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FARMER

Total Donated

$103,865,915

Contributions

331,075

Unique Donors

8,766

Top Employer

FARMER

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

FARMER political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$890,1541,425903
1982$695,379899582
1984$627,960778450
1986$708,870882560
1988$997,6651,243849
1990$1,333,3302,8021,797
1992$1,799,6823,8732,081
1994$2,213,3134,7512,600
1996$3,332,2886,6633,357
1998$2,959,2485,5462,895
2000$3,823,9256,8653,415
2002$4,126,7655,4692,696
2004$4,385,8026,4822,609
2006$4,200,6965,7182,281
2008$6,180,7257,8622,610
2010$5,574,8376,4902,280
2012$7,102,5018,0232,427
2014$5,737,7316,0292,009

Top Donors

Top FARMER donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1BROWN, DAVID$2,580,70113,961CHAMBERINO, NM1980–2022
2DREW, JOHN$2,046,2311,239CLEGHORN, IA1990–2022
3THOMAS, ROBERT$1,666,6864,479TAMPA, FL1980–2022
4JOHNSON, ROBERT L MR$1,077,178118DAVENPORT, WA1986–2022
5WALLACE, SCOTT$1,023,194669SEATTLE, WA1980–2022
6HILDEBRAND, JEFFREY$896,97519BAKERSFIELD, CA1994–2020
7SMITH, ELIZABETH$820,9573,605CHICO, PA1980–2022
8MYERS, KEITH$817,247365PALMETTO, LA1982–2022
9ANDERSON, MARK$654,7733,705EAGLE LAKE, TX1990–2022
10HARRIS, JOHN C$610,032369COALINGA, CA1980–2022
11HILL, JAMES$533,1193,898THIBODAUX, LA1980–2022
12JOHNSON, KEVIN$506,8522,629RUSSELLVILLE, IN1988–2022
13HEYERDAHL, BARBARINA$430,991575BAR HARBOR, ME2002–2022
14JONES, PAUL$423,1191,455FRANKLIN, LA1980–2022
15BELL, THOMAS$396,461792KNOX, IN1986–2022
16MCNEIL, ROBERT$388,853215COATESVILLE, PA1986–2022
17TURNER, DAVID$367,0491,759TEXICO, NM1980–2022
18MURRAY, MICHAEL$364,7451,570HANFORD, CA1980–2022
19KENNEDY, THOMAS$347,1481,464NEWMAN GROVE, NE1990–2022
20HUNT, JAMES$329,0401,495ATLANTIC, IA1982–2022
21MONTNA, ALFRED$328,023201YUBA CITY, CA1990–2022
22ROBERTSON, JAMES$327,2911,465HOLLY RIDGE, MS1988–2022
23ENGLISH, PAUL$322,613187MONTROSE, GA1996–2022
24FOWLER, BRUCE$319,0632,719MOULTRIE, GA2000–2022
25DAVIS, TONY$312,710230SMITHVILLE, TN1988–2022
26WILLIAMS, STEVE$301,0101,087DAWSON, GA1980–2022
27HOWE, DAVID$299,588902LEMOORE, CA1980–2022
28COHN, RONALD$287,641351MODENA, NY1996–2022
29BALL, ROBERT$278,5761,406YAKIMA, WA1992–2022
30ROBINSON, KENNETH$278,272822VEGA, TX1982–2022
31Aylward, John$274,012295Memphis, MO2002–2022
32WILLIAMS, TOM$266,060942THOMASVILLE, GA1980–2022
33BERGER, KENNETH$264,678392HILLSBORO, OR1996–2022
34JOHNSON, FRANK$262,849897HECTOR, MN1980–2022
35THORPE, THOMAS$261,124191CATLETT, VA1990–2022
36PATTERSON, DAN$259,114111THE PLAINS, VA1986–2022
37HALL, TIMOTHY$248,433853FIREBAUGH, CA1986–2022
38SCHREIBER, CHARLES$240,19084DORAN, MN2000–2022
39FANJUL, ALEXANDER L$238,331100PALM BEACH, FL1980–2022
40WALLACE, HENRY$238,31066PROSPECT, KY1988–2022
41MILLER, ANDY$234,705342BEAUMONT, TX1996–2022
42SCOTT, JAMES F$227,25013GREENWOOD, VA1982–2002
43POTTER, DENNIS$217,2521,582PITTSVILLE, WI1990–2022
44BASS, DAVID$216,038350CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA1988–2022
45MARTIN, JOHN W MR$208,30560SAGINAW, MI1982–2020
46LINDEMANN, GEORGE$207,85069LOS BANOS, CA1982–2018
47SWEENEY, MICHAEL$204,862739MANVEL, ND1990–2022
48LAWTON, JACK E JR$203,80077SULPHUR, LA1980–2022
49BUCHANAN, ROBERT$203,671402MILTON-FREEWATER, OR1986–2022
50WALT, DAVID$201,70059DUMAS, AR1996–2020

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received FARMER donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00110338$9,756,24832,440
2ACTBLUEC00401224$7,736,804240,456
3WINREDC00694323$3,645,177206,835
4AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PACC00081414$2,283,52712,902
5REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$1,301,377177,012
6NRSCC00027466$1,240,371149,320
7DSCCC00042366$1,213,159169,175
8TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$1,087,714177,894
9DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$1,041,252167,011
10FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$1,021,273192,997
11DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254$1,013,40015,288
12OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$904,214149,565
13MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100$866,687149,693
14DCCCC00000935$859,024167,506
15TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$676,87841,731
16MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)C00164939$624,1613,012
17HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$543,600133,424
18HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$543,219103,069
19NRCCC00075820$515,874124,065
20RESTORE OUR FUTURE, INC.C00490045$479,0004,742
21WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00254847$473,9913,085
22BOB THOMAS FOR INDIANAC00479105$471,1004,479
23SLF PACC00571703$428,7501,635
24HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$422,108131,354
25NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTONC00023028$421,4599,540