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COLUMBUS, IN

Total Donations

$8,130,174

Contributions

25,244

Top Industry

RETIRED

Top Industries

RETIRED
$350K
CUMMINS DIESEL
$246K
ARVIN INDUSTRIES INC
$154K
HOMEMAKER
$146K
CUMMINS ENGINE
$134K
CUMMINS ENGINE CO
$131K
CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY
$127K
CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY INC
$90K
Housewife
$87K
ARVIN INDUSTRIES
$82K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$20K
1982
$22K
1984
$46K
1986
$36K
1988
$98K
1990
$119K
1992
$154K
1994
$175K
1996
$327K
1998
$308K
2000
$395K
2002
$184K
2004
$431K
2006
$361K
2008
$434K
2010
$293K
2012
$397K
2014
$161K
2016
$515K
2018
$416K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in COLUMBUS, IN, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1TETZLAFF, THEODORE R$245,920135CUMMINS DIESEL1980–2014
2REEVES, MILDRED A$127,532136RETIRED1984–2000
3BREWER, MICHAEL F$124,8001401984–2010
4MEYER, FRED$118,652122ARVIN INDUSTRIES INC1980–2012
5BREWER, MICHAEL$111,684144CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY1982–2014
6DUNCAN, DAN MR.$91,800112002–2014
7BAKER, JAMES K$81,14259ARVIN INDUSTRIES1980–2014
8SCHACHT, HENRY B$70,71643REQUESTED1980–2012
9BRAND, JOHN$70,674521998–2014
10Jones, Alan Mr.$68,59333Cummins Engine Co./Engineer2000–2014
11HENDERSON, JAMES A$59,51076CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY INC1988–2014
12KIRR, DAVID$57,20055KIRR MARBACH & CO1990–2010
13SOLSO, THEODORE$55,01939CUMMINS1998–2014
14Henderson, James Mr.$54,45022Cummins Engine Co.2000–2014
15LOUGHREY, F JOSEPH$52,92053CUMMINS ENGINE CO1992–2014
16SCHACHT, HENRY$51,40028CUMMINS ENGINE1982–2014
17SPANGLER, JOHN S$43,70050CONTRACTOR'S UNITED1980–2010
18BARNES, PATRICIA$43,45338COCA COLA BOTTLING CO1996–2014
19LUCAS, TED$43,40049MILESTONE1998–2012
20JOHNSON, RICHARD L JR$42,400291992–2014
21K. BAKER, JAMES$42,2008RETIRED2006–2010
22HAMILTON, PETER$41,85038CUMMINS ENGINE1990–2014
23REEVES, MILDRED$41,020311988–2012
24DELAP, KENNETH L SR$36,70014SIECO INC1996–2006
25JOHNSON, RUTH W$33,60036HOUSEWIFE1990–2014
26SCHUMAKER, ALBERT H II$32,00019COCA COLA BOTTLING CO1994–2006
27BREEDEN, REX E$31,25044BREEDEN INC1980–2012
28BROWN, JEFFREY N$31,20021THE REPUBLIC NEWSPAPER1994–2014
29SOLSO, THEODORE M$30,00028CUMMINS ENGINE CO1988–2012
30WHITTINGTON, JOHN S. MR.$30,0009GRAMMER INDUSTRIES, INC.2008–2014
31JACKSON, NORMAN$29,60022ROGER'S GROUP1992–2014
32Loughrey, Joe$29,50014Cummins/Vice President2002–2010
33GRAHAM, MARTHA$29,15092008–2014
34LUCAS, TED L$27,00028CONTRACTORS UNITED1994–2012
35DALMBERT, ROBERT$25,648212000–2012
36BAKER, BEVERLY B MRS.$25,25022004–2008
37DELAP, JOHN B$25,20014STATE OF INDIANA1992–2004
38SCHELLENBERG, THOMAS$25,100281988–2014
39BARKER, JAMES K. MR.$25,0001ARVIN INDUSTRIES INC.2012
40WRIGHT, MARY MARGARET$22,50926RETIRED1996–2014
41L. JOHNSON, RICHARD$22,4006JOHNSON VENTURES INC.2006–2008
42MILLER, WILLIAM I$22,25030IRWIN MANAGEMENT CO1990–2010
43SMITH, MARY LOU$21,57621M&M TRAVEL AGENCY INC1990–2014
44DELAP, KENNETH L$21,00023SIECO INC1992–2002
45BROWN, JAMES L$20,61838MARSH SUPERMARKETS1990–2014
46MILLER, J IRWIN$20,40027CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY INC1980–2000
47EYNON, RICHARD$20,25090EYNON HARMON & ROCKER2000–2014
48BRUNNER, TED$19,240271994–2012
49SPANGLER, JOHN$18,73037CONTRACTORS UNITED INC1990–2014
50LOUGHREY, JOSEPH$18,45020CUMMINS ENGINE1992–2010

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from COLUMBUS, IN.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1MIKE PENCE COMMITTEEC00350397$361,726
2ACTBLUEC00401224$303,582
3INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE, INC.C00006486$275,714
4FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC.C00459255$251,372
5REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$184,627
6WINREDC00694323$177,066
7TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$168,100
8CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC)C00377952$166,194
9FRIENDS OF DICK LUGAR INCC00122176$147,050
10INDIANA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY COMMITTEEC00108613$133,845
11DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$117,448
12GREG PENCE VICTORYC00680769$117,249
13I LIKE LUKEC00460667$90,769
14HOOSIERS FOR HILLC00411835$84,700
15EVAN BAYH COMMITTEEC00306860$83,000