Trey Grayson has a history of receiving an alarming percentage of PAC donations. Here is the most recent data for the 2010 election cycle:
As you can see, 15% of Trey Grayson’s donations come from PACs. Contrast this with his Republican primary opponent, Rand Paul, whose PAC donations are less than 1%:
Even the democratic candidates, Jack Conway and Daniel Mongiardo, received only 3% and 2% of their donations from PACS, respectively.
Where exactly are Trey Grayson’s $255,000 in PAC contributions coming from? Here are some of the highlights:
AT&T
Bankers Associations
Health Care Lobbies
Exxon Mobile
Insurance PACs
Pfizer
Senate Majority Fund
You can find the full list here.
The high percentage of PAC donations to Trey Grayson’s senate campaign are not the only troubling aspect of his fundraising, however. The following graph breaks down the contributions Trey received in his 2007 campaign for Secretary of State:
The category “Lawyers and Lobbyists” has consistently been Trey’s top contribution category.