The Race $$$

Congresswoman Melissa Bean has been busy raising money for her reelection. However most of her money comes from Political Action Committees, not from the ordinary people in the district that she represents.
Melissa Bean (D) *

Raised:	$634,535
Spent:	$190,858
Cash on Hand:	$627,409
Last Report:	June 30, 2009

	PAC contributions	$394,391	(62%)
	Individual contributions	$238,753	(38%)
	Candidate self-financing	$0	(0%)
	Other	$1,391	(0%)

A sample of who contributes to Congresswoman Bean:

CME Group $13,550
Honeywell International $10,000
Operating Engineers Union $10,000
Sportdecals $9,600
Exelon Corp $7,400
Allstate Insurance $5,250
American Council of Life Insurers $5,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $5,000
New Democrat Coalition $5,000