Thursday, January 12, 2012

Kirk Adams' Campaign Donors

We have done an extensive amount of research recently on campaign donations to various candidates and PACs.  This is a list of some of the donors to Kirk Adams' campaign in 2009 for the 2010 election cycle.  There were certainly some interesting discoveries.  The most obvious being that a majority of the donors were CEOs or who held high level positions in fields of healthcare, law, lobbying, government affairs and consulting.  Many of those CEO names appeared on the famous letter sent by "60 CEOs" encouraging a hold on future immigration legislation back in March 2011.  According to the Chamber,

"The Chamber says the letter's purpose is to voice concerns
 over the unintended consequences to Arizona's image and economy
 created by the immigration legislation under discussion at the Legislature."

PERCEIVED unintended consequences. 

We'll look more in depth as to who those CEOs are and their motives later.  Seems like a lot of big names and big money coming in (from outside) for a State Legislator position for one district and certainly not what one might normally find in a "grassroots" effort.

One rather peculiar donation came from the Tohono O'odham Nation.  The same group that:

1.     Opposed the proposed immigration prison in 2009 intended to house illegals awaiting deporation or prosecution.

2.     Would later participate in a lawsuit against SB1070.

3.     Calls the fence along the border the Apartheid wall and genocide.


4.     Encourages "open borders" and "free movement for all".

One wonders the motive behind the contribution and if it had anything to do with the Tohono O'odham tribe's announcement in January 2009 regarding plans to build a casino in Glendale (Adams became Speaker of the House in January 2009).  This plan did not go over well with the people of Glendale or politicians.  On November 24, 2009, the tribe made a $410.00 donation to Kirk Adams' campaign.  A lawsuit was ultimately filed on the issue which Kirk Adams was listed as one of the Plaintiffs against the tribe and the Dept. of Interior- Ken Salazar. The lawsuit was finally settled in March 2011 with a judgment in favor of the Tohono O'odham tribe and the DOI.

Next we have the mulitple donors who serve on the board of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. 

ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS
Jason Bagley
Charles Bassett
Wendy Briggs
Craig Coppola
Dennis Dahlen
Janna Day
Jerry Fuentes
Glen Hamer
Richard Hannon
Alan Heywood
Tim Jeffries
Ron Minegar
James Norton
David Veillette (through the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare PAC)
Patrick Walz (through the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare PAC)
Doug Yonko (who also donated do Kevin Gibbons)

Other notable donors to Adams' campaign:

Steve Churci and his STRESPAC (Arizona Restaurant Association PAC)-candidate for Maricopa County Supervisor
Jason/Andrea LeVecke- owners of Carl's Jr. restaurants
Carl/Neisha LeVecke
Mac/Sandra Magruder- owners of McDonald's franchises
Farrell Quinlan- Former spokesman for AZEIR/ led public policy campaigns for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce
Chad Willems- political consultant
Michael Bidwell - Arizona Cardinals
Skip Rimza- former Mayor of Phoenix
Cecil Ash- Legislator LD18
Beth Farnsworth Coons- donated to Kevin Gibbons and Jerry Lewis
Ross Farnsworth- Farnsworth Development/donated to Kevin Gibbons and Jerry Lewis
Andrew McCain - CFO/Hensley & Co. - son of John McCain
Douglas Yonko - Chairman-Elect of Hensley & Co. / VP of Communications at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce

ATTORNEYS

ABATE, JOSEPH
BARCLAY, STEVE
BIXBY, DAVID M
BRADDOCK, J T

BRIGGS, MARK
BRIGGS, WENDY
CHAPA, ARTHUR
CHARLTON, SUSAN

CHILDERS, DAVID
COHEN, CHARLES R

CURTIS, MICHAEL/CAROL
DAHM, CHRISTOPHER
DALAGER, ROBERT

DAVIS, KURT- Board Arizona Chamber of Commerce
DAY, CHRIS/JANNA- Board of Arizona Chamber of Commerce
FRYDENLUND, DEBBIE (LEGAL ASST)
GALLINGER, GEORGE W
 

HAAS, JOHN
HALLMAN, HUGH
HALL, NORMAN G

HANCOCK, KATHY
HARRIS, GREGGORY
 HART, STEPHEN M
HARTMAN, STEPHEN D

 HERSTAM, CHRIS/JULIE
HUGHES, DONALD

JACOBS, GRETCHEN
KASEN, ALLAN J

KNOX, KIMBERLY,
KRAMER, JAY

LASOTA, JOHN A
LINDLEY, STEVEN
LOW, J MICHAEL

MANGUM, JOHN/DEDE
MOODY, JOHN
MORRIS, ROGER
MUNGER, JOHN

 NOVAK, EDWARDO
MALLEY, KEVIN
 

OROME, PAUL
OVERHOLT, KEITH
 

PATIENCE, STEVE
 PETSAS, WILLIAM
PLACENTI, FRANK MS
ROMAN, STEPHEN H

SHAW IV, AUGUSTUS H
STEVENS, KENT W

TWIST, STEVEN J - Board Arizona Chamber of Commerce
ZIEMBA, THOMAS F




LOBBYISTS

AARONS, BARRY
BARNES, STAN
BAUGHMAN, TODD
COUGHLIN, JOHN

DELL'ARTINO, R MARCUS
DEMENNA, KEVIN
DILL, BARRY
DORN, THOMAS
DUGER, MEGHAEN

GARDNER, MICHAEL G
GILSTRAP, SUZANNE B
GRAY, JEFFERY W
GREEN, MICHAEL PRESTON (LOBBYIST/LAWYER)/KAREN
HARPER, RYAN K
HART, TRISH K

