Republicans 32,826 0 34,258 65,000 236,250 102,121 470,455
Total $111,126  $0  $36,258  $66,250  $262,000  $102,121  $577,755 
PAC Democrats 134,823 187,560 203,985 158,119 211,259 93,855 989,601
Republicans 75,050 156,450 276,316 269,467 429,240 130,648 1,337,171
Total $209,873  $344,010  $480,301  $427,586  $640,499  $224,503  $2,326,772 
Overall Total $320,999  $344,010  $516,559  $493,836  $902,499  $326,624  $2,904,527 
*Soft money totals include contributions from affiliates and/or executives.
Top Recipients of Enron PAC Contributions to Current Members of Congress
January 1, 1991 Through June 30, 2001
Senate Party-State Total
Hutchison R-TX $24,500 
Burns R-MT 14,700
Bingaman D-NM 12,874
Gramm R-TX 12,000
Bond R-MO 8,000
Hagel R-NE 7,881
Crapo R-ID 7,689
Ensign R-NV 7,500
Schumer D-NY 7,433
Bennett R-UT 7,053
Breaux D-LA 7,000
Daschle D-SD 6,000
Nelson D-NE 6,000
McCain R-AZ 6,000
Nickles R-OK 6,000
Roberts R-KS 6,000
Thomas R-WY 5,900
Conrad D-ND 5,650
Smith R-OR 5,500
House Party-State Total
Jackson-Lee D-TX $18,500 
Bentsen D-TX 16,750
Frost D-TX 14,500
Barton R-TX 13,009
DeLay R-TX 12,400
Stenholm D-TX 9,689
Bereuter R-NE 9,250
Edwards D-TX 8,500
Dingell D-MI 8,000
Johnson R-TX 7,750
Bonilla R-TX 7,250
Dreier R-CA 7,000
Hastert R-IL 6,432
Hall R-TX 6,000
Shaw, Jr R-FL 6,000
Oxley R-OH 5,500
Tauzin R-LA 5,464
Boucher D-VA 5,332
Largent R-OK 5,123
Cubin R-WY 5,000
Thomas R-CA 5,000
Total Soft Money Contributions From Enron To the Ashcroft Victory Committee
Enron Corp# 25,000
Lay, Kenneth L, Chair & CEO# 25,000
PAC Contributions From Enron to John Ashcroft’s 2000 Senate Campaign
 Enron PAC 4,999
Total 54,999
# Donation Included in previous soft money chart 
Total Enron Contributions to the Bush-Cheney Inaugural Committee
Enron Corp 100,000
Lay, Kenneth L, Chair & CEO 100,000
Skilling, Jeffrey, Chair 100,000
Kinder, Richard D, President 100,000
Total $400,000