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Why do so many out-of-state interests give Bart Gordon money if he is serving his Tennessee constituents?

POLL: Should politicians who received campaign contributions from Enron return the money so the corporation's victims can be helped?

U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon will not return Enron contributions, aide says

Although Congressman Bart Gordon's Web site announces to visitors that he is "staying in touch with Tennessee's 6th Congressional District," local folks aren't the only ones he's serving. Out-of-state contributors like Enron gave him 27% of his money, while 54% of his $1.2 million in re-election contributions was from political action committees.

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Bankrupt Enron gave campaign money to Bart Gordon, two other Tennessee congressmen "We have not had any calls or letters from people from our district," Gordon spokesman Keith Talley tells The Putnam Pit, although Gordon is on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Will he return money so it can be distributed among creditors? "That money’s been spent," Talley says. "It is from previous election cycles." story	Meet Enron's boy in Congress Congressman won't return contributions from firm under federal investigation although investors and employees have been devastated. He spent the money, aide says U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon