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Group: Business Roundtable (BRT)

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ Tim Hutchinson - incumb. (R) 46% v. Mark Pryor (D) 54% * Arkansas 2002 Senate/General Election Activity: TV advertising spending on contest chronicled in academic study. Content of messages unknown, but believed to favor Hutchinson. Candidate Praised:µ Tim Hutchinson Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 33 Spending on Contest: $20,890 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: N/A Sources: ( 1 )

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ Susan Collins - incumb. (R) 58% * v. Chellie Pingree (D) 42% Maine 2002 Senate/General Election Activity: Ads ask viewers to call Sen. Susan Collins and support her for favoring fast track trade promotion authority. Candidate Praised:µ Susan Collins Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 9 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 08/15/2002 Sources: ( 2 3 4 5 6 )

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ Chip Pickering - incumb. (R) 64% * v. Ronnie Shows - incumb. (D) 35% Mississippi 2002 House/General Election Activity: Ads ask viewers to call Rep. Chip Pickering and support him for favoring fast track trade promotion authority. Candidate Praised:µ Chip Pickering Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 9 Spending on Contest: N/A Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 08/15/2002 Sources: ( 7 8 9 10 11 )

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ Tim Holden - incumb. (D) 51% * v. George Gekas - incumb. (R) 49% Pennsylvania 2002 House/General Election Activity: Ads ask viewers to call George Gekas and support him for favoring fast track trade promotion authority. Candidate Praised:µ George Gekas Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 9 Spending on Contest: More than $100,000 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 08/15/2002 Sources: ( 12 13 14 15 16 17 )

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ Jim Kolbe - incumb. (R) 60% * v. George Cunningham (D) 35% Arizona 2000 House/General Election Activity: On screen, picture of a baby. TV announcer: "A week from the start, everyone needs a helping hand. And it's up to all of us to make sure they get it. Our children are our future, and their future should include affordable, quality healthcare, the very best education possible, a meaningful job, and an America opening foreign markets around the world, spreading peace and prosperity. That's what Congressman Jim Kolbe has been fighting for. Call him and thank him for fighting for us, and them." The TV screen shows a small baby. Candidate Praised:µ Jim Leach Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 18 Spending on Contest: $95,014 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/23/2000 Sources: ( 18 )

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ Jeff Flake (R) 54% * v. David Mendoza (D) 42% Arizona 2000 House/General Election Activity: On screen, picture of a baby. TV announcer: "A week from the start, everyone needs a helping hand. And it's up to all of us to make sure they get it. Our children are our future, and their future should include affordable, quality healthcare, the very best education possible, a meaningful job, and an America opening foreign markets around the world, spreading peace and prosperity." The announcer claims that's what Jeff Flake has been fighting for, encouraging viewers to call him and thank him. The TV screen shows a small baby. Candidate Praised:µ Jeff Flake Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 18 Spending on Contest: $95,014 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/23/2000 Sources: ( 19 )

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ Jay Dickey - incumb. (R) 49% v. Mike Ross (D) 51% * Arkansas 2000 House/General Election Activity: On screen, picture of a baby. TV announcer: "A week from the start, everyone needs a helping hand. And it's up to all of us to make sure they get it. Our children are our future, and their future should include affordable, quality healthcare, the very best education possible, a meaningful job, and an America opening foreign markets around the world, spreading peace and prosperity. That's what Congressman Jay Dickey has been fighting for. Call him and thank him for fighting for us, and them." The TV screen shows a small baby. Candidate Praised:µ Jay Dickey Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 18 Spending on Contest: $44,531 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/23/2000 Sources: ( 20 )

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ Brian Bilbray (R) 46% v. Susan Davis (D) 50% * California 2000 House/General Election Activity: On screen, picture of a baby. TV announcer: "A week from the start, everyone needs a helping hand. And it's up to all of us to make sure they get it. Our children are our future, and their future should include affordable, quality healthcare, the very best education possible, a meaningful job, and an America opening foreign markets around the world, spreading peace and prosperity." The announcer states that's what Brian Bilbray has been fighting for, encouraging viewers to call him and thank him. The TV screen shows a small baby. Candidate Praised:µ Brian Bilbray Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 18 Spending on Contest: $164,730 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/23/2000 Sources: ( 21 )

