RET

Total Donated

$2,515,339

Contributions

9,267

Unique Donors

277

Top Employer

RET

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

RET political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1982	$20,500	3	2
1984	$48,252	40	27
1986	$18,635	21	10
1988	$3,750	6	6
1990	$18,632	39	14
1992	$43,027	84	24
1994	$25,220	46	15
1996	$53,076	104	25
1998	$18,095	32	18
2000	$26,235	51	19
2002	$8,850	24	13
2004	$438,868	238	110
2006	$145,836	123	46
2008	$123,971	163	70
2010	$131,611	150	53
2012	$181,507	211	71
2014	$72,986	95	42

Top Donors

Top RET donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	MATTHEWS, GEORGE JR	$255,200	3	ATLANTA, GA	—	2004–2022
2	LOEWENBAUM, GEORGE	$220,430	102	AUSTIN, TX	—	2004–2022
3	CHILDRESS, RICHARD	$147,165	51	GAINESVILLE, FL	—	2004–2022
4	FOLLETT, BRIAN R	$110,400	7	AUSTIN, TX	—	2004–2012
5	SUGDEN, REBECCA	$81,090	35	APOPKA, FL	—	2004–2014
6	HERNANDEZ, JOSE	$80,574	886	ORANGE, CA	—	1996–2022
7	WEGNER, KENNETH A MR.	$70,159	23	LAS VEGAS, NV	—	2006
8	MEYER, FREDERICK E	$66,033	94	NEW GLARUS, WI	—	1988–1998
9	HARTMANN, KENNETH A MR	$44,800	37	BURBANK, CA	RETIRED	2004–2016
10	LEONARD, CLARK	$41,800	18	NEWPORT BEACH, CA	—	1998–2022
11	PRATT, SUZANNE	$37,656	1,015	VISTA, CA	—	2004–2020
12	DYE, SUSAN	$36,913	131	AKRON, OH	—	2004–2022
13	ELKAN, NANCY	$34,395	51	PORTAGE, MI	—	2004–2022
14	CAMILLERI, LOUIS MR	$34,101	37	BELLMORE, NY	—	2000–2014
15	KNOUREK, ROBERT J MR.	$30,750	10	LOS ALTOS, CA	RETIRED	2004
16	PETRIE, MARGUERITE	$30,648	40	GREENSBORO, GA	RET	2020–2022
17	HOLMES, STEVEN R	$30,481	176	PONTIAC, IL	—	2004–2022
18	NORDSTROM, JIM	$24,051	27	OLIVENHAIN, CA	—	2004–2020
19	VARNEY, LORI	$23,210	15	BANGOR, ME	RET	2010–2020
20	PERNA, VINCENT	$21,951	625	CHESTERFIELD, MO	—	2004–2022
21	RONEY, EDWARD	$21,737	86	BARRINGTON, IL	—	2004–2022
22	GADDIS, ROBERT L	$21,500	14	MANCOS, CO	—	2004–2018
23	PRALL, DOUGLAS	$20,515	309	REEDSPORT, OR	RET	2010–2022
24	SOMERMEIER,	$20,000	2	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	—	1982
25	FARRY, WILLIAM	$19,512	149	CONCORD, CA	—	1992–2022
26	BRENTLINGER, MARK	$18,800	5	ASPEN, CO	RET	2004–2022
27	KULIK, DAVID G	$18,150	10	PONTE VEDRA, FL	RETIRED	2012–2018
28	WELLEHAN, DAN	$17,300	33	CUMBERLAND FORESID, ME	—	2004–2022
29	SWANN, THOMAS	$17,171	82	CELINA, TN	—	1992–2022
30	YODER, MICHAEL	$17,006	201	ARLINGTON, MA	—	2004–2022
31	GEARON, J MICHAEL	$16,090	71	ATLANTA, GA	—	2004–2022
32	LAVIGNE, JOE	$16,075	5	BELVEDERE, CA	—	2004–2016
33	MANN, DONNA	$15,099	73	SHELTON, WA	—	2004–2022
34	HILBERG	$15,000	1	LACONIA, NH	—	2004
35	SCOTT, TAMARA	$14,393	121	HONOLULU, HI	—	2004–2022
36	RUTHMAN, THOMAS R	$14,350	10	WEST CHESTER, OH	RETIRED	2008–2018
37	JOHNSTON, HOWARD	$14,112	181	DENVER, CO	—	1990–2022
38	MOULIN, IRVING V	$13,400	26	BLVDR TIBURON, CA	—	1990–2000
39	SPRIGG, MARSHALL	$13,250	38	FLOWER MOUND, TX	—	2004–2022
40	CURTIS, GINNY	$12,550	27	CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA	RET	2010–2020
41	GULLEY, JOHN	$12,479	57	FARRAGUT, TN	—	2004–2022
42	HILE, JAMES	$12,369	193	LANSING, MI	—	2004–2022
43	MERRY, EUGENE	$12,060	25	PITTSBURGH, PA	—	2000–2006
44	PATTON, BARRY	$11,894	357	AUSTIN, TX	—	2004–2022
45	WINDRUM, CAROL	$11,825	9	OMAHA, NE	RET	2018–2022
46	SCHMIDT, EUGENE	$11,476	184	COVINA, CA	—	1992–2022
47	STURMAN, JONATHAN	$11,250	29	RICHMOND, VA	—	2004–2020
48	LEININGER, O O	$11,002	49	FORT HUACHUCA, AZ	RET	2006–2014
49	HOOKS, JOHN	$10,785	134	HIGH POINT, NC	—	2004–2022
50	BARKER, LYNN	$10,402	150	YUCAIPA, CA	—	1992–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received RET donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	SWIFT BOAT VETS AND POWS FOR TRUTHC00431734	$352,900	4,755
2	WINREDC00694323	$193,567	3,715
3	ACTBLUEC00401224	$124,892	5,842
4	NRSCC00027466	$101,449	2,924
5	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$76,168	2,576
6	WEGNER FOR CONGRESSC00421628	$70,159	23
7	AMERICAN CROSSROADSC00487363	$65,000	11
8	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371	$60,218	4,700
9	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$50,732	4,466
10	GROWTH ENERGY PACC00475665	$35,000	51
11	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009	$32,630	153
12	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100	$27,087	2,043
13	DCCCC00000935	$26,909	3,784
14	PERDUE FOR SENATEC00547570	$26,532	2,035
15	CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.C00140590	$25,800	104
16	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.C00458828	$25,200	767
17	HUDSON FOR CONGRESSC00504522	$24,900	51
18	COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERALC00248716	$24,281	176
19	NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00024687	$23,034	146
20	NRCCC00075820	$21,731	2,188
21	BROWNBACK FOR PRESIDENT INCC00430694	$20,726	71
22	COLLINS FOR SENATORC00314575	$20,650	392
23	COLORADO REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEC00033134	$19,800	14
24	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$19,750	1,650
25	POLIQUIN FOR CONGRESSC00518654	$18,700	15