LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: A joint investigation by The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity found that drugmakers that produce opioid painkillers and allied advocacy groups spent more than $880 million on campaign contributions and lobbying over the past decade as they worked to influence state and federal policies. …
The investigation comes as the number of overdose deaths from prescription painkillers has soared, claiming the lives of 165,000 people in the U.S. since 2000. Reporters analyzed campaign finance and lobbying data from 2006 through 2015, reviewed hundreds of documents and conducted more than 150 interviews. The AP and Center for Public Integrity found that drugmakers and allied groups employed an annual average of 1,350 lobbyists in state capitals around the country and contributed to a total of 7,100 candidates for state-level office… (more)
Contributions to 315 Pa. candidates from drug manufacturers 2006-2015
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| Rank | Contributions | Candidate & Office |
| 1 | $ 276,000 | Pitts, Joe – US-16 |
| 2 | $ 268,677 | Gerlach, Jim – US-06 |
| 3 | $ 256,972 | Schwartz, Allyson – US-13 |
| 4 | $ 206,000 | Casey, Bob – US Senate |
| 5 | $ 159,600 | Dent, Charlie – US-15 |
| 6 | $ 159,350 | Specter, Arlen – US Senate |
| 7 | $ 148,067 | Toomey, Pat – US Senate |
| 8 | $ 138,650 | Meehan, Patrick – US-07 |
| 9 | $ 119,901 | Murphy, Patrick J – US-08 |
| 10 | $ 111,850 | House Republican Campaign Cmte Of Pennsylvania – Null |
| 11 | $ 110,830 | Murphy, Tim – US-18 |
| 12 | $ 96,262 | Altmire, Jason – US-04 |
| 13 | $ 89,000 | English, Phil – US-03 |
| 14 | $ 87,800 | Fitzpatrick, Michael G – US-08 |
| 15 | $ 79,200 | Santorum, Rick – US Senate |
| 16 | $ 71,500 | Scarnati Iii, Joseph B – S-025 |
| 17 | $ 58,500 | Altmire, Jason – US-12 |
| 18 | $ 57,283 | Sestak, Joe – US Senate |
| 19 | $ 52,800 | Senate Republican Campaign Cmte Of Pennsylvania – Null |
| 20 | $ 48,370 | Sestak, Joe – US-07 |
| 21 | $ 44,500 | Marino, Tom – US-10 |
| 22 | $ 41,250 | Fattah, Chaka – US-02 |
| 23 | $ 37,250 | Kelly, Mike – US-03 |
| 24 | $ 37,200 | Turzai, Michael C – H-028 |
| 25 | $ 35,000 | Corman, Jacob Doyle – S-034 |
| 26 | $ 34,500 | Doyle, Mike – US-14 |
| 27 | $ 34,000 | Costello, Ryan – US-06 |
| 28 | $ 31,250 | Boyle, Brendan – US-13 |
| 29 | $ 30,900 | Costello, Ryan – US-6 |
| 30 | $ 26,296 | Carney, Chris – US-10 |
| 31 | $ 25,000 | Mccord, Robert M – Treasurer |
| 32 | $ 24,650 | Hughes, Vincent J – S-007 |
| 33 | $ 23,060 | Meehan, Patrick – US-7 |
| 34 | $ 21,650 | Manion, Tom – US-08 |
| 35 | $ 20,000 | Corbett, Thomas & Cawley, Jim – Gov. / Lt. Gov. |
| 36 | $ 20,000 | Pennsylvania Republican Party – Null |
| 37 | $ 18,950 | Hart, Melissa – US-04 |
| 38 | $ 18,750 | Reed, David L (Dave) – H-062 |
| 39 | $ 18,600 | Mcilhinney Jr, Charles T (Chuck) – S-010 |
| 40 | $ 18,500 | Dermody, Frank J – H-033 |
