Megan R. Wilson
The Hill
K Street is banking on Hillary Clinton, with more than twice as many Washington lobbyists donating to the former secretary of State’s presidential campaign than any other candidate.
While many lobbyists are holding their pocketbooks in the early stages of the 2016 election cycle, Clinton — the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination — received at least $625,703 from 316 registered lobbyists and corporate PACs during the first half of the year, according to disclosure forms.
“She’s going at it for the second time, and there is a list of people who are very committed to her from eight years ago,” said Al Mottur, senior Democratic lobbyist at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and longtime Clinton supporter. Mottur has not only given to the campaign, but is also bundling cash from other donors.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush ranks as a distant second in the influence industry, collecting $444,500 from 140 lobbyists.
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