Bernie Madoff's Contributions and Lobbying

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Madoff made a fortune, and he played politics with some of that money. In total, he and his wife, Ruth, have given $238,200 to federal candidates, parties and committees since 1991, with Democrats getting 88 percent of that. Overall, Madoff and other individuals at his company, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, gave $372,100 in campaign contributions since 1991, with 89 percent to Democrats. The firm spent $590,000 on lobbying in the last 11 years, all but $10,000 of it with the lobbying firm of Lent, Scrivner & Roth. A search for funds with "Madoff" in their title in lawmakers' personal investments did not find any members of Congress with their own funds invested with him.

The following party committees, PACs and current members of Congress have received contributions from Madoff and his wife since the 1992 election cycle:

Name	Party	Total
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte	D	$102,000
Securities Industry Assn		$31,000
Wyden, Ron	D	$13,000
Schumer, Charles E	D	$12,000
Markey, Edward J	D	$10,000
Securities Industry & Financial Mkt Assn		$10,000
Lautenberg, Frank R	D	$8,600
Merkley, Jeff	D	$2,300
Clinton, Hillary	D	$2,000
Rangel, Charles B	D	$2,000
Towns, Edolphus	D	$2,000
Dodd, Christopher J	D	$1,500
Ackerman, Gary	D	$1,200
Dingell, John D	D	$1,000
Obey, David R	D	$1,000
Matheson, Jim	D	$250
National Abortion Rights Action League		$250