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ARTIST

Total Donated

$21,874,468

Contributions

60,193

Unique Donors

1,573

Top Employer

ARTIST

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

ARTIST political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$107,07713167
1982$111,86012766
1984$78,5728351
1986$129,11614876
1988$281,476276164
1990$179,676290147
1992$517,477525309
1994$335,834424251
1996$425,815633361
1998$419,119561282
2000$1,066,3561,017511
2002$798,149781343
2004$1,494,6731,294446
2006$808,686814274
2008$1,865,1831,542400
2010$649,700652230
2012$1,480,3981,265333
2014$748,326745214

Top Donors

Top ARTIST donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1RUDIN, KATHERINE LESLIE$533,25011NEW YORK, NY2000–2020
2BROWN, LAURA LEE$416,18869LOUISVILLE, KY1996–2022
3WEGE, DIANA$410,260584NEW CANAAN, CT1992–2022
4JOHNSON, SHEILA$348,828901INDPLS, IN1980–2022
5MERCK, JOSEPHINE A$345,268174COS COB, CT1996–2022
6MOORE, MARY$338,7102,798CHEYENNE, WY1988–2022
7MALKIN, RACHELLE B$324,50078GREENWICH, CT2002–2020
8SHAPIRO, JOEL$322,539873NEW YORK, NY1990–2022
9SHERMAN, CINDY$313,26777NEW YORK, NY1992–2020
10HAYES, DAVID$295,1451,497COVENTRY, CT1982–2022
11SANDERS, NANCY$278,6581,012LOS ANGELES, CA1990–2022
12MUNIZ, VIK$277,0005BROOKLYN, NY2000–2020
13CLOSE, CHUCK$259,8729NEW YORK, NY2002–2016
14SERRA, RICHARD$255,79950NEW YORK, NY2000–2022
15HILL, BETTE$251,838136CHICAGO, IL1996–2022
16WOOL, CHRISTOPHER$234,21349NEW YORK, NY1992–2020
17BERG, KATHRYN$226,336117HOUSTON, TX1996–2022
18SEIGER, RANDEE$223,134175LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA2000–2022
19ENDERS, ELIZABETH$217,2472,247NEW YORK, NY1990–2022
20WIENER, PHYLLIS$207,842359MINNEAPOLIS, MN2002–2022
21DIMMITT, GENEVIEVE$202,332832CLEARWATER, FL2000–2022
22ALTER, LINDA LEE$197,100234PHILADELPHIA, PA2000–2022
23BLOCH, NANCY$178,562120MALIBU, CA1980–2020
24BROWN, MARLEE$167,38063MACKINAC ISLAND, MI2000–2020
25FERRY, SANDRA MS$161,00043CAMBRIDGE, MA1980–2012
26KASS, DEBORAH$153,565246NEW YORK, NY2002–2022
27RUTTENBERG, KATHERINE T$142,86031GARDEN CITY, NY2000–2020
28RUTTENBERG, KATHERINE$142,06031NEW YORK, NY1988–2020
29CHANDLER, FAY M$138,55053CAMBRIDGE, MA1992–2014
30ALTER, LINDA L$129,500119PHILADELPHIA, PA1992–2020
31BROCK, JEFFREY$123,930180NEW YORK, NY1992–2022
32RICHARDSON, CRAIG$122,405322SAUNDERSTOWN, RI1988–2022
33COWLES, VICTORIA$121,924123POTOMAC, MDSELF EMPLOYED2004–2022
34GLASER, LYNN$119,37993BERKELEY, CA1992–2020
35CHANDLER, FAY$117,63095CAMBRIDGE, MA1992–2022
36SHAYE, EVA$115,685129BEVERLY HILLS, CA1994–2022
37DOUGLAS, GORDON$114,902529PAWLING, NY1992–2022
38ALLEN, EDIE$112,903141ARLINGTON, MA1992–2022
39FREDMAN, FAIYA R$108,90037LA JOLLA, CA1988–2018
40SCHUMAN, CYNTHIA$108,89061HILLSBOROUGH, CA1992–2020
41SIMMONS, LAURIE$108,59622NEW YORK, NY1992–2022
42URQUHART, KATHLEEN$106,916460TUCSON, AZ1992–2022
43WELLS, KAPPY JO$103,700109NEW YORK, NY1980–1994
44STUART, EVE$98,66848NEW YORK, NY1996–2020
45RUSCHA, EDWARD$98,38022LOS ANGELES, CA1984–2020
46LEE, BROOKE$96,860113PROVIDENCE, RI1996–2022
47RYAN, TOM$94,350699STAMFORD, TX1980–2022
48FRECON, SUZAN$94,26438NEW YORK, NY1992–2020
49LEGENDRE, BOKARA$93,75027SAN FRANCISCO, CA1994–2016
50VANCE, LINDA$92,491202NEW YORK, NY1998–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received ARTIST donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$2,271,15949,179
2HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$1,187,03725,094
3DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$1,176,36632,167
4DCCCC00000935$629,66934,228
5DSCCC00042366$583,76130,964
6OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$566,36930,503
7ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTYC00166710$515,1371,658
8OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$450,87011,208
9CORRECT THE RECORDC00578997$351,000280
10HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$339,08421,407
11HILLARY ACTION FUNDC00619411$300,5271,299
12OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$273,82610,985
13DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2004C00401539$267,5502,154
14EMILYS LISTC00193433$265,13811,566
15FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$259,37235,878
16ART 2002C00382648$236,2501,734
17WINREDC00694323$214,68721,086
18HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$210,69027,717
19DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254$185,000189
20REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$180,09015,941
21KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEC00011197$156,00079
22HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569$155,00012,077
23JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$143,25013,605
24SMPC00484642$107,0138,116
25PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESC00489799$100,500133