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FREELANCE

Total Donated

$5,174,808

Contributions

26,506

Unique Donors

597

Top Employer

FREELANCE

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

FREELANCE political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$1,55064
1984$3,50043
1986$1,00021
1988$1,00011
1990$6,153145
1992$6,464147
1994$20,984234
1996$21,571297
1998$22,113349
2000$34,6284613
2002$16,831216
2004$94,13815278
2006$31,3045425
2008$258,250305130
2010$63,7348449
2012$246,160290117
2014$60,04810654

Top Donors

Top FREELANCE donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1SACCA, CRYSTAL$1,611,730317TRUCKEE, CACREATIVE DIRECTOR2012–2022
2SHEU, SUSAN$268,646644SANTA MONICA, CAWRITER2008–2022
3LYNCH, JAMES M$122,725190LONG BEACH, CA1980–2020
4SAUVAGE, ARIANE$112,22528PACIFIC PALISADES, CAJOURNALIST2008–2020
5ATTIAS, DAN$111,683112SANTA MONICA, CADIRECTOR2006–2022
6ARQUETTE, PATRICIA$101,711140W HOLLYWOOD, CAACTOR2004–2022
7HODGES, RACHEL$96,65844LANCASTER, SC1996–2022
8SCHAEFFER, JACQUELINE$45,97263VENICE, CASCREENWRITER2020–2022
9NIXON, CYNTHIA E$43,93220NEW YORK, NYACTOR2008–2020
10HANSEN, JENNIE$38,9452,236SANTA MONICA, CAMUSICIAN2010–2022
11NOVIK, NAOMI $38,53679NEW YORK, NYPROGRAMMER2004–2020
12MEDIGOVICH, CHRISTINA$34,90042LOS ANGELES, CACASTING2008–2022
13ROTHSCHILD, SUZANNE$34,710111ARLINGTON, MATV PRODUCER2004–2022
14NELSON, DENCY$33,164253HERMODA BEACH, CADIRECTOR2010–2022
15FAVREAU, JON$30,20022LOS ANGELES, CADIRECTOR2012–2020
16HAMBURG, JOHN$29,121112LOS ANGELES, CASCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR2004–2020
17WITT, VALDA$27,45418NEW YORK, NYCONSULTANT2004–2020
18SKINNER, ERIC$26,41659BROOKLYN, NYJOURNALIST2004–2022
19KAPLAN, CHRISTINE$25,45013SANTA MONICA, CASCRIPT SUPERVISOR2004–2020
20TEXTOR, ALEX$24,25048NEW YORK, NYEDITOR2008–2020
21HARDWICKE, CATHERINE$23,12540VENICE, CAWRITER2008–2020
22FREED, MARION$22,75016LOS ANGELES, CADIRECTOR, EDITOR2004–2018
23OLSON, JOSH$22,74631LOS ANGELES, CASCREENWRITER2008–2022
24HERNSTADT, S E$21,65172LOS ANGELES, CAFILM & VIDEO EDITOR2010–2022
25SALE, JOHN$20,374499DALLAS, TX2000–2022
26ORNEST, LAURA$19,47517SANTA MONICA, CARADIO REPORTER2010–2020
27VAPNEK, BRETT$18,65025NEW YORK, NYWRITER/DIRECTOR2004–2022
28PERKIN, ROBERT$18,09048DARIEN, CT1998–2022
29TOM, JULIA$17,540100BERKELEY, CAFREELANCE2008–2020
30MCKITTRICK, PAUL $17,40025NEW YORK, NYWRITER2004–2022
31RUDELSON, AARON$17,24977BROOKLYN, NYAUDIO TECHNICIAN2016–2022
32KOSTROFF, MICHAEL$16,674375LOS ANGELES, CAACTOR/WRITER2008–2020
33AAMODT, SANDRA$16,51368WINTERS, CASCIENCE WRITER2008–2020
34SALZBERG, LILY HAYES$16,2004NEW YORK, NYFILMMAKER2018
35BAKST, LAWRENCE$16,096137BERLIN GERMANY, MAOPERA SOLOIST2004–2022
36MISSAN, WENDY$15,67924MILLBURN, NJPHOTO EDITOR2008–2020
37BOLDER, SARA$15,37537BERKELEY, CAFILM EDITOR2004–2022
38WEAVER-MADSEN, DAGMAR$14,707141LOS ANGELES, CACINEMATOGRAPHER2016–2022
39STRICKLAND, REBECCA$14,57218NEW YORK, NYDIRECTOR2010–2022
40EAGER, PAULA$14,5004GREENWOOD, VABOOKER, PRODUCER2022
41MORENO, SABINA$14,1669ATLANTA, GAWRITER2020
42KOVAC, JOHN$14,003189LOS ANGELES, CADIRECTOR2004–2022
43SALT, JENNIFER$13,90010LOS ANGELES, CATV WRITER/PRODUCER2004–2020
44PETERSON, MELINDA$13,85033BEVERLY HILLS, CAACTOR2008–2022
45CENDROWSKI, MARK$13,80023STUDIO CITY, CADIRECTOR2010–2022
46GIBSON, JULIA$13,513146LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER2004–2022
47ROSEN, NED$13,509319NEW YORK, NYPHOTOGRAPHER2004–2022
48JOHANNESEN, LYNN AND DALE$13,508223SUNNYVALE, CATECH WRITER2004–2022
49MCCARTHY, NOEL$13,03928LOS ANGELES, CATV COMMERCIALS - ART DIRECTOR2008–2020
50JOHNSON, CARMEL$12,945100SUNNYVALE, CAATTORNEY2020–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received FREELANCE donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$1,468,27224,362
2HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$684,8195,085
3DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC.C00311944$223,7242,048
4OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$143,5735,264
5FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$140,18112,814
6DSCCC00042366$115,4479,814
7DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$101,6208,763
8OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$101,2152,492
9BERNIE 2020C00696948$68,4795,476
10HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$65,0656,902
11DCCCC00000935$54,0069,373
12OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$42,7211,598
13EMILYS LISTC00193433$41,6974,895
14BERNIE 2016C00577130$40,7128,212
15WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00693234$36,4587,303
16JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$34,0297,576
17HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$31,2052,488
18WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$31,1516,686
19WINREDC00694323$26,496885
20SARA GIDEON FOR MAINEC00709899$25,4854,969
21FAIR FIGHTC00693515$24,9773,090
22HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569$24,851416
23JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$24,254924
24MARK KELLY FOR SENATEC00696526$23,1846,404
25WIN THE ERA PACC00697441$22,5362,165