membership consists of current SEIU members, organizational staff and SEIU retirees who contribute to the fund. SEIU CORE has increased its political activity and election lobbying in the past 12 years. In 2008, SEIU CORE reported 47 million dollars in expenditures during the 2008 election cycle (FEC 2008). During the 2010 election cycle, the SEIU CORE spent $36,260,831 dollars and contributed $1,855,500.00