California receives most federal contracts over 10 year period

According to FedSpending.org, Texas received $60 trillion in federal contracts in 2008, the most recent year data was collected. But California, which only received $50.9 trillion during same period, had the most contracts between 2000 and partial year of 2009 ($374.4 trillion).

California's 14th Congressional district led by Anna G. Eshoo(D) received $5,412,462,028 in federal contracts in 2008. The top ten contracts in her district which includes Silicon Valley went to:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP $4,157,146,011
SRI INTERNATIONAL $123,174,532
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP. $91,200,199
WALBRIDGE OVERAA $76,558,000
STANFORD UNIVERSITY $66,186,734
PEROT SYSTEMS CORP $54,039,797
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. $41,256,953
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS $36,106,931
COMMUNICATIONS & POWER $34,552,279
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP. $29,482,239

Texas' 12th Congressional district led by Kay Granger(R) brought in $25,785,988,367 in federal contracts in 2008.

The top contracts in her district which includes the Fort Worth stockyards went to:
EMERSON CONSTRUCTION $13,917,176,427
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP $10,595,462,465
VERITAS CAPITAL INC $176,577,780
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP. $141,208,483
AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. $134,664,579
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD. $127,907,215
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION $125,239,580
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS $ 76,489,536
CRANE CO $ 57,376,324
TEXTRON, INC. $ 46,942,163

Georgia received $10.9 trillion in contracts in 2008, most coming from Rep. John Lewis' 5th Congressional district ($2.7 trillion). Companies with the largest contracts in his district are led by drug organizations and include:
MERCK & CO., INC. $518,524,679
WYETH $262,369,536
GLAXOSMITHKLINE $192,759,922
SANOFI-AVENTIS $151,184,038
GEORGIA TECH $137,120,451
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP $124,926,200
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP. $111,597,303
FORT JAMES CORPORATION $52,571,535
EMORY UNIVERSITY $30,405,672
STANLEY ASSOCIATES INC $28,410,287

Tomi Johnson with Cong. John Lewis (D) Georgia.

Looking at the statistics, Lockheed Martin was a top ten contractor in these three districts.
For more information on federal spending, go to:
http://www.fedspending.org/

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