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Bush "Pioneer" Fundraisers
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Austin & Boston: Bush presidential campaign documents made public today reveal 312 previously unknown members of Bush’s record-breaking “Pioneer” fundraising network. Participants volunteered to help the campaign circumvent a $1,000 federal campaign contribution limit by pledging to bundle together $1,000 checks from family, friends and associates (most Pioneers pledged to raise at least $100,000). Combined with previous disclosures, the new data have publicly identified 538 participants in the Pioneer program. Yet the new documents still do not reveal what each participant raised nor the total amount of Pioneer money raised. Indeed, there is some evidence that the campaign has yet to disclose everyone who answered the “Pioneer” call . . . . (read more)
Documents from the lawsuit:
- Deposition 1 - 64 pages
Depostion of Jack Oliver, Former Finance Director, Bush For President Campaign.
Rule 30(b)1, Individual deposition (partial) re: Pioneer Fundraising Network, September 30, 2002.
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- Deposition 2 - 151 pages
Deposition of Jack Oliver, Former Finance Director, Bush For President Campaign.
Rule 30(b)6, deposition as witness for the Bush for President campaign re: Pioneer Fundraising Network, September 30, 2002.
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- Excel file of 500 Pioneer program participants provided to McCain-Feingold plaintiffs on September 26, 2002.
bush_campaign_pioneer_tracking_list.xls
- To view a sample pledge form from the Pioneer pledge drive click the thumbnail photos:
Read TPJ's July 2000 report and profiles of previously disclosed Pioneers