1. Who’s Got Clout in the Deep South? Presentation by: Tyler Reny & Brendan Scherer

2. H&T Top 20 in the Deep South… Teacher’s Organizations General Business Organizations Lawyers Bankers Associations General Local Government Organizations Insurance General Farm Organizations State and Local Government Employees Individual Banks and Financial Institutions Realtor’s Associations Hrebenar-Thomas: The Ones With Clout Interest Group Power in the States, Clive S. Thomas and Ronald J. Hrebenar, State Legislatures Magazine: April 1999 “The South has always been the region where groups have predominated, probably because of the weakness of any countervailing force like strong political parties. In our 1998 survey, the South remained the region with the most powerful interest group systems.”-The Hrebenar & Thomas Study

3. Mississippi’s Top Contributors & Industries (2007) Top 3 Contributors 1) Barbour for Governor-Party 2) Republican Governors Association-Party 3) John Arthur Eaves Jr.-Candidate Contributions Top 3 Contributing Sectors 1) Party (35%) 2) Candidate Contributions (15%) 3) Finance, Insurance & Real Estate (15%) OF THE TOP 15 INDUSTRIES IN MISSISSIPPI… National Institute on Money in State Politics 2006: http://www.followthemoney.org/

4. Alabama’s Top Contributors & Industries (2006) Top 3 Contributors 1) Alabama Education Association-Labor 2) Business Council of Alabama-General Business 3) Alabama Farmer’s Federation-Agriculture Top 3 Contributing Sectors 1) General Business (30%) 2) Party (15%) 3) Labor (10%) OF THE TOP 15 INDUSTRIES IN ALABAMA… National Institute on Money in State Politics 2006: http://www.followthemoney.org/

5. Georgia’s Top Contributors & Industries (2006) Top 3 Contributing Sectors 1) Candidate Contributions (35%) 2) Finance, Insurance & Real Estate (20%) 3) Party (15%) Top 3 Contributors 1) Mark Taylor-Candidate Contributions 2) US Chamber of Commerce-General Business 3) Republican Governors Association-Party OF THE TOP 15 INDUSTRIES IN GEORGIA… National Institute on Money in State Politics 2006: http://www.followthemoney.org/

6. South Carolina’s Top Contributors & Industries (2006) Top 3 Contributing Sectors 1) Candidate Contributions (45%) 2) Finance, Insurance & Real Estate (10%) 3) Transportation (10%) *Top 3 contributors are all from the Candidate Contributions sector* OF THE TOP 15 INDUSTRIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA… National Institute on Money in State Politics 2006: http://www.followthemoney.org/

7. Industry & Contribution of the Deep South State Percent of Total Deep South Contribution…Of the Top 15 Industries in the Deep South… National Institute on Money in State Politics 2006: http://www.followthemoney.org/

8. Alabama Farmers Federation “Promoting the economic, social and educational interests of rural Alabamians” Established in 1921 Today More than 460,000 members statewide Contributions by Party 2006 -Agriculture: Alabama’s #1 industry -48,000 farmers statewide -$4.7 billion business -476,000 jobs, 21% of state workforce -Annual earnings of more than $9 billion -$43 billion (22%) of state’s direct output *Gave $1,728,142 to candidates & party committees *