Critiques
State, "Involvement in the Political Process", Air Tobacco: Campaign Travel on Tobacco Industry J, Big Tobacco and Astroturf, Big Tobacco Crashes the Party by Funding Fetes, Big Tobacco's Dollars Douse Push for Fire-Saf, Big Tobacco's Front Groups for Tort Reform, Big Tobacco's Spends $81,000 per Member of Co, Blowing Smoke: Big Tobacco's 1998 Lobbying S, Bush White House May Blow Smoke at War on Tobacco, Buying Influence, Selling Death
State
California, Lorillard, California, Brown & Williamson, California, Philip Morris, California, R.J. Reynolds, California, Smokeless Tobacco Council, Minnesota Tobacco Lobbyists and Front Groups, Minnesota, Brown and Williamson, Minnesota, Cigar Association, Minnesota, Lorillard, Minnesota, Philip Morris
Connemara Creative
Political consultant Mike Shea notes his close connections with elected officials and with Philip Morris.
CRP Lobbying Spending: British American Tobacco
Itemizes expenditures by lobbying firm hired, amount spent, and lobbist used.
CRP Lobbying Spending: Philip Morris
Center for Responsive Politics itemizes money Philip Morris spent lobbying in DC by lobbying firm hired, amount spent, and lobbyist used.
CRP Lobbying Spending: RJR Nabisco
Itemizes expenditures by lobbying firm hired, amount spent, and lobbyist used.
Liberal Tobacco Whores - Why are Ann Richards, Geo
Political column for Slate by Jacob Weisberg examines why well known liberal figures Ann Richards, George Mitchell and others became powerful lobbyists for Big Tobacco.
Lobbying Spending: Tobacco
The Center for Responsible Politics lists $23 million of lobbyist spending by the tobacco industry in 1999, and breaks it down by tobacco company, lobbying firm, and lobbyist. Also shows other clients of the firm.
Lobbyist Spending: Tobacco
Itemizes expenditures by the tobacco industry for lobbying at the U.S. national level. Data include lobbying firm hired, amount spent, and lobbyist used.
Sneaky Lobbiests Have Dual Roles
News article covers tobacco industry use of lobbyists who don't disclose their ties to the tobacco industry, such as police officers, Wall Street analysts, restaurateurs and former congressional staff members.
Tobacco Lobbyists in D.C.
Chart shows top 10 lobbying firms in Washington D.C. and the tobacco companies and interests they represent.
Tobacco's Price of Persuasion: $7M plus
The industry paid its chief lobbyists $7.1 million during the first half of 1998. USA Today article names some chief tobacco lobbyists.
Tobacco's Revolving Door to Congress
Lists former lawmakers turned lobbyists for Big Tobacco.