ISAACSON, DON/MARIE
ISAAK, JASON

JAMES, LISA- friend of the McCain camp and former candidate for State GOP Chairman against Randy Pullen
KAITES, JOHN
KAPROSY, JONATHAN
LANDRY, LARRY
LEDBETTER, TAWNYA

LEVINUS, COURTNEY
LUNDY, KELSEY

MEANEY, BARBARA
MOLERA, JAIME

NORTON, JAMES F 
OBER, RON
OSBORN, MARCUS
PIATT, ELIZABETH

 KREES, JULIE
SANDQUIST, JEFFERY
SENSEMAN, KATHRYN
SIMONETTA, NICHOLAS
STEVENS, SUSAN C
TUNIS, SHELLY
WILSON, STEPHEN


GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

ANABLE, SUSAN-COX

BASKETT, ELIZABETH - AZ HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOC
BASSETT, CHARLES-BCBS
BERANEK, KATHI TEES-BCBS

BEZOZO, JASON- AZ HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOC
COLLETTO, MICHAEL A- PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS OF AZ

DODSON, JEFF-BOEING
DUGAR, MEGHAEN-AZ ASSOC OF REALTORS

FANNING, BARBARA- AZ HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOC
FARLEY, THOMAS- AZ ASSOC OF REALTORS
HAMILTON, JAMES
JACOBS, ANDREW-POLICY RELATIONS

LEWIS, MARK - ROBINSON COMM
LUCERO, LARRY T- TUCSON ELECTRIC
MENLOVE, MITCHELL- GREENBERG-TRAURIG
OMEY, SAMANTHA-HONEYWELL

RICHARDSON, GENEVRA
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER
STUMPF, CHRISTIAN C

TASSINARI, BRIAN
TAYLOR, PENNY
WERTHEIM, PETER
WILLIAMS, G MICHAEL


CONSULTANTS

ALLEN, JOSH
ALVAREZ, RUBEN
ARENA, ELAINE

ATTRIDGE, MONICA
BAE GARY
BOILINI, KRISTEN
FUENTES, JERRY

GULLETT, WES
HARDT, ATHIA
HAY, SYDNEY
HERMON, BEV
KENSKI, MARGARET
LIND, KAREN M
MORRISON, LEE
SANAVA, BETTINA
NOBLE, SEAN
POST, MARY KAY


HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY


ABBOTT, JAMES L
ABRAHAM, KAREN M
ACKERMAN, JOEL

ADKINS, JO
ALEXANDER, ADDA
BABU, THOMAS L
BADAL, ROBERT A
BADGE, JAMES
BAKER, KATHRYN
BARTLETT, JON

BAYLESS, BETSEY
BLAIRE, MICHAEL

BOALS, RICHARD
BOLLINGER, KATHY

BRATLAND, MARK
BRUTLAG, JAMES A

BUSBY, KATHRYN
BUEHRLE, JEFF A
CARLSSON, ANNE M

CASTLE, MARSHALL
CHARLESWORTH, AL (KIDS CARE)
CHRISAGIS, DIANA
CLYDE, LINDSEY
CZYZ, THOMAS

DAHLEN, MARY B
DAMERON, THOMAS III
DERSCHEID, GAIL BASS

DETERMAN, TOM
ELTAWIL, MARK
EPSTEIN, ARTHUR

FALKENSTEIN, ALOIS
FINE, PETER
FINN, R DAVID

FRIEDLAN, PAUL R
FRIEDLAN, PHIL N
GIBSON, SANDRA
GIESKE, TERRI
GRAHAM, SEAN
GREENE, GARY
GREENWOOD, JAMES, JR
HAMILTON, GERALD E
HANIAN, ANNETTE
HANLEY, MICHAEL R
HANNON, RICHARD -BCBS

HICKS, LARKIN
HOSTETLER, JACK L

HUGHSON, WILLIAM B
HUMISTON, JOYCE

IMMERMAN, ALAN M
JOHNSON, GEORGE
JOHNSON, MICHAEL

KANTOR, STEVEN
KESSLER, MAURY

KILPATRICK, DENNIS
KLEIN, LORI
KOELBL, THOMAS

KNUDSEN, DAWN S
KUHN, REBECCA
LA CORTE, NEHA
LAMB, MICHAEL

LANDRITH, DAVID
LANGE, LAURIE
LAUREL, MARTY

LEVIN, ALVIN
LIMON, GARY T
LOGAN, JAKE
LONDON, CM
MAYNARD, ELIZABETH
MAYNARD, ROBERT

MCCOY, CRAIG
MEIER, STACEY J

NAVA, ANDREW
NAVRAN, SUSAN

NOVACK, ERIC N
OXFORD, EDWARD F, JR
PAGELS, KATHLEEN
PAROT, CHRISTOPHER J

PINKERT, ROBERT
PURDY, JAMES H
RANDOLPH, L GEORGE
RANESES, ANNA

RECKELL, SUSAN
ROCKWELL, DAVID

RODRIGUEZ, J JAVIER
SCOTT, KATHY A
SEEBOLD, RICHARD
SHEA, MIKE
SMITH DEBRA A
SPURNY, ROBERT
STEINHAUSER, SHANNON
SULLIVAN, TRACY

WEINMAN, DAN
WHITNEY, WARREN
WILSON, TOM
WRIGHT, SERGE W
ZUMWALT, DON
RIVERS, JOHN  


-AZ HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSN PAC
-HEALTHY GOVT COMMITTEE PAC (BLUE CROSS-BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA)
-OPHTHALMOLOGISTS PAC
-SOUTHWEST AMBULANCE EMS EMPLOYEE PAC
-UNITED EMERGENCY MED PROFESSIONALS OF AZ


Other donors included two PACS which participated in the lawsuit against Arizona in 2007 in an attempt to halt the employer sanctions law:

-ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 

-ARIZONA FARM BUREAU