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Between Jan. 1, 2015, and March 31, 2017, Oklahoma legislators received a total of $11.3 million in donations to their campaigns. About 6 percent, or $683,255, came from individuals, trade groups and political action committees related to the oil and gas industry. More than 90 percent of those donations went to Republicans.

Story: Donations, Lobbying Reflect Oil and Gas Industry Influence

To see each legislator’s energy-related donations, click on the “Details” arrow on the far right.

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Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings.

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Oil and Gas Donations to Legislators

by Oklahoma Watch, Oklahoma Watch
May 23, 2017

<h1>Oil and Gas Donations to Legislators</h1>
<p class="byline">by Oklahoma Watch, Oklahoma Watch <br />May 23, 2017</p>
 
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<p><em>Research by Trevor Brown and Mollie Bryant. Graphic by Ben Vankat.</em></p>
<p>Between Jan. 1, 2015, and March 31, 2017, Oklahoma legislators received a total of $11.3 million in donations to their campaigns. About 6 percent, or $683,255, came from individuals, trade groups and political action committees related to the oil and gas industry. More than 90 percent of those donations went to Republicans.</p>
<h5><a href="http://oklahomawatch.org/2017/05/23/donations-lobbying-reflect-influence-of-oil-and-gas-industry/">Story: Donations, Lobbying Reflect Oil and Gas Industry Influence</a></h5>
<p>To see each legislator’s energy-related donations, click on the “Details” arrow on the far right.</p>
<figure>If your browser isn’t displaying this iframe properly, visit http://oklahomawatchdata.org/static/oil-table/</figure>
<p>Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings.</p>


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