Dole's PAC

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole's Leadership Circle political action committee gave more than $300,000 in three years to Republicans. The Salisbury Republican's PAC donated to 33 Republican campaigns for U.S. Senate, two Republicans running for U.S. House, the N.C. Republican Party and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, according to a database compiled by NPR. The single biggest recipient was the NRSC, which Dole chaired from 2005 to 2007. It received $30,000. U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes, a Concord Republican, was next, with donations totaling $15,000. Eighteen U.S. Senate campaigns received $10,000 apiece. A dozen Senate campaigns received $5,000 apiece. The N.C. Republican Party received $7,000, while U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx received $2,500. North Carolina's junior senator, Richard Burr, received $3,976. (THE NEWS & OBSERVER, 7/23/08).