OIL OPERATOR

Total Donated

$2,740,643

Contributions

4,951

Unique Donors

172

Top Employer

OIL OPERATOR

Industry ties

All data ties →

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

1980 · $331,865 1984 · $221,237 1982 · $202,833 2000 · $144,522 1988 · $134,530 2008 · $126,083 1998 · $100,675 2006 · $97,590 1996 · $95,832 2004 · $82,492

OIL OPERATOR political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1980	$331,865	302	117
1982	$202,833	161	57
1984	$221,237	197	54
1986	$69,500	80	39
1988	$134,530	107	48
1990	$79,017	64	34
1992	$74,525	101	37
1994	$54,017	86	35
1996	$95,832	112	38
1998	$100,675	80	27
2000	$144,522	117	36
2002	$44,020	58	23
2004	$82,492	82	20
2006	$97,590	86	18
2008	$126,083	106	24
2010	$81,651	91	20
2012	$70,860	86	19
2014	$52,360	55	16
2016	$78,329	332	20
2018	$78,881	550	16

Top Donors

Top OIL OPERATOR donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	STEWART, THOMAS	$195,131	190	GRAHAM, TX	—	1980–2014
2	WARREN, J N	$176,000	106	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980–2012
3	BEECHERL, LOUIS A	$167,320	81	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–2008
4	ANDERSON, ROBERT O	$138,672	105	ROSWELL, NM	—	1980–2014
5	CULLEN, ROY H MR	$136,450	46	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980–2014
6	SLAWSON, DONALD C	$114,950	69	WICHITA, KS	—	1980–2014
7	WALKER, JIM	$67,438	71	SEYMOUR, TX	—	1980–2014
8	RUTHERFORD, PAT	$65,875	78	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980–2014
9	STEPHENS, GARY	$65,658	62	ABILENE, TX	—	1980–2014
10	COLSON, WILLIAM	$55,383	29	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	—	1980–2006
11	FAIR, WILTON	$51,415	72	TYLER, TX	—	1980–2000
12	NEWMAN, JOHN	$44,830	77	SAN ANTONIO, TX	—	1980–2014
13	KILROY, W S	$44,500	29	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980–1998
14	CHAMPLIN, STEVE	$39,240	39	CASPER, WY	—	1982–2014
15	MADDOX, E L MRS	$36,350	36	SAN ANTONIO, TX	—	1980–1990
16	ROBBINS, JOHN C	$34,250	45	LONGVIEW, TX	—	1980–2014
17	HENDRIX, JOHN	$29,350	33	MIDLAND, TX	—	1980–2014
18	FAIR, JAMES W	$25,600	32	TYLER, TX	—	1980–2008
19	BANKS, MAX E	$25,500	11	AMARILLO, TX	—	1980–1986
20	VAUGHN, GRADY H	$24,000	19	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–1990
21	BROWNLIE, RAY O MR	$23,900	42	LITTLETON, CO	—	1980–2014
22	MOSBACHER, ROBERT JR	$22,800	23	HOUSTON, TX	—	1982–2012
23	ANDERSON, RICHARD S	$21,550	51	MIDLAND, TX	—	1980–2006
24	MICHAELIS, W A JR	$21,250	26	WICHITA, KS	—	1980–2012
25	SOWELL, JAMES	$19,500	10	DALLAS, TX	—	1982–2004
26	DARBY, JOHN N	$17,900	21	LONGVIEW, TX	—	1980–2010
27	MORGENSTERN, ARTHUR	$17,000	17	WICHITA, KS	—	1980–2010
28	BOLIN, PAT S	$16,199	11	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–2014
29	BROWN, MAURICE L	$15,553	19	KANSAS CITY, MO	—	1980–1988
30	CHAMBERS, G RUSSELL	$15,500	10	FREEPORT, TX	—	1982–1986
31	COUCH, KENNETH R	$15,100	20	GAINESVILLE, TX	—	1980–2014
32	GUTHRIE, A K MR	$15,000	12	BIG SPRING, TX	—	1980–2010
33	SMITH, J MORGAN	$14,750	7	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	—	1980–1994
34	SMITH, R J JR	$14,750	20	DALLAS, TX	—	1982–2002
35	MUSSELMAN, GEORGE A	$13,500	17	SAN ANTONIO, TX	—	1980–1986
36	HARRELL, FRANCES D	$13,285	25	PENSACOLA, FL	—	1984–2012
37	PARSLEY, JOE M MR	$11,350	16	MIDLAND, TX	—	1980–2012
38	UPHAM, CHESTER	$11,100	13	MINERAL WELLS, TX	—	1982–2008
39	FRANKLIN, ROBERT D	$11,000	2	DALLAS, TX	—	1982–1988
40	DAVIDSON, H W	$9,850	15	MIDLAND, TX	—	1980–1992
41	CRAIG, BOB	$9,845	13	OLNEY, TX	—	1980–2014
42	HANKAMER, RAYMOND E SR	$9,650	7	HOUSTON, TX	—	1980–1998
43	EDMISTON, E K	$9,250	11	WICHITA, KS	—	1980–1986
44	WOLFSON, SAM MR	$8,500	9	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–2000
45	WOLCOTT, JOHN F	$8,250	11	BOSSIER CITY, LA	—	1980–2014
46	FOREE, R L	$8,150	20	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–1984
47	THOMAS, MAX	$7,700	6	DALLAS, TX	—	1980–2012
48	NEWMAN, BEN C	$7,552	12	HARLENTON, TX	—	1980–2002
49	PHILLIPS, FRED L	$7,500	6	SHREVEPORT, LA	—	1986–2008
50	ROGERS, TROY	$7,300	10	OLNEY, TX	—	1980–2014

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received OIL OPERATOR donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376	$118,470	404
2	ACTBLUEC00401224	$96,718	453
3	RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015	$85,000	110
4	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009	$78,780	553
5	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$63,409	796
6	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXASC00143743	$51,465	422
7	WINREDC00694323	$51,172	505
8	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$50,991	529
9	NRSCC00027466	$46,250	477
10	WEST CENTRAL TEXAS PACC00081257	$34,482	428
11	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931	$33,100	530
12	FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90C00170712	$30,550	466
13	DCCCC00000935	$28,998	516
14	OREGON SENATE 2004C00384750	$25,000	29
15	TRUMP VICTORYC00618389	$24,300	350
16	TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTYC00099267	$23,500	107
17	IPAA WILDCATTERS FUNDC00246306	$23,187	397
18	ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, ARCO PACC00032805	$19,422	105
19	FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975	$18,211	433
20	THE BOEING COMPANY PACC00142711	$17,834	4
21	AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00006080	$17,500	71
22	SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEC00029769	$17,500	234
23	MARTIN FROST CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEC00166694	$17,100	197
24	JOHN SHADEGGS FRIENDSC00280453	$16,000	190
25	TEXAS VICTORY COMMITTEE-REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (FEDERAL ACCOUNT)C00012732	$14,000	161