A random, localized Who's Who on Who's Giving to Whom this election year *

'tis better to give than receive, allegedly.

Drayton McLane, Houston Astros owner:

$4,000 to Sen. Rick Santorum, R-PA
$1,000 to Sen. Mike DeWine, R-OH
$2,000 to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-TX
$2,100 to Rep. Chet Edwards, D-TX
$1,000 Rep. Henry Bonilla, R-TX
$10,000 to Nat'l Republican Senatorial Committee
$5,000 Rep. Mark Raymond Kennedy, R Sen. candidate, MN
$25,000 Nat'l Republican Cong. Committee
$5,000 Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball PAC

Bob McNair, Houston Texans owner:

$2,100 to Shelley Sekula Gibbs, R Rep. candidate
$1,000 to Sen. Jon Kyle, R-AZ
$2,100 to Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-TX
$2,100 to David McSweeny, R Rep. candidate IL
$5,000 to Nat'l Thoroughbred Racing Association
$25,000 to Republican Nat'l Committee

Les Alexander, Houston Rockets owner:

$2,000 to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-TX

K.S. "Bud" Adams Jr., Tennessee Titans owner, and wife Nancy:

$4,000 to Robert P. Corker Jr., R Sen. candidate, TN

Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys owner:

$1,875 to Sen. George Allen, R-VA

Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame quarterback:

$2,000 to Straight Talk America (Sen. John McCain's reform group)

Richard Linklater, movie director:

$1,000 to Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-TX

*based on Federal Election Commission records via newsmeat.com