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Group: Seniors Coalition

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ Nancy Johnson (R) v. Theresa Gerratana (D) Connecticut 2004 House/General Election Activity: Recorded telemarketing call and a direct mailer Mailings say that some members of Congress want to "dismantle" the Medicare prescription drug benefit that Johnson helped establish. They ask recipients to "thank her for fighting for seniors" and say that Johnson received the Seniors Coalition's "Medal of honor." Candidate Praised:µ Nancy Johnson Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 25 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/25/2004 Sources: ( 1 )

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ Katherine Harris - incumb. (R) 55% * v. Jan Schneider (D) 45% Florida 2004 House/General Election Activity: Direct mail piece sent to Sarasota, Fla., resident: "Congresswoman Katherine Harris earned The Seniors Coalition 2004 Medal of Honor for her pro-senior voting record." "Thank her for fighting for seniors. Urge her to continue standing up for seniors by protecting Medicare." Candidate Praised:µ Katherine Harris Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 25 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: N/A Sources: ( 2 )

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ George Cordova (D) 46% v. Rick Renzi (R) 49% * Arizona 2002 House/General Election Activity: Seniors Coalition sent out a direct mail favoring Renzi, according to a summary on independent spending produced by two political science professors. Content is not available. Candidate Praised:µ Rick Renzi Candidate Criticized:µ Unknown Issue Covered: 33 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: N/A Sources: ( 3 )

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ Tim Hutchinson - incumb. (R) 46% v. Mark Pryor (D) 54% * Arkansas 2002 Senate/General Election Activity: Seniors Coalition sent out a direct mail favoring Hutchinson, according to a summary on independent spending produced by two political science professors. Content is not available. Candidate Praised:µ Tim Hutchinson Candidate Criticized:µ Unknown Issue Covered: 31 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: N/A Sources: ( 4 )

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ Bob Beauprez (R) 47% * v. Mike Feeley (D) 47% Colorado 2002 House/General Election Activity: A mailer asked voters to vote for Bob Beuprez because he supports seniors' causes. The mailer misspells Beauprez's name repeatedly. For instance: "Bob Beuprez: Leadership on Prescription Drug Coverage for America's Seniors" and "While the liberals talk, Bob Beuprez is supporting the first Comprehensive Prescription Drug Benefit." Candidate Praised:µ Bob Beauprez Candidate Criticized:µ Unknown Issue Covered: 31 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/15/2002 Sources: ( 5 6 7 )

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ Nancy Johnson - incumb. (R) 54% * v. James Maloney - incumb. (D) 43% Connecticut 2002 House/General Election Activity: The Seniors Coalition mailed a magazine, Senior Advocate, to voters. It contained a feature article saying Nancy Johnson was an award winner among legislators. Candidate Praised:µ Nancy Johnson Candidate Criticized:µ Unknown Issue Covered: 31 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: N/A Sources: ( 8 )

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ Chris Chocola (R) 51% * v. Jill Long Thompson (D) 46% Indiana 2002 House/General Election Activity: Seniors Coalition sent out a direct mail favoring Chocola, according to a summary on independent spending produced by two political science professors. Content is not available. Candidate Praised:µ Chris Chocola Candidate Criticized:µ Unknown Issue Covered: 33 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: N/A Sources: ( 9 )

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ Dennis Moore - incumb. (D) 50% * v. Adam Taff (R) 47% Kansas 2002 House/General Election Activity: TV announcer: "Serious times call for serious people." Man: "Why?" Announcer: "Kansas seniors need a leader who won't play with our future. (Unintelligible) but Dennis Moore has voted to raid the Social Security lockbox thirteen times. Maybe Dennis Moore doesn't have a care in the world. (Unintelligible) but serious people care about the future. Call Dennis Moore. Tell him to stop playing around and get serious about Social Security." Visual Tag: Paid for by the Seniors Coalition Candidate Praised:µ None Mentioned Candidate Criticized:µ Dennis Moore Issue Covered: 23 Spending on Contest: $58,000 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/28/2002 Sources: ( 10 )

