Review of Campaign Contributions from Homosexual Activists to Iowa Legislative Races from www.LetUsVoteIowa.com

Review of Campaign Contributions:

 

We identified 18 leading homosexual activists from outside Iowa that have contributed large amounts of money through different channels to targeted Democratic legislative races.   That money gets to candidates through multiple channels some of which are hard to track.  Here is what is known thus far:

           

Individual contributions:  18 different homosexual activists contributed to the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) and six targeted legislative candidates in 2006 totaling $192,416:

            $100,800 to the IDP

$91,616 directly to candidates listed below (listed by donor here):

                        Matt McCoy                 $47,700 (see that report here)

Eric Palmer                 $10,850 (beat Danny Carroll)

Andrew Wenthe          $10,350 (beat David Lalk)

                        Robert Hogg                $8,850 (beat Renee Schulte)

Merle Johnson             $8,766 (lost to Larry Noble)

                        Doris Kelley                 $5,100 (beat David Wieland)

            Notable contributions:

$31,000 contributed by Jon Stryker to individual campaigns.

            $11,000 contributed by Tim Gill to individual campaigns.

            $30,000 contributed by Fred Eychner to Matt McCoy’s campaign.

            $8,100 contributed by Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund to Matt McCoy.

 

 

Contributions through the DLCC:  The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) of which Mike Gronstal is the Chair of the Board of Directors, has received a minimum of $250,000 (just in contributions we have identified) from these same homosexual activists who opposed gay marriage amendments on ballots in eight states in 2006.  (View report here)

 

In turn, the DLCC contributed $665,000 to the Iowa Democratic Party Senate Majority Fund and The Truman Fund (Democratic Party fund) in 2006. (view report here)  The Iowa Democratic Party funds are spent primarily on targeted legislative races. 

 

By being a leader in both organizations, Gronstal has a lot of say as to where the money is coming from and where it goes.  In addition, Senator Mike Gronstal received a $2,500 campaign contribution from Iowa homosexual activist Rich Eychaner in 2005.