INDEPENDENT OIL OPERATOR

Total Donated

$928,218

Contributions

2,532

Unique Donors

Top Employer

INDEPENDENT OIL OPERATOR

Industry ties

Independent Oil Operator political contributions from Midland, TX

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Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

1982 · $108,500 1984 · $98,285 1980 · $82,650 2008 · $37,750 1992 · $36,800 1996 · $32,220 1994 · $30,726 2000 · $28,385 2006 · $28,200 2018 · $27,405

INDEPENDENT OIL OPERATOR political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1980	$82,650	85	26
1982	$108,500	79	18
1984	$98,285	106	17
1986	$24,000	26	8
1988	$14,990	23	10
1990	$8,700	18	6
1992	$36,800	47	5
1994	$30,726	40	8
1996	$32,220	49	13
1998	$17,620	28	6
2000	$28,385	46	7
2002	$9,050	18	4
2004	$15,900	19	5
2006	$28,200	26	6
2008	$37,750	80	6
2010	$22,851	66	4
2012	$19,315	43	6
2014	$26,667	54	5
2016	$13,278	101	7
2018	$27,405	116	4

Top Donors

Top INDEPENDENT OIL OPERATOR donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	ANDERSON, BRUCE	$177,545	339	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980–2016
2	PALMER, JOHN T	$122,110	137	SHREVEPORT, LA	—	1980–2014
3	GIFFORD, JOE N	$84,865	41	MIDLAND, TX	—	1980–2012
4	HOLMES, THOMAS J	$73,650	90	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980–1998
5	HILLIARD, C PAUL	$40,050	39	LAFAYETTE, LA	—	1980–2014
6	DECLEVA, PAUL	$32,100	99	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–2014
7	WOODS, DALTON JOHN	$25,500	5	SHREVEPORT, LA	—	1980–1996
8	SAMS, P D	$18,250	19	MIDLAND, TX	—	1980–1990
9	MITCHELL, JOHNNY	$17,517	23	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980–2014
10	PITTS, FRANK L	$11,300	15	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–2006
11	HEWGLEY, JAMES M JR	$11,000	19	TULSA, OK	—	1980–2008
12	CASS, FRANK	$8,600	14	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–1996
13	LOGAN, GEORGE L	$8,200	10	SHREVEPORT, LA	—	1980–1990
14	WAY, RALPH	$7,000	8	MIDLAND, TX	—	1982–2012
15	DAVIS, DEVOE	$3,025	3	BORGER, TX	—	1980–1984
16	HUITT, JOE A	$2,700	4	TULSA, OK	—	1980–1988
17	HANKS, JAMES B	$2,500	4	BATON ROUGE, LA	—	1988–2008
18	SANS, P D	$2,500	1	MIDLAND, TX	—	1982
19	MCINTYRE, TILLMAN J	$2,250	3	MISSOURI CITY, TX	—	1980–1984
20	RYAN, JACKIE MR	$2,000	1	NATCHEZ, MS	—	1980
21	ELLIS, JAMES K	$2,000	5	SAN ANTONIO, TX	—	1980–2006
22	MOBERLY, GEORGE A MR	$2,000	2	MIDLAND, TX	—	1986–1988
23	BALES, DANE G MR	$2,000	2	LOGAN, KS	—	1996–2000
24	HARPER, JAMES G	$1,750	4	MIDLAND, TX	—	1980–2000
25	ALBRIGHT, CHARLES C	$1,700	4	NEWPORT BEACH, CA	—	1980
26	THOMASON, WINDELL	$1,700	4	MIDLAND, TX	—	1982–2008
27	DONOGHUE, JAMES	$1,450	5	ENGLEWOOD, CO	—	1980–2012
28	STRAKE, G W JR	$1,300	4	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980–1996
29	HARRELL, JOHN D MRS	$1,222	3	PENSACOLA, FL	—	1994
30	HAGNER, CYRIL JR	$1,000	1	MIDLAND, TX	—	1982
31	ROBERTS, ROSS D	$1,000	1	MIDLAND, TX	—	2000
32	RANDEFER,	$1,000	1	TX	—	1980
33	HUITT, J A	$1,000	2	TULSA, OK	—	1982
34	COLLEN, HARRY H MR	$1,000	1	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980
35	WILLIAMS, III JACK T	$1,000	1	SAN ANTONIO, TX	—	1980
36	LASTER, E C JR MR	$1,000	2	SHREVEPORT, LA	—	1984–1988
37	KEMP, JOHN H	$1,000	2	PLENTYWOOD, MT	—	1980–1982
38	PIPKIN, LUCILLE H	$850	2	ROSWELL, NM	—	1994
39	BEAMS, ROBERT J MR	$750	2	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–1990
40	FINK, DARRELL M	$700	2	NEW ORLEANS, LA	—	1980–2008
41	MILES, ELLISON MR	$602	1	DALLAS, TX	—	1990
42	SPECIAL, HUGHES SEEWALD	$500	1	AMARILLO, TX	—	1980
43	SKAER, ARTHUR T	$500	1	DENVER, CO	—	1980
44	SHEILD, FRED W	$500	1	SAN ANTONIO, TX	—	1980
45	BRANDEBERRY, NORMAN W	$500	1	RUSSELL, KS	—	1980
46	HOLLAND, CLIFFORD JR	$500	1	RUSSELL, KS	—	1980
47	JOHNSN, BOB L	$500	1	MIDLAND, TX	—	1980
48	HOLLIMON, J	$500	2	SAN ANTONIO, TX	—	2004
49	MCCALL, JACK O MR	$500	1	MIDLAND, TX	—	1986
50	LAWLESS, G H	$500	1	FORT WORTH, TX	—	1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received INDEPENDENT OIL OPERATOR donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009	$57,750	390
2	ACTBLUEC00401224	$54,024	344
3	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376	$49,500	138
4	NRSCC00027466	$45,390	638
5	BOUSTANY FOR SENATE INCC00394866	$27,700	176
6	AUGUST PFLUGER FOR CONGRESSC00719294	$27,600	41
7	SLF PACC00571703	$25,000	339
8	LOUISIANA ENERGY NATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA LEN-PAC)C00114207	$18,010	186
9	WINREDC00694323	$17,417	347
10	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931	$17,200	626
11	BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATEC00543983	$13,400	176
12	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXASC00143743	$12,150	230
13	THE LINCOLN PROJECTC00725820	$10,700	339
14	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$10,550	344
15	SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEC00029769	$10,510	514
16	IPAA WILDCATTERS FUNDC00246306	$10,500	176
17	PFLUGER VICTORY COMMITTEEC00753913	$10,000	41
18	DCCCC00000935	$9,895	391
19	KEN BENTSEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00285114	$9,250	339
20	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$9,099	582
21	FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90C00170712	$8,700	168
22	WIN THE ERA PACC00697441	$8,249	339
23	FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975	$7,240	339
24	FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANGC00659938	$7,225	339
25	KENT HANCE SENATE COMMITTEEC00169987	$7,000	366