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As the 2008 presidential race kicked into full gear in January, insurance sources have contributed $5.66 million to leading candidates, with Democrats pulling in 59.1% of the industry total, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Altogether, 10 presidential candidates--six Democrats and four Republicans--each raised more than $100,000 from insurance industry sources through the end of the third quarter of 2007, including funds from corporate and trade association political action committees and contributions from individuals who identified themselves as employed by insurance-related firms.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., led the pack with $1,080,768 in insurance funds. In sharp contrast to her 1993 health care reform effort, which was strongly opposed by the now-defunct Health Insurance Association of America, Clinton drew nearly $250,000 in contributions from the health insurance sector, the most of any candidate in either party. Her totals included contributions from political action committees affiliated with MetLife, Independence Blue Cross and Western and Southern Life Insurance Co.,...
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