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ACTON, MA
Total Donations
$5,688,786
Contributions
30,924
Top Industry
SOFTKEY INTERNATIONAL INC
Top Industries
SOFTKEY INTERNATIONAL INC
$111K
LAU TECHNOLOGIES
$76K
TEACHER
$72K
RAYTHEON COMPANY
$61K
HOMEMAKER
$61K
SELF-EMPLOYED
$61K
ARTHUR D LITTLE INC
$51K
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NA
$49K
BMC STRATEGIES INC
$46K
PSYCHOLOGIST
$39K
Donation Trend by Cycle
1980
$5K
1982
$4K
1984
$19K
1986
$14K
1988
$34K
1990
$19K
1992
$76K
1994
$70K
1996
$103K
1998
$79K
2000
$119K
2002
$78K
2004
$226K
2006
$141K
2008
$321K
2010
$140K
2012
$346K
2014
$150K
2016
$319K
2018
$289K
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | Employer | Cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRIGHT, TIMOTHY J | $75,350 | 14 | SOFTKEY INTERNATIONAL INC | 1996–2006 |
| 2 | RATNER, ELLEN | $71,850 | 28 | TEACHER | 1980–2014 |
| 3 | DELANEY, ROBERT V | $50,900 | 25 | ARTHUR D LITTLE INC | 1990–2014 |
| 4 | BENDER, JAMES | $50,604 | 116 | LAU TECHNOLOGIES | 1994–2014 |
| 5 | MCCARTHY, MARY | $45,825 | 55 | BMC STRATEGIES INC | 1990–2014 |
| 6 | LAU TECHNOLOGIES | $45,250 | 4 | — | 1992–1998 |
| 7 | BROWNLEE, NICHOLAS | $44,745 | 47 | FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NA | 2008–2014 |
| 8 | EVANS, ANN | $38,889 | 28 | PSYCHOLOGIST | 1990–2012 |
| 9 | WRIGHT, HELEN J | $35,300 | 12 | SOFTKEY INTERNATIONAL INC | 1996–2006 |
| 10 | DONOGHUE, ROGER | $32,613 | 30 | DONAGHUE, BARRETT & MCCUE | 1994–2014 |
| 11 | MOORE, LARRY | $31,570 | 51 | PHILIPS NORTH AMERIC | 1994–2014 |
| 12 | SWINDELL, C DAVID | $27,962 | 63 | SELF-EMPLOYED | 2012–2014 |
| 13 | Haan, Jennifer | $25,752 | 23 | Unemployed/Homemaker | 2002–2006 |
| 14 | MARTIN, RALPH | $25,522 | 47 | RAYTHEON SERVICE CO | 1988–2014 |
| 15 | Williams, Thomas Mr. | $23,175 | 35 | Cisco Systems/Regional Manager | 2000–2014 |
| 16 | SWINDELL, DAVE | $23,025 | 37 | MARATHON TECHNOLOGIES | 2008–2014 |
| 17 | GORNEY, HOWARD N | $21,500 | 28 | — | 1992–1998 |
| 18 | OSSMANN, JANIS B | $20,250 | 41 | THE SHAW GROUP | 2012 |
| 19 | BERRY, GEORGE W MR | $18,500 | 18 | — | 1988–2014 |
| 20 | LEAMING, NANCY | $18,250 | 9 | TUFTS HEALTH PLAN | 1996–2014 |
| 21 | HILL, WILLIAM MCANDREW | $17,600 | 18 | MINTZ LEVIN | 2010–2014 |
| 22 | HYDE, THOMAS D | $17,350 | 16 | RAYTHEON COMPANY | 1994–2010 |
| 23 | MUCCI, RICHARD L | $17,000 | 10 | — | 1996–2010 |
| 24 | Haan, Jennifer Ms. | $16,800 | 8 | None/Homemaker | 2002–2004 |
| 25 | GORDON, LARRY MR | $16,020 | 5 | COLONIAL CHEVROLET/DEALER | 2002–2014 |
| 26 | ROSENZWEIG, LAUREN | $15,600 | 15 | CITY OF ACTON | 2008–2014 |
| 27 | SHAUGHNESSY, KEITH | $15,375 | 16 | — | 1998–2006 |
| 28 | AMBROSE, WILLIAM | $14,651 | 32 | PYRAMID RESEARCH INC | 1996–2016 |
| 29 | ROSENZWEIG, LAUREN S | $14,400 | 11 | HOMEMAKER | 2006–2012 |
| 30 | MAITLAND, TERRENCE | $13,950 | 18 | — | 2002–2012 |
| 31 | STONE, DAVID K | $13,725 | 15 | COWEN & CO | 1994–2014 |
| 32 | BENDER, JAMES B | $13,700 | 22 | LAU TECHNOLOGIES | 1992–2006 |
| 33 | Maguire, Gregory Mr. | $13,225 | 18 | Writer | 2002–2014 |
| 34 | SWINDELL, DAVE D. | $13,000 | 3 | LANDSLIDE TECHNOLOGIES | 2012–2014 |
| 35 | BOOSE, ROBERT | $12,750 | 6 | RETIRED | 2012 |
| 36 | D'ALESSANDRO, DAVID F | $12,700 | 11 | JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INS CO | 1990–2010 |
| 37 | ROSENZWEIG MORTON, LAUREN | $12,100 | 9 | TOWN OF ACTON | 2010–2014 |
| 38 | RESOR, PAMELA | $11,590 | 22 | — | 1996–2012 |
| 39 | HICKS, GRANT | $11,200 | 14 | ORACLE | 2004–2014 |
| 40 | HILL, WILLIAM M | $10,950 | 30 | — | 1992–2014 |
| 41 | COMSTOCK, ELIZABETH | $10,464 | 18 | DIGITAL EQUIPMENT | 2000–2014 |
| 42 | BIALES, MICHAEL | $10,400 | 24 | DECORDOUR MUSEUM | 2004–2014 |
| 43 | BYARS, KAREN | $10,250 | 5 | N/A | 2004–2012 |
| 44 | HAAN, BERNARD | $10,150 | 14 | WINDSPEED VENTURES | 2002–2014 |
| 45 | HAAN, JENNIFER D MS. | $10,000 | 2 | — | 2006 |
| 46 | ELDRIDGE, DAVID P | $9,900 | 6 | RAYTHEON COMPANY | 1996–2014 |
| 47 | DESROSIER, THOMAS J MR. | $9,371 | 23 | GENZYME CORPORATION | 2008–2010 |
| 48 | TUFFIN, WILSON | $9,300 | 17 | — | 1984–1998 |
| 49 | ELDRIDGE, ELIZABETH S | $9,200 | 5 | NONE | 2008 |
| 50 | LEIGHTON, CHARLES | $9,080 | 15 | CML GROUP | 1992–2014 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total Received |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $820,209 |
| 2 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $152,705 |
| 3 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $125,297 |
| 4 | DCCCC00000935 | $118,515 |
| 5 | NRSCC00027466 | $113,659 |
| 6 | SLF PACC00571703 | $100,000 |
| 7 | TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022C00766782 | $98,000 |
| 8 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $93,572 |
| 9 | DSCCC00042366 | $91,801 |
| 10 | THE NIKI TSONGAS COMMITTEEC00433136 | $72,225 |
| 11 | WINREDC00694323 | $67,595 |
| 12 | INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)C00022343 | $62,950 |
| 13 | JAMIE ELDRIDGE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00433235 | $59,694 |
| 14 | JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653 | $57,802 |
| 15 | GEORGIA ACTION FUNDC00693606 | $50,000 |