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This 5 page paper examines the financing of the 2002 Alexander campaign. Biographical information about Lamar Alexander is relayed along with specific financial data. PAC money is discussed. Top contributors are listed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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elected to the position in 2003 ("U.S. Senate," 2005). He received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1962 and then went on to complete his law degree at New York
University Law School in 1965 (2005). He served as governor of Tennessee between 1979 and 1987 and afterwards had been a U.S. secretary of education; that stint was between 1991-1993
(2005). He was elected to the U.S. Senate, representing Tennessee, in 2002, and his term is scheduled to end in 2009 (2005). Much attention has been paid to
campaign finance reform and the fact that perhaps financing occurs with strings attached. It is a valid assumption. After all, it does seem that anyone who would give money to
a candidate would expect something back. That said, one of Alexanders primary contributors from the private sector was the university that he attended to obtain his bachelors degree. Often, Universities
and graduates have a fondness for each other. Many people contribute to their alma maters when they become wealthy and similarly, when a star emerges from a college or university,
the school plays that up. It is in fact quite possible that the University had no ulterior motives for contributing to the Alexander campaign other than the fact that this
once governor is tied to that particular institution. It is good publicity for them. In any event, in examining the campaign finance record for Alexanders last campaign, it seems that
much has come from individual contributions (See chart). In fact, close to seventy percent of the contributions were from individuals and he also used close to fifteen percent of
his own money ("Lamar," 2005). Only 15.5% of contributions for the 2002 campaign amounted to PAC money ("Lamar," 2005). In examining the PAC money specifically, 82.7% originates from businesses
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