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Filer Type and Name

Type:

Organization Lobbyist

Organization Name:

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Identification Numbers

House Registrant ID:

33370

Senate Registrant ID:

11606

Reporting Period

Year:

2011

Mid-Year (January 1 - June 30)

Year-End (July 1 - December 31)

Amendment

Political Action Committee Names

Contributions

No Contributions

#1.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Adrian Smith for Congress

Honoree:

Adrian Smith

#2.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

10/25/2011

Payee:

Allen West for Congress

Honoree:

Allen West

#3.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Bill Johnson for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Bill Johnson

#4.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/11/2011

Payee:

Friends of Bill Posey

Honoree:

Bill Posey

#5.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/11/2011

Payee:

Cicilline Committee

Honoree:

David Cicilline

#6.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Friends of Dennis Ross

Honoree:

Dennis Ross

#7.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$3,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Friends of Dennis Ross

Honoree:

Dennis Ross

#8.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Friends of Erik Paulsen

Honoree:

Erik Paulsen

#9.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/11/2011

Payee:

Lucas for Congress

Honoree:

Frank Lucas

#10.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

10/25/2011

Payee:

Walden for Congress

Honoree:

Greg Walden

#11.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$4,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Bilirakis for Congress

Honoree:

Gus Bilirakis

#12.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Heath Shuler for Congress

Honoree:

Heath Shuler

#13.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Committee to Re-Elect Henry Hank Johnson

Honoree:

Henry C. Johnson

#14.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Buck McKeon for Congress

Honoree:

Howard McKeon

#15.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/11/2011

Payee:

Ros-Lehtinen for Congress

Honoree:

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

#16.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$500.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Friends of Jack Kingston

Honoree:

Jack Kingston

#17.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

09/21/2011

Payee:

Jim Renacci for Congress

Honoree:

James Renacci

#18.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

10/06/2011

Payee:

Matheson for Congress

Honoree:

Jim Matheson

#19.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Jim Gerlach for Congress

Honoree:

Jim Gerlach

#20.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Jim Gerlach for Congress

Honoree:

Jim Gerlach

#21.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Jeff Miller for Congress

Honoree:

Jeff Miller

#22.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Friends of Joe Baca

Honoree:

Joe Baca

#23.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$4,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Larson for Congress

Honoree:

John Larson

#24.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

John Carney for Congress

Honoree:

John Carney

#25.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Friends of John Barrow

Honoree:

John Barrow

#26.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Mica for Congress

Honoree:

John Mica

#27.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Crowley for Congress

Honoree:

Joe Crowley

#28.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Lee Terry for Congress

Honoree:

Lee Terry

#29.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$3,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Doggett for U.S. Congress

Honoree:

Lloyd Doggett

#30.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/10/2011

Payee:

Lynn Jenkins for Congress

Honoree:

Lynn Jenkins

#31.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Marcia Fudge for Congress

Honoree:

Marcia Fudge

#32.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Tiberi for Congress

Honoree:

Pat Tiberi

#33.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Tiberi for Congress

Honoree:

Pat Tiberi

#34.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Pat Meehan for Congress

Honoree:

Patrick Meehan

#35.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Ryan for Congress

Honoree:

Paul Ryan

#36.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Pete Sessions for Congress

Honoree:

Pete Sessions

#37.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

11/11/2011

Payee:

Roskam for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Peter Roskam

#38.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/11/2011

Payee:

Roskam for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Peter Roskam

#39.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$4,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Friends of Rich Nugent

Honoree:

Rich Nugent

#40.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Richard E. Neal for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Richard Neal

#41.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Richard E. Neal for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Richard Neal

#42.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Kind for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Ron Kind

#43.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Sandy Adams for Congress

Honoree:

Sandy Adams

#44.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Sandy Adams for Congress

Honoree:

Sandy Adams

#45.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Hoyer for Congress

Honoree:

