In a coast-to-coast, industry-by-industry fund-raising drive, it took in more than $1 million and handed out close to $800,000 in contributions to Republican candidates, much of it to the House members whose votes Livingston needs to succeed outgoing Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.).
PAC became one of the largest leadership PACs on the Hill. PAC,' for 'building our bases,' and the new fund-raising tool allowed him to do just that. Livingston's leadership PAC was aptly named 'B.O.B.S. When House Appropriations Chairman Bob Livingston (R-La.) decided last spring to make a bid for speaker, one of his first orders of business was setting up a political action committee. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bob Livingston.
PAC Gave Livingston Clout in Speaker Challenge : PAC Gave Livingston Clout in Speaker Challenge
