Christopher Shays
United States House of Representatives (Congress)
Political Campaign Contributions
Campaign Finance Information
'08 Election Cycle

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Candidate Name

Christopher Shays

Contributions Received
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$3,774,740	Total Money Receipts
$2,467,307	From Individuals (Amounts over $200)
$972,633	From Political Action Committees
$0	From Indian Tribes
$22,000	Self-Funded

Office Running For

United States House of Representatives (Congress)

State

Connecticut (CT)

Party

Republican

Election Year

'08

District

Campaign Address

98 East Avenue Rear Building
98 East Avenue Rear Building
Norwalk, CT 06851

Candidate Committee

Christopher Shays For Congress Committee

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Campaign Contribution Totals/Summary as of 12/31/2008

Category	$ Dollar Amount
Cash on Hand	$7,983
Total Money Receipts	$3,774,740
Total Individual Contributions	$2,708,007
Total Disbursements	$3,828,300
Loans From Candidate	$22,000
Other Loans	$0
Candidate Loan Repayments	$0
Debts Owed By	$207,417
Refunds to Individuals	$5,650
Refunds to Committees	$1,000
Contributions from Other Political Committees	$953,689
Contributions from Party Committees	$15,450

Contributions From Individuals by State (contribution amounts of $200 or more)

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State	Contribution Count	Contribution $ Amount	Percent of Total
Connecticut	2,370	$2,112,875	85.63%
New York	131	$142,800	5.79%
Florida	54	$57,500	2.33%
California	35	$35,487	1.44%
Virginia	37	$21,900	0.89%
New Jersey	19	$15,150	0.61%
Maryland	16	$14,400	0.58%
District Of Columbia	16	$8,445	0.34%
Illinois	14	$8,250	0.33%
Pennsylvania	7	$7,250	0.29%
Massachusetts	9	$5,900	0.24%
Georgia	3	$4,800	0.19%
Texas	6	$4,050	0.16%
Rhode Island	4	$3,250	0.13%
Michigan	10	$3,200	0.13%
Wisconsin	3	$3,000	0.12%
New Hampshire	2	$2,800	0.11%
Colorado	3	$2,500	0.10%
Vermont	2	$1,250	0.05%
South Carolina	5	$1,050	0.04%
Tennessee	1	$1,000	0.04%
Puerto Rico	3	$1,000	0.04%
Oklahoma	1	$1,000	0.04%
Washington	2	$1,000	0.04%
West Virginia	1	$1,000	0.04%
Wyoming	1	$1,000	0.04%
Kansas	1	$1,000	0.04%
Louisiana	1	$1,000	0.04%
Maine	2	$750	0.03%
North Carolina	3	$650	0.03%
Utah	1	$500	0.02%
Alabama	2	$500	0.02%
Arizona	1	$300	0.01%
Minnesota	1	$250	0.01%
Alaska	1	$250	0.01%

Contributions From Poltical Action Committees

Committee Interest Group Type	Contribution Count	Contribution $ Amount	Percent of Total
Corporation	248	$346,900	35.67%
Labor	39	$75,000	7.71%
Non-Connected	28	$49,000	5.04%
Trade/Memership/Health	195	$300,334	30.88%
Cooperative	2	$10,000	1.03%
Corp.w/o Capital Stock	9	$13,000	1.34%
Other	101	$178,399	18.34%
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Contributions From Indian Tribes

Indian Tribe/ Location	Contribution $ Amount	Primary/ General	Date
None Yet Reported/Available

Top 150 Donors/Individual Financial Contributors (contribution amounts of $200 or more)