Steny Hoyer

#46.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

AMERIPAC

Honoree:

AMERIPAC

#47.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

10/07/2011

Payee:

Scalise for Congress

Honoree:

Steve Scalise

#48.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/11/2011

Payee:

Stivers for Congress

Honoree:

Steve Stivers

#49.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Ted Deutch for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Ted Deutch

#50.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Ted Deutch for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Ted Deutch

#51.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Tom Rooney for Congress

Honoree:

Tom Rooney

#52.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$4,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Tom Rooney for Congress

Honoree:

Tom Rooney

#53.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$3,000.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Vern Buchanan for Congress

Honoree:

Vern Buchanan

#54.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

11/30/2011

Payee:

Vern Buchanan for Congress

Honoree:

Vern Buchanan

#55.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Southerland for Congress

Honoree:

Steve Southerland

#56.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Southerland for Congress

Honoree:

Steve Southerland

#57.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Becerra for Congress

Honoree:

Xavier Becerra

#58.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Chambliss for Senate

Honoree:

Saxby Chambliss

#59.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Grassley Committee

Honoree:

Charles Grassley

#60.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Friends of Schumer

Honoree:

Charles Schumer

#61.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Heller for Senate

Honoree:

Dean Heller

#62.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Stabenow for U.S. Senate

Honoree:

Deborah Stabenow

#63.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Friends for Harry Reid

Honoree:

Harry Reid

#64.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Friends of Jeanne Shaheen

Honoree:

Jeanne Shaheen

#65.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Moran for Kansas

Honoree:

Jerry Moran

#66.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Manchin for West Virginia

Honoree:

Joe Manchin

#67.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Manchin for West Virginia

Honoree:

Joe Manchin

#68.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc

Honoree:

John Cornyn

#69.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Friends of John Thune

Honoree:

John Thune

#70.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

09/30/2011

Payee:

Lisa Murkowski for Senate

Honoree:

Lisa Murkowski

#71.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Reclaim America PAC

Honoree:

Reclaim America PAC

#72.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Udall for Colorado

Honoree:

Mark Udall

#73.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Forward Together PAC

Honoree:

Forward Together PAC

#74.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$3,000.00

Date:

11/11/2011

Payee:

Friends of Mark Warner

Honoree:

Mark Warner

#75.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

11/11/2011

Payee:

Friends of Mark Warner

Honoree:

Mark Warner

#76.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Kirk for Senate

Honoree:

Mark Kirk

#77.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Glacier PAC

Honoree:

Glacier PAC

#78.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

Enzi for U.S. Senate

Honoree:

Michael Enzi

#79.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Bennet for Colorado

Honoree:

Michael Bennet

#80.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Johanns for Senate Incorporated

Honoree:

Mike Johanns

#81.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

09/13/2011

Payee:

Bluegrass Committee

Honoree:

Bluegrass Committee

#82.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

10/07/2011

Payee:

Citizens for Olympia Snowe

Honoree:

Olympia Snowe

#83.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Citizens for Olympia Snowe

Honoree:

Olympia Snowe

#84.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Hatch Election Committee Inc

Honoree:

Orrin Hatch

#85.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/04/2011

Payee:

People for Patty Murray

Honoree:

Patty Murray

#86.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Friends of Dick Durbin Committee

Honoree:

Dick Durbin

#87.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

The Richard Burr Committee

Honoree:

Richard Burr

#88.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$3,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Bob Casey for Senate Inc.

Honoree:

Bob Casey

#89.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

Friends of Roy Blunt

Honoree:

Roy Blunt

#90.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Scott Brown for U.S. Senate Committee Inc.

Honoree:

Scott Brown

#91.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Friends of Sherrod Brown

Honoree:

Sherrod Brown

#92.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

11/23/2011

Payee:

Friends of Sherrod Brown

Honoree:

Sherrod Brown

#93.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

11/03/2011

Payee:

First State PAC

Honoree:

First State PAC

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