Sen. Tom Daschle 

Iowa Travel 
3 visits, 4 days
2002
-Sen. Daschle campaigned with Sen. Tom Harkin during an October 28, 2002 visit to Iowa, doing rallies the University of Iowa in Iowa City and at Iowa State University in Ames.

-Sen. Daschle visited Iowa on June 23, 2002 and did two events: the annual fundraising picnic for Gov. Tom Vilsack and Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson in Mt. Pleasant (Henry County-SE Iowa) and a fundraising barbeque for Sen. Tom Harkin in the Altoona area (10 miles east of Des Moines).

2001
-Sen. Daschle visited Iowa on May 20-21, 2001.  On May 20 he attended a fundraiser for Sen. Tom Harkin at Hotel Fort Des Moines in Des Moines.  On May 21 he attended a lunch with activists in Cedar Rapids.
 
 



More Iowa Activity
-Most of the presidential prospects had representatives on hand for the IDP state convention June 15, 2002 in Des Moines: Sen. Edwards appeared in person; Jonathan Parker (DASHPAC) was present as were Joe Eyer (ROCPAC), Mona Mohib (Leadership '02) , Matt Rodriguez (Effective Government Committee), and Harry Bookey (a Kerry supporter). 
-Ethanol politics is a factor in Iowa, and Daschle, as Senate Majority Leader, was a key player in the debate.  In April 2002 the U.S. Senate considered the Energy Bill (Energy Policy Act of 2002, S.Amdt. 2917 to S.517).  One provision of particular interest to Iowans was the ethanol mandate, or Renewable Fuels Standard, which would triple the use of ethanol over the next decade by requiring gasoline refiners to use ethanol in reformulating gas.  Daschle strongly backed the Renewable Fuels Standard, arguing it would not only boost his state's ethanol industry, but benefit rural America and lessen America's dependence on foreign oil.  (Critics said the ethanol mandate would cause gas prices to rise by at least 4 cent per gallon and would benefit just a handful of companies). 
Contributions by DASHPAC
Total Disb. ($) to Candidates and Committees (#) in the Quarter
Year End 2001-July 10-Dec. 31, 2001 $89,000 to 21
11/28/01-Citizens for Harkin $5,000
Nonfederal-Year End 2001 $207,450 to 41
Chet Culver Committee $1,000
1st Quarter 2002 $72,500 to 21
3/28/02-Boswell for Congress $1,000
Nonfederal-1st Quarter $77,500 to 13
Ragan for Iowa Senate $1,000
May 2002 monthly $9,000 to 2
-no Iowa
June 2002 monthly $15,000 to 3
-no Iowa
July 2002 monthly $57,500 to 17
-no Iowa
Nonfederal-2nd Quarter $80,838.75
Vilsack-Pederson
Deluhery for Auditor
18 candidates for General Assembly @ $500 each
Lynn Cutler Fund
$12,288.75
$1,000
$9,000
$500
August 2002 monthly $40,500 to 11
7/17/02-Boswell for Congress $4,000
Total $34,788.75  $649,288.75

 5.4 percent of the PAC's contributions have gone to Iowa candidates and committees.
 
 



 

Copyright © 2002  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.