RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE
Political Action Committee
Campaign Contribution Details
2008 Election Cycle

Committee Information
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Name	RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE
Connected Organization Name	The Recording Industry Association of
Address	1025 F Street NW 10th Floor Washington, DC 20004
Interest Group Category	Trade/Memership/Health
Affiliated Party	--
Affiliated Candidate	--
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Financial Details in the 2008 Election Cycle
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE

Through 12/31/2008

Category	$ Dollar Amount
Total Receipts	$132,000
Transfers From Affiliates	$0
Contributions From Individuals	$131,000
Contributions From Other Political Committees	$0
Total Loans Received	$0
Total Disbursements	$129,529
Transfers To Affiliates	$0
Refunds To Individuals	$0
Refunds to Committees	$0
Loan Repayments	$0
Beginning Cash	$6,175
Ending Cash	$8,645
Debts Owed By	$0
Nonfederal Transfers Received	$0
Contributions Made To Other Committees	$129,529
Independent Expenditures Made	$0
Party Coordinated Expenditures Made	$0
Nonfederal Share of Expenditures	$0

Top 100 Donations/Contributions in the 2008 Election Cycle
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE

Name/ Location	Employer/ Occupation	Contribution $ Amount	Primary/ General	Date
Bronfman Jr., Edgar New York, NY 10019	Warner Music Group/Executive	$5,000	P	04/02/2008
Bronfman Jr., Edgar New York, NY 10019	Warner Music Group/Executive	$5,000	P	08/10/2007
Cohen, Lyor New York City, NY 10128	Warner Music Group/Executive	$5,000	P	03/12/2007
Davis, Clive New York, NY 10022	SONYBMG Music Entertainment/Executi	$5,000	P	12/11/2007
Fleisher, Michael New York, NY 10019	Warner Music Group/Executive	$5,000	P	11/03/2008
Fleisher, Michael New York, NY 10019	Warner Music Group/Executive	$5,000	P	08/10/2007
Goldstuck, Charles Greenwich, CT 06831	SONYBMG Music Entertainment/Executi	$5,000	P	10/04/2007
Greenwald, Julie New York, NY 10007	Warner Music Group/Executive	$5,000	P	05/14/2008
Horowitz, Zachary Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90049	Universal Music Group/Executive	$5,000	P	01/04/2008
Kallman, Craig New York, NY 10021	Warner Music Group/Executive	$5,000	P	04/02/2007
Reid, Antonio New York, NY 10019	Universal Music Group/Executive	$5,000	P	01/12/2007
Robinson, Paul Manhasset, NY 11030	Warner Music Group/SVP and Deputy G	$5,000	P	03/22/2007
Sherman, Cary Bethesda, MD 20817	RIAA/President	$5,000	P	06/26/2008
Sherman, Cary Bethesda, MD 20817	RIAA/President	$5,000	P	05/24/2007
Weiss, Barry Demarest, NJ 07627	SONYBMG Music Entertainment/Executi	$5,000	P	09/30/2008
Weiss, Barry Demarest, NJ 07627	SONYBMG Music Entertainment/Executi	$5,000	P	10/04/2007
Bainwol, Mitch Fairfax Station, VA 22036	RIAA/Chairman, CEO	$2,500	P	08/25/2008
Bainwol, Mitch Fairfax Station, VA 22036	RIAA/Chairman, CEO	$2,500	P	04/22/2008
Bainwol, Mitch Fairfax Station, VA 22036	RIAA/Chairman CEO	$2,500	P	06/28/2007
Bainwol, Mitch Fairfax Station, VA 22036	RIAA/Chairman CEO	$2,500	P	01/30/2007
Barnett, Steven Greenwich, CT 06830	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$2,500	P	10/04/2007
Kelleher, Kevin Mr Belle Harbor, NY 11694	SONY BMG Music Entertainment/Execut	$2,500	P	12/03/2007
