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Jump to full article: Examiner.com (National), 2010-07-25
Author: Baltimore Campaign Finance Examiner Chet Dembeck
Intro: Even though many members of the the Maryland General Assembly try to raise the taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products every year, some prominent lawmakers still take contributions from the companies who make them.
According to records provided by the University of Maryland's Center for American Politics and Citizenship, powerful Democratic state Sen. Nathaniel McFadden, who represents Baltimore City's 45th District ,took $1,000 from Philip Morris USA Inc, while President of the Senate Thomas V. "Mike" Miller's campaign took $3,000.
In addition, the tobacco company also gave $3,000 to the House Democratic Committee Slate Maryland, part of which went into at least one city Democratic member's campaign chest.
See the chart below to review all of the lawmakers who recently accepted money from big tobacco:
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