Ensign on list of Enron recipients

Friday, Jan. 11, 2002 | 9:27 a.m.

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev, was 16th on a list of U.S. senators receiving contributions from the politically connected, but now bankrupt, Enron Corp. over a 12-year period ending last year,

According to a list published today on the Fox News website -- with no attribution of its source -- Ensign received $7,500 between 1989 and 2001. He was 30th overall among combined House and Senate members receiving Enron money.

Attempts to reach Ensign for comment early today were not successful. An Ensign spokeswoman said her office was checking out the information for accuracy.

The network website's list of political contributions by the Houston-based company was dominated by Texans, with Republican Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Phil Gramm leading with $99,500 and $97,350 respectively.

Twelve of the top 20 House recipients, including the top seven, were Texans -- five of them Democrats, including the top two, Ken Bentsen with $42,750 and Sheila Jackson Lee with $38,000, the network said.

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