Lack, Andrew New York, NY 10022	SONY BMG Music Entertainment/CEO	$2,500	P	10/25/2007
Liles, Kevin Mr New York, NY 10017	Warner Music Group/Executive Vice P	$2,500	P	05/30/2008
Lewinter, Melvyn New York, NY 10019	Universal Music Group/Executive	$2,000	P	01/18/2007
Gershon, Andrew Sherman Oaks, CA 91403	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$1,750	P	10/25/2007
Ingrassia, John New York, NY 10024	SONYBMG Music Entertainmetn/Executi	$1,500	P	12/17/2007
Sallen, Ira New City, NY 10956	Sony BMG Entertainment/Executive	$1,500	P	11/05/2007
Carrabba, Thomas Sussex, NJ 07461	Sony BMG Entertainment/Executive	$1,250	P	03/12/2008
Katz, Jordan Brooklyn, NY 11217	SONY BMG/Executive	$1,000	P	10/04/2007
Leach, Bryan Stony Point, NY 10980	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$1,000	P	12/03/2007
Marcus, Dean New York, NY 10022	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$1,000	P	10/25/2007
Palmese, Richard New York, NY 10580	SONYBMG Entertainment/Executive	$1,000	P	10/04/2007
Reid, Antonio New York, NY 10019	Universal Music Group/Executive	$1,000	P	11/12/2008
Sanders, Richard New York, NY 10025	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$1,000	P	10/04/2007
Wilcox, Ron New York, NY 10022	SONY BMG Music Entertainment/Execut	$1,000	P	10/25/2007
Zucker, Dan New York,, NY 10023	RCA Music Group/Executive	$1,000	P	12/17/2007
Bondell, Stuart New York, NY 10021	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	10/04/2007
Corson, Tom Greenwich, CT 06830	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	12/17/2007
Dinsdale, Scott Malibu, CA 90265	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	10/25/2007
Eisenburg, Mark Westfield, NJ 07090	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	10/04/2007
Finkelstein, Andrea New York, NY 10024	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	10/04/2007
Gawley, Steven Port Washington, NJ 11050	Universal Music Group	$500	P	11/12/2008
Gerson, Matthew Washington, DC 20005	Universal Music Group	$500	P	11/05/2008
Hoffman, Rand Santa Monica, CA 90404	Universal Music Group	$500	P	11/05/2008
Kooker, Diane Princeton Junction, NJ 08550	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	10/04/2007
Lewinter, Melvyn New York, NY 10019	Universal Music Group/Executive	$500	P	11/12/2008
Mandil, Daniel Brooklyn, NY 11217	SONY BMG Music Entertainment/Execut	$500	P	10/04/2007
Ostroff, Michael Santa Monica, CA 90404	Universal Music Group	$500	P	11/19/2008
Robold, Kenneth Nashville, TN 37219	UMG Nashville	$500	P	12/03/2008
Romano, Brenda Santa Monica, CA 90404	Universal Music Group	$500	P	11/12/2008
Ross, Andrew Pacific Palisades, CA 90272	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	10/04/2007
Schur, Jordon Beverly Hills, CA 90212	Universal Music Group	$500	P	11/05/2008
Swidler, Julie New York, NY 10024	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	11/20/2007
Walker, Jeff New York, NY 10025	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	10/25/2007
Wood, Luke Los Angeles, CA 90039	Universal Music Group	$500	P	11/05/2008
Wynn, Daniel New York, NY 10014	SonyBMG Entertainment/Executive	$500	P	10/25/2007

Political Candidates Receiving Contributions in the 2008 Election Cycle from
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE

