Case study 5: Ball four for Balfour?

Gwinnett Sen. Don Balfour's game-going has trailed off this year, after an ethics investigation and bad publicity. But Balfour has spent an extraordinary amount of time in the stands during the past two years. Here's the record of the more than 30 events for which lobbyists bought him tickets, according to the lobbyists' disclosures.

Association Description Date Amount

GWCC Authority Falcons ticket 1/15/2011 $208

Georgia Oilmen’s Assn. Hockey, dinner 1/26/2011 $30.15

Georgia Automobile Dealers Hockey, dinner 1/26/2011 $30.15

SCANA Hockey, dinner 1/26/2011 $30.15

Georgia Link Public Affairs Basketball tickets 1/30/2011 $60

Georgia Oilmen’s Association Hockey, food 2/1/2011 $60.30

Georgia Automobile Dealers Hockey, dinner 2/1/2011 $60.30

SCANA Hockey, dinner 2/1/2011 $60.30

Entertainment Software concert tickets 2/27/2011 $95.98

General Electric Co. concert tickets 2/27/2011 $95.98

Homebuilder Association concert tickets 2/27/2011 $95.98

Georgia Food Industry Association concert tickets 2/27/2011 $95.98

Georgia Crown Distributing concert tickets 2/27/2011 $95.98

Coca-Cola Co. concert tickets 2/27/2011 $95.98

Advantage Partners concert tickets 2/27/2011 $95.98

Entertainment Software concert tickets 2/27/2011 $95.98

Georgia Auto Dealers Hockey game, meal 3/1/2011 $30.15

Georgia Oilmen’s Association Hockey game 3/1/2011 $30.15

SCANA Hockey ticket, meal 3/1/2011 $30.15

Centene basketball ticket 3/22/2011 $80

Georgia 360 LLC Tickets 4/10/2011 $100

Georgia Capital Associates Braves tickets 4/13/2011 $300

AGL Resources Braves tickets 4/8/2011 $104

GWCC Authority Wrestlemania tickets 4/1/2011 $90

JL Morgan Co. World Wrestling Entertainment tickets 4/2/2011 $228

Melvin Weaver Consulting 4 concert tickets 4/2/2011 $156

Comcast Wrestlemania tickets 4/3/2011 $150

GWCC Authority Wrestlemania tickets 4/3/2011 $410

Coca-Cola Co. basketball tickets 4/15/2011 $300

University System of Georgia Georgia Tech football tickets 9/1/2011 $100

Georgia Link Public Affairs Braves tickets 9/2/2011 $300

GWCC Authority Falcons tickets 9/1/2011 $328

GWCC Authority Chick-fil-A Kickoff 9/3/2011 $300

University System of Georgia Georgia Tech football tickets 11/10/2011 $150

University System of Georgia University of Georgia football tickets 11/12/2011 $80

Hall, Booth, Smith Stanford vs. Oregon 11/12/2011 $1,770

Sprint Falcons game 11/13/2011 $165

University System of Georgia Georgia-Georgia Tech football tickets 11/26/2011 $400

Metro Atlanta Chamber Falcons tickets 12/15/2011 $328

University System of Georgia Georgia Tech basketball tickets 1/15/2012 $60

SCANA Hockey, dinner 2/21/2012 $112.50

University System of Georgia Georgia Tech basketball ticket 2/21/2012 $30

University System of Georgia Georgia Tech basketball tickets 2/25/2012 $60

Georgia Link Public Affairs Hawks ticket 5/8/2012 $100

Comcast Braves tickets, parking pass 9/16/2012 $184

AMB Group 2 Falcons tickets, plus food 9/30/2012 $408

University System of Georgia Georgia Tech football tickets and reception 10/20/2012 $195

Connect South Sporting event ticket 11/17/2012 $89.43

Smith, Gambrell, Russell State Farm Champions Classic 11/13/2012 $270

Gwinnett Chamber Food at Gwinnett Braves Game 4/26/2012 $28