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Name/ Location	Employer/ Occupation	Contribution $ Amount	Primary/ General	Date
Thornburgh, Richard Darien, CT 06820	Corsair Investments/Vice-Chairman	$3,700	G	11/05/2008
Arredondo, Caesar Greenwich, CT 06830	Arredondo & Co./President & CEO	$2,300	P	02/27/2007
Zagrodzky, Jon Darien, CT 06820	McKinsey & Company/Financial Planne	$2,300	P	02/27/2007
Schmitz, Janet New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	03/06/2007
Schmitz, Janet New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	03/06/2007
Voell, Richard Riverside, CT 06878	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	03/07/2007
Voell, Richard Riverside, CT 06878	Retired/Retired	$2,300	G	03/07/2007
Voell, Virginia Riverside, CT 06878	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	03/07/2007
Voell, Virginia Riverside, CT 06878	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	03/07/2007
Gibbons, Lile Old Greenwich, CT 06870	State of Connecticut/State Represen	$2,300	P	03/08/2007
Gibbons, Lile Old Greenwich, CT 06870	State of Connecticut/State Represen	$2,300	G	03/08/2007
Sweitzer, Brandon New Canaan, CT 06840	Self Employed/Investor	$2,300	P	03/08/2007
Miller, Donald Greenwich, CT 06831	Axiom International Investors/Asset	$2,300	P	03/09/2007
Harvey, Darrell Darien, CT 06820	Ashforth Company/Executive/ Real Es	$2,300	P	03/19/2007
Matthews, Jeffrey Fairfield, CT 06430	RAM Partners/Investments	$2,300	P	03/19/2007
Matthews, Jeffrey Fairfield, CT 06430	RAM Partners/Investments	$2,300	G	03/19/2007
Rawn, Stanley Cos Cob, CT 06807	Self Employed/Private Investor	$2,300	P	03/19/2007
Carson, David Hartford, CT 06103	Self Employed/Financial Consultant	$2,300	P	03/26/2007
McGregor, Jack Bridgeport, CT 06605	Cohen & Wolf, P.C./Attorney/Sports	$2,300	P	03/26/2007
Sippin, Bernard Monroe, CT 06468	Sippin Energy Products/CEO	$2,300	P	03/27/2007
Freydberg, Ralph Stamford, CT 06902	Investors Capital/Securities Trader	$2,300	P	03/28/2007
Dawson, Jonathan Norwalk, CT 06855	Dawson Herman Capital/Investment Ad	$2,300	P	03/29/2007
Dawson, Jonathan Norwalk, CT 06855	Dawson Herman Capital/Investment Ad	$2,300	G	03/29/2007
Sweitzer, Brandon New Canaan, CT 06840	Self Employed/Investor	$2,300	G	03/29/2007
Brandrup, Douglas Stamford, CT 06903	Griggs Baldwin & Baldwin/Attorney	$2,300	P	03/30/2007
McKay, Emily New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	03/30/2007
Starr, John Fairfield, CT 06824	Self Employed/Investment Banker	$2,300	P	03/30/2007
Walker, Jeffrey New York, NY 10019	LLMP Capital/Financial Services	$2,300	P	03/30/2007
Walker, Jeffrey New York, NY 10019	LLMP Capital/Financial Services	$2,300	G	03/30/2007
Walker, Suzanne New York, NY 10019	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	03/30/2007
Walker, Suzanne New York, NY 10019	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	03/30/2007
Connelly, Anne Greenwich, CT 06830	Self Employed/Consultant	$2,300	G	04/09/2007
Connelly, Anne Greenwich, CT 06830	Self Employed/Consultant	$2,300	P	04/09/2007
Connelly, Michael Greenwich, CT 06830	The Carlyle Group/Private equity In	$2,300	P	04/09/2007
Connelly, Michael Greenwich, CT 06830	The Carlyle Group/Private equity In	$2,300	G	04/09/2007
Granlund, Joan Greenwich, CT 06830	Self Employed/Investor	$2,300	P	04/09/2007
