Out-of-state money flooding into RPK coffers

The Republican Party of Kentucky saw a windfall of big contributions from across the country in September - much of it from people who had previously given as much as the law allows to the re-election campaign of Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell.

During September, 25 individuals gave $10,000 (the maximum allowed by federal law) to the RPK, according to a report the party filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission. Of those 25 maximum givers, 21 are from out of Kentucky.

Overall for the month, the RPK reported that it took in $742,492, spent $1,027,460, and as of Sept. 30 it had just over $1.8 million on hand.

Also during the month, the RPK got a big $50,000 donation from Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's committee for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2016.

And at least 21 Frankfort lobbyists (or spouses of lobbyists) gave to the RPK last month.

The monthly report for the Kentucky Democratic Party has not yet been posted on the Federal Election Commission website.

Here are the names of the 25 people who gave $10,000 each to the RPK during September:

Jim Breyer, Palo Alto, Cal. Accel Partners

Angela Chao, New York, Foremost Corp. executive

May M. Chao, New York, homemaker

Alfred Checci, Beverly Hills, Cal., executive

Ward Correll, Somerset, Cumberland Lake Shell

Joseph W. Craft III, Tulsa, Alliance Coal

Alvin Dworman, New York, ADCO Group

Thomas A. Fanning, Atlanta, Southern Company CEO

Bradford M. Freeman, Los Angeles, Freeman Spogli, investment banking

Antony Gioia, Buffalo, New York, retired

L.D. Gorman, Hazard, retired

Jeffrey Hwang, New York, IRX Therapeutics

Charles Joyce, Wellsville, New York, Otil Eastern Service

Susan Lehrman, New York, Lehrman LLC

Lowell C. McAdam, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Verizon CEO

Betty T. McMahon, Birmingham, Ala., homemaker

John J. McMahon Jr., Birmingham, Ala., Legon Industries CEO

J.D. Nichols, Louisville, NTS Development

John M. Potter, Robinson Creek, John M. Potter LLC

Corbin Robertson, Houston, Quintana Minerals Corp CEO

Ivan Seidenberg, West Nyack, New York, Verizon CEO

Ray Skillman, Indianapolis, car dealer

James Stanard, Chatham, New Jersey, retired

John G. Stratton, Hillsborough, New Jersey, Verizon

Lisa Wendt, San Francisco, homemaker

Here are the lobbyists (in some cases, spouses of lobbyists) who gave to the RPK during the month along with the amount they gave:

Laura Babbage, Lexington, $2,000; Carl Breeding, Frankfort, $250; Greg Brotzge, Louisville, $500; John Cooper, Frankfort, $1,000; Renee Craddock, Lawrenceburg, $1,000; Marie Cull, Frankfort, $750; Virginia Gray, Hopkinsville, $500; Prentice Harvey, Frankfort, $1,000; Patrick Jennings, Goshen, $500; Bert May, Mount Sterling, $250; Ann McBrayer, Lexington, $2,500; J. Michael McCann, Ashland, $500; Laura Owens, Frankfort, $500; Kevin Payton, Frankfort, $300; J. Ronald Pryor, Goshen, $500; Michael A. Shea, Louisville, $1,000; Tony Sholar, Frankfort, $500; Judith Taylor, Lexington, $500; Amy Wickliffe, Lexington, $500; Ellen Williams, Lawrenceburg, $2,500; Marc Wilson, $1,000.