Candidate Name	Office	Party	State	District	Primary/ General	$ Dollar Amount	Date
ALEXANDER, LAMAR	Senate	Republican	VA	--	G	$2,000	02/25/2008
BARTON, JOE LINUS	House of Reps	Republican	TX	06	G	$2,000	06/26/2007
BERMAN, HOWARD L.	House of Reps	Democrat	CA	28	G	$3,000	12/10/2007
BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS.	House of Reps	Republican	TN	07	G	$500	05/21/2007
BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS.	House of Reps	Republican	TN	07	G	$2,000	06/05/2008
BONO MACK, MARY	House of Reps	Republican	CA	45	G	$1,000	11/15/2007
BOXER, BARBARA	Senate	Democrat	CA	--	G	$1,000	09/18/2007
BOXER, BARBARA	Senate	Democrat	CA	--	G	$1,000	01/30/2007
BOXER, BARBARA	Senate	Democrat	CA	--	G	$1,000	04/16/2008
BOXER, BARBARA	Senate	Democrat	CA	--	G	$2,000	03/31/2008
COBLE, JOHN HOWARD	House of Reps	Republican	NC	06	G	$2,000	02/11/2008
COHEN, STEVE I MR.	House of Reps	Democrat	TN	09	G	$1,000	07/24/2007
COHEN, STEVE I MR.	House of Reps	Democrat	TN	09	G	$1,000	10/23/2008
CONYERS, JOHN JR.	House of Reps	Democrat	MI	14	G	$3,000	03/10/2008
CORKER, ROBERT P JR	Senate	Republican	TN	--	P	$2,000	04/17/2007
CORNYN, JOHN	Senate	Republican	TX	--	P	$2,000	09/19/2007
CORNYN, JOHN	Senate	Republican	TX	--	G	$2,000	03/13/2008
DAVIS, ARTUR G	House of Reps	Democrat	AL	07	G	$1,000	03/10/2008
DEAL, NATHAN	House of Reps	Republican	GA	09	G	$1,000	10/24/2007
DURBIN, RICHARD J	Senate	Democrat	IL	--	G	$1,000	06/09/2008
FEENEY, TOM	House of Reps	Republican	FL	24	G	$1,000	03/10/2008
FEENEY, TOM	House of Reps	Republican	FL	24	G	$1,000	06/12/2008
FEENEY, TOM	House of Reps	Republican	FL	24	G	$1,000	02/15/2007
FERGUSON, MIKE	House of Reps	Republican	NJ	07	G	$1,000	04/26/2007
GOODLATTE, ROBERT W.	House of Reps	Republican	VA	06	G	$1,000	05/14/2007
GOODLATTE, ROBERT W.	House of Reps	Republican	VA	06	G	$1,000	04/10/2008
GORDON, BART	House of Reps	Democrat	TN	06	G	$2,000	06/18/2007
GRAHAM, LINDSEY OLIN	Senate	Republican	SC	--	G	$2,000	06/28/2007
GRAHAM, LINDSEY OLIN	Senate	Republican	SC	--	G	$2,000	06/28/2007
HALL, JOHN JOSEPH	House of Reps	Democrat	NY	19	G	$500	06/05/2007
HARMAN, JANE	House of Reps	Democrat	CA	36	G	$1,500	02/26/2007
HODES, PAUL W	House of Reps	Democrat	NH	02	G	$500	06/05/2007
HODES, PAUL W	House of Reps	Democrat	NH	02	G	$1,000	03/12/2008
INOUYE, DANIEL K	Senate	Democrat	HI	--	G	$2,000	01/24/2008
ISSA, DARRELL EDWARD	House of Reps	Republican	CA	49	G	$2,000	02/09/2008
ISSA, DARRELL EDWARD	House of Reps	Republican	CA	49	G	$1,000	09/24/2007
JOHNSON, HENRY C "HANK" JR	House of Reps	Democrat	GA	04	G	$1,000	11/12/2008
KELLER, RICHARD A.	House of Reps	Republican	FL	08	G	$1,000	06/05/2007
MACK, CONNIE	House of Reps	Republican	FL	14	G	$2,000	10/24/2007
MACK, CONNIE	House of Reps	Republican	FL	14	P	$207	10/24/2007
MACK, CONNIE	House of Reps	Republican	FL	14	G	$41	11/15/2007
MARKEY, EDWARD J MR.	House of Reps	Democrat	MA	07	G	$2,000	12/10/2007
MARKEY, EDWARD J MR.	House of Reps	Democrat	MA	07	G	$2,000	06/27/2008
MILLER, GEORGE	House of Reps	Democrat	DC	07	G	$1,000	03/28/2007
NADLER, JERROLD L MR.	House of Reps	Democrat	NY	08	G	$2,000	04/16/2008
NADLER, JERROLD L MR.	House of Reps	Democrat	NY	08	G	$2,000	03/10/2008
PITTS, JOSEPH R	House of Reps		Pa	16	G	$500	08/03/2007
PRYOR, MARK LUNSFORD	Senate	Democrat	AR	--	G	$1,000	03/05/2007
REID, HARRY	Senate	Democrat	NV	--	G	$2,500	12/03/2008
SCHIFF, ADAM	House of Reps	Democrat	CA	29	G	$1,000	11/05/2008
SCHIFF, ADAM	House of Reps	Democrat	CA	29	G	$1,000	03/27/2007
SCHULTZ, DEBBIE WASSERMAN	House of Reps	Democrat	FL	20	G	$1,000	04/17/2008
SENSENBRENNER, F JAMES JR	House of Reps	Republican	WI	05	G	$2,000	06/11/2008
SESSIONS, JEFF	Senate	Republican	AL	--	G	$1,000	05/22/2008
SHADEGG, JOHN B.	House of Reps	Republican	AZ	03	G	$2,000	03/12/2008
SHADEGG, JOHN B.	House of Reps	Republican	AZ	03	G	$1,000	12/31/2007
SHERMAN, BRAD	House of Reps	Democrat	CA	27	G	$1,000	11/05/2008
SHIMKUS, JOHN M	House of Reps	Republican	IL	19	G	$150	12/13/2007
SHIMKUS, JOHN M	House of Reps	Republican	IL	19	G	$2,000	12/12/2007
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE MCINTOSH	House of Reps	Democrat	NY	28	G	$1,000	04/30/2008
SMITH, GORDON HAROLD	Senate	Republican	OR	--	G	$1,000	10/24/2007
SMITH, GORDON HAROLD	Senate	Republican	OR	--	G	$1,000	04/17/2007
SMITH, LAMAR	House of Reps	Republican	TX	21	G	$2,500	04/11/2007
SPECTER, ARLEN	Senate	Republican	PA	--	G	$2,000	03/11/2008
SUTTON, BETTY S MS.	House of Reps	Democrat	OH	13	G	$2,000	02/26/2008
TERRY, LEE	House of Reps	Republican	NE	02	G	$500	12/13/2007
UPTON, FREDERICK STEPHEN	House of Reps	Republican	MI	06	G	$1,000	06/05/2007
WATERS, MAXINE	House of Reps	Democrat	CA	35	G	$1,000	08/13/2007
WATT, MELVIN L	House of Reps	Democrat	NC	12	G	$1,000	09/23/2008
WAXMAN, HENRY A.	House of Reps	Democrat	MD	30	G	$1,000	09/18/2008
WAXMAN, HENRY A.	House of Reps	Democrat	MD	30	G	$1,000	06/28/2007
WEINER, ANTHONY D MR	House of Reps	Democrat	NY	09	G	$1,500	02/15/2007
WELCH, PETER	House of Reps	Democrat	VT	00	G	$1,000	03/10/2008
WEXLER, ROBERT	House of Reps	Democrat	FL	19	G	$1,000	03/13/2008
WEXLER, ROBERT	House of Reps	Democrat	FL	19	G	$130	06/15/2007
WEXLER, ROBERT	House of Reps	Democrat	FL	19	G	$1,500	06/12/2007
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON II	Senate	Democrat	RI	--	G	$1,000	03/05/2007