Hartley, Nedenia New York, NY 10017	Self Employed/Actress	$2,300	P	04/09/2007
Hutton, Michael Bethesda, MD 20817	Hutton Strategies/Consultant	$2,300	P	04/09/2007
Miller, Donald Greenwich, CT 06831	Axiom International Investors/Asset	$2,300	G	04/09/2007
Jennings, WM. Mitchell New York, NY 10021	Bear Stearns and Co./Senior Managin	$2,300	P	04/10/2007
Clarkson, Andrew New Canaan, CT 06840	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	04/23/2007
Clarkson, Andrew New Canaan, CT 06840	Retired/Retired	$2,300	G	04/23/2007
Raveis, William Fairfield, CT 06824	William Raveis Inc./President & CEO	$2,300	P	04/27/2007
Adams, Daniel East Haven, CT 06512	Protein Sciences Corp./President &	$2,300	P	05/21/2007
Malkin, Anthony Greenwich, CT 06830	WTM Properties, Inc./President	$2,300	P	05/21/2007
Malkin, Rachelle Greenwich, CT 06830	Self-employed/Artist	$2,300	P	05/21/2007
Osborn, Frank New Canaan, CT 06840	Quantum Communications/Executive	$2,300	P	05/21/2007
Osborn, Frank New Canaan, CT 06840	Quantum Communications/Executive	$2,300	G	05/21/2007
Steckler, Donald Old Greenwich, CT 06870	NYC Board of Education/Teacher	$2,300	P	05/21/2007
Steckler, Donald Old Greenwich, CT 06870	NYC Board of Education/Teacher	$2,300	G	05/21/2007
Sweitzer, Lisette New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	05/21/2007
Arader, Alexander Stamford, CT 06903	Arader & Associates, LLC/Mortgage B	$2,300	P	05/30/2007
Brandrup, Patricia Stamford, CT 06903	Coldwell Banker/Manager	$2,300	P	06/07/2007
Nelson, Frances San Mateo, CA 94403	Bohannon Development Company/Execut	$2,300	P	06/07/2007
Obernier, Rosemarie New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	06/07/2007
Dionne, Joan New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	06/15/2007
Dionne, Joan New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	06/15/2007
Goodfriend, Amy Greenwich, CT 06831	Goldman Sachs & Co./Invesment Banke	$2,300	P	06/26/2007
Goodfriend, Sidney Greenwich, CT 06831	Credit Suisse First Boston/Managing	$2,300	P	06/26/2007
Argosh, Mark Westport, CT 06880	Organic Growth Partners LLC/Private	$2,300	P	06/28/2007
Bauer, Carol New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	06/29/2007
Bauer, Carol New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	06/29/2007
Bauer, George New Canaan, CT 06840	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	06/29/2007
Bauer, George New Canaan, CT 06840	Retired/Retired	$2,300	G	06/29/2007
Finkelstein, Howard Greenwich, CT 06831	Retired/Retired	$2,300	G	06/29/2007
Finkelstein, Howard Greenwich, CT 06831	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	06/29/2007
Malkin, Anthony Greenwich, CT 06830	WTM Properties, Inc./President	$2,300	G	06/29/2007
Malkin, Rachelle Greenwich, CT 06830	Self-employed/Artist	$2,300	G	06/29/2007
McGregor, Jack Bridgeport, CT 06605	Cohen & Wolf, P.C./Attorney/Sports	$2,300	G	06/29/2007
Arader, Alexander Stamford, CT 06903	Arader & Associates, LLC/Mortgage B	$2,300	G	06/30/2007
Frantz, Allison Riverside, CT 06878	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	06/30/2007
Frantz, Allison Riverside, CT 06878	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	06/30/2007
Frantz, Scott Riverside, CT 06878	Haebler Company/President & CEO	$2,300	G	06/30/2007
Frantz, Scott Riverside, CT 06878	Haebler Company/President & CEO	$2,300	P	06/30/2007
Friedman, Sue-Ann Stamford, CT 06902	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	06/30/2007
Kohlberg, Jerome Mount Kisco, NY 10549	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	06/30/2007
Lundquist, Jerrold Westport, CT 06880	McKinsey & Company/Management Consu	$2,300	P	06/30/2007
Birinyi, Laszlo Westport, CT 06880	Birinyi & Associates/President	$2,300	P	07/24/2007
Birinyi, Laszlo Westport, CT 06880	Birinyi & Associates/President	$2,300	G	07/24/2007
Sachs, Peter Stamford, CT 06903	Goldman Sachs/Retired	$2,300	P	07/24/2007
Sachs, Peter Stamford, CT 06903	Goldman Sachs/Retired	$2,300	G	07/24/2007
Steckler, Elizabeth Old Greenwich, CT 06870	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	07/24/2007
Steckler, Elizabeth Old Greenwich, CT 06870	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	07/24/2007
Budd, Aviva Stamford, CT 06902	Avid Realty/Real Estate Management	$2,300	P	08/06/2007
Budd, Martin Stamford, CT 06902	Day, Berry & Howard/Attorney	$2,300	P	08/06/2007
Bader, Lars New York, NY 10038	QVT Financial/Investor	$2,300	P	08/07/2007
Bader, Lars New York, NY 10038	QVT Financial/Investor	$2,300	G	08/07/2007
Crapple, Carol Greenwich, CT 06831	Millburn Ridgefield Corp/Executive	$2,300	P	08/07/2007
Flaster, Marc Southport, CT 06490	Sandlers, ONeill & Partners/Investm	$2,300	P	08/07/2007
Campbell, Douglas Darien, CT 06820	Rings End, Inc/Chairman	$2,300	G	08/09/2007
Campbell, Douglas Darien, CT 06820	Rings End, Inc/Chairman	$2,300	P	08/09/2007
Kuehner, Carl Norwalk, CT 06854	Building & Land Technology/CEO	$2,300	P	08/09/2007
Kueppers, Robert Weston, CT 06883	Deloitte & Touche/Accountant	$2,300	P	08/14/2007
Freedberg, Avram Stamford, CT 06905	National Collectors Mint/President	$2,300	P	08/16/2007
Berger, Dina Westport, CT 06880	Age of Reason Inc/Retail Owner	$2,300	P	08/27/2007
Berger, Paul Westport, CT 06880	Radiation Oncology of So. CT/Physic	$2,300	P	08/27/2007
DeFeo, Ronald Westport, CT 06880	Terex Corporation/President & CEO	$2,300	P	08/27/2007
DeFeo, Ronald Westport, CT 06880	Terex Corporation/President & CEO	$2,300	G	08/27/2007
Dionne, Joseph Wilton, CT 06897	Retired/Retired	$2,300	G	08/27/2007
Dionne, Joseph Wilton, CT 06897	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	08/27/2007
Burton, Bruce Norwalk, CT 06853	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	08/29/2007
Burton, Charlotte Rowayton, CT 06853	FM Longyear LLC/Chairman	$2,300	P	08/29/2007
McCready, Jeanette Old Greenwich, CT 06870	McCready & Assoc./Consultant	$2,300	G	08/29/2007
McCready, Jeanette Old Greenwich, CT 06870	McCready & Assoc./Consultant	$2,300	P	08/29/2007
Kuehner, Amy Norwalk, CT 06854	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	09/05/2007
Barnes, Wallace Bristol, CT 06010	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	09/12/2007
Biondi, Cynthia Greenwich, CT 06830	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	09/12/2007
Biondi, Cynthia Greenwich, CT 06830	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	09/12/2007
Biondi, Michael Greenwich, CT 06830	Lazard Ltd./Banker	$2,300	P	09/12/2007
Biondi, Michael Greenwich, CT 06830	Lazard Ltd./Banker	$2,300	G	09/12/2007
Franklin, Barbara Bristol, CT 06010	Barbara Franklin Enterprises/Presid	$2,300	P	09/12/2007
Kueppers, Elizabeth Weston, CT 06883	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	09/12/2007
Javits, Eric Palm Beach, FL 33480	US State Department/Diplomat	$2,300	G	09/13/2007
Coleman, Lila New Canaan, CT 06840	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	09/14/2007
Hotchkiss, Stephanie Riverside, CT 06878	Self Employed/dentist	$2,300	P	09/14/2007
Murphy, David Westport, CT 06880	Saugatuck Energy/Managing Director	$2,300	P	09/14/2007
Murphy, David Westport, CT 06880	Saugatuck Energy/Managing Director	$2,300	G	09/14/2007
Murphy, Tanya Westport, CT 06880	Saugatuck Designs/Owner	$2,300	G	09/14/2007
Murphy, Tanya Westport, CT 06880	Saugatuck Designs/Owner	$2,300	P	09/14/2007
Allen, Laurence Greenwich, CT 06830	NY Private Placement/Stockbroker	$2,300	P	09/17/2007
Allen, Michelle Greenwich, CT 06830	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	09/17/2007
Friedman, Michael Stamford, CT 06903	Retired/Retired	$2,300	G	09/18/2007
Friedman, Michael Stamford, CT 06903	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	09/18/2007
Flaherty, James Bridgeport, CT 06605	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	09/20/2007
Cheswick, Richard Darien, CT 06820	Cheswick Investment Co./Executive	$2,300	P	09/24/2007
Cheswick, Richard Darien, CT 06820	Cheswick Investment Co./Executive	$2,300	G	09/24/2007
Brown, James (Tom) Wilton, CT 06897	Retired/Retired	$2,300	P	09/26/2007
Nayden, Britta Stamford, CT 06902	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	09/27/2007
Nayden, Britta Stamford, CT 06902	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	09/27/2007
Nayden, Denis Stamford, CT 06902	Oak Hill Capital/Financial Services	$2,300	G	09/27/2007
Nayden, Denis Stamford, CT 06902	Oak Hill Capital/Financial Services	$2,300	P	09/27/2007
Carson, Sara Hartford, CT 06103	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	09/29/2007
Flanagan, William Stamford, CT 06903	Nexus, Inc./Financial Executive	$2,300	P	09/29/2007
Flanagan, William Stamford, CT 06903	Nexus, Inc./Financial Executive	$2,300	G	09/29/2007
Korn, Douglas Greenwich, CT 06831	Bear Sterns/Investment Banker	$2,300	P	09/29/2007
Korn, Elizabeth Greenwich, CT 06830	Self Employed/Author	$2,300	P	09/29/2007
McCready, Al Old Greenwich, CT 06870	McCready & Assoc./President	$2,300	P	09/29/2007
McCready, Al Old Greenwich, CT 06870	McCready & Assoc./President	$2,300	G	09/29/2007
Stauffer, Jack Greenwich, CT 06831	Self-employed/Engineer	$2,300	P	09/29/2007
Jones, Reginald Old Greenwich, CT 06870	Greenbriar Equity Group, LLC/Managi	$2,300	G	10/11/2007
Jones, Reginald Old Greenwich, CT 06870	Greenbriar Equity Group, LLC/Managi	$2,300	P	10/11/2007
Orthwein, Peter Greenwich, CT 06831	Thor Industries inc./Executive - Fi	$2,300	P	10/11/2007
Porter, W. Fergus Westport, CT 06880	Retired/Engineer	$2,300	P	10/11/2007
Savitz, Jon Greenwich, CT 06831	Greywolf Capital/Hedge Fund	$2,300	P	10/11/2007
McKeon, Robert Darien, CT 06820	Veritas Capital/Private Investor	$2,300	P	10/23/2007
Raether, Paul Greenwich, CT 06830	Kohlberg, Kravis Robs/Partner	$2,300	G	10/23/2007
Raether, Wendy Greenwich, CT 06830	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	10/23/2007
Shaw, Debra Old Greenwich, CT 06870	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	P	10/25/2007
Shaw, Debra Old Greenwich, CT 06870	Homemaker/Homemaker	$2,300	G	10/25/2007
Shaw, John Old Greenwich, CT 06870	Resource Holdings Ltd/Managing Dire	$2,300	G	10/25/2007