Today begin's a new series at The Sports Politician -- The Givers. It's an examination of how high-ranking sports executives donate their money to political candidates and organizations. All these figures are for the 2006 election cycle, courtesy of OpenSecrets.org.
We start with the NFL's AFC East:
Buffalo Bills
Ralph Wilson (Owner) -- $2,100 to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), $800 to Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Miami Dolphins
Wayne Huizenga (Owner) -- $2,100 to defeated Rep. Clay Shaw (R-FL), $4,200 to defeated Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO), $2,000 to Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ), $2,000 to Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL)
New England Patriots
Robert Kraft (Owner) -- $10,000 to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
New York Jets
Robert Wood Johnson (Owner) -- $10,000 to Solutions America (Rudy Giuliani's PAC), $5,000 to Straight Talk America (John McCain's PAC)
The lesson: Wayne Huizenga can't even spend his money to find a winner in politics
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