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BUILDER

Total Donated

$16,832,191

Contributions

41,015

Unique Donors

1,110

Top Employer

BUILDER

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

BUILDER political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$399,344510296
1982$327,336312156
1984$388,923355155
1986$321,940344181
1988$450,022414238
1990$380,340547236
1992$467,294665248
1994$385,988638252
1996$658,565875296
1998$452,849678267
2000$775,830991386
2002$537,234671247
2004$762,545773264
2006$856,750735231
2008$979,752952282
2010$686,885622197
2012$1,018,621891217
2014$575,181545157

Top Donors

Top BUILDER donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1SMOKLER, IRVING$956,450266ANN ARBOR, MI1988–2022
2ROBINSON, WILLIAM$707,0162,028TOLEDO, OH1980–2022
3TOLL, ROBERT$668,270131HORSHAM, PA1980–2022
4LANDOW, NATHAN$488,530275BETHESDA, MD1980–2022
5TATE, STANLEY$443,756605NORTH MIAMI, FL1986–2020
6PEARSON, JOHN$370,1471,163CLEARWATER, FL1980–2022
7SACHER, FRED R$346,499232S JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA1980–2018
8SMITH, CARL$300,0351,828IRVING, TX1980–2022
9MANDELL, ROBERT A$295,42466LONGWOOD, FL1992–2022
10WEISS, HARRY$269,500316MAPLE SHADE, NJ1980–2022
11KEELTY, JOSEPH S$253,330216TIMONIUM, MD1980–2014
12LEVIN, JERRY$166,290134NASHUA, NH1980–2022
13KLEIN, STEPHEN$160,841805BLUE BELL, PA1980–2022
14ERKILETIAN, MYRON P$156,241113ALEXANDRIA, VA1980–2012
15TATE, STANLEY G$154,795138NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL1988–2018
16LEVINE, PETER$150,056583WAYNE, NJ1980–2022
17MAUGHAN, REX$148,36083PHOENIX, AZ1980–2020
18HALL, TOM$136,526365PUEBLO, CO1982–2022
19STYZA, BRYCE$127,52378WAUKESHA, HI1982–2022
20CHAPMAN, MICHAEL$115,943950SANTA FE, NM1982–2022
21JONES, RUSSELL$114,7981,018LAWRENCE, KS1982–2022
22MOORE, BRAD$112,9461,689OLIVE BRANCH, MS1996–2022
23JONES, RICK$109,421407ODESSA, TX1982–2022
24FIANO, LAWRENCE$106,06255BOLTON, CT1984–2022
25JAMES, LELAND$105,145260ISSAQUAH, WA1998–2022
26GOODWIN, RICHARD C$101,83171MT LAUREL, NJ1982–2020
27GARDNER, BOB$99,680144GRAND JUNCTION, CO1982–2022
28ROSSETTI, MICHAEL$95,285226PEACHTREE CITY, GA1990–2022
29THOMPSON, GEORGE$93,348654TAMPA, FL1980–2022
30SHEPARD, JOSEPH$93,33584LADUE, MO1988–2022
31CONNER, WILLIAM M MR$92,35553BELLEVUE, WA1986–2022
32KAY, JAMES$90,008173PACIFIC PALISADES, CA1986–2022
33LEWIS, TIM$89,945395MIDDLETOWN, OH1992–2022
34KOCH, STEPHEN$89,710252WAUTOMA, WI1994–2022
35ALLEN, J GREG$89,13863GREENWOOD, IN1990–2020
36KATZ, MARTIN$74,887338LAVEROCK, PA1980–2022
37SMITH, ROBERT H MR$74,86352ARLINGTON, VA1980–2020
38JONES, HOWARD$74,4631,742LINCOLN, NE1980–2022
39CRONLEY, JAMES D$74,20046PENSACOLA, FL1982–2016
40LANGFORD, JOHN$72,74498FRESNO, CA1980–2022
41BELL, ED$72,63444COVINA, CA1980–2022
42FINCH, WILLIAM$71,924169CASSELBERRY, FL1986–2022
43PACE, JOHN$68,605140HOUSTON, TX1980–2022
44SHEPARD, ROBERT W$67,11042COLORADO SPRINGS, CO1984–2022
45RONALD, RONALD$65,4381,647SMITHFIELD, RI2000–2022
46SCHROEDER, EDWARD J JR$65,41948TOLEDO, OH1980–1996
47AUERBACH, HARVEY$64,95071CORAM, NY1980–2016
48LARSON, KEN$63,926140STANLEY, KS1980–2022
49SMITH, VERNON$63,571174DALLAS, TX1980–2022
50WATSON, CHRIS$62,368252CANBY, ORBUILDER2006–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received BUILDER donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$1,396,24029,529
2BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)C00000901$753,55910,616
3WINREDC00694323$490,72528,229
4NRSCC00027466$429,62118,768
5DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$338,66717,830
6HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$309,57015,279
7REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$206,49421,680
8REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376$185,2501,085
9DCCCC00000935$181,04722,394
10FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$175,93124,057
11OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$168,21110,385
12MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100$168,00920,410
13DSCCC00042366$158,26521,363
14OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$155,43619,187
15HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$152,30015,106
16NRCCC00075820$133,11114,693
17TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$132,11921,160
18NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009$105,7961,815
19AB PACC00492140$105,3071,074
20NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931$103,20910,413
21HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$85,61320,740
22REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDAC00099259$78,8004,580
23BILL NELSON FOR US SENATEC00344051$63,7393,808
24RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015$61,950764
25MICHIGAN VICTORY FUNDC00495580$60,200266