RENT TO OWN EXPENSES

Rent To Own Industry Estimated Expenditures 1996-2002 Seeking To Roll Back Strong State Consumer Laws: SUMMARY
Category	Years	Amount
Lobbying Expenses	1997-2002*	$3,395,000
Soft Money	98, 00, 02 Cycles	$213,854
PAC Contributions	98, 00, 02 Cycles	$202,832
Individual Contributions	1996-June 2002	$85,450
TOTAL EXPENSES		$3,897,136
*Lobbying Data are partial for 2002.

*Leading Recipients of Individual Contributions From Rent to own affiliated individuals 1996-2002**
Recipient	Cosp	Bank Committee	Party	Total
English, Phil	x		R	$11,000.00
Sessions, Pete	x		R	$8,250.00
Maloney, Jim	x	x	D	$7,000.00
Tiahrt, Todd	x		R	$7,000.00
Armey, Dick *			R	$4,000.00
Bush, George W			R	$3,700.00
Bachus, Spencer		x	R	$3,500.00
Reed, Jack		x	D	$3,000.00
Shelby, Richard C		x	R	$2,500.00
Specter, Arlen			R	$2,500.00
Young, Tom			R	$2,500.00
Gramm, Phil		x	R	$2,200.00
D'Amato, Alfonse M		x	R	$2,000.00
Kerry, John		x	D	$2,000.00
Newton, Jon			R	$2,000.00
Wright, James Bryndan			D	$2,000.00
Jones, Walter B Jr	x	x	R	$1,500.00
Watts, J C Jr	x		R	$1,500.00
* See separate chart listing additional contributions totalling $31,000 to Dick Armey and $1,000 to his son's campaign.

SOFT MONEY CONTRIBUTIONS OF RENT TO OWN INDUSTRY 1998-2002
Cycle	Company	Party	Amount
2002	Rent Way	R	$10,297
2002	Rent-A-Center	R	$76,047
2000	Rent Way	R	$5,255
2000	Rent-A-Center	D	$20,000
2000	Rent-A-Center	R	$96,255
1998	Rent-A-Center/Renters Choice	R	$5,000
1998	APRO	D	$1,000
	TOTALS		$213,854

	Total Contributions By Cycle
2002			$86,344
2002			$121,510
1998			$6,000
	TOTALS		$213,854

Rent To Own Industry Lobby Expenses 1997-2002 (Partial reporting of mid-2002 data)
Lobby Firm	Total Income	Years Reported	Notes
Washington Group, Inc	$1,220,000.00	1997-2001	John Raffaelli's firm-Hired By APRO
APRO-InHouse*	$1,025,000.00	1997-2001	Trade association expenses
Royer and Babyak	$340,000.00	1997-2002	Hired by RAC
Patton Boggs LLP	$350,000.00	2001-2002	Lannie Davis's firm-Hired by Rent-Way
Butera and Andrews	$190,000.00	1999-2001	Hired By RAC
Miller, Hamilton, Snider and Odom	$130,000.00	2000-2002	Hired By RAC
Brownstein Hyatt and Farber, P.C.	$90,000.00	1999-2001	Hired By RAC
Winstead Sechrast and Minick	$40,000.00	1999-2001	Hired By RAC
Bingham, Dana LLP	$10,000.00	1999-2000	Hired By RAC
TOTAL	$3,395,000.00
Note-Data for 2002 only includes Royer and Babyak, Patton Boggs and Hamilton firms. No reporting for APRO, Washington Group, or some others available yet for 2002 at http://www.sopr.senate.gov or House Clerk's Office. APRO InHouse lists its reported expenses not including payment to Washington Group.

RENT TO OWN LOBBY EXPENSES BY YEAR 1997-2002 (partial reporting of Mid 2002 data)
Year	Lobby Expenses
1997	$300,000.00
1998	$580,000.00
1999	$780,000.00
2000	$710,000.00
2001	$825,000.00
2002*	$200,000.00	partial
Total*	$3,395,000.00
*Note-2002 only includes Royer and Babyak, Patton Boggsand Hamilton firms. No reporting for APRO, Washington Group, or some others available at either http://www.sopr.senate.gov or House Clerk's Office.