The SEIU PAC spent $410,569 on North Carolina races in 2008.
The political action committee of the Service Employees International Union, which is affiliated with the State Employees Association of North Carolina, spent $323,069 on independent expenditures, including mailers and phone banks, and gave $83,500 to candidates, according to campaign finance reports.
The biggest expense was $147,279 spent on mailers opposing Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory. The union did not spend on any other statewide races.
The group also spent $100,568 on unsuccessful candidate Chuck Stone, who came in fourth out of five Democratic primary candidates for Democratic Sen. John Kerr's seat in May.
And it spent $40,510 opposing Republican Rep. Curtis Blackwood and supporting a primary challenger and $34,711 on opposing incumbent Republican Rep. Leo Daughtry and supporting a Democratic challenger.
Among direct contributions, the union gave to 33 Democratic candidates and three Republicans and donated another $4,000 to the N.C. Democratic Party.
SEIU donated to a dozen Democratic incumbents who were unopposed in either the primary or general elections, including $4,000 apiece to Senate president Marc Basnight and House Speaker Joe Hackney.
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Donations from SEIU in North Carolina
Republican recipients:
Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (won): $1,500
Senate candidate Shirley Blackburn Randleman (won): $4,000
Senate candidate Sidney Sandy (lost): $4,000
Unopposed Democratic incumbents:
Senate president Marc Basnight and House Speaker Joe Hackney: $4,000
Sen. Douglas Yongue: $2,000
Sens. Jean Farmer-Butterfield, Marvin Lucas, Earline Parmon, Garland Pierce and Melanie Wade Goodwin: $1,000
Sens. Susan Fisher, Linda Garrou, Arthur Williams and Michael Wray: $500
SOURCE: State Board of Elections
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Re: SEIU spent $410k on state races
November 18, 2008 - 2:21pm — cthayes75Actually, the total is in excess of $1.5 million.
http://redclaycitizen.typepad.com/redclay/2008/11/seiu-spending.html
You missed the biggest donation.
November 18, 2008 - 2:01pm — PoliticalJunkieAs of Oct. 31, SEIU had given $1,150,000 to the Democrat Party fund to elect State Candidates.
http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/cf_pdf/2008/20081103_70252.pdf
And that's just the tip on the iceberg when it comes to the amount of Union money that NCDP raised this year.
Re: SEIU spent $410k on state races
November 18, 2008 - 1:48pm — tangozThe Unions have played a big part in where the BIG 3 automakers are now. The average costs of labor by the BIG 3 is over $30 a hour more than other automakers in the south including benefits.
Since I get paid by the hour and rely on my company for compensation I understand trying to make as much as you can. That is the American way. But bankrupting your company over this doesn't make any sense. And if the executives let this happen then they share in the blame.
So, No I am not for a bailout of the BIG 3.
I believe that the unions and union organizations do not seem to see the picture and are only a detriment in today's world. Before they were needed for worker safety and compensation. Now they are just for obtaining power and running this country their way through their lackeys.