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COMMODITY BROKER

Total Donated

$2,818,602

Contributions

5,845

Unique Donors

148

Top Employer

COMMODITY BROKER

Industry ties

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Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

COMMODITY BROKER political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$96,90011986
1982$111,6259052
1984$63,5005032
1986$45,1254228
1988$105,5508556
1990$41,8625639
1992$61,4629846
1994$36,0976633
1996$75,0207630
1998$53,5256634
2000$101,39212637
2002$57,1506424
2004$116,34012033
2006$90,4626925
2008$144,46513032
2010$77,8837723
2012$87,8049426
2014$60,5547715
2016$208,0191,06133
2018$184,00943424

Top Donors

Top COMMODITY BROKER donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1BRODSKY, DANIEL$179,35085HIGHLAND PARK, IL—1980–2014
2SCHENKER, CURTIS J$169,05058NEW YORK, NY—1988–2014
3SCHNEIDER, MARK$128,770159GLENVIEW, IL—1980–2014
4ARONOW, MARSHALL$44,70013NEW YORK, NY—1988–2016
5JORDAN, D ROBERT$42,35024WINNETKA, IL—1988–2014
6PLACE, JAMES C$42,20030DEERFIELD, IL—1980–1998
7STERN, LEE B$38,15034CHICAGO, IL—1980–2012
8HAMMER, ROBERT$38,00040NORTHBROOK, IL—1982–2014
9COUGHLIN, THOMAS$37,20552EAST ROCKAWAY, NY—1988–2014
10SWINFORD, MICHAEL L MRS$33,54011VALPARAISO, IN—1990–1998
11HOWARD, PETER$32,93625WOODMERE, NY—1988–2014
12SLUTSKY, SCOTT$31,80029CHICAGO, IL—1980–2014
13COHN, RICHARD$30,00967HIGHLAND PARK, IL—1980–2014
14FELDMAN, BARBARA$29,65357HIGHLANDPARK, IL—1980–2014
15BREADMAN, CHARLES H$29,50012CHICAGO, IL—1980–1986
16FOWLER, HOWARD$29,45024SHAWNEE, OK—1980–2014
17WOLLACK, STEVEN E$27,32514HIGHLAND PARK, IL—1980–2014
18FRIEDMAN, JAMES$24,69046CHICAGO, IL—1980–2012
19JONES, DAVID E$23,78552NY, NY—1980–2014
20STURCH, MICHAEL E$21,20014NORTHBROOK, IL—1980–1994
21COSTA, JOSEPH$19,89527DARIEN, CT—1990–2014
22GOLD, STEPHEN$19,89445HIGHLAND PARK, IL—1980–2014
23THOMAS, ALBERT$17,77013DES PLAINES, IL—1980–2012
24ELKINS, GARY J$14,85016NORTHBROOK, IL—1988–2012
25DURAN, RICHARD J$14,75017CHICAGO, IL—1982–2012
26FOX, JOSEPH J$13,64027WINNETKA, IL—1980–2014
27WILKIN, JOHN E$13,5009PALATINE, IL—1980–1994
28FURMAN, ALBERT V$13,2506LINCOLNWOOD, IL—1980–2010
29LAUTER, LEWIS M$13,10011SKOKIE, IL—1980–2000
30CORBETT, CHARLES W$13,0008LISLE, IL—1980–1992
31FITZGERALD, DONALD J$11,85727WESTERN SPRINGS, IL—1980–2014
32SWINFORD, MICHAEL L$11,27010VALPARAISO, IN—1992–2006
33BERHOFF, LLOYD$11,0008HIGHLAND PARK, IL—1980–1988
34GLASS, PHILIP L$10,20014HIGHLAND PARK, IL—1980–1996
35METZGER, NATHAN$10,2004HIGHLAND PARK, IL—1980–2008
36KABUMOTO, CLIFFORD$9,1506CHICAGO, IL—1980–2010
37MCKAY, TERRY A MR$9,00010NORTHBROOK, IL—1980–2006
38FINK, ROBERT E$8,5009FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ—1988–2006
39MILLER, GIRARD G$8,30012GLENCOE, IL—1980–1994
40MOSS, MICHAEL J$8,20017HIGHLAND PARK, IL—1990–2008
41LAWLER, WILLIAM$8,10013CHICAGO, IL—1980–2008
42FREEMAN, WAYNE$8,00617CHICAGO, IL—1980–2010
43FORSTER, WILLIAM J$8,00020BARRINGTON, IL—1980–2014
44KARVELLAS, STEVEN$7,0008MONTVALE, NJ—1988–2004
45BRAVERMAN, CHARLES$7,0002CHICAGO, IL—1980
46REYNOLDS, MICHAEL J$6,90611NEW YORK CITY, NY—1988–2012
47SKOR, ROBERT B$6,5007CHICAGO, IL—1980–1988
48FOX, GEORGE JR$6,3003NEW YORK, NY—1988–2010
49HORWICH, THOMAS$6,25017WINNETKA, IL—1980–2006
50PERZOV, JOEL B$6,20012LINCOLNWOOD, IL—1980–2014

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received COMMODITY BROKER donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1CME GROUP INC. PACC00076299$404,4501,100
2ACTBLUEC00401224$232,962775
3TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$160,00013
4HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$106,881345
5BIDEN ACTION FUNDC00746651$66,000143
6DSCCC00042366$55,625613
7WINREDC00694323$47,916544
8DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$45,893730
9NRSCC00027466$44,887395
10OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$35,700517
11DCCCC00000935$35,611711
12HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$25,966367
13FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$25,147706
14KERRY VICTORY 2004C00398198$25,00058
15AUCTION MARKETS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADEC00059832$24,700110
16CRUZ FOR PRESIDENTC00574624$23,95581
17COMMODITY EXCHANGE , INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COMPAC) C/O STEPHEN E. STORCHC00112110$23,650270
18CROWLEY LEADERSHIP FUNDC00541086$23,10085
19ILLINOIS LINCOLN PACC00350785$20,500199
20NADLER FOR CONGRESSC00290825$20,30085
21NADLER VICTORY FUNDC00657205$20,00085
22HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569$19,550543
23BENNET FOR COLORADOC00458398$18,850156
24CVS HEALTH PACC00384818$16,64045
25CHROMALLOY CORPORATION/CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE LLC PAC (CHROMALLOY PAC)C00235911$16,50025