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July 13, 2008

The donors

U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski’s largest support comes from big financial companies, while challenger Lou Barletta has the support of the Philadelphia cheese steak king.

The Vento family, of Geno’s Steaks fame, has donated $10,000 to the Republican mayor of Hazleton, who is trying to unseat the 12-term incumbent Democrat Kanjorski.

Kanjorski has received 27 donations of $2,300 – the most an individual may give to one candidate per election cycle, according to the Federal Election Commission.

The donations were listed on the April filings with the FEC. Both candidates must submit their latest financial reports by Tuesday.

The largest donation a candidate can receive from a political action committee on behalf of a company or corporation is $5,000.

Here is a list of the top individual and corporate donors for Kanjorski and Barletta:

Individuals who have donated the maximum of $2,300 to Kanjorski: Dwight Anderson, Ospraie Management, New York City; Patricia Cobb, North East Credit, Dalton; Stephen Cohen, SAC Capital Advisors, Stamford, CT; Mary Ellen Conaboy, homemaker, Lake Winola; Richard P. Conaboy Jr., Clearbrook Inc., Scranton; Christopher Condron, AXA Equity, New York City; Dennis Corvo, Peckville; Alvin Dworman, Lee National Corp., New York City; Robert Gottfried, Cross Current Corp., New Hope; Richard Harsche, Home Consultants, Inc., Lake Ariel; Samuel S. Hirsh, Cross Current Corp., Rydal; Eugene C. Kelley, attorney, Old Forge; John Kotula, North East Credit, Moscow; Paul Lewis, attorney, Penn Valley; Carol Ludwig, homemaker, Washington D.C.; Eugene Ludwig, Promontory Financial Group, Washington D.C.; Thomas Marano, Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., New York City; Harold W. McGraw III, McGraw Hill Co., Darien, CT; Carol A. Nasser, homemaker, Scranton; Peter A. Nussbaum, SAC Capital/General Co., Westport, CT; John Passan, Valley Dist. & Storage, Wilkes-Barre; Vince Scarpetta Jr., Systems Source Inc., Moosic; Larry Simon, LTS Corp., Shawnee on Delaware; Monica A. Simon, homemaker, Shawnee on Delaware; Robert Tambur, TAMMAC Corp., Shavertown; Robert S. Tamburro, TFP Limited, Wilkes-Barre; Eric Vincent, Ospraie Management/Investment, Greenwich, CT.

Individuals who have donated the maximum of $2,300 to Barletta: Peter Amato, Keystone Auto/Partner, Clarks Summit; Charles D. Flack, Diamond Manufacturing, Wyoming; Harold E. Flack, Diamond Manufacturing, Dallas; Jean Flack, homemaker, Dallas; Jeanne Gleason, homemaker, Johnstown; Robert A. Gleason, Gleason Inc. Insurance, Johnstown; Evelyn Graham, homemaker, Hazleton; Barbara Provini, homemaker, Dalton; Dominic Provini, Highland Architecture, Dalton; Craig. G. Robertson, Groundwater Sciences Corp., Harrisburg; Elizabeth Sichler, Priority Search, Inc., Harveys Lake; Jack Sordoni, Homeland Energy, Wilkes-Barre; William B. Sordoni, Sordoni Construction, Forty Fort; Eileen Vento, Geno’s Steaks, Philadelphia; Joseph A. Vento, Geno’s Steaks, Philadelphia.

Political Action Committees that have given the maximum $5,000 to Kanjorski: Ameripac – the Fund for a Greater America; AON Corp. PAC; AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co.; Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners; Commercial Mortgage Securities; Countrywide Financial Corp.; CULAC the PAC of Credit Union National Association; DRIVE, Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education; First American Corp.; International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; International Union of Painters and Allied Trades; Investment Company Institute; LandAmerica Financial Group; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; National Apartment Association; National Association of Federal Credit Unions; National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors National Leadership PAC; National Multi-Housing Council; NYSE Group Inc; Our Common Values PAC; PPL People for Good Government; Title Industry PAC; UBS Americas Fund for Better Government; United Steel Workers; Willis North America Inc.

Political Action Committees that have given the maximum $5,000 to Barletta: Continuing A Majority Party; The Freedom Project; National Republican Congressional Committee; Conservative Opportunity Leadership and Enterprise; People for Enterprise Trade and Economic Growth; Rely On Your Beliefs Fund; Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania.

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