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AUTO DEALER

Total Donated

$7,708,506

Contributions

14,297

Unique Donors

550

Top Employer

AUTO DEALER

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

AUTO DEALER political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$129,71512999
1982$69,1078049
1984$76,0169150
1986$106,22111978
1988$206,364165111
1990$136,818180108
1992$150,611218112
1994$206,429326134
1996$269,221366155
1998$232,616301134
2000$395,397460188
2002$284,503296125
2004$395,075327132
2006$294,34322887
2008$503,862405120
2010$388,29446494
2012$853,399645116
2014$414,88935992

Top Donors

Top AUTO DEALER donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1WARNER, RICHARD$944,7741,677SALT LAKE CITY, UT1980–2022
2PEARSON, MAX$264,550113MIDLOTHIAN, VA1982–2014
3RUSSELL, BOB$256,241391NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR1980–2022
4CASE, RICK$235,82292HILLSBORO BEACH, FL1986–2022
5HARVEY, MICHAEL$215,963453HILLSBOROUGH, CA1982–2022
6MCCOMBS, B J MR$203,45052SAN ANTONIO, TX1992–2020
7ELLEGARD, KENNETH E MR$198,0007IRVINE, CA1986–2016
8FREEMAN, JERRY W MR$157,90016DALLAS, TX1980–2018
9UDD, RODNEY D MR$152,14037ANCHORAGE, AK2000–2012
10KENNY, JAMES$145,901319BRATTLEBORRO, UT1988–2022
11TRAHAN, ROBERT$145,50774LAFAYETTE, LA1996–2022
12PEARSON, MAX H$139,75192RICHMOND, VA1980–2012
13BECK, DENNIS$122,905311INDIANAPOLIS, IN1990–2022
14SIMMONS, GARY$110,865274MCKENZIE, TN1988–2022
15BURNETT, J ALBERT$99,25889MAITLAND, FL1984–2010
16FRIEDKIN, DAN$99,00027HOUSTON, TX1994–2022
17MADDOX, ROBERT$97,114828JONESBORO, GA1992–2022
18BEYER, DONALD S$97,05525WASHINGTON, DC1980–2016
19DAUB, L ANDERSON$96,66088EASTON, PA1990–2022
20SELLERS, THOMAS$70,958234BIRMINGHAM, MI1988–2022
21WENZEL, TODD R$68,1409FALMOUTH, ME1996–2020
22SNIDER, PAUL H MR$67,40081SACRAMENTO, CA1980–2014
23UDD, RODNEY D$65,42031ANCHORAGE, AK1994–2008
24PATHMAN, WAYNE$65,25043MIAMI, FL2000–2022
25BOSWELL, RONNIE$63,60024MUSKOGEE, OK1992–2022
26ELLEGARD, KEN$62,90016PEORIA, AZ2004–2016
27BURKE, JAMES L$60,47047BAKERSFIELD, CA1980–2018
28BOONE, DAN$59,29394HOUSTON, TX1982–2022
29BENNETT, JOSEPH$59,240266BETHLEHEM, PA1988–2022
30QUINN, DANIEL$58,061386TOMS RIVER, NJ1994–2022
31SHOOP, FRANK$55,85026RICHMOND, KY1980–2022
32HANSEN, DENNIS$55,452559BRENTWOOD, TN1994–2022
33ANDERSON, HARRY$52,024238DERIDDER, LA1982–2022
34BOYD, BENNY$52,0009LAMPASAS, TX2000–2020
35PUTNAM, JOE$49,80954BURLINGAME, CA1994–2022
36WILSON, GORDON$47,820146SALT LAKE CITY, UT1980–2022
37DILLARD, JOHN T$47,41467HOUSTON, TX1982–2022
38CARLTON, DON$47,40351TULSA, OK1980–2022
39PLANAS, CARLOS$43,40038CORAL GABLES, FL1994–2010
40BELTZ, GENE$42,45041INDIANAPOLIS, IN1980–2004
41JACKSON, MICHAEL J MR$41,77011WASHINGTON, DC1990–2016
42LANE, DWAYNE$37,13236EVERETT, WA1980–2012
43RICE, BOB$36,88972BOISE, ID1980–2022
44GILLILAND, BILL$36,45042AMARILLO, TX1980–2022
45WEST, PETER$35,601317MALIBU, CA1980–2022
46WILL, JAMES M$34,77540TACOMA, WA1994–2022
47MCADAMS, ROBERT E$34,34023NASHVILLE, TN1980–2002
48PHILLIPS, ERIC M$33,86843POMONA, CA1982–2020
49SINGER, GARY$33,535336MANCHESTER, NH1986–2022
50LEWIS, JIM W$33,20019DODGE CITY, KS2000–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received AUTO DEALER donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$597,6499,118
2NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00040998$384,8752,929
3AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PACC00250399$328,079915
4NRSCC00027466$324,0937,071
5REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$324,0007,814
6WINREDC00694323$161,7709,594
7ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$131,8324,327
8DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$104,7255,312
9FREEDOM PARTNERS ACTION FUND, INC.C00564765$100,0007
10AUTO DEALERS AND DRIVERS FOR FREE TRADE PACC00141903$95,6761,675
11NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009$85,616648
12DSCCC00042366$82,0216,147
13GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00349373$81,00027
14NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931$73,6513,223
15DCCCC00000935$70,2586,395
16FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$61,9638,308
17TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$60,9258,242
18BETTER FUTURE MI FUNDC00725317$60,0009
19OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$58,4503,817
20NRCCC00075820$55,4733,856
21OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$55,3345,724
22TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$52,50077
23MCCAIN VICTORY 2008C00448498$46,800109
24AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACC00659219$45,00024
25HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$42,8153,961