Public Campaign Action Fund - Conrad Burns

Same Apple, New Barrel

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:58:31 +0000

Former Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT) who lost his bid for re-election in 2006 thanks to suspicions around his taking campaign contributions from convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has registered as a lobbyist himself, having just cleared the one year moratorium (new rules will make it a two-year ban) on lawmakers becoming lobbyists. He's now working, along with a former staff member, for a firm, Gage LLC, founded by another ex-staffer. DC's a small town.

Cashing In On Corruption

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:11:10 +0000

For a few congressmen booted out in 2006 amid charges of corruption, nothing says "turning over a new leaf" like taking high-powered lobbying jobs with people you used to help steer money too. Former Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) and former Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) who found themselves embroiled in corruption scandals last year have both landed jobs as lobbying advisors with groups they had a history of helping financially.

Big Oil Ads Get Notice

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:57:10 +0000

Noelle Straub at the Helena Independent Record notes the work of Public Campaign Action Fund and our Campaign Money Watch project in spotlighting our ad that outlines Senator Conrad Burns' ties to Big Oil and the campaign cash he's received from the industry. The ad is no longer on the air, but you can check it out here.

Congress' Big Oil Addiction

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:57:52 +0000

Public Campaign Action Fund's Campaign Money Watch project has lauched two new ads, in Montana and Ohio, taking on Congress' addiction to Big Oil - more specifically, Big Oil's campaign contributions. The ads, which link big oil contributions and those politicians who take them, ask Congress to break their addiction and enact Clean Elections-style public financing.

Put it to a Vote

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:12:43 +0000

Today could mark the beginning of an electoral referendum on reform - three contests heading to the polls today could signal whether corruption will play a major role in this year's elections.

Another Day, Another Dollar

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 31 May 2006 14:31:47 +0000

Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) and Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) demonstrate that despite the outcry over scandal and the lip-service paid to reform in Washington, the old money in politics game goes on.

Abramoff Emails Show How Money Targeted to Republicans

Nancy Watzman — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:14:17 +0000

We know how it works. We know that lobbyists use campaign contributions every day on Capitol Hill to secure legislative favors. But until we had Jack Abramoff and all his emails, did we ever have such an inside view?

Shivers down congressional spines

David Donnelly — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:04:04 +0000

I can't imagine many people in Washington will be happy to read this line in tomorrow's New York Times story about Jack Abramoff's sentencing hearing in Miami:

MUST READ: Rolling Stone Reporter Crashes Burns' Fundraiser as a Lobbyist

David Donnelly — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:31:07 +0000

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi impersonated a lobbyist and gained entry into Sen. Conrad Burns' birthday fundraiser -- and then wrote about it!