HELENA, MT

Total Donations

$8,931,043

Contributions

39,584

Top Industry

RETIRED

Top Industries

RETIRED

$184K

SELF-EMPLOYED

$145K

ATTORNEY

$132K

SELF

$123K

LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY

$107K

STATE OF MONTANA

$85K

HOMEMAKER

$83K

NICHOLSON INC

$76K

MT FAMILY UNION

$69K

WATKINS TRUCKING

$66K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980

$10K

1982

$11K

1984

$16K

1986

$18K

1988

$17K

1990

$69K

1992

$52K

1994

$105K

1996

$204K

1998

$140K

2000

$230K

2002

$220K

2004

$192K

2006

$420K

2008

$325K

2010

$201K

2012

$500K

2014

$420K

2016

$482K

2018

$728K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in HELENA, MT, ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	Employer	Cycles
1	MCGRATH, MIKE	$101,442	47	LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY	1996–2014
2	DAVIS, TOM	$83,309	120	SELF-EMPLOYED	1982–2014
3	EGAN, PAMELA	$68,832	51	MT FAMILY UNION	1994–2014
4	THWEATT, RICHARD	$64,050	63	MT.DEPT OF ENVIRO QUALITY	2004–2014
5	NICHOLSON, NANCY	$62,700	50	NICHOLSON INC	1990–2014
6	WILLIAMS, TONY	$57,621	116	—	1994–2014
7	BAKER, MARK A	$55,299	69	MONTANA REPUBLICAN PARTY	1992–2014
8	BROWN, SHARON	$51,960	104	—	1980–2014
9	NICHOLSON, ALAN	$42,925	53	DEVELOPER	1984–2014
10	KUNTZ, RAY MR	$39,750	27	WATKINS TRUCKING	1990–2014
11	MORRISON FOR MONTANA INC	$38,501	74	—	2006
12	MILTON, MAXWELL	$36,440	48	INVESTMENTS	1994–2014
13	O'KEEFE, MARK	$34,715	44	OUTFITTER	1988–2014
14	SATRE, JON	$34,267	39	GORDON PRILL INC	1996–2014
15	BROOKE, CHARLES A	$33,700	12	POWERHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES	2000–2014
16	MONTANA REPUBLICAN STATE	$32,000	2	—	2002
17	PHILLIPS, KEVIN	$30,688	49	STATE AUDITOR	1998–2012
18	MONTANA DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITT	$27,051	1	—	2002
19	KUNTZ, RAY	$26,550	31	WATKINS TRUCKING	1996–2014
20	BABCOCK, TIM	$26,270	46	—	1980–2014
21	SHANNON, MELISSA	$25,800	46	KEENAN FOR MONTANA	2000–2014
22	SKINNER, CAROL	$25,200	30	SKINNER CONSTRUCTION	1996–2014
23	WALSH FOR MONTANA	$25,000	1	—	2014
24	ETCHART, JOHN N	$24,800	40	BN RAILROAD	1990–2014
25	METROPOULOS, JON	$22,678	28	ATTORNEY	1996–2014
26	COTE, FRANCIS G	$21,720	26	STATE OF MONTANA	1996–2014
27	CASEY, DOUGLAS	$21,250	3	SELF	1994–1996
28	FRIENDS OF MAX BAUCUS	$21,160	18	—	1992–2014
29	CAMPBELL, CATHERINE S	$21,050	20	RANCHER	1996–2014
30	METCALF, DONNA	$20,000	31	—	1984–2006
31	RUFF, GEORGE	$19,650	15	US WEST	1994–2014
32	MONTANA DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL CMTE	$19,008	1	—	2000
33	CAVEY, BRIAN	$18,207	36	MONTANA MOTOR CARRIERS ASSOCIATION	2000–2014
34	FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS - 2006	$18,100	27	—	2006
35	HUNTER, DAVE	$17,788	31	SENATOR MAX BAUCUS	1990–2014
36	OLSON, WILLIAM	$17,610	38	—	1986–2014
37	GALT, LOUISE	$17,450	39	LAWYER	1982–2014
38	TRENK, PEGGY	$16,592	36	MT ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS	2008–2014
39	MCGARVEY, JAMES	$16,000	11	AFLCIO	2006–2014
40	SHANAHAN, WARD A	$15,825	38	ATTORNEY	1986–2014
41	ETCHART, PAULETTE	$15,800	13	SELF-EMPLOYED	1996–2012
42	MORRISON, FRANK	$15,600	26	ATTORNEYS	1990–2014
43	KEEFE, ERIN	$15,550	31	PEDIATRICIAN	1996–2014
44	CASEY, LINDA	$15,525	25	STUDENT	1994–2012
45	MORRISON, SHARON	$14,298	10	ATTORNEYS	1990–2012
46	MAINWARING, SCOTT	$14,208	31	BOOK DEALER	2000–2014
47	WOMACK, JAMES	$14,115	20	RETIRED BRIG GEN USA	1980–2012
48	Roberts, Byron	$13,895	20	Montana BIA/Executive	2002–2014
49	BAKER, JENNIFER	$13,731	17	HOMEMAKER	2000–2014
50	NICHOLSON, ALAN D	$13,475	21	NICHOLSON INC	1990–2010

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from HELENA, MT.
#	Committee	Total Received
1	ACTBLUEC00401224	$766,265
2	MONTANANS FOR TESTERC00412304	$468,103
3	MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTYC00010033	$323,234
4	WINREDC00694323	$208,270
5	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$126,877
6	STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANAC00491357	$125,939
7	AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PACC00250399	$125,500
8	MONTANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEC00008086	$105,004
9	FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975	$99,005
10	DSCCC00042366	$92,768
11	KATHLEEN WILLIAMS FOR MONTANAC00701748	$91,460
12	MAX'S PACC00328211	$90,849
13	REHBERG FOR CONGRESSC00349431	$82,877
14	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$78,177
15	BIG SKY VALUESC00741611	$74,510