2009-2010 Incumbent Candidates
Below is a list of the incumbent Members of the 111th Congress who received financial support from ALPA-PAC during 2009-2010 election cycle. The list includes a wide range of Democrats and Republicans of every ideological stripe and is evidence of ALPA’s diverse contingency of supporters.
Decisions on who earns ALPA-PAC’s support are based on Members work and commitment to pro-pilot objectives. During the 111th Congress, examples of such issues have included:
• Updating regulations on pilot flight time and rest requirements;
• Safe transport of lithium batteries;
• Foreign control and ownership;
• A wide variety of specific safety, security and economic issues.
Only after carefully reviewing the voting records and political positions of incumbents on issues of direct interest to ALPA members is a determination made as to which candidates earn ALPA-PAC support. All ALPA-PAC recipients have either demonstrated their support for ALPA’s position on key legislative issues or it is believed they will be valuable friends to ALPA on future initiatives.
ALPA-PAC is one of the most bipartisan Labor PACs in Washington, D.C. All decisions regarding support are made without regard to party affiliation. ALPA-PAC is the only way that ALPA national participates directly in the federal election process; ALPA national does not use any member dues money for this purpose.
If you have questions about the PAC or a specific candidate, feel free to contact the ALPA Government Affairs Department at 1-888-359-2572 ext. 4033 or via email at governmentaffairs@alpa.org.
House of Representatives | Senate |
Please click here to see the full list. | CO - Bennet, Michael (D) |
UT - Bennett, Robert (R) |
CA - Boxer, Barbara (D) |
CT - Dodd, Christopher (D) |
ND - Dorgan, Byron (D) |
WI - Feingold, Russell (D) |
IA - Grassley, Charles (R) |
HI - Inouye, Daniel (D) |
GA - Isakson, Johnny (R) |
MN - Klobuchar, Amy (D) |
NJ - Lautenberg, Frank (D) |
VT - Leahy, Patrick (D) |
WV - Manchin, Joe (D) |
MO - McCaskill, Claire (D) |
NJ - Menendez, Robert (D) |
OR - Merkley, Jeff (D) |
MD - Mikulski, Barbara (D) |
AK - Murkowski, Lisa (R) |
NV - Reid, Harry (D) |
NY - Schumer, Charles (D) |
AL - Shelby, Richard (R) |
LA - Vitter, David (R) |