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PUBLIC RELATIONS

Total Donated

$5,309,080

Contributions

16,971

Unique Donors

326

Top Employer

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

PUBLIC RELATIONS political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$36,6955138
1982$30,3003722
1984$26,2503022
1986$52,6914827
1988$101,9327745
1990$39,6826540
1992$91,19614082
1994$105,75715772
1996$172,755255115
1998$131,38518685
2000$215,063296122
2002$100,27114670
2004$163,43322472
2006$178,90520262
2008$329,43935286
2010$225,08124568
2012$312,11929980
2014$337,07120261

Top Donors

Top PUBLIC RELATIONS donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1RITCHIE, ALIX$1,084,193339PROVINCETOWN, MA1992–2022
2SHECHTEL, RICKY$345,000131PRINCETON, NJ1992–2022
3GRAY, ROBERT$304,6971,339WASHINGTON, DC1980–2022
4RITCHIE, ALIX L L$133,80067PROVINCETOWN, MA1994–2022
5WILLIAMS, JUDITH$121,443646TUCSON, AZ1980–2022
6HALL, LINDA$113,0572,091COLUMBIA, SC1986–2022
7GILBERT, MAGGIE$111,579225MINNEAPOLIS, MN2002–2022
8RASKIN, CYNTHIA S$110,90017CHICAGO, IL1990–2018
9JACOBS, KAREN$106,359971STRATFORD, CT1996–2022
10OLIVER, ROBERT$101,163879KITTY HAWK, NC1980–2022
11CARTER, PETER$98,128185SAN JOSE, CA1996–2022
12MCLAUGHLIN, MARTIN J$91,030173NEW YORK, NY1988–2022
13BAKER, AMY$88,770206FT LAUDERDALE, FL1982–2022
14BUCKHANTZ, DIANA$88,059170LOS ANGELES, CA2000–2022
15SIMON, JULIE$84,245204MIAMI, FL1996–2022
16CASEY, DAN$63,76944SYRACUSE, NY1986–2022
17EDELSON, RONALD M$60,95055GREAT NECK, NY1992–2022
18ALLEN, JUSTIN$57,377118BOUNTIFUL, UT2000–2022
19RYZAK, YVONNE$56,59079MALIBU, CA1982–2022
20TRUESDALE, BEEGIE$54,18255WASHINGTON, DC1988–2020
21WIDMEYER, SCOTT D$53,67586WASHINGTON, DC1992–2016
22LAYTON, BRENT D$48,490173SMYRNA, GA1996–2022
23JOHNSTON, ERNEST S MR$44,35012CHEVY CHASE, MD1980–2008
24ALLEN, JUDY$37,090532SANTA ROSA, CA1980–2022
25GLASSMAN, RITA$35,20057MIAMI, FL1992–2016
26BATCHELDER, DAVID$34,99532PLYMPTON, MA1980–2022
27LEVENSON, MARK$33,90027PORTLAND, OR1996–2022
28SHAPIRO, SELMA$30,146109NEW YORK, NY1992–2022
29STANLEY, SUSAN$28,177120SEATTLE, WA1992–2022
30WEISS, ROBERT H$28,12933BOSTON, MA1980–2020
31FREEMAN, HERBERT$27,6491,406SPRING VALLEY, NY1992–2022
32ATWOOD, PAMELA$25,77520LOS GATOS, CA1992–2020
33BURGESS, PATRICIA$25,195246ALEXANDRIA, LA1990–2022
34BRYLSKI, CHERON$24,62246NEW ORLEANS, LA1996–2020
35SEMBLER, DEBBIE N$24,49616ST PETERSBURG, FL1992–2018
36BECHILY, MARIA$24,25054CHICAGO, IL1994–2022
37BALL, MARY$23,977506DETROIT, MI1996–2022
38ZIMMERMAN, LEON$23,96063TRENTON, NJ1990–2022
39WEIER, PATRICIA R$23,60037ST LOUIS, MO1992–2022
40RHOADES, ANN$23,25033ALBUQUERQUE, NM2000–2022
41PAYDEN, WILLIAM R$22,70013SANTA MONICA, CA1996–2012
42DAVIS, NED$21,95142DOVER, DE1980–2020
43BOHLIN, TIFFANY A$21,8006MATAWAN, NJ2000–2022
44ROSS, STEPHEN PAUL$21,50027MIAMI BEACH, FL1980–1994
45OGILVY, DAVID$21,00021GREENWICH, CT1992–2020
46SHAVER, DANIEL$20,2509SAN MARCOS, CAPRESIDENT2010–2022
47BENTON, MICHAEL$20,154217WASHINGTON, DC1998–2022
48MURPHY, WALTER$20,127515LINWOOD, NJ1980–2022
49BERMAN-EPSTEIN, SONDRA$19,65022CHICAGO, IL1992–2020
50MACKENZIE, MARGARET$19,51974WINTER PARK, FL1992–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received PUBLIC RELATIONS donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$606,87114,836
2L PACC00519413$213,700339
3HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$119,0479,854
4DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$110,35210,324
5WINREDC00694323$101,05710,029
6THE PAC FOR AMERICA'S FUTUREC00654053$100,00017
7CORRECT THE RECORDC00578997$85,000339
8FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$75,16212,931
9OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$73,9568,232
10NATIONAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NACPAC)C00147983$70,000179
11DCCCC00000935$68,77010,600
12EMILYS LISTC00193433$65,6502,594
13OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$63,2757,315
14WOMEN VOTEC00473918$62,7501,014
15DSCCC00042366$53,16110,297
16NATIONAL PAC INC A/K/A NATPACC00150995$49,750171
17NANCY PELOSI VICTORY FUNDC00492421$46,500339
18REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376$42,50039
19REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$41,4728,794
20MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00195024$40,000131
21DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDAC00005561$39,685577
22HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$36,64810,521
23HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569$35,8004,309
24NORPACC00247403$33,500131
25CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC)C00397851$32,640173