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PALM DESERT, CA

Total Donations

$7,319,796

Contributions

39,411

Top Industry

RETIRED

Top Industries

RETIRED
$514K
SELF-EMPLOYED
$216K
HOMEMAKER
$176K
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc./Chairma
$133K
KSL CAPITAL
$133K
SELF EMPLOYED
$108K
GUTHY RENKER
$82K
N/A
$76K
SELF
$69K
HOLLYWOOD PARK INC
$67K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$15K
1982
$24K
1984
$47K
1986
$53K
1988
$80K
1990
$60K
1992
$76K
1994
$96K
1996
$95K
1998
$103K
2000
$265K
2002
$146K
2004
$296K
2006
$222K
2008
$628K
2010
$284K
2012
$510K
2014
$322K
2016
$419K
2018
$399K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in PALM DESERT, CA, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1Hubbard, Randall D. Mr.$133,1005Pinnacle Entertainment Inc./Chairma2000–2012
2AFFELDT, ERIC L.$100,20030KSL CAPITAL2006–2016
3RENKER, GREG$81,50021GUTHY RENKER2006–2014
4AFFELDT, ERIC$70,100332004–2016
5HUBBARD, RANDALL D$66,60010HOLLYWOOD PARK INC2000–2014
6Hubbard, R.D.$64,30023Hubbard Enterprises/CEO2002–2014
7HARRISON, DEBORAH M$55,12022DAUGHTER OF EMPLOYEE1986–2014
8BEATTY, MILDRED M$54,01370RETIRED2000–2002
9SANCHEZ, IGNACIO$51,24672SELF-EMPLOYED1992–2012
10JACKSON, DANIEL H$50,0002KINETICS GROUP2000
11KNEE, KEVIN R. MR.$50,0001GUTHY RENKER LLC2014
12HUBBARD, RANDALL$49,6004HUBBARD ENTERRISES1994–2014
13GUILD, RALPH$43,350321990–2014
14MCGUIRE, KEVIN$41,03145PALM DESERT NATIONAL BANK1990–2014
15FRANKLIN, MARC$39,450381992–2014
16CLARK, PETER B$38,75160GANNETT COMPANY INC1992–2014
17HORN, DANAVON L MR$35,8008BUILDER1984–2008
18Noble, Frederick W. Mr.$33,30013Wintec Energy/Executive2002–2014
19HARRISON, RONALD T$33,120131986–2012
20AFFELDT, ERIC L MR.$32,50016KSL CAPITAL2008–2016
21FIRESTONE, DAVID$31,40032JADE CONTROLS INC1980–2014
22RENKER, GREGORY MR $27,2007AUTHY-RENKER/OWNER2004–2008
23HOEHN, DOROTHY S$27,06025RETIRED1992–2002
24BLIXSETH, TIMOTHY L MR$26,0002BLIXSETH COMPANY1996–2004
25RENKER, GREGORY MR.$25,0001GUTHY - RENKER2004
26HUBBARD, RONALD D. MR.$25,0001RD/JD HUBBARD FOUNDATION2012
27WEINER, TERRY L. MR.$25,0001LEEDS & SON2012
28WAITE, DONALD$24,95014RESTAURANT OWNER1990–2014
29SCHMIDT, TOM$24,19042SANDPIPER HOMES LTD1990–2014
30NOBLE, THOMAS S$22,850142008–2014
31BORNSTEIN, JULIE$21,80749COLLEGE OF THE DESERT1988–2014
32KEENAN, SUSAN G$21,75021BEST EFFORT1986–2010
33NOBLE, THOMAS S. MR.$21,5004NOBLE & COMPANY2008
34MILES, KENNETH P. MR.$21,35082008–2012
35HORN, DANAVON L$20,80012REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT1982–2012
36Barlow, Robert J$19,20021Time Warner Cable a division of TWE2000–2014
37Deasy, Sean P.$19,10017CB Richard Ellis2000–2014
38FRANKLIN, MARC BAYUK$18,95033INVESTOR1984–2010
39GREENBERG, PETER DR.$18,4001821ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA, P2008–2014
40RENKER, GREGORY$18,100101996–2014
41ROSEN, LYNN$18,05018HOMEMAKER1996–2012
42CAMPOS, JOSEPH M$17,685121992–2010
43NESTANDE, BRIAN$17,08518INVESTMENTS2000–2014
44LEVAND, JACK J MR$17,0107CHAIRMAN OF BOARD1990
45BARNES, KENNETH$16,832281998–2012
46SPEER, CAMILLE$16,37514HOMEMAKER1990–1996
47ARMIJO, OSCAR G$15,800251994–2012
48KEENAN, SUSAN$15,70020HOMEMAKER1986–2014
49HERRING, MICHAEL-ANN MS.$15,15011SELF EMPLOYED2008–2014
50CAMPOS, JOSEPH$14,95817UFCW1994–2012

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from PALM DESERT, CA.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$335,266
2ACTBLUEC00401224$329,997
3MARY BONO COMMITTEEC00332890$192,341
4TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$148,850
5JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.C00430470$142,447
6BOEHNER FOR SPEAKERC00478354$131,500
7DR. RAUL RUIZ FOR CONGRESSC00502575$125,698
8NRCCC00075820$123,973
9WINREDC00694323$114,668
10NRSCC00027466$104,823
11OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$100,150
12MAKE US GREAT AGAIN, INCC00499731$100,000
13MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00284810$82,324
14CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.C00140590$68,467
15NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931$64,373