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Home » Who are medtech’s favorites in Congress?

Who are medtech’s favorites in Congress?

March 17, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Who are medtech's favorites in Congress?

The medical device industry doled out more than $4.5 million to legislators on Capitol Hill last year, with most of the donations going to Republicans and incumbents, according to the Center for Responsive Politics’ OpenSecrets.org website.

Senators and representatives from the Grand Old Party received more than $2.7 million from medtech last year, compared with just more than $1.8 million for Democrats (and just $2,000 for "others"), according to the nonpartisan website.

Incumbents also took in more than 1st-time candidates, pulling in $4.0 million of the total donated.

In the U.S. House of Representatives, 158 Republicans received an average contribution of $10,625, compared with an average of $6,842 sent to some 140 Democratic representatives (and no independents).

Democrats did better in the Upper Chamber, with 41 receiving an average of $17,460, compared with 37 Republicans who got an average of $16,896 from medtech’s coffers, according to the website.

Not surprisingly, Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) received the most from the medical device industry in 2014, at $93,049. Paulsen has long been a friend to the sizeable medtech cluster in the North Star State and has spearheaded efforts in the House to repeal the medical device tax. He’s the lead sponsor of H.R. 160, the "Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015."

Interestingly, another medical device stalwart, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), does not appear on the list of the top 20 recipients of medtech’s largesse. Hatch is the sponsor of the Senate’s companion bill for repealing the medical device tax, S. 149 or the "Medical Device Access & Innovation Protection Act."

Here’s a look at that top 20 list, from both the House and Senate and whether they’ve signed on to the medtech tax repeal bills in their respective chambers:

Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) $93,049 sponsor of HR 160
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) $86,323 has not signed S 149

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) $76,100 has not signed HR 160
Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) $73,761 did not win reelection
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) $64,950 has not signed S 149
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) $63,150 has not signed S 149
Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) $59,900 has signed HR 160
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) $58,500 has signed S 149
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) $56,100 has not signed HR 160
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) $53,949 has not signed S 149
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) $49,199 has not signed S 149
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) $48,909 has not signed HR 160
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) $48,750 has signed HR 160
Ryan, Paul (R-WI) $43,197 has not signed HR 160
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) $41,900 has signed S 149
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) $40,100 has signed HR 160
Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) $37,700 has signed HR 160
Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) $37,300 has not signed HR 160
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) $37,000 has not signed HR 160
Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) $35,900 has signed S 149

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