Spending & Activity: Second Quarter 2002  (April 1-, 2002)
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Helping Democratic Candidates and State Parties
The ability to raise money is one important indicator of a presidential prospect's viability should he or she decide to enter the race.   Another point to watch is how the money is spent.  By effectively distributing money to candidates and party committees in key states a presidential hopeful can build up a reservoir of good will.  Note that there are many other ways to curry favor that are not reflected in the numbers of leadership PACs' financial reports.  For example, instead of simply making a $5,000 contribution, a presidential prospect can headline a fundraiser that will bring in tens of thousands of dollars for the candidate or the party.  Or he can invest the time and go out and stump with a candidate.  (see Iowa visits and New Hampshire visits)

Overview:
 
Table 1: Leadership PACS:
Overall Disbursements and Summary of Disbursements to Candidates and Committees
Second Quarter 2002  April 1-, 2002
GORE 1 DASCHLE 2 DEAN 3 EDWARDS 4 GEPHARDT 5 KERRY 6 LIEBERMAN 7
Leadership '02
>		 DASHPAC-fed.
>		 Fund for a Healthy America
>		 New American Optimists-fed.
>		 Effective Government Committee-fed. > Citizen Soldier Fund-fed.
>		 ROCPAC
>
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
DASHPAC-nonfed.
>		 New American Optimists-nonfed.
>		 Effective Government Committee-nonfed.
>		 Citizen Soldier Fund-nonfed.
>

 

 


Iowa
Overview:

Iowa Disbursements
Second Quarter 2002  April 1-, 2002

GORE DASCHLE DEAN EDWARDS GEPHARDT KERRY LIEBERMAN
Leadership '02 DASHPAC-fed. Fund for a Healthy America New American Optimists-fed. Effective Government Committee-fed. Citizen Soldier Fund-fed. ROCPAC
DASHPAC-nonfed. New American Optimists-nonfed. Effective Government Committee-nonfed. Citizen Soldier Fund-nonfed.

More Iowa Activity in Support of Candidates or the Party
Second Quarter 2002  April 1-, 2002

GORE DASCHLE DEAN EDWARDS GEPHARDT KERRY LIEBERMAN
Tipper Gore fundraiser for Harkin-July 14 Fundraiser for Vilsack-Pederson in Mt. Pleasant-
June 23

Fundraiser for Sen. Harkin in Altoona-June 23

 Speaks at fundraiser for Truman Fund in Iowa City-May 6

Speaks at fundraiser for the Senate Truman Fund in DM-May 21

Speaks at reception for Angela Connolly, cand. for Polk County Sup. in DM-June 25

Special guest at reception for Jeff Danielson, state rep. dist. 20 cand.-June 26 

 Fundraiser for Sen. Harkin in Dubuque-April 5

Speaks at the Buchanan County Dems' annual banquet in Oelwein-April 5

Fundraiser for Sen. Harkin in Waterloo-April 6

New American Optimists sends ## computers to Iowa, on loan, for Democrats to use on their 2002 campaign efforts. -April

New American Optimists purchases IDP's voter list for $65,000. 
-reported by Charles Hurt, The Charlotte Observer

Speaks at IDP Hall of Fame fundraiser in DM-June 14

 Two fundraisers for state Senate candidate Chuck Gifford in DM-April 11

Special education event w/ Vilsack and Boswell in DM-April 12

Campaigns w/
Julie Thomas in CR and Iowa City-April 12

 Fundraiser for Sen. Harkin in Boston-April 15

House party for John Norris in Ackworth-June 29

Rally with Julie Thomas in Iowa City area-June 29

Truman Fund event at home in Cedar Rapids- June 29

Truman Fund event at comm. college in CR- June 29

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; also present were Joe Eyer (ROCPAC), Mona Mohib (Leadership '02), Jonathan Parker (DASHPAC), Matt Rodriguez (Effective Government Committee), and Harry Bookey (a Kerry supporter-is managing partner of BH Equities, Inc. in Des Moines).

Sen. Daschle, Rep. Gephardt, Sen. Lieberman, Sen. Edwards, Sen. Kerry, and Gov. Dean all contributed to a fundraiser for the Iowa Democrats' Truman Fund held at Greenberg Traurig in Washington, DC on May 15.


New Hampshire
Overview:

New Hampshire Disbursements
Second Quarter 2002  April 1-, 2002

GORE DASCHLE DEAN EDWARDS GEPHARDT KERRY LIEBERMAN
Leadership '02 DASHPAC-fed. Fund for a Healthy America New American Optimists-fed. Effective Government Committee-fed. Citizen Soldier Fund-fed. ROCPAC
DASHPAC-nonfed. New American Optimists-nonfed. Effective Government Committee-nonfed. Citizen Soldier Fund-nonfed.

More New Hampshire Activity in Support of Candidates or the Party
Second Quarter 2002  April 1-, 2002

GORE DASCHLE DEAN EDWARDS GEPHARDT KERRY LIEBERMAN
Tipper Gore special guest at NH House Dems event ($50 per person) in Concord-May 31

Al Gore fundraiser for Shaheen in L.A.-June 5

 Speaks at Hopkinton Dem. Committee candidates night-May 2  New American Optimists sends 53 computers to NH, on loan, for
Dems to use on '02 campaign efforts.  The refurbished Dell Pentium III's, with monitors and keyboards, arrive on April 18, most at the coord. campaign office in Manchester and about 20 at the party's Concord office. 

Manchester Dems. dinner-
June 21

Merrimack County Dems picnic-June 22

NHDP event in Durham-June 22
 

 Campaigns with Martha Fuller Clark-May 6

Campaigns with
Katrina Swett-
May 6

Fundraiser for Upper Valley Democrats in Lebanon-May 6

Fundraiser for Cheshire County Democrats in Keene-May 6. 

Breakfast with Nashua Dems (low $ fundraiser) -May 7 

 Cheshire County Dem. Comm. house party in Keene ($25 per person)-June 2

Nashua City Dem. Comm. luncheon
-June 3

Fundraiser for NHDP in Manchester
-June 3

All seven major presidential prospects sent representatives to the NHDP's annual convention, held at St. Anselm's College in Goffstown on June 1: Edwards (Steve Jarding); Kerry (Jill Alper); Lieberman (Craig Smith); Gore (Marcus Jadotte); Daschle (Jonathan Parker); Dean (Kate O'Connor) and Gephardt (Matt Rodriguez).

Others: Sen. Bill Bradley appeared at a fundraiser for state Sen. Mark Fernald in Londonderry on May 14, 2002
 
 
 

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