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MUSICIAN

Total Donated

$8,611,076

Contributions

8,925

Unique Donors

274

Top Employer

MUSICIAN

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

MUSICIAN political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$17,4002316
1982$24,5003010
1984$8,350119
1986$26,1002913
1988$66,3006019
1990$77,1908520
1992$109,80012341
1994$78,4209433
1996$296,73113660
1998$87,75310257
2000$236,51717591
2002$77,09510453
2004$171,78719270
2006$144,30014047
2008$238,00324274
2010$230,68323144
2012$235,21422355
2014$92,51110436

Top Donors

Top MUSICIAN donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1LAUFER, ERIC$5,220,088379SAN FRANCISCO, CA2002–2022
2HENLEY, DON$982,432480LOS ANGELES, CA1980–2022
3GEORGE, INARA$188,338174LOS ANGELES, CA2004–2022
4NASH, GRAHAM$170,094330BEVERLY HILLS, CA1988–2022
5OTTAWAY, ALEXANDRA$170,071830NEW YORK, NY2004–2022
6MILLS, BRENT S$118,50040CHATTANOOGA, TN1986–2020
7GRUSIN, DAVID$98,25064NEW YORK, NY1988–2020
8GOULD, JONATHAN$84,415131WILLOW, NY1982–2022
9PERRY, CHRIS$69,801311PORTLAND, OR1998–2022
10NEWTON, NANCY$68,966340SANTA FE, NM1998–2022
11BUKSTEIN, KATHERINE$42,20047HILLSBOROUGH, CA1998–2020
12BORGE, VICTOR$38,00014GREENWICH, CT1996–2000
13FREY, GLENN$36,09819LOS ANGELES, CA1980–2008
14KING, JUSTIN$36,083164EUGENE, OR2002–2022
15BUCK, PETER$33,411221ATHENS, GA1992–2022
16MANDELL, SARAH$32,43018LOS ANGELES, CA2000–2020
17NOVOSELIC, KRIST$31,84823SEATTLE, WA1996–2022
18SHAPIRO, DINA$30,60020WASHINGTON, DC1998–2020
19STOVER, GERRIT T$30,35079N HATFIELD, MA1980–2020
20ALBERT, HERB$27,30118HOLLYWOOD, CA1988–2022
21HOLLAND, BRAD$24,463316TUCSON, AZ1992–2022
22TODD, KENNETH$21,73287GUILFORD, CT2004–2022
23NOLL, WILLIAM$21,49563ATLANTA, GA1996–2020
24JERNIGAN, DAVID$20,97531WASHINGTON, DC2000–2022
25LEVINE, JAMES L$20,0001NEW YORK, NYMUSICIAN2008
26LIN, JIMMY$18,574131NEW YORK, NY2000–2020
27CROW, SHERYL$18,40015LOS ANGELES, CA1996–2020
28HELLER, ROSALIE$17,894161LOS ALAMOS, NM1998–2018
29SIMON, CARLY$17,38523NEW YORK, NY1994–2018
30WEST, CHET D$17,07541TEX ARKANA, ARMUSICIAN2006–2012
31YAZBEK, DAVID$15,94856NEW CITY, NY2004–2022
32CHADWICK, R FRANCES$15,493155GREENVILLE, TX2000–2022
33FLANDERS, ELINOR$14,58480CHICAGO, IL2004–2022
34PARDINI, JULIE$13,94776REDWOOD CITY, CA1994–2020
35CHASE, ANDREW M$13,7006NEW YORK, NY2002–2018
36COODER, RYLAND$13,5004LOS ANGELES, CA1998–2004
37CHASMAN, PAUL$13,463112WALPORT, OR2002–2022
38Heisler, Lauriann Ms.$12,85018Wynne, AR2002–2014
39SPRINGER, STEVE$12,74742FORT WORTH, TX1996–2022
40LOWENSTEIN, SUSAN$12,195497AMHERST, MA1998–2022
41OSTROW, LUCILLE$12,07522MALIBU, CA1982–1994
42MILLS, MICHAEL E MR$11,70028ATHENS, GA1996–2022
43NELSON, RACHEL$11,610201MINNEAPOLIS, MN2000–2022
44SCHMIT, TIMOTHY B$11,2005LOS ANGELES, CA1996–2020
45GOLDBERG, DOMINIQUE$10,8006NEW YORK, NY1996–2016
46SPERRY, PAUL J MR$10,7008NEW YORK, NY1980–1988
47SCOTT, THOMAS W MR$10,64429LOS ANGELES, CA1988–2022
48BEER, ANNE$10,20010BOULDER, CO1996–2020
49STOVER, EVAN$10,067596KINGSTON, NY1996–2022
50CREWE, ROBERT$9,50014LOS ANGELES, CA1990–2012

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received MUSICIAN donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACC00468314$1,032,800380
2SMPC00484642$969,4851,709
3ACTBLUEC00401224$718,0577,542
4HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$628,4992,619
5LCV VICTORY FUNDC00486845$605,000443
6HMPC00495028$352,000719
7DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$274,4613,389
8DSCCC00042366$263,5863,515
9DCCCC00000935$167,5645,035
10PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESC00489799$150,000379
11DCCCE NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #5C60000288$150,000480
12HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$136,6002,413
13EDF ACTION VOTESC00707844$100,000379
14OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$80,7094,737
15LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUNDC00252940$54,842830
16OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$46,9382,474
17WINREDC00694323$39,9892,612
18UDALL FOR US ALLC00329896$39,8501,045
19TEXANS FOR A PROGRESSIVE SENATEC00492736$37,500480
20DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUNDC00658476$36,500379
21BERMAN FOR CONGRESSC00147686$35,700499
22OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$33,5001,894
23FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$32,4365,011
24DNC NON-FEDERAL UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTC60000692$30,000480
25HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$28,9744,162