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ARTIST

Total Donated

$47,114,394

Contributions

243,498

Unique Donors

6,429

Top States

NY
$10,445,563
1,185 donors
CA
$10,409,432
1,293 donors
MA
$3,155,341
373 donors
FL
$1,551,511
242 donors
IL
$1,514,820
177 donors
TX
$1,470,629
256 donors
DC
$1,460,318
66 donors
CO
$1,408,528
181 donors
PA
$1,347,134
190 donors
CT
$1,300,782
164 donors
NJ
$1,139,355
146 donors
WA
$1,056,921
199 donors
NC
$958,399
101 donors
NM
$805,274
142 donors
VT
$717,712
66 donors
RI
$659,614
55 donors
VA
$656,451
150 donors
MI
$647,976
93 donors
OR
$600,232
126 donors
MD
$572,615
123 donors

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

ARTIST political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
2002$7,350126
2004$2,372,9382,0531,237
2006$970,0641,249600
2008$4,089,3604,2101,848
2010$1,297,1441,457703
2012$3,834,4004,0021,491
2014$1,835,2601,801732

Top Donors

Top ARTIST donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateEmployerHistory
1FORSTER, ELIZABETH MRS.$844,15023WASHINGTON, DCSELF-EMPLOYED2008–2022
2STOLIAROVA, ANA$746,02542WEST HOLLYWOOD, CAJUJU2016–2020
3HORING, PATRICIA$505,50056LARCHMONT, NYSELF2004–2022
4LARKIN, CORINA$501,52080HARRISON, NYSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2022
5JEMISON, MARGARET$474,295580PITTSBORO, NCSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2020
6FRANKE, JAY$348,105107CHICAGO, ILHUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO2004–2022
7PITTS, BRADLEY$335,915381BROOKLYN, NYSELF EMPLOYED2016–2022
8GRAHAM, VALERIE$335,711711CHARLOTTE, VTSELF2004–2022
9SEYMOUR, ANTOINETTE$266,9221,342PHILADELPHIA, PASELF2008–2022
10MEHRETU, JULIE$238,542133NEW YORK, NYSELF2004–2020
11ALLEN, MARIETTE PATHY$233,75056NEW YORK, NYSELF-EMPLOYED2006–2022
12ROCKEFELLER, CLAY$221,614540PROVIDENCE, RISELF2004–2022
13FREDERICKS, ANNE G$217,4006GREAT BARRINGTON, MASELF EMPLOYED2004–2022
14PURINGTON, RICHARD $216,33187RIDGEWOOD, NJNOT EMPLOYED2004–2022
15BROTEN, CYNTHIA$214,365429LAKE BLUFF, ILSELF EMPLOYED2018–2022
16D'AURAY, MARY LOU$193,074128SAUSALITO, CASELF-EMPLOYED2006–2022
17WANG, ANDY$189,90268ALBANY, CAZYNGA2012–2020
18VAN BUREN, SHEFFIELD$187,50097CAMBRIDGE, MASELF EMPLOYED2008–2022
19LINCOLN, GREGORY$187,4691,362LAGUNA BEACH, CAGREGORY LINCOLN STUDIO2012–2022
20GREVILLE, NICHOLAS$187,30086CHESTNUT HILL, MARETIRED2004–2022
21WILKINSON, JULIA M. MS.$178,70010AUSTIN, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2008–2022
22EDISON, AARON$178,656138NEW YORK, NYSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2020
23FRANKE, JAY L. MR.$165,90012CHICAGO, ILSELF-EMPLOYED2008–2022
24GARCIA ZIFF, BRIANNE$164,70053NEW YORK, NYSELF2018–2020
25TERAOKA, MASAMI$162,2496,862WAIMANALO, HINONE2004–2022
26THOMPSON, AHMIR$157,494822PHILADELPHIA, PASELF EMPLOYED2008–2022
27BRITTON, LYNDA R$155,13597CLEVELAND, OHSELF2010–2022
28HEILMANN, MARY$153,95019NEW YORK, NYSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2022
29TODD, AMELIA$153,126152CAMBRIDGE, MASELF-EMPLOYED2016–2022
30FORSTER, ELIZABETH D MRS$147,7009WASHINGTON, DCSELF-EMPLOYED2014–2020
31CHASE, ANDREW GOLDBERG$147,50030NEW YORK, NYSELF2010–2018
32MCKEAN, CYNTHIA$143,733477SAUGATUCK, MI2004–2022
33DOCTER, MARCIA$138,399247PALM BEACH, FLSELF EMPLOYED2010–2022
34VAN RENS, JOHN$134,90051NEW YORK, NYSELF2004–2020
35LANDER, LORI$131,035190CAMBRIDGE, MASELF2004–2022
36TORRANCE, AMA$128,226158OAKLAND, CASELF2004–2022
37Grobman, Ellen$125,697394Amherst, MAself2002–2022
38PFEIFFER, BETH$122,60022LINCOLN, MANOT EMPLOYED2008–2020
39ARAD, JOYCE$117,094103BEVERLY HILLS, CAJOYCE ARAD/ARTIST2006–2022
40HICKS, BEVERLY$116,908103DALLAS, TXNONE2004–2022
41RUTTENBERG, KATHY$115,35032BEARSVILLE, NYSELF2004–2020
42VIBBER, ALEX$114,90565SAN FRANCISCO, CASELF-EMPLOYED2016–2020
43RAIZ, ALEXANDRA$113,476108NEWTON, MAALEXANDRA RAIZ2010–2022
44O'NEILL, GEORGE MR. JR$112,0006LAKE WALES, FLSELF2016–2020
45MINTER, MARILYN$111,303175NEW YORK, NYSELF2004–2022
46CLEMENTS, MARILYN T MS.$102,100102STAMFORD, CTSELF2004–2022
47BELL, KRISTEN$101,76388BEVERLY HILLS, CASELF-EMPLOYED2012–2022
48NAUTS, PHYLLIS$100,2371,447WEST CORNWALL, CTSELF2004–2022
49PFEIFFER, BETH KENNEDY$100,0002BOSTON, MASELF-EMPLOYED2016
50ALEXANDER, PETER$97,328486SANTA MONICA, CASELF-EMPLOYED2004–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received ARTIST donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$8,893,829212,917
2OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$1,892,20262,812
3DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$1,615,74875,361
4HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$1,343,70448,867
5DCCCC00000935$1,192,871114,213
6HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$1,131,40235,092
7REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$1,072,33218,163
8FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$1,056,205110,915
9EMILYS LISTC00193433$1,046,23424,686
10OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$988,62519,694
11DSCCC00042366$859,65492,587
12HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$738,78867,324
13WINREDC00694323$723,28829,723
14HILLARY ACTION FUNDC00619411$721,385299
15OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$688,88011,419
16DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2004C00401539$465,4501,597
17TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$428,225298
18ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$407,2901,580
19JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$351,37319,576
20END CITIZENS UNITEDC00573261$345,81770,492
21HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569$340,1287,151
22BERNIE 2020C00696948$298,25340,257
23BERNIE 2016C00577130$298,02250,980
24NRSCC00027466$272,50212,964
25MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONC00341396$264,16651,160