shareUpdate: Lobbyists place early bets on open seats
Date: 10/20/2011
When it comes to open seats, business lobbyists generally remain on the sidelines until a clear frontrunner emerges.
In September, some business lobbyists placed early bets on the outcome.
The chart below shows donations during the month of September from lobbying firms and businesses that are registered to lobby the General Assembly:
| House District | Candidate | September Donations |
| District 2 | Dudenhefer, Mark (R) | $7,250 |
| Garces, Esteban (D) | $0 | |
| District 5 | O'Quinn, Israel (R) | $18,750 |
| Osborne, Michael (I) | $0 | |
| District 10 | Butler, David (D) | $0 |
| Minchew, Randy (R) | $16,000 | |
| District 12 | Langrehr, Don (D) | $0 |
| Yost, Joseph (R) | $9,250 | |
| District 17 | Cathcart, Freeda Lynne (D) | $0 |
| Head, Christopher (R) | $14,000 | |
| District 18 | Webert, Michael (R) | $7,500 |
| Zwick, Bob (D) | $0 | |
| District 59 | Brennan, Connie (D) | $0 |
| Fariss, Matt (R) | $8,250 | |
| Wall, Linda (I) | $0 | |
| District 87 | Kondratick, Michael (D) | $0 |
| Ramadan, David (R) | $5,750 | |
| District 94 | West, Gary (D) | $0 |
| Yancey, David (R) | $11,250 | |
| District 98 | Hodges, M Keith (R) | $30,250 |
| Shoukas, Andrew (D) | $0 | |
| District 99 | Ransone, Margaret Bevans (R) | $11,050 |
| Smith, Nicholas (D) | $0 |
The top 5 donors included in the dollar amounts are:
- Virginia Automobile Dealers Association - $29,000
- Virginia Dental Association - $23,000
- EPIC Pharmacies, Inc. - $20,750
- Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association - $20,000
- Alpha Natural Resources -$17,500