Petrelis Files

Dear Friends:

This past week we learned of Microsoft's abandonment of equality for gays in Washington State, where Microsoft didn't support an anti-discrimination measure, and actions against the company are in development at many gay organizations and web sites.

To help create as full a portrait of the corporate giant's executives and their politics as possible, I did a search of Federal Election Commission files on the CEO, Steven A. Ballmer, and his family.

As you can see from the attached list, he and his wife donated money to the reelection of Bush and Cheney.

These records come from www.tray.com.

Michael Petrelis
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Ballmer, Connie E
9/21/2001 $5,000.00
Redmond, WA 98052
Homemaker -[Contribution]
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Ballmer, Connie E
7/15/2004 $5,000.00
Redmond, WA 98052
Homemaker -[Contribution]
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

BALLMER, CONNIE E MRS.
9/3/2003 $2,000.00
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
HOMEMAKER -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INC

Ballmer, Deborah
9/25/2003 $1,000.00
Bellevue, WA 98004
None/None -[Contribution]
INSLEE FOR CONGRESS




BALLMER, STEVEN
9/16/2004 -$2,000.00
REDMOND, WA 98052
MICROSOFT CORP -[Contribution]
PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY U S SENATE CAMPAIGN

BALLMER, STEVEN
9/22/2003 $2,000.00
REDMOND, WA 98052
MICROSOFT CORP -[Contribution]
PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY U S SENATE CAMPAIGN

BALLMER, STEVEN
6/29/2004 $2,000.00
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
MICROSOFT CORPORATION -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF SESSIONS SENATE COMMITTEE INC

Ballmer, Steven
10/6/2004 $1,000.00
Bellevue, WA 98004
Microsoft/CEO -[Contribution]
NORM DICKS FOR CONGRESS

Ballmer, Steven
10/8/2001 $1,000.00
Bellevue, WA 98004
Microsoft/CEO -[Contribution]
WISCONSIN LEADERSHIP PAC

BALLMER, STEVEN
9/16/2004 $2,000.00
REDMOND, WA 98052
MICROSOFT CORP -[Contribution]
PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY U S SENATE CAMPAIGN

Ballmer, Steven
9/25/2003 $1,000.00
Hunts Point, WA 98004
Microsoft/Ceo -[Contribution]
ADAM SMITH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

BALLMER, STEVEN
9/10/2004 $2,000.00
REDMOND, WA 98052
MICROSOFT CORP -[Contribution]
PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY U S SENATE CAMPAIGN

BALLMER, STEVEN
11/19/2001 $1,000.00
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
MICROSOFT -[Contribution]
STEVENS FOR SENATE COMMITTEE

Ballmer, Steven
7/6/2004 $2,000.00
Bellevue, WA 98004
Microsoft Corporation/CEO -[Contribution]
VOLUNTEER PAC

Ballmer, Steven
12/5/2003 $1,000.00
Bellevue, WA 98004
Microsoft/CEO -[Contribution]
IMPACT AMERICA

Ballmer, Steven
6/29/2004 $2,000.00
Bellevue, WA 98004
Microsoft Corporation/CEO -[Contribution]
PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS 2004

Ballmer, Steven A
9/21/2001 $5,000.00
Redmond, WA 98052
Microsoft/Chief Executive Officer -[Contribution]
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Ballmer, Steven A
12/31/2002 $5,000.00
Redmond, WA 98052
Microsoft/Chief Executive Officer -[Contribution]
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

BALLMER, STEVEN A
6/30/2004 $2,000.00
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
MICROSOFT -[Contribution]
LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEE

BALLMER, STEVEN A
9/26/2003 $2,000.00
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
MICROSOFT -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF BYRON DORGAN

BALLMER, STEVEN A
9/30/2004 $2,000.00
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
MICROSOFT CORP -[Contribution]
FRIENDS FOR HARRY REID

Ballmer, Steven A
7/15/2004 $5,000.00
Redmond, WA 98052
Microsoft/CEO -[Contribution]
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

BALLMER, STEVEN A
9/30/2003 $2,000.00
HUNTS POINT, WA 98004
MICROSOFT -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF JOHN MCCAIN

Ballmer, Steven A
10/1/2003 $5,000.00
Redmond, WA 98052
Microsoft/Chief Executive Officer -[Contribution]
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

BALLMER, STEVEN A MR.
8/6/2004 $25,000.00
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
MICROSOFT/C.E.O. -[Contribution]
2004 JOINT STATE VICTORY COMMITTEE

Ballmer, Steven A Mr.
7/30/2004 $5,000.00
Hunts Point, WA 98004
Microsoft/C E O -[Contribution]
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE

BALLMER, STEVEN A MR.
9/3/2003 $2,000.00
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
MICROSOFT/CEO -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INC

Ballmer, Steven A.
10/6/2003 $2,000.00
Bellevue, WA 98004
Microsoft/CEO -[Contribution]
KEEP OUR MAJORITY PAC

Ballmer, Steven A.
8/25/2004 $892.00
Bellevue, WA 98004
Microsoft -[Contribution]
ARKANSAS LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE 2004 FCRC

Ballmer, Steven A.
9/16/2003 $2,000.00
Hunts Point, WA 98004
Microsoft Inc./CEO -[Contribution]
AMERICANS FOR A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE