REPRESENTATIVE FRED UPTON (R-MI) Chairman, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Joined committee: 1997 1 Assumed leadership:

2011 Elected to Congress: 1986 Formed PAC: 1997 Over the past seven election cycles, as Rep. Uptons seniority on the committee rose, contributions from energy and commerce industries increased at a rate far outpacing his total contributions. Moreover, after championing the industries causes in the 110th Congress, energy and commerce industries drastically increased their donations to Rep. Upton during the following election cycle. Following the Republican takeover of the House and increased campaign contributions from the industries, Rep. Upton assumed the chairmanship for the 112th Congress. Campaign Contributions from the Energy and Commerce Sector 1998 Election Cycle $198,963 $658,332 2010 Election Cycle $1,290,002 $2,482,921 % Change 548% 277%

Industry Contributions Total Contributions

During the 2010 election cycle the election cycle prior to Rep. Uptons first term in a leadership position on the committee contributions from energy and commerce industries to his campaign committee and PAC increased by 80% over the previous cycle, from $717,210 to $1,290,002. In contrast, total contributions increased by 47% during the same time period, from $1,685,196 to $2,482,921. 2 During the 2010 election cycle, energy and commerce industries accounted for 52% of the $2,482,921 in total contributions received by Rep. Uptons campaign committee and PAC. During the 1998 election cycle, energy and commerce industries accounted for just 30% of the $658,332 in total contributions received by Rep. Uptons campaign committee and PAC.

Campaign Contribution highlights from industries regulated by the Committee 3

CREW reviewed the online editions of the Congressional Directory from the U.S. Government Printing Offices available from the 105th Congress (1997-1998) through the 111th Congress (2009-2010). Therefore, the Congress member has been a member of the committee since at least 1997 and possibly earlier. 2 Full campaign contribution data is not yet available for the 2012 election cycle, the first election cycle after Rep. Upton assumed a leadership position in the committee. 3 This section highlights committee industries that significantly increased their donations to the committee leader between the 1998 and 2010 election cycles.

The Pharmaceuticals/Health Products industry donated nearly five times more money to Rep. Upton during the 2010 election cycle than during the 1998 election cycle, increasing its contributions from $35,525 to $177,100. The Oil and Gas industry donated more than 15 times more money to Rep. Upton during the 2010 election cycle than during the 1998 election cycle, increasing its contributions from to $8,500 to $127,950. The Electric Utilities industry donated more than nine times more money to Rep. Upton during the 2010 election cycle than during the 1998 election cycle, increasing its contributions from $28,000 to $260,600.

Votes on Energy and Commerce Issues From 2007-2008, Rep. Upton voted on average 81% in agreement with the industries regulated by the Energy and Commerce Committee. In contrast, the average Republican voted in agreement with the industries 59% of the time. From 2009-2010, Rep. Upton voted on average 62% in agreement with the industries regulated by the Energy and Commerce Committee. The average Republican voted in agreement with the industries 54% of the time. Since January 2011, Rep. Upton has voted on average 75% in agreement with the industries regulated by the Energy and Commerce Committee. The average Republican has voted in agreement with the industries 71% of the time.

Voting history for industries regulated by the Committee 4 Rep. Upton cast 19 votes on issues relevant to the Pharmaceuticals/Health Products industry from 2007-2008. He voted in agreement with the industry 79% of the time. In contrast, the average Republican cast 19 votes on Pharmaceuticals/Health Products issues and voted in agreement with the industry 51% of the time. Rep. Upton cast 25 votes on issues relevant to the Oil and Gas industry from 2007-2008. He voted in agreement with the industry 88% of the time. In contrast, the average Republican cast 24 votes on Oil and Gas issues and voted in agreement with the industry 72% of the time. Rep. Upton cast ten votes on issues relevant to the Electrical Utilities industry from 20072008. He voted in agreement with the industry 60% of the time. In contrast, the average Republican cast ten votes on Electrical Utilities issues and voted in agreement with the industry 29% of the time.

This section highlights instances during the 110th-112th Congresses when the committee leader voted more favorably on industry issues than the average party member. In some instances, committee leaders voted more often on issues relevant to their industry than the average party member.