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Annual Lobbying Expenditures 

Summary page -(see tab function for years 1998-2012)

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00121319

Recipients Page- (see tab function for years 1998-2012)

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cycle=2012&cmte=C00121319

Individuals, who added to the Thrivent Political Action Group, (on the Donors tab & see tab function for years 1998-2012)

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave2.php?cmte=C00121319&cycle=1998

Expenditures - (see tab function for years 1998-2012)

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/expenditures.php?cycle=2012&cmte=C00121319

PAC TO PAC-Networking the Network

“In boxing, big punchers seek knockouts. In government, the same principle applies: The wealthiest corporations and special interest groups usually pepper politicians with overwhelming amounts of money in hope of influencing the political process.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00147066&cycle=2010

Thrivent rolls up into the designated Heavy Hitter category through American Council of Life Insurers. Drill down on the link to see who they support.

Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization's members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors - like EMILY's List and Club for Growth - make for particularly big bundlers......Opensecrets.org

Thrivent supported Amy Klobuchar for state senator from Minnesota and her largest single donor was Emily’s List, a pro abortion PAC. 

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1. •Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 2011
   

1. •Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 2012
   

1. •Thrivent Financial to Erik Paulsen (R) in 2010
   

2. •Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to Amy Klobuchar (D) in 2012
   

3. •Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to John Thune (R) in 2012
   

4. •Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to Keith Ellison (D) in 2012
   

5. •Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to Kristi Noem (R) in 2012
   

Drill down on Klobuchar’s name and take note of  donor’s #1 and #59. The donor’s are  the firm of Dorsey & Whitney and Thrivent for Lutherans respectively.

Link here

Somewhat off topic, but nevertheless, interesting:

Dorsey and Whitney are allegedly retained by the SMn BOD LCMS in a property dispute over a chapel in New Ulm. 

February 17th, 2012 at 14:06 | #10

It is also interesting to read in the MNS BOD 2-7-2012 UNAPPROVED Meeting Minutes: item V. b., page 3 (http://mns.lcms.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=cYf1J0MR9GI%3d&tabid=59&mid=809) that the MNS DP has been given the authority to hire additional consultants “to protect the interests of the District in the sale of the District property located at 1101 University Avenue, Minneapolis.”, and that approval has been given to retain the firm of Dorsey & Whitney as special counsel. Dorsey & Whitney is a high profile (and no doubt expensive) legal house in the Twin Cities.

Does the MNS BOD have an itch that bothers them??

Source quote: http://steadfastlutherans.org/?p=17146

To be continued........

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