When former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele lost his bid for Senate in 2006, it wasn't because his Democratic opponent, Congressman Ben Cardin, had raised more money. Steele collected $8.4 million, just shy of Cardin's $8.7 million. His fundraising success is likely a big part of the reason the GOP picked Steele to chair the Republican National Committee (RNC) last week, charging him with the task of bringing in cash to help the party maintain--and win back--seats in 2010.
The donors that Steele appealed to the most during his Senate race are those that would seemingly give to the party regardless of the person at the helm of the RNC. In the 2006 election cycle, Republican and conservative groups gave Steele his largest chunk of cash at $566,900, followed by the leadership PACs of other lawmakers ($495,300). But he also attracted money from retirees ($447,800) and lawyers and law firms ($331,450), which usually favor Democrats. His most generous sector was composed of ideological groups, which gave him a total of $1.2 million, with finance, insurance real estate companies next, giving $885,700. The fiscally conservative Club for Growth sent $242,800 Steele's way, while employees of the State of Maryland gave him $39,625. Other donors included defense company Lockheed Martin ($13,850) and law/lobbying firm Blank Rome ($13,300).
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