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Monday, September 18, 2006 Oklahoma Indian Tribes' Donations Favor Democrats
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma Ethics Commission records indicate that when the state's Indian tribes make donations to a state political candidate, the recipient is usually a Democrat.
Commission records for January to August show that 15 tribes gave 302-thousand-950-dollars in campaign contributions.
The largest contributor to state candidates was the Chickasaw Nation, which gave more than 90-thousand-dollars to Democrats and more than 49-thousand-dollars to Republicans.
The Choctaw Nation's donations included 87-thousand-dollars given to Democrats and 12-thousand-500 dollars given to Republicans.
The state's most populous tribe, the Cherokee Nation, is not listed on the Ethics Commission reports. Spokesman Mike Miller says the tribe has made no political contributions to candidates this year.
All tribes that did report donations have gaming interests. But other tribes with gaming operations, including the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe and the Comanche Nation in western Oklahoma, did not report any contributions.
Posted at 9/18/2006 12:31:00 PM
 
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