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SOLANA BEACH, CA

Total Donations

$6,199,301

Contributions

25,922

Top Industry

RETIRED

Top Industries

RETIRED
$207K
SELF-EMPLOYED
$122K
GENERAL ATOMICS
$121K
SELF
$99K
QVALCOMM INC
$85K
SENIOR RESOURCE GROUP
$74K
BUSINESSMAN
$67K
NONE
$54K
N/A/Home Manager
$50K
HOMEMAKER
$47K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$10K
1982
$25K
1984
$44K
1986
$36K
1988
$30K
1990
$63K
1992
$63K
1994
$48K
1996
$100K
1998
$87K
2000
$182K
2002
$92K
2004
$251K
2006
$245K
2008
$412K
2010
$194K
2012
$423K
2014
$168K
2016
$244K
2018
$271K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in SOLANA BEACH, CA, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1DAVIS, JOSEPH$115,4411851982–2014
2SALMASI, ALLEN$84,75048QVALCOMM INC1996–2010
3HARTOGENSIS, GORDON$72,250162002–2014
4BRIGHTWOOD, MICHAEL$66,884196BUSINESSMAN1998–2014
5STRAUSS, EDWARD M$60,90024RETIRED1998–2014
6ROBERTS, DAVID I$59,65029GENERAL ATOMICS1998–2014
7Steinberg, Diane Mrs.$50,2502N/A/Home Manager2000–2012
8INVESTORS LEASING CORP.$50,00012012
9BINKLEY, NICHOLAS B$42,90034SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK1986–2014
10LEIB, RICHARD$42,52174US PUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES1996–2014
11ALPERT, DAVID$37,65270STERES, ALPERT & CARNE1980–2016
12WYLAND, MARK SENATOR$37,0001STATE OF CALIFORNIA2012
13CARSTENS, WILLIAM W$35,00022DEVELOPER1982–2000
14SCHOOLER, LOUIS V$34,66739WESTERN FINANCIAL PLANNING CORP1992–2012
15GILDRED, THEODORE E$31,95038LOMAS SANTA FE INC1980–2000
16GASPAR, PAUL D MR.$30,75465SELF2004–2012
17Roberts, David W. Mr.$29,4006Sale2000–2006
18TRACY, BRIAN S$28,85081994–2000
19Foster, Richard L. Mr.$27,900332000–2014
20TRACY, BRIAN S MR.$27,0002SELF-EMPLOYED2004
21LYNCH, JOHN T$25,33036XTRA RADIO1980–2014
22BUELL, ROBERT$23,27012ATTORNEY1992–2008
23PETERSON, WICK$23,0008SENIOR RESOURCE GROUP2008–2014
24DOUGLASS, SPENCER$22,82819SPENCER DOUGLASS & ASSOCIATES1980–2012
25FOX, TIM J$21,0008SENIOR RESOURCE GROUP2008–2014
26MOORES JR, JOHN J.$20,5005JMI2006
27PHELPS, D A$20,0004GENERAL ATOMICS1990–1994
28LINGENFELDER, TERRY MR$19,850231988–2012
29LYNCH, JOHN T MR$18,90014NOBLE BROADCAST GROUP1988–2014
30VERNON, DON A MR.$18,20177SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INT'L INC2004–2014
31LABRECHE, ROBERT J$17,90011COLLEGE LOAN CORPORATION2002–2006
32SAUERS, ROBERT$16,65012SELF2006–2010
33FENTON, MARTIN MR. JR.$16,55010SENIOR RESOURCE GROUP L.L.C.2008–2012
34GAFFNEY GAYLER, MARGARETE E.$16,2001N/A2014
35Schooler, Louis Mr.$16,0507Western Financial Planning Corp./Re2002–2012
36SINDLER, PHILIP S MR$14,75051984–1998
37VERNON, DON ALLEN MR$14,58063SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CO.2008–2014
38MCCOLLUM, JAMES M$14,55018RETIRED2010–2014
39JOHNSON, KAYDA A$13,5007SENIOR RESOURCE GROUP2008–2014
40GILDRED, THEODORE E. MR. III$13,5007THE LOMAS SANTA FE GROUP2008
41WILSON, DOUGLAS P$12,9006DOUGLAS WILSON CO2004–2014
42BINKLEY, NICHOLAS$12,10012SECURITY PACIFIC CORPORATION1988–2008
43Galinson, Laura J.$12,00011The Galison Group/Philanthropist2002–2012
44JOHNS, GORDON$11,55015DELOITTE & TOUCHE1994–2014
45MC MANUS, JOHN A MR.$11,475182004–2006
46GILDRED, THEODORE$11,35013LOMAS-SANTA FE1984–2008
47VADNAIS, EDMOND J$11,2708EDMOND J VADNAIS CO1990–1994
48SOMMERVILLE, RICHARD J$10,90014NONE2008–2014
49SOLOMON, VAUGHAN$10,5004NOT EMPLOYED2010–2012
50BARHORST, RONALD$10,30014REGIONAL HEAD-WORKPLACE SALES2000–2006

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from SOLANA BEACH, CA.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1ACTBLUEC00401224$485,176
2REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$204,956
3AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)C00325332$118,600
4DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$117,942
5GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00215285$116,606
6ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$113,964
7WINREDC00694323$109,001
8NRSCC00027466$104,840
9OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$88,980
10ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00431171$88,800
11NRCCC00075820$87,347
12KIDSPACC00147975$80,000
13HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$76,877
14FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$69,398
15BRIAN BILBRAY FOR CONGRESSC00300830$63,090