PUBLISHER

Total Donated

$7,681,847

Contributions

17,128

Unique Donors

365

Top Employer

PUBLISHER

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

PUBLISHER political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1980	$88,075	113	64
1982	$55,050	59	33
1984	$105,749	93	37
1986	$99,600	79	41
1988	$146,273	124	70
1990	$88,070	130	64
1992	$237,287	215	101
1994	$167,976	209	91
1996	$352,865	271	108
1998	$204,554	223	83
2000	$511,392	340	110
2002	$261,209	271	86
2004	$361,193	370	110
2006	$329,713	281	72
2008	$505,345	426	91
2010	$242,951	248	55
2012	$342,184	351	73
2014	$289,519	278	57

Top Donors

Top PUBLISHER donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	SAGAN, BRUCE	$1,470,949	637	CHICAGO, IL	—	1980–2022
2	CAMPBELL, JAMES	$690,725	2,170	KENTFIELD, CA	—	1980–2022
3	WOLF, MICHAEL	$550,568	950	HIGHLAND PARK, IL	—	1992–2022
4	BROWN, PETER	$479,924	1,885	NEW YORK, NY	—	1980–2022
5	FIELD, MARSHALL	$277,606	151	CHICAGO, IL	—	1980–2022
6	PERETZ, MARTIN	$276,282	124	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—	1980–2022
7	JONES, LINDA	$221,917	2,525	WINDSOR, ME	—	1980–2022
8	MAHER, JOHN F	$217,375	231	BOWMAN, ND	—	1980–2016
9	HEFNER, HUGH M	$124,400	57	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1980–2016
10	KELLY, HENRY	$118,109	162	PARK RIVER, ND	—	1988–2022
11	PETERSEN, ROBERT	$98,463	457	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1986–2022
12	KLUGE, PAT	$92,000	10	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	—	1992–1996
13	DANIELS, FRANK JR	$91,600	64	RALEIGH, NC	—	1980–2016
14	KAPLAN, EARL	$75,000	25	FAIRFIELD, IA	—	1992–2014
15	HOWARD, DAVID L	$73,506	203	SHELBYVILLE, TN	—	1990–2022
16	JOHNSON, BRETT	$67,908	313	HOPKINS, MN	—	1990–2022
17	SCHWARTZ, MARIE	$63,595	56	LA HABRA, CA	—	1992–2022
18	MCNEELY, JAMES	$63,348	139	JEDDO, MI	—	1992–2022
19	BEER, LEONARD	$62,100	27	SHERMAN OAK, CA	—	1996–2022
20	FLYNT, LARRY	$61,774	33	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1980–2018
21	PEER, RALPH	$60,000	26	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1988–2022
22	SKOUSEN, MARK	$57,111	31	WINTER PARK, FL	—	1992–2022
23	JONES, PROCTOR	$51,000	9	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	—	1992–2004
24	SCHURZ, MARY	$48,165	49	DANVILLE, KY	—	1988–2008
25	BROUSSARD, BRUCE	$46,129	71	PORTLAND, OR	—	1988–2022
26	HINZ, LILA	$44,890	46	PASADENA, CA	—	1986–2020
27	MCNAMEE, WILLIAM	$44,564	62	CLARKSDALE, MS	—	1982–2020
28	BISHOP, BOB	$44,012	263	LAFAYETTE, CA	—	1994–2022
29	ZIFF, WILLIAM	$43,500	8	PAWLING, NY	—	1980–2020
30	GEORGE, BARBARA	$42,471	905	BRATTLEBORO, VT	—	1994–2022
31	SCHROEDER, BILL	$39,053	124	PADUCAH, KY	—	1984–2022
32	WOOD, JAMES M	$39,035	135	FOREST PARK, GA	—	1990–2022
33	BRITTON-SIMMONS, GEARY	$36,167	101	BELLEVUE, WA	—	1996–2022
34	BLOCK, MILTON J	$33,400	17	NEW YORK, NY	—	1998–2020
35	HIXON, PHILIP	$31,456	45	BETHESDA, MD	—	1986–2020
36	HOFFMAN, MERLE	$31,000	19	NY, NY	—	1984–1998
37	OWEN, KEITH	$30,484	409	BLACK CANYON, AZ	—	2000–2022
38	WORTH, ROBERT R MR	$30,050	30	NEW YORK, NY	—	1980–2022
39	TRAVERSE, NORMAN MRS	$28,450	7	NASHUA, NH	—	1992–2002
40	HEFNER, HUGH	$27,300	13	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1980–2016
41	BRASWELL, A GLENN	$27,000	8	LAS VEGAS, NV	—	1994–1998
42	FINKELSTEIN, JERRY	$26,050	31	NEW YORK, NY	—	1980–2002
43	WALSWORTH, DON	$25,400	10	MARCELINE, MO	—	1992–2010
44	HOUGH, MICHAEL	$24,896	35	NEWINGTON, CT	—	1986–2020
45	MARSHALL, JONATHAN MR	$24,750	15	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	—	1984–2012
46	EYLER, JOHN	$23,962	18	RYE, NY	—	1998–2022
47	MCCORMACK, WINTHROP L MR	$23,850	7	PORTLAND, OR	—	1980–2002
48	VENETOULIS, TED	$22,200	16	LUTHERVILLE, MD	—	1998–2020
49	MILLER, DONALD L	$21,394	61	ALEXANDRIA, VA	—	1980–2022
50	DELAPLAINE, GEORGE B JR	$21,350	23	FREDERICK, MD	—	1994–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received PUBLISHER donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	ACTBLUEC00401224	$821,237	14,111
2	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$446,501	13,005
3	HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946	$358,472	10,338
4	DSCCC00042366	$256,098	11,161
5	DCCCC00000935	$173,932	12,286
6	WINREDC00694323	$129,754	10,992
7	DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254	$110,000	141
8	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$106,176	10,976
9	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$96,685	11,194
10	NRSCC00027466	$90,441	8,759
11	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009	$72,936	184
12	FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975	$64,302	11,398
13	OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740	$63,740	9,071
14	NATURAL LAW PARTY OF THE UNITED STATESC00266759	$60,100	28
15	KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)C00236489	$59,500	1,885
16	DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACC00468314	$58,350	5,462
17	OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393	$57,800	5,713
18	DNC NON-FEDERAL UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTC60000692	$55,000	10
19	EMILYS LISTC00193433	$50,685	3,334
20	NO LABELS ACTION, INC.C00680983	$50,000	151
21	NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)C00412619	$47,500	26
22	HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795	$47,199	10,630
23	HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537	$41,544	10,023
24	NATIONAL PAC INC A/K/A NATPACC00150995	$41,000	124
25	DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOCC60001245	$40,000	2,807