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http: / /insidedenver. com/cr /cda/art...int11,1250,DRMN 36 1090331,00.html <br /> giving back the contributions he received from Enron over the years before the energy giant filed for <br /> bankruptcy. <br /> Allard might lead the fund- raising battle for now, but he doesn't expect that to last. <br /> "We were out -spent (by Strickland) six years ago and we won," campaign manager Dick Wadhams said. "We'll <br /> probably be out -spent this year again, and we will win." <br /> Strickland built his bankroll with donations from unions, attorneys, Democratic Party committees and a <br /> handful of Hollywood bigwigs. <br /> About 17 percent of Strickland's contributions were from attorneys, including $1,000 each from Beth <br /> Wilkinson, a former federal prosecutor who convicted the Oklahoma City bombers at their Denver trials, and <br /> from Linda Daschle, the wife of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. <br /> Strickland's union contributions included $1,000 from the Transportation Communications Union and $5,000 <br /> from the American Federation of Teachers. <br /> He got donations from several political action committees formed to push Democratic candidates, including <br /> $5,000 from a leadership PAC formed by Sen. Joe Lieberman, D- Conn.; and $3,000 from one formed by <br /> Daschle. <br /> Strickland got $146,000 from fund - raising committees, including Colorado Senate 2000, which is a <br /> partnership between the Strickland campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. <br /> Movie moguls Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen of DreamWorks SKG each contributed $1,000. Another <br /> writer - producer, Stephen Bing of Shangri -La Entertainment, contributed $2,000. <br /> Strickland received $250 this period -- and $500 so far - =from Pueblo Chleftan Editor'Bob RaWiings,-who said: <br /> tte.Supperts Strickland because .he .opposes Aurora diverting water from.. the Arkansas River to the Denver," <br /> area Strickland also got $1,000 from the president of the Las Vegas Sun, Brian Greenspun, and $1,000 from <br /> Sun columnist Jane Gale. <br /> Past Colorado politicians who donated to Strickland include former Lt. Gov. Gail Schoettler, $850; former Sen. <br /> Gary Hart, $1,000; and former Congressman David Skaggs, $725. <br /> Current elected officials who contributed include Congressman Mark Udall of Boulder, $500; and Sen. John D. <br /> Rockefeller IV, D -W.Va. <br /> Contact M.E. Sprengelmeyer at (202) 408 -2729 or sprengelmeyerm @SHNS.com. <br /> Copyright 2002, Rocky Mountain News. All Rights Reserved. <br /> • <br /> • <br /> 2 of 2 4/16/02 12:36 PM <br />