Mark Amodei (NV) - PLEASE Don't Elect Him!!! PLEASE

Mark Amodei – Nevada

Nevada 2nd CD Special Election to be held in TWO DAYS!

This guy was brought to my attention this afternoon by an article I read and I thought I would do some research on him.

NOTE from Sunday:
Secretary of State Ross Miller predicts a paltry 25 percent to 30 percent turnout for the election. Polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

NOTE from Monday:

Republican Mark Amodei is considered the favorite to win tomorrow's special election in the Second Congressional District.

PLEASE - Dems and Independents get out and vote for Kate Marshall - PLEASE!!!

He’s endorsed by the NRA – an member of the American Legislative Exchange council (ALEC).

He’s endorsed by Mitt Romney who I have reported earlier is running on Koch money.

He has signed the Grover Norquist No New Tax Pledge – Grover being associated with ALEC for a very long time.

His FEC Report shows that the following ALEC related PACs have given him support for this special election.

Mark Amodei - FEC Reporting

Commitees that Supported Him

AT&T INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T FEDERAL PAC)	7/22/2011	$3,000.00	ALEC
BARRICK GOLD OF NORTH AMERICA INC. EMPLOYEES PAF	6/28/2011	$5,000.00	ALEC
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	7/21/2011	$5,000.00	ALEC
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)	7/28/2011	$5,000.00	ALEC
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURP	7/20/2011	$1,000.00	ALEC
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) PAC	8/23/2011	$1,000.00	ALEC
KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)	7/26/2011	$5,000.00	ALEC
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE	7/8/2011	$1,000.00	ALEC
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC	7/19/2011	$5,000.00	ALEC

A review of his Nevada historical campaign financing from previous years for state offices shows a lot of ALEC participation in his campaign financing – as almost all of his out-of-state money came from ALEC related companies.

Contribution	11/5/2003	Eli Lilly	$   500.00
Contribution	11/5/2003	William Raggio	$   500.00	Award Winning ALEC Member
Contribution	11/12/2003	Annheuser Busch	$   750.00
Contribution	9/22/2003	Household International	$2,500.00
Contribution	1/21/2006	Abbott Labs	$   500.00
Contribution	1/16/2006	RJ Reynolds	$1,500.00
Contribution	1/22/2006	Chevron Texaco	$1,000.00
Contribution	9/20/2005	GlaxoSmithKline	$1,000.00
Contribution	2/15/2006	Sprint Nextel	$2,000.00
Contribution	8/22/2006	WalMart	$1,000.00
Contribution	8/15/2006	PhRMA	$2,000.00
Contribution	8/10/2006	ATT PAC	$1,000.00
Contribution	8/10/2006	Verizon	$1,000.00
Contribution	8/10/2006	RJ Reynolds	$   750.00
Contribution	8/21/2006	Uniion Pacific	$   500.00
Contribution	11/1/2006	Abbott Labs	$1,000.00
Contribution	11/3/2006	EMBARQ (Sprint)	$1,000.00
Contribution	11/2/2006	Barrick Gold Mining	$5,000.00
Contribution	10/24/2006	Walgreens	$2,500.00
Contribution	11/23/2006	PhRMA	$2,000.00

And he had a tendency to support ALEC member campaigns out of his campaign funds.

Expense	6/6/2004	Contribution to Dean Rhoads	$   500.00	Known ALEC member
Expense	2/7/2006	Committee to Elect Bob Beers	$1,000.00	Known ALEC member
Expense	9/12/2006	Committee to Elect Bob Beers	$1,000.00	Known ALEC member

And he historically used his campaign money to pay for things – special events and other – which based on Minnesota State Campaign Law may have been questioned.

3/14/2006	Camp TLC	$   100.00	Other Expenses
3/14/2006	Jessie Beck elementary	$   100.00	Other Expenses
3/14/2006	Silver Springs elementary	$   250.00	Other Expenses
4/29/2006	Juvenile Diabetes Foundation	$8,200.00	Special Events
5/7/2006	Yerington Rotary	$   500.00	Other Expenses
6/1/2006	Carson Sertoma Club	$   200.00	Special Events
6/22/2006	Friends of the Nevada Railroad Museum	$1,000.00	Other Expenses
6/23/2006	Carson City Chamber of Commerce	$   400.00	Special Events
7/6/2006	University of Nevada Foundation	$5,000.00	Other Expenses
9/10/2006	Fernley Foundadtion	$1,000.00	Special Events
9/25/2006	Carson HS Calendar	$   300.00	Advertising
9/30/2006	Carson City Soroptomists	$  500.00	Special Events
10/6/2006	Carson High School  Girls Basketball Team	$   540.00	Special Events
10/6/2006	Carson City Community Counseling Center	$   700.00	Spec Events/ Adverti
10/8/2006	Carson City Community Counseling Center	$   760.00	Special Event
12/18/2006	Carson High School Football Boosters	$   300.00	Advertising
12/27/2006	Food Bank of Northern Nevada	$   100.00	Other Expenses
1/30/2007	Storey County Senior Center	$   500.00	Special Events
2/26/2007	Fourth Ward School	$   250.00	Special Events
3/14/2007	Childrens Museum of Northern Nevada	$   500.00	Advertising
4/17/2007	Silver States Women (Tackle Football?)	$   500.00	Special Events
4/26/2007	Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada	$   500.00	Special Events
5/1/2007	WNCC Foundation (Western Nebraska Community College Foundation?)	$   300.00	Advertising
5/18/2007	Mason Valley Girls and Boys Club	$   500.00	Other Expenses
6/7/2007	Relay for Life - Amer Cancer Assoc	$   500.00	Advertising
6/27/2007	Relay for Life - Amer Cancer Assoc	$1,000.00	Special Events
7/6/2007	Healthy Communities Coalition	$   500.00	Other Expenses
8/9/2007	Carson City Kiwanis Club	$   500.00	Special Events
8/19/2007	White Pine 4-H Livestock Auction	$1,875.00	Special Events
1/14/2008	Carson High School Football	$   250.00	Advertising
5/5/2008	MDA LockUp	$   250.00	Special Events
8/15/2008	Girls and Boys Clubs of Western Nevada	$1,000.00	Special Events

NEVADA – I know you have a love affair with ALEC –

and you love adding ALEC members to any legislature you can - state or federal.

This guy walks like a duck, talks like a duck, takes money from other ducks and just may be an ALEC duck.

We have enough trash in the US Congress the way it is – we don’t need any more.