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AUTHOR

Total Donated

$4,385,764

Contributions

17,346

Unique Donors

342

Top Employer

AUTHOR

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

AUTHOR political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$47,4506632
1982$49,6764418
1984$26,4003313
1986$70,2007341
1988$82,7927752
1990$92,86011053
1992$105,23115664
1994$69,0309852
1996$195,34517080
1998$104,60814873
2000$405,403289119
2002$149,08616876
2004$180,43123494
2006$116,28316059
2008$281,06129793
2010$156,40319352
2012$279,21526764
2014$193,30915645

Top Donors

Top AUTHOR donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1TOLLES, MARTHA$301,4195,164SAN MARINO, CA1992–2022
2ORMAN, SUZE$295,30031EMERYVILLE, CA2000–2020
3ROSENUS, ALAN$252,3951,969SARATOGA, CA2004–2022
4CLEMENTS, JOHN$193,588447DALLAS, TX1980–2022
5STARK, PATRICIA$167,857415DALLAS, TX1996–2022
6GORDON, THOMAS$149,813581LEUCARDIA, CA1980–2022
7CORNWELL, PATRICIA DANIELS$116,0004RICHMOND, VA1998–2000
8WOODS, STUART$106,516121WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT1998–2022
9ALLEN, JENNIFER$87,776441PALOS VERDES EST, CA1992–2022
10ABROMOWITZ, DAVID$87,549165JAMAICA PLAIN, MA1992–2022
11HARRIS, LEO O$84,57587CLEVELAND HGTS, OH1980–2018
12AUEL, JEAN$82,72563SHERWOOD, OR1990–2016
13JOSEFOWITZ, NATASHA$78,65035LA JOLLA, CA2000–2022
14KING, STEVE$56,971152BANGOR, ME1990–2022
15STERN, PHILIP M$56,50056NEW YORK, NY1980–1992
16CLARK, MARY HIGGINS$51,00012SADDLE RIVER, NJ1994–2012
17APPLEGATE, KATHERINE$50,80026EVANSTON, IL2000–2020
18TOLLES, MARTHA G$50,384147SAN MARINO, CA1988–2022
19CLANCY, THOMAS L JR$50,0007HUNTINGTOWN, MD1990–2004
20GAHDRY, NIHAD$50,0002ARLINGTON, VA1996
21STOCKMAN, DAVID$49,33772SAINT JOSEPH, MI1986–2022
22JAMES, JENNIFER$45,614163SEATTLE, WA1990–2022
23Carling, M$45,48148Palo Alto, CA2000–2018
24FERRARO, GERALDINE$45,40050NY, NY1986–2022
25KOTZ, NATHAN K$42,00025BROAD RUN, VA2002–2018
26BROCCOLI, DANA$40,26026BEVERLY HILLS, CA1980–2004
27WALKER, ALICE$40,201151SAN FRANCISCO, CA1986–2022
28HOWARD, MARGO$38,50075PACIFIC PALISADES, CA1980–2022
29ROBBINS, THOMAS$38,469812LACONNER, WA1988–2022
30GRIFFITH, ELIZABETH$33,527142MCLEAN, VA1986–2022
31LEA, SYDNEY$32,191252NEWBURY, VT1994–2022
32KAZARIAN, BEN K JR$31,25032WILMINGTON, CA1980–1998
33PAYNE, CHARLES$29,729283NEW YORK, NY1992–2022
34SHEEHY, GAIL$28,71351NEW YORK, NY1980–2020
35RHINE, BARBARA$27,537107BERKELEY, CA1992–2022
36HAND, JANETTE$27,0004BUFFALO, NY1996
37O'ROURKE, PETER$25,93347HO HO KUS, NJ2000–2022
38Hoag, Tami Ms.$23,60011Oak Park, CA2002–2020
39LESLIE, ALEEN$23,45033BEVERLY HILLS, CA1982–2008
40ROBERTSON, IAN$22,61498NEW YORK, NY1992–2020
41ROBINSON, PATRICK$22,187154COTUIT, MA1994–2022
42JESSUP, CLAUDIA$20,93965SANTA FE, NM1998–2020
43CLANCY, TOM$20,75010HUNTINGTOWN, MD1992–2020
44MYRICK, DAVID$20,43619SANTA BARBARA, CA1992–2022
45BODETT, TOM$19,77558HOMER, AK1998–2022
46STEVENSON, NANCY$19,489305COLUMBIA, SC1984–2022
47KNIGHT, KATHRYN$18,819104CAMBRIDGE, MA1992–2020
48PATTERSON, RICHARD NORTH$18,75026SAN FRANCISCO, CA1998–2020
49MONTANDON, PAT$18,57436SAN FRANCISCO, CA1980–2020
50EDWARDS, SARAH$18,394208SANTA MONICA, CA1992–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received AUTHOR donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$665,89815,355
2DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$378,05013,534
3DSCCC00042366$147,36812,382
4DCCCC00000935$137,01012,067
5RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015$132,57230
6REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$77,4333,843
7OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$75,1903,820
8OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$74,1506,900
9HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$65,7759,537
10EMILYS LISTC00193433$56,6251,539
11WINREDC00694323$50,5054,082
12NRSCC00027466$44,1572,141
13MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYC00025254$40,900427
14LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.C00255695$39,35848
15FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$36,99413,241
16DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254$31,00022
17UDALL FOR US ALLC00329896$30,902287
18JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$30,8004,770
19HIMES FOR CONGRESSC00434191$29,500447
20HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$25,60112,207
21HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569$25,0005,947
22NRCCC - NON FEDERAL #1C60000205$25,0007
23PERLMUTTER FOR CONGRESSC00410639$24,700581
24EDUCATION & OPPORTUNITY FUND IIC00329292$22,175236
25NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931$21,600319