Interest Groups in the Midwestern States

Contributions by Economic Interests, 2008

Pennsylvania Ohio

Indiana Illinois

Contribution by Economic Interests, 2004

Ohio

Top Industries, 2008

Party C

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Candidate

Committees

Lawye

rs & Lo

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Genera

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Candidate

Self-fi

nance

Public Se

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state

Insuran

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Conserva

tive Policy

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Health

Profes

sionals

$0 $5,000,000

$10,000,000 $15,000,000 $20,000,000 $25,000,000 $30,000,000

Pennsylvania

$0 $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $30,000,000 $40,000,000 $50,000,000 $60,000,000 $70,000,000

Ohio

$0 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $8,000,000

$10,000,000 $12,000,000 $14,000,000

Indiana

Party C

ommittees

Candidate

Committees

Genera

l Trad

e Unions

Public Se

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nions

Lawye

rs & Lo

bbyists

Electr

ic Utiliti

es

Hospita

ls & Nursi

ng Homes

Health

Profes

sionals

Real E

state

Telec

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ces &

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$0 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $8,000,000

$10,000,000 $12,000,000

Illinois

Top Industries, 2004

Party C

ommittees

Candidate

Committees

Lawye

rs & Lo

bbyists

Health

Profes

sionals

Insuran

ce

Genera

l Trad

e Unions

Real E

state

Public Se

ctor U

nions

Hospita

ls & Nursi

ng Homes

Christian

Conserva

tive$0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

$14,000,000

Ohio

Gambling in Ohio

My Ohio Now

• My Ohio Now goal was to bring a top-notch casino to Ohio

• State Issue 6 if passed, would authorize the

building of the first casino in the state

• Proposed casino to be built be Lakes Entertainment

Support

• Yes on 6 (Lakes Entertainment) - revenue - jobs - Ohioans would stay at home to

gamble

Opposition

• No on 6 (sponsored by Penn National Gaming)

• Vote no Casinos – opposes gambling on economic and moral grounds

• UNITE Here – concerned about the casino becoming “non-union”

Governor Ted Strickland

• Democratic Governor of Ohio since 2007

- Labeled gambling “an insidious condition that can ruin lives”

- “I don’t think it would be accurate to sell this as an answer to Ohio’s economic challenges. … I really don’t envision anything that is likely to change my mind.”

Not Successful

Why? - 36 million dollars were spent in opposition to

State Issue 6 (majority by Penn Nat’l Gaming)

- Public sentiment – previous movements for the building of casinos were stricken down

(1990, 1996, 2006)