36,721—total amount in dollars that Monday’s five appointees to the State Board of Transportation by Governor Beverly Perdue have contributed to political campaigns since 2000 (all data from the State Board of Elections unless otherwise noted)
621,175—total amount in dollars the 19 current board members and spouses have contributed to political campaigns since 2000
99,396—total amount in dollars the 19 current board members have contributed to Perdue’s campaigns since 2000
280,810—total amount in dollars contributed to political campaigns by DOT board member Lanny Wilson and spouse since 2000
1—number of members of the Board of Transportation (Lanny Wilson) who testified before the State Board of Elections about improperly earmarking contributions to the Democratic Party and giving money to his fiancé to contribute to former Governor Easley’s campaign—also a violation of the law
1—number of newspapers to call for Lanny Wilson’s resignation from the Board of transportation (The Wilmington Star-News)
1.61 million—amount in dollars raised by Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight for the 2008 election in which he was unopposed
1.33 million—amount in dollars contributed to the N.C. Democratic Party in 2008 by the campaign of Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight
6.74 million—amount in dollars contributed to N.C. Democratic Party in 2008 by campaigns of Democratic candidates
4.34 million—amount in dollars the N.C. Democratic Party contributed to candidates' campaigns in 2008
4,000—amount in dollars of campaign contribution limit from an individual or political action committee to a candidate’s campaign
531,152—total in dollars of the contribution to the 2008 campaign of Senator Julia Boseman by the North Carolina Democratic Party
334,090—total in dollars of the contribution to the 2008 campaign of Senator Tony Foriest by the North Carolina Democratic Party
31,700—total in dollars of bonuses paid to legislative staff members in 2008 by Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight in addition to their General Assembly salary
