Brad Sherman: Bought and Paid

If Brad Sherman wins reelection, it would be because of his cash advantage. It is amazing that he needs so much money considering he's in a "safe" gerrymandered Democrat district.

According to a recent report:

2010 Race: California District 27

Brad Sherman (D) *
Raised: $1,478,101
Spent: $664,873
Cash on Hand: $2,906,441
Last Report: September 30, 2010

PAC contributions $455,718 (31%)
Individual contributions $931,172 (63%)
Candidate self-financing $0 (0%)
Other $91,211 (6%)

Mark Steven Reed, Sr (R)
Raised: $68,062
Spent: $30,528
Cash on Hand: $37,532
Last Report: September 30, 2010

Sherman received his biggest contributions from the following:

Top Contributors

Contributor - Total - Indivs - PACs
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $75,000 $0 $75,000
American Assn for Justice $74,000 $0 $74,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union $72,500 $0 $72,500
Credit Union National Assn $72,069 $6,500 $65,569
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $71,500 $0 $71,500
Teamsters Union $68,000 $0 $68,000
United Auto Workers $68,000 $0 $68,000
National Assn of Realtors $67,750 $1,000 $66,750
American Institute of CPAs $64,000 $0 $64,000
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $59,000 $0 $59,000
Operating Engineers Union $58,000 $0 $58,000
Laborers Union $56,500 $0 $56,500
United Food & Commercial Workers Union $52,500 $0 $52,500
Time Warner $51,900 $39,400 $12,500
Specialty Merchandise Corp $50,600 $50,600 $0
American Federation of Teachers $46,531 $0 $46,531
American Postal Workers Union $44,000 $0 $44,000
Deloitte & Touche $43,750 $750 $43,000
Grobstein, Horwath & Co $43,533 $43,533 $0
Service Employees International Union $42,200 $0 $42,200

Brad Sherman, a congressman money can buy! And it's primarily union money. Small wonder, Sherman introduced a bill to eliminate Right-To-Work laws.

This is from today's Investor's Business Daily:

A California congressman wants to eliminate right-to-work laws in 22 states where workers don't have to join unions. If even-higher unemployment is his goal, he has the right idea.

Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat who represents a large part of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, has introduced a bill that would repeal right-to-work statutes. These laws let workers employed at organized companies choose for themselves if they're going to join the union or pay union dues. In the 28 states without right-to-work laws, workers are forced to join the union if their employer has been organized.

The depths to which lawmakers beholden to unions are willing to descend are almost bottomless, and labor is the second biggest contributor to Congressman Sherman's campaign in the current cycle. He wants to keep that 100% AFL-CIO rating and seems to have no compunction about wrecking jobs elsewhere (California is not a right-to-work state) to keep his union support.

No wonder the union bosses love this guy!

To read the full IBD article, go here.