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PRIVATE INVESTOR

Total Donated

$9,456,931

Contributions

12,284

Unique Donors

583

Top Employer

PRIVATE INVESTOR

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

PRIVATE INVESTOR political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$131,4258351
1982$93,4506944
1984$94,5877850
1986$178,05015073
1988$333,493192101
1990$190,06015777
1992$235,21318592
1994$261,85320091
1996$509,041274143
1998$196,199237105
2000$1,031,725472200
2002$187,49522995
2004$398,105278102
2006$251,79522968
2008$1,238,810367101
2010$316,83918874
2012$645,78028990
2014$490,10018250

Top Donors

Top PRIVATE INVESTOR donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1PERELMAN, RONALD O MR$832,20050NEW YORK, NY1980–2022
2AVERY, JUDITH$830,060476SANTA MONICA, CA2000–2022
3SAUL, ANDREW MARSHALL MR$788,35011NEW YORK, NY1988–2014
4WYLY, CHARLES J$348,33329DALLAS, TX1982–2006
5CROW, STUART M MR$327,90034DALLAS, TX1984–2014
6STROUM, CYNTHIA$294,872132SEATTLE, WA1996–2020
7FISHER, MAX M THE HONORABLE$289,3556DETROIT, MI1988–2004
8ALVORD, RICHARD W$270,600104SEATTLE, WA1992–2022
9HILLMAN, ELSIE$261,225193PITTSBURG, PA1980–2016
10SADLER, JOHN$134,4704,292PASADENA, CA1982–2022
11HART, BARBARA$130,805448DALLAS, TX1980–2022
12VIA, EDWARD B$128,5009ROANOKE, VA1992–2000
13SCHULTZ, FREDERICK H$123,49043JACKSONVILLE, FL1982–2008
14BERDY, ANN$121,610154NEW YORK, NY1992–2022
15LEPPO, ROBERT D$105,84940LARKSPUR, CA1986–2022
16HART, MILLEDGE A$101,80039DALLAS, TX1980–2020
17BLOUNT, WILLIAM$97,165190PORTLAND, OR1984–2022
18BOLTON, CHARLES P$91,47552MENTOR, OH1980–2018
19MORRISON, CARLOS$78,34028WEST PALM BEACH, FL1994–2022
20JACOBS, ELI$77,50039NEW YORK, NY1980–2020
21GILBERT, STEVEN$72,356162NEW CANAAN, CT1988–2022
22LUCAS, DONALD L MR$71,05023MENLO PARK, CA1982–2016
23DUNCAN, JOHN H$67,37050HOUSTON, TX1980–2008
24HOFFMAN, ROGER S$66,100110MADISON, WI1994–2010
25GUTHART, REBECCA S.$62,10015NEW YORK, NYPRIVATE INVESTOR2010–2022
26OLSEN, ALAN$61,91259MEMPHIS, TN1994–2020
27HARVEY, C FELIX$58,90053KINSTON, NC1986–2010
28DURST, MICHAELENE$57,508106CROSS RIVER, NY2000–2022
29FOWNES, PAULETTE$54,80013NEW YORK, NY1988–2020
30FITCH, WALTER III MR$54,0009LA JOLLA, CA1986–1992
31GREEN, JOYCE$53,647142LONG ISL, NY1984–2022
32LEWIS, LAWRENCE JR MR$53,00021RICHMOND, VA1980–1992
33FISHER, MAX HONORABLE$51,8863DETROIT, MI1994–1996
34ALVORD, ALEX W. MR.$51,54511NEWPORT COAST, CASELF-EMPLOYED2014–2016
35SCHULTZ, FREDERICK H MR$51,5005JACKSONVILLE, FL1986–2008
36LANIER, ADDISON MR$49,50016CINCINNATI, OH1980–2008
37MICHELS, BARBARA$48,69557OCONOMOWOC, WI2000–2022
38BOGOSIAN, CAROL A$46,82565COLORADO SPRINGS, CO2000–2020
39CRAIN, N E MR$45,60022ALBUQUERQUE, NM1994–2008
40JOHNSON, ROBERT WOOD MR$45,2504NEW YORK, NY1996–2000
41PERRY, F NOEL$44,2009WOODSIDE, CA1988–2008
42BROOKS, JONATHAN$43,41450BEVERLY HILLS, CA2000–2022
43GORELICK, TODD$41,80060CHARLOTTE, NC1990–2022
44KRISER, GREGORY$39,47559SADDLE RIVER, NJ2000–2022
45DONNELL, WILLIAM$38,12589NEW YORK, NY1992–2022
46FREDERICK, JOHN$37,980574LAKEWOOD, CO2000–2022
47BENTLEY, MICHAEL$34,62174MONTEREY, CA1994–2022
48TIMKEN, JOHN M JR$34,00016OLD SAYBROOK, CT1994–2022
49GROSFELD, JAMES JACOB MR.$33,4001BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MIPRIVATE INVESTOR2016
50EHRMAN, JUDITH$32,42296PHILADELPHIA, PA1992–2020

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received PRIVATE INVESTOR donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015$766,171286
2SAUL FOR CONGRESS INCC00434167$650,00011
3RIGHT TO RISE USAC00571372$500,00050
4REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$351,5456,983
5ACTBLUEC00401224$345,8688,447
6NRSCC00027466$318,6541,823
7DCCCC00000935$248,8126,614
8DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$245,9447,747
9NRCCC00075820$192,5471,364
10NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009$189,124716
11REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376$179,830430
12TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$157,700461
13DSCCC00042366$131,1127,128
14HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$99,0202,290
15OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$98,937245
16DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254$96,30052
17WINREDC00694323$75,7006,820
18KIDSPACC00147975$71,00044
19SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDC00448696$64,317264
20OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$58,8606,117
21NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931$57,702357
22HMPC00495028$53,0705,006
23FRIENDS OF GIULIANI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEEC00335521$47,800382
24OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$41,9505,019
25ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00431171$41,500503