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ Chip Pickering - incumb. (R) 64% * v. Ronnie Shows - incumb. (D) 35% Mississippi 2002 House/General Election Activity: Direct mail says: "For 40 years, liberals have talked about giving seniors prescription drug coverage under Medicare. While the liberals were talking, Congressman Chip Pickering was helping to pass the first comprehensive Medicare prescription drug benefit." Candidate Praised:µ Chip Pickering Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 25 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: N/A Sources: ( 11 )

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Seniors Coalition (overview) Contest:‡ Jean Carnahan - incumb. (D) 49% v. Jim Talent (R) 50% * Missouri 2002 Senate/General Election Activity: Direct mail says: "While liberals were talking, Jim Talent was voting for the first comprehensive Medicare prescription drug benefit." Candidate Praised:µ Jim Talent Candidate Criticized:µ Jean Carnahan Issue Covered: 36 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/15/2002 Sources: ( 12 )

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† Election activities are those that were found by Public Citizen to raise significant questions as to whether they met the IRS definition of political expenditures, which covers activities "intended to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of anyone to a federal, state, or local public office, or office in a political organization." Activities were found in news reports, organizations' Web sites and press releases, and academic studies. The examples published here are not all encompassing.

‡ Candidates' names are followed by their incumbency status, if any ("incumb."); party affiliations (R, D or other); and percentage of vote received, followed by the jurisdiction of the election, year of election, office sought, and whether the contest was a general or primary election. The victorious candidate is denoted with an asterisk. Percentages of votes received are not included for presidential primaries or caucuses.

µ Typically, electioneering messages by independent groups only mention one candidate. The "Candidate Praised" and "Candidate Criticized" headings refer to candidates mentioned by name in a positive or negative light. If the electioneering message did not single out a candidate for praise or criticism, "None Mentioned" is entered under the appropriate heading. However, if Public Citizen learned of a message but did not obtain a verbatim account of its content, (e.g., a news report said that a certain group sent direct mail aiding a certain candidate), the candidate that the group favored is listed under "Candidate Praised" and "Unknown" is listed under "Candidate Criticized."

1   Don Stacom, "DeLauro Hits Senior Mailings," Harford Courant, Oct. 26, 2004. 2   Field reports provided to Public Citizen. 3   Frederic Solop and James Bowie, "The Arizona First Congressional District Race," in "The Last Hurrah? Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections," edited by David E. Magleby and J. Quin Monson, 2003. 4   Jay Barth and Janine Parry, "Provincialism, Personalism, and Politics: Campaign Spending and the 2002 U.S. Senate Race in Arkansas," in "The Last Hurrah? Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections," edited by David E. Magelby and J. Quin Monson, 2003. 5   "The Stump: Only Six More Days to Get It Right," Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 31, 2002. 6   Daniel Smith, "Distorted by Outside Money: National Parties and the Race for Colorado's Seventh Congressional District," in "The Last Hurrah? Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections," edited by David E. Magelby and J. Quin Monson, 2003. 7   The Seniors Coalition 2002 direct mail piece sent to resident of Aurora, Colo., undated. 8   Sandra Anglund and Sarah Morehouse, "The Connecticut 5th Congressional District Race," in "The Last Hurrah? Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections," edited by David E. Magleby and J. Quin Monson, 2003. 9   John Roos and Christopher Roderiguez, "The Indiana Second Congressional District Race," asquoted in "The Last Hurrah? Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections," edited by David E. Magleby and J. Quin Monson, 2003. 10   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2002. (Available at http://polisci.wisc.edu. Accessed on June 3, 2004.) 11   David Breaux, "The 2002 Mississippi Third Congressional District Race," as quoted in "The Last Hurrah? Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections," edited by David E. Magleby and J. Quin Monson, 2003. 12   Martha asquoted, E. Terrence Jones, Matt McLaughlin and Dale Neuman, "The 2002 Missouri Senate Race," in "The Last Hurrah? Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections," edited by David E. Magelby and J. Quin Monson, 2003.