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REAL ESTATE

Total Donated

$66,412,750

Contributions

121,745

Unique Donors

3,924

Top Employer

REAL ESTATE

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

REAL ESTATE political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$622,681818514
1982$415,865485255
1984$627,877607261
1986$741,107764435
1988$1,228,6861,159720
1990$824,4871,069587
1992$1,405,1671,600729
1994$1,084,7461,455696
1996$1,813,5252,210996
1998$1,816,1491,905827
2000$4,210,1413,1971,387
2002$2,179,2072,157889
2004$3,024,6912,819906
2006$2,786,1182,412754
2008$3,922,0503,251923
2010$2,405,6662,429690
2012$4,030,9493,001782
2014$3,169,4432,327601

Top Donors

Top REAL ESTATE donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1ZELL, SAMUEL$2,271,241446CHICAGO, IL1980–2022
2KRUPP, DOUGLAS$2,020,104361BOSTON, MA1980–2022
3KADISH, LAWRENCE$1,625,798131GARDEN CITY, NY1990–2022
4WEISS, RICHARD$1,275,1951,512BEVERLY HILLS, CA1980–2022
5THOMPSON, DAVID$1,205,5905,291SEATTLE, WA1980–2022
6ZARNEGIN, ROBERT$1,184,450294LOS ANGELES, CA1988–2022
7KADISH, LAWRENCE MR$1,005,80038OLD WESTBURY, NY1996–2018
8SMITH, ROBERT H$974,962537WASHINGTON, DC1980–2020
9GOODMAN, MURRAY H MR$932,85094PALM BEACH, FL1980–2022
10BEAL, ANDREW D.$786,5007WACO, TX1980–2022
11DAVIS, JONATHAN$707,9061,071CHESTNUT HILL, MA1990–2022
12JENKINS, DAVID$663,2711,271MANITOU SPRINGS, CO1980–2022
13HOWARD, JOHN$634,2801,504BRANDON, MS1980–2022
14GERSON, ELOISE$623,140192CHICAGO, IL1998–2022
15SEXTON, G MARLYNE$616,00024INDIANAPOLIS, IN1992–2022
16SULLIVAN, WILLIAM$591,4991,953TUCSON, AZ1980–2022
17BERMAN, MARTIN$576,687305BOSTON, MA1986–2022
18MANOCHERIAN, GREG$551,300139NEW YORK, NY1998–2022
19STUDLEY, JULIEN J$546,875125NEW YORK, NY1980–2014
20SALTZ, SUSAN$515,0441,011FLAGSTAFF, AZ1994–2022
21FETNER, HAROLD$499,45286NEW YORK, NY1990–2022
22WILLIAMS, JOHN A$498,020259MARIETTA, GA1980–2022
23ALLEN, CHARLES$489,8181,636CHICKASHA, OK1980–2022
24FEINBERG, DAVID H$485,26696DENVER, CO1980–2018
25LYNCH, THOMAS$458,4012,802IRVINE, CA1990–2022
26GRAY, RICHARD$455,9202,417BEAUFORT, SC1980–2022
27FORD, TOM$418,87588MENLO PARK, CA1980–2022
28ZIMMERMAN, EDWARD$395,840249FORT LEE, NJ1980–2022
29WEINDLING, LESTER$324,100288NEW YORK, NY2000–2016
30KERR, MICHAEL$323,910583WOODSBURGH, NY1990–2022
31MANOCHERIAN, GREGORY$307,15086NEW YORK, NY2000–2022
32KARGMAN, WILLIAM$303,460150CAMBRIDGE, MA1990–2022
33SCHLUSSEL, DAVID$282,244213TEANECK, NJ1994–2022
34SWEZY, LEWIS$281,50065HIALEAH, FL1994–2020
35BERGMAN, JOHN$273,772146HILLSBOROUGH, CA1980–2022
36MORRIS, BROOK$271,988163NEWPORT BEACH, CA1994–2022
37GRAY, STEPHEN$260,309954SPRINGFIELD, MA1992–2022
38JENSEN, JULIE$254,188475RAPID CITY, SD1990–2022
39CANIZARO, JOSEPH C MR & MRS$251,0006NEW ORLEANS, LA2000
40LEFRAK, RICHARD$248,40075FOREST HILLS, NY1980–2022
41BERNSTEIN, STUART A$245,140120WASHINGTON, DC1980–2020
42FIELD, LAWRENCE$238,400303BEVERLY HILLS, CA1980–2022
43NUTTER, JAMES$235,656163KANSAS CITY, MO1988–2022
44YOUNG, CHARLES$235,015990MERIDIAN, MS1988–2022
45KARP, STEPHEN R$234,300104WESTON, MA1980–2020
46HIRSCH, JEROME$234,00044SCOTTSDALE, AZ1982–2022
47WEST, JAMES A$229,87754WEXFORD, PA1982–2010
48KASHIAN, EDWARD$226,45081FRESNO, CA1982–2022
49JAFFE, NORA$225,697540LA JOLLA, CA1998–2022
50BRISBEN, WILLIAM O MR$224,60014CINCINNATI, OH1988–2008

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received REAL ESTATE donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$4,344,91787,599
2RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015$2,185,9092,082
3WINREDC00694323$2,134,08872,249
4REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$1,681,05666,660
5DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$1,256,24164,830
6DSCCC00042366$1,244,79565,548
7DCCCC00000935$1,158,66465,546
8TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$1,134,50011,791
9NRSCC00027466$1,011,38052,588
10OHIO FREEDOM FUNDC00628842$700,0007
11HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$609,37337,159
12OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$532,85337,178
13ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$532,78621,268
14JOHN BOLTON SUPER PACC00542464$515,0941,069
15OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$440,99348,690
16REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)C00345132$404,8001,128
17MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100$399,09944,271
18HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$394,30641,645
19TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$388,83659,597
20FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$376,80463,647
21NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009$317,9864,849
22REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376$309,9242,902
23SMPC00484642$297,96936,057
24CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INCC00439729$263,7958,953
25SLF PACC00571703$255,400526