WRITER

Total Donated

$32,663,526

Contributions

89,797

Unique Donors

1,771

Top Employer

WRITER

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

WRITER political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1980	$100,970	134	85
1982	$77,606	72	43
1984	$117,395	109	62
1986	$173,608	162	96
1988	$257,197	280	182
1990	$221,337	320	169
1992	$638,730	887	418
1994	$467,994	688	318
1996	$1,065,969	1,023	492
1998	$594,845	833	402
2000	$1,447,401	1,473	647
2002	$753,510	885	405
2004	$1,624,374	1,718	614
2006	$1,182,782	1,156	397
2008	$2,170,630	2,214	578
2010	$1,433,226	1,325	359
2012	$2,120,118	2,005	481
2014	$1,388,153	1,231	312

Top Donors

Top WRITER donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	RUBINSTEIN, JOEL	$1,132,461	1,068	SAN DIEGO, CA	—	1996–2022
2	BENENSON, LAWRENCE	$1,075,919	112	NEW YORK, NY	—	1994–2022
3	BERGER, BRUCE N	$639,950	306	PARADISE VALLEY, AZ	—	1986–2020
4	GRISHAM, JOHN R	$605,100	103	NORTH GARDEN, VA	—	1994–2020
5	GLEICK, JAMES	$551,498	211	BROOKLYN, NY	—	1996–2022
6	MOLDAW, CAROL	$545,260	239	BERKELEY, CA	—	1984–2022
7	HALPRIN, LEE S	$520,675	255	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—	1992–2022
8	MAYER, MUSA	$495,484	498	NEW YORK, NY	—	1998–2022
9	MINDICH, STACEY	$493,600	67	NEW YORK, NY	—	2000–2022
10	PRADY, WILLIAM	$465,020	141	SHERMAN OAKS, CA	—	1998–2020
11	VRADENBURG, PATRICIA L	$434,096	114	ENCINO, CA	—	1992–2018
12	DUHAMEL, KATHARINE	$374,565	100	LARKSPUR, CA	—	1998–2022
13	STERN, DIANNE	$365,600	153	SCARSDALE, NY	—	1988–2020
14	SOROS, JEFFREY	$351,902	69	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	—	1996–2022
15	ROSS, GARY	$331,795	991	SHERMAN OAKS, CA	—	1988–2022
16	LANDER-SIMON, DIANE	$315,119	754	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1992–2022
17	LEDES, RICHARD	$299,824	604	NEW YORK, NY	—	2000–2022
18	BOYD, JAMES	$299,798	1,836	EAST HAMPTON, NY	—	1980–2022
19	KASDAN, LAWRENCE	$299,215	262	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1986–2022
20	BLOCK, VALERIE	$299,152	829	NEW YORK, NY	—	1998–2022
21	HEMMERDINGER, ELIZABETH	$291,513	157	NEW YORK, NY	—	1984–2022
22	VRADENBURG, PATRICIA	$290,451	121	SOUTH ORANGE, NJ	—	1988–2018
23	PRADY, WILLIAM S	$277,100	94	SHERMAN OAKS, CA	—	1994–2020
24	KRANTZ, JUDITH	$261,120	119	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	—	1980–2014
25	BERGER, KATHLEEN	$259,547	182	NEW YORK, NY	—	1988–2022
26	MURDOCH, A M	$252,000	3	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1992–1996
27	MICHAELIS, DAVID	$231,953	327	WASHINGTON, DC	—	1992–2022
28	RUBIN, GRETCHEN	$219,910	46	NEW YORK, NY	—	2000–2020
29	GODSHALL, LIBERTY	$219,220	668	SANTA MONICA, CA	—	1992–2022
30	LYONS, TOM W	$200,427	365	NEW YORK, NY	—	1986–2022
31	ISENBERG, ANN	$191,516	221	SHAWNEE MISSION, KS	—	1996–2022
32	MISHKIN, CHASE	$189,610	86	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1980–2012
33	TANNENHAUSER, CAROL E	$184,700	38	NEW YORK, NY	—	1998–2016
34	TOBIAS, ANDREW P	$180,397	103	NEW YORK, NY	—	1980–2022
35	MANDEL, ALAN	$171,506	74	SHERMAN OAKS, CA	—	1992–2020
36	COTCHETT, VICTORIA	$170,383	71	HILLSBOROUGH, CA	—	1988–2006
37	VANDEN-HEUVEL, KATRINA	$169,250	81	NEW YORK, NY	—	1984–2020
38	FORSYTH, G ALLAN	$162,580	1,754	NEW YORK, NY	—	1998–2022
39	MALONEY, MARGARET C MRS.	$162,561	5	PALO ALTO, CA	1929 PRODUCTIONS	2016
40	ALLENDE, ISABEL	$161,900	42	SAUSALITO, CA	—	1996–2022
41	WHITE, SHELBY	$161,050	107	NEW YORK, NY	—	1980–2022
42	SIMON, BREN MS	$150,900	11	MANALAPAN, FL	—	1996–2010
43	KURTZ, CAROLINE	$146,016	145	MISSOULA, MT	—	2000–2022
44	MOGUL, JUDITH	$145,850	90	SCARSDALE, NY	—	2000–2022
45	WEED, JULIE	$145,095	93	SEATTLE, WA	—	2000–2022
46	WOLF, JAMIE R	$139,146	206	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1988–2022
47	CAMERON, SUSAN	$136,026	735	MARINA DEL RAY, CA	—	1992–2022
48	GORE, SUSAN	$135,228	76	FAIRFIELD, IA	—	1992–2022
49	SCHULMAN, HEIDI	$134,985	79	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	—	1992–2022
50	STEIN, JEAN	$133,430	116	NEW YORK, NY	—	1980–2020

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received WRITER donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	ACTBLUEC00401224	$4,288,013	76,957
2	DCCCC00000935	$1,806,364	53,315
3	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$1,307,379	54,408
4	DSCCC00042366	$1,209,555	50,369
5	HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537	$835,595	25,731
6	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$639,055	52,080
7	OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740	$487,197	23,864
8	EMILYS LISTC00193433	$476,081	19,683
9	WINREDC00694323	$434,206	25,336
10	HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946	$380,302	29,920
11	JSTREETPACC00441949	$375,975	4,122
12	FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975	$272,979	51,927
13	HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795	$251,288	37,871
14	NRSC - NONFEDERALC60000148	$250,250	18
15	OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393	$224,105	12,632
16	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653	$215,748	22,572
17	DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254	$206,500	2,752
18	BIDEN ACTION FUNDC00746651	$201,000	213
19	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569	$192,767	11,541
20	TRUMP VICTORYC00618389	$190,300	291
21	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATEC00413914	$153,362	10,531
22	NRSCC00027466	$147,512	13,456
23	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONC00341396	$146,168	23,271
24	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$121,281	16,190
25	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876	$117,130	33,523