THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, September 26, 1996 TAG: 9609260310
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: BY PAUL SOUTH, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: 67 lines
In North Carolina's 1st Congressional District, incumbent Democrat Eva Clayton of Warren County has raised 25 times as much money as her opponent, Rich Square Republican Herbert M. ``Ted'' Tyler.
Based on the latest report issued by the Federal Election Commission, Clayton has collected $82,374, compared to $3,300 for Tyler.
Nearly three-quarters of Clayton's campaign cash has come from political action committees. Clayton, who is seeking her third term, has $59,324 in PAC support, compared with $500 for Tyler.
The Washington, D.C.-based Association of Trial Lawyers was Clayton's biggest contributor, pumping $6,000 into her campaign. Pharmaceutical giant Glaxo-Wellcome and the Washington-based Democratic-Republican Independent Voter Education Committee each kicked in $5,000.
Tobacco giants Brown & Williamson, Philip Morris and RJR Nabisco contributed a total of $3,500.
Agricultural and labor interests also contributed to the Clayton bid. The Georgia Peanut Producers PAC and the Farm Credit Council PAC gave $2,000 each.
The Raleigh-based North Carolina Pork Producers PAC, the North Dakota-based MINN-DAK Farmers' Cooperative PAC and the Washington, D.C.-based National Broiler Council contributed $500 each. Clayton also received money from the Florida Sugar Cane League, the Rural Builders PAC and the Springfield, Mo.-based Mid-America Dairymen PAC.
The United Auto Workers V-PAC led organized labor contributions with a $1,500 contribution, while the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and the National Education Association, a teachers' union, gave $1,000 each to Clayton's campaign.
The Machinists' Non-Partisan Political League, The Laborers' Political League and the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen PAC each gave $500 to the Clayton campaign.
Clayton voted in favor of legislation to raise the minimum wage, a key issue for organized labor. ILLUSTRATION: Graphic
CONTRIBUTIONS
Here are the Top 10 political action committee contributors to
the Eva Clayton re-election campaign. Source: The Federal Election
Commission.
1. Association of Trial Lawyers of America PAC $6,000
2. Glaxo-Wellcome Inc. PAC $5,000
3. Democratic Republican Independent Voter Education Comm. $5,000
4. Employees' Federal PAC - Carolina Power & Light $3,000
5. National Committee for an Effective Congress $2,500
6. Farm Credit Council PAC $2,000
7. Georgia Peanut Producers Association PAC $2,000
8. RJR Nabisco PAC $2,000
9. United Auto Workers V-PAC $1,500
10. Tenneco Inc. Employees Good Govt. Fund $1,500
10. American Nurses' Association PAC $1,500
TOTAL PAC CONTRIBUTIONS: $59,324
TOTAL INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $23,050
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $82,374
Republican Herbert M. ``Ted'' Tyler's PAC contributions.
Source: The Federal Election Commission.
1. North Carolina Republican Executive Committee $500
TOTAL PAC CONTRIBUTIONS: $500
TOTAL INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $2,800
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $3,300 by CNB