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ Cal Dooley - incumb. (D) 52% * v. Rich Rodriguez (R) 46% California 2000 House/General Election Activity: On screen, picture of a baby. TV announcer: "A week from the start, everyone needs a helping hand. And it's up to all of us to make sure they get it. Our children are our future, and their future should include affordable, quality healthcare, the very best education possible, a meaningful job, and an America opening foreign markets around the world, spreading peace and prosperity." The announcer claims that's what Rich Rodriguez has been fighting for and encourages viewers to call him and thank him. The TV screen shows a small baby. Candidate Praised:µ Rich Rodriguez Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 18 Spending on Contest: $86,219 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/23/2000 Sources: ( 22 )

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Business Roundtable (BRT) (overview) Contest:‡ E. Clay Shaw Jr. - incumb. (R) 50% * v. Elaine Bloom (D) 50% Florida 2000 House/General Election Activity: On screen, picture of a baby. TV announcer: "A week from the start, everyone needs a helping hand. And it's up to all of us to make sure they get it. Our children are our future, and their future should include affordable, quality healthcare, the very best education possible, a meaningful job, and an America opening foreign markets around the world, spreading peace and prosperity. That's what Congressman E. Clay Shaw Jr. has been fighting for. Call him and thank him for fighting for us, and them." The TV screen shows a small baby. Candidate Praised:µ E. Clay Shaw Jr. Candidate Criticized:µ None Mentioned Issue Covered: 18 Spending on Contest: $358,782 Last Confirmed Date of Activity: 10/23/2000 Sources: ( 23 )

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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   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. 2   Brett Lieberman, "Outsiders Start Their Political Ads," Harrisburg Patriot-News, July 23, 2002. 3   Joshua Weinstein, "AFL-CIO Ad Tries to Plant Doubts About Collins," Portland Press Herald, July 29, 2002. 4   "The Business Roundtable Launches Campaign to Urge Completion of TPA," The Business Roundtable Press Release, July 23, 2002. (Available at www.businessroundtable.org. Accessed on June 3, 2004.) 5   Reed Branson, "Pickering, Shows Debate for the 'Hot' Seat," The Commercial Appeal, Aug. 2, 2002. 6   Juliet Eilperin, "Trade Votes Roil House Races," Washington Post, Aug. 10, 2002. 7   Brett Lieberman, "Outsiders Start Their Political Ads," Harrisburg Patriot-News, July 23, 2002. 8   Joshua Weinstein, "AFL-CIO Ad Tries to Plant Doubts About Collins," Portland Press Herald, July 29, 2002. 9   "The Business Roundtable Launches Campaign to Urge Completion of TPA," The Business Roundtable Press Release, July 23, 2002. (Available at www.businessroundtable.org. Accessed on June 3, 2004.) 10   Reed Branson, "Pickering, Shows Debate for the 'Hot' Seat," The Commercial Appeal, Aug. 2, 2002. 11   Juliet Eilperin, "Trade Votes Roil House Races," Washington Post, Aug. 10, 2002. 12   Brett Lieberman, "Outsiders Start Their Political Ads," Harrisburg Patriot-News, July 23, 2002. 13   Joshua Weinstein, "AFL-CIO Ad Tries to Plant Doubts About Collins," Portland Press Herald, July 29, 2002. 14   "The Business Roundtable Launches Campaign to Urge Completion of TPA," The Business Roundtable Press Release, July 23, 2002. (Available at www.businessroundtable.org. Accessed on June 3, 2004.) 15   Reed Branson, "Pickering, Shows Debate for the 'Hot' Seat," The Commercial Appeal, Aug. 2, 2002. 16   Stephen Medvic and Matthew Schousem, "The 2002 Pennsylvania Seventeenth 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. 17   Juliet Eilperin, "Trade Votes Roil House Races," Washington Post, Aug. 10, 2002. 18   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 19   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 20   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 21   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 22   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000. 23   Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG) Reports, 2000.