Message-ID: <20764811.1075846338146.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:12:00 -0700 (PDT) From: elizabeth.linnell@enron.com To: steven.kean@enron.com, richard.shapiro@enron.com, james.steffes@enron.com, cynthia.sandherr@enron.com, elizabeth.labanowski@enron.com, sandra.mccubbin@enron.com, barbara.hueter@enron.com Subject: Info for Political Contribution Strategies Mtg Cc: maureen.mcvicker@enron.com, ginger.dernehl@enron.com, marcia.linton@enron.com, betsy.raybon@enron.com, allison.navin@enron.com, laurie.knight@enron.com, joseph.alamo@enron.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bcc: maureen.mcvicker@enron.com, ginger.dernehl@enron.com, marcia.linton@enron.com, betsy.raybon@enron.com, allison.navin@enron.com, laurie.knight@enron.com, joseph.alamo@enron.com X-From: Elizabeth Linnell X-To: Steven J Kean, Richard Shapiro, James D Steffes, Cynthia Sandherr, Elizabeth Labanowski, Sandra McCubbin, Barbara A Hueter X-cc: Maureen McVicker, Ginger Dernehl, Marcia A Linton, Betsy Raybon, Allison Navin, Laurie Knight, Joseph Alamo X-bcc: X-Folder: \Steven_Kean_Dec2000_1\Notes Folders\Contributions X-Origin: KEAN-S X-FileName: skean.nsf Soft money giving statistics (2000): Federal PAC giving statistics (1999-7/00): Republicans: 67% Democrats: 33% Committee members: 47% Leadership PACs: 8% Parties: 39% Other PACs: 3% States: PAC giving breakdown: Republicans: 77% Democrats: 23% More information on party control to follow. Excerpt from Lobbying Working Group documentation regarding contributions: Recommended Guidelines for Choosing Recipients of Political Contributions* 1. Key Decision-Makers ? Leadership ? Committee Members ? Jurisdiction (Generally, only state-level office holders) 2. Pro-Business 3. Receptive to Key Enron Issues 4. Risk Management 5. Hedge our Bets 6. Timing: Primaries vs. General Elections 7. Identify Opportunities for Giving to Other PACs *Note: These guidelines are intended to apply both to PAC and Corporate funds. ---------------------- Forwarded by Elizabeth Linnell/HOU/EES on 08/09/2000 06:25 PM --------------------------- Melinda McCarty@ENRON 08/03/2000 03:28 PM To: Steven J Kean/HOU/EES@EES, Richard Shapiro/HOU/EES@EES, James D Steffes/HOU/EES@EES, Cynthia Sandherr/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Elizabeth Labanowski/EPSC/HOU/ECT@ECT, Sandra McCubbin/SFO/EES@EES, Barbara A Hueter/DUB/EES@EES, Elizabeth Linnell/HOU/EES@EES cc: Maureen McVicker/HOU/EES@EES, Ginger Dernehl/HOU/EES@EES, Marcia A Linton/HOU/EES@EES, Betsy Raybon/EPSC/HOU/ECT@ECT, Allison Navin/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Laurie Knight/DUB/EES@EES, Joseph Alamo/SFO/EES@EES Subject: Political Contribution Strategies Mtg This meeting has been set for Thursday, August 10 @ 10:00 (Central Time) in Team room 4795. Dial in number 1-800-991-9019 Pass code 6608281. Participants Steve Kean Rick Shapiro Jim Steffes Elizabeth Labanowski Elizabeth Linnell Cynthia Sandherr Sandi McCubbin Barbara Hueter Thanks, melinda x31641