So, then I wondered what about Ohio?

I read this article in the Detroit Free Press and I wondered....how much has Ohio's Congressional members spent?

The Free Press had the link to the American Radio Works Public Radio Org site for Michigan so it was a simple matter of changing that MI to an OH and? Voila.

I was rather surprised at the top five:


BOEHNER, JOHN A
Total Cost: $157,603.85
Rank: 7 (out of 638)

OXLEY, MICHAEL G
Total Cost: $98,247.13
Rank: 37 (out of 638)

BROWN, SHERROD
Total Cost: $86,497.95
Rank: 51 (out of 638)

JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS
Total Cost: $83,143.84
Rank: 56 (out of 638)

HOBSON, DAVID LEE
Total Cost: $54,975.75
Rank: 113 (out of 638)


Total spent on representatives:
$851,685.91

It seems the Aspen Institute is a favorite of some of our members of Congress.

Aspen Institute - $3,493,103.52 spent on 610 trips
68.9% spent on Democratic Party
1.8% spent on Independent Party
29.3% spent on Republican Party


This organizaiton has quite a list of corporate and individual sponsors Corporate Sponsors which includes:

American Petroleum Institute, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company,HealthCare Ventures, LLC Pfizer, Inc., almost all of the major automotive companies and even Microsoft.