BUSINESSMAN

Total Donated

$88,737,341

Contributions

70,719

Unique Donors

1,702

Top Employer

BUSINESSMAN

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

BUSINESSMAN political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1980	$336,856	463	293
1982	$179,330	160	81
1984	$242,637	201	77
1986	$546,240	538	341
1988	$691,013	618	363
1990	$510,101	578	283
1992	$502,976	581	214
1994	$499,324	566	202
1996	$908,448	952	433
1998	$821,484	838	422
2000	$1,450,297	1,383	595
2002	$1,050,386	1,024	422
2004	$1,321,384	1,288	411
2006	$1,373,501	1,045	291
2008	$1,955,989	1,561	371
2010	$2,362,837	1,166	309
2012	$18,012,366	1,433	350
2014	$7,476,480	975	253

Top Donors

Top BUSINESSMAN donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	RICKETTS, J JOE	$34,004,491	88	OMAHA, NE	—	1988–2022
2	THIEL, PETER	$27,873,499	152	PALO ALTO, CA	—	2000–2022
3	ESKIND, RICHARD J	$991,834	271	MEMPHIS, TN	—	1986–2022
4	PRICE, SOL	$738,204	225	SAN DIEGO, CA	—	1980–2008
5	COORS, PETER H	$677,297	141	GOLDEN, CO	—	1980–2022
6	BOOKEY, HARRY	$672,450	345	DES MOINES, IA	—	1980–2022
7	BROWN, STEPHEN	$667,146	3,616	BROKEN ARROW, OK	—	1980–2022
8	MARRIOTT, RICHARD E	$559,690	143	WASHINGTON, DC	—	1980–2022
9	ROSENFELD, WARREN	$552,671	233	—	—	1980–2022
10	COULTER, JAMES	$473,602	865	BUTLER, PA	—	1996–2022
11	KAISER, GEORGE B	$463,500	127	TULSA, OK	—	1980–2022
12	JOHNSON, GREGORY	$462,255	1,285	VIRGIE, KY	—	1988–2022
13	MILLER, JOSEPH	$462,118	1,684	PHILADELPHIA, PA	—	1980–2022
14	WATSON, JAMES	$459,517	12,344	CRETE, IL	—	1980–2022
15	FLEMING, JOHN	$408,408	1,104	SMITHFIELD, NC	—	1988–2022
16	EL-HIBRI, FUAD	$399,396	128	GAITHERSBURG, MD	—	2000–2022
17	BROWN, GARY	$388,340	2,210	CLOVIS, CA	—	1986–2022
18	BARKER, JAMES	$363,704	3,697	LONG BEACH, CA	—	1988–2022
19	LAWSON, LEONARD	$340,100	103	—	—	1988–2020
20	ROTH, DAVID	$317,754	1,079	NEW YORK, NY	—	1980–2022
21	BROWN, KENNETH	$243,746	2,678	W PEABODY, MA	—	1980–2022
22	KEESAL, SAMUEL A	$236,020	88	LONG BEACH, CA	—	1988–2022
23	TIEDTKE, PHILIP	$231,101	16	WINTER PARK, FL	—	1996–2020
24	HALL, JOSEPH	$213,558	804	RICHARDSON, TX	—	1986–2022
25	SEDGWICK, WALTER	$213,050	87	WOODSIDE, CA	—	1998–2022
26	ROUSH, DAVID	$204,199	509	WILSON, WY	—	1988–2022
27	CARLSON, CLINT D MR.	$198,100	45	DALLAS, TX	BUSINESSMAN	2004–2022
28	MAVAR, VICTOR	$195,975	342	BILOXI, MS	—	1980–2022
29	MILIKOWSKY, SHARON	$194,907	244	WOODBRIDGE, CT	—	1980–2022
30	NELSON, PETER	$193,983	1,369	SANTA MONICA, CA	—	1988–2022
31	STEFFEN, JOHN R	$191,998	32	ST LOUIS, MO	—	2000–2008
32	WINN, ARTHUR M	$183,935	100	BOSTON, MA	—	1980–2022
33	RIGAS, JOHN	$181,464	137	CAUDERSPORT, PA	—	1986–2020
34	ADDINGTON, ROBERT	$168,850	112	CATLETTSBURG, KY	—	1980–2020
35	HOLDSTEIN, RUSS	$158,864	170	KENTFIELD, CA	—	1990–2022
36	LINDE, EDWARD H	$153,600	81	WESTON, MA	—	1980–2010
37	WOODHOUSE, JOHN F MR	$152,956	57	HOUSTON, TX	—	1990–2014
38	CROUSEN, GUINN	$139,800	25	ARLINGTON, TX	—	1996–2020
39	BRIGHTWOOD, MICHAEL	$136,520	449	SOLANA BEACH, CA	—	1998–2022
40	WILLIAMS, MATTHEW	$132,823	1,492	SASSER, GA	—	1988–2022
41	ROSS, STEVE	$128,272	405	MIAMI BEACH, FL	—	1980–2022
42	LEAVITT, ALAN J	$124,000	51	LEXINGTON, KY	—	1998–2016
43	ANDERSON, WAYNE	$120,918	272	TWIN FALLS, ID	—	1980–2022
44	DRAPER, JOHN	$120,867	221	HOUSTON, TX	—	1988–2022
45	WELLS, JAMES	$120,763	985	CHICAGO, IL	—	1980–2022
46	POKEMPNER, JOSHUA	$120,600	33	ANN ARBOR, MI	—	2000–2022
47	TANDON, TUNISHA	$113,400	22	CHATSWORTH, CA	—	2000–2016
48	BEHRAKIS, GEORGE D	$109,700	53	TEWKSBURY, MA	—	1980–2022
49	MARTIN, DONALD	$106,768	842	BROOKVILLE, NY	—	1980–2022
50	WAGNER, JOSEPH	$106,281	626	LOUISVILLE, KY	—	1988–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received BUSINESSMAN donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	ESAFUNDC00489856	$19,280,000	88
2	PROTECT OHIO VALUES PAC (POV PAC)C00770495	$15,000,000	152
3	CITIZENS FOR FREE ENTERPRISEC00749671	$8,885,000	88
4	SAVING ARIZONA PACC00777185	$3,500,000	152
5	ENDORSE LIBERTY, INCC00508002	$2,600,000	152
6	FREE FOREVER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00721910	$2,100,000	152
7	CONSERVATIVE, AUTHENTIC, RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR YOU AND FOR AMERICAC00573154	$2,000,000	152
8	FUTURE45C00574533	$1,900,000	88
9	ACTBLUEC00401224	$1,719,408	57,948
10	FIGHTING FOR OHIO FUNDC00573014	$1,000,000	152
11	OUR PRINCIPLES PACC00603621	$1,000,000	88
12	WISCONSIN TRUTH PACC00804104	$1,000,000	88
13	MAKE AMERICA NUMBER 1C00575373	$1,000,000	152
14	DSCCC00042366	$924,437	46,761
15	WINREDC00694323	$768,307	51,694
16	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$723,676	47,050
17	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$605,055	46,483
18	AMERICAN CROSSROADSC00487363	$601,000	1,913
19	CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INCC00502849	$500,000	88
20	NRSCC00027466	$361,706	45,779
21	ENDING SPENDING INCC30001929	$357,545	88
22	NRCCC00075820	$322,135	40,568
23	SMPC00484642	$320,503	24,905
24	RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015	$255,514	4,582
25	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$240,080	46,723