Teen-help operators have clout

By Dan Harrie and Robert Gerhke
Salt Lake Tribune

Lichfield donations Campaign donations by Robert Lichfield and his family or business associates during the 2002 and 2004 elections total $1,016,607. Top 10: Republican National Committee...........................$255,600 Utah Republican Party........$165,900 Arizona Republican Party...$150,000 John Swallow*......................$118,000 Sen. Bob Bennett, R-UT........$68,500 Jon Huntsman, Jr.**................$65,000 Jim Hansen**..........................$47,433 New York Republican State Committee....................$32,000 Marty Stephens (Utah House Speaker)...........$31,500 Geoffrey Davis***....................$14,000 *Utah congressional candidate **Utah gubernatorial candidate ***Kentucky congressional candidate Source: Federal Elections Commission. Utah State Elections Office. New York State Elections Office. The Salt Lake Tribune

Other Lichfield-related donation recipients   Bush-Chaney 2004..........................$12,600 National Republican Senatorial Committee.....................$10,790 Rep. Bob Bishop, R-UT..................$8,000 Rep. James Barrett, R-SC.............$7,550 New York Gov. George Pataki.......$5,000 Utah Rep. Richard Burr, R-N.C......$4,000 Utah Rep. Steve Urquart, R-St. George....................................$2,500 Utah Rep. David Clark, R-St. George....................................$2,500 National Republican Congressional Committee.............$2,500 Nolan Karras (Utah gubernatorial candidate)......$2, 384 Patricia Ritchie (New York state Assembly candidate)......................$2,000 New York State Sen. Jim Wright, R-Watertown.......$1,500 Rick Clayburgh (North Dakota Congressional candidate)..............$1,000 Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-UT...................$1,000 Utah Sen. Bill Hickman, R-St. George.....................................$750 Judge Stander, New York Supreme Court................$200 Source: Federal Elections Commission. Utah State Elections Office. New York State Elections Office.