Internet Background Information Research Assignment

1) Bellevue, WA, population of 118,496. There were more property crimes than any other type in 2005, followed by larceny theft. Both of these crimes were in the thousands. The next most occuring were burglary and motor vehicle theft, at 295 and 308. There was only 1 murder all year in Bellevue, and there were 87 violent crimes overall for 2005.

2) - In 2006, Troy Kelley was the house candidate who received the most political donations ($237,299). Christopher Marr was the senate candidate who received the most political donations ($420,201).

- Troy Kelley donated the largest amount of money to himself, with a total of $69,811 contributed.

-For Christopher Marr, the largest contribuation came from The Senate Democratic Campaign Committee for $43,000.

-The most generous anti-gun control contributor in Washington State was the Gun Owners Action League of Washington with a $3,400 donation. 100% of this money went to a Third Party, with 0% going towards the democratic or republican parties.

-The largest insurance industry donator in the U.S. in 2006 was Carl H. Lindner, employed by American Financial in Ohio for a total of $1,760,000. Lindner donated $1,260,000 to the Republican party (71.59% of total donation), and $500,000 to Ballot Measures (28.41%).

-The largest beer/wine industry donator in the U.S. in 2006 was BG Distribuation Partners for $845,250. The candidate receiving the most money was Rick Perry of the Republican Party in Texas for $50,000.

-The largest casino/gambling industry donator in the U.S. in 2006 was from the Ohio Legacy Fund for $3,518,118. The initiative that they spent money on was "Vote Yes On Issuye 3."

3) I searched my friend Michael Rojko, because his name was uncommon enough I believe to not come up with 50 different people by that name. I found on google that he played soccer in high school back in 2001 and made the local newspaper. I also found that he received the "Polish Women's Alliance of America" scholarship for the school year 2006-2007 at the University of South Florida.