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CLERGY

Total Donated

$2,645,745

Contributions

25,949

Unique Donors

530

Top States

CA
$744,591
34 donors
NY
$201,200
54 donors
IL
$152,811
34 donors
MA
$149,356
23 donors
VA
$136,593
22 donors
TX
$98,518
31 donors
MN
$95,805
25 donors
FL
$82,823
17 donors
NC
$81,758
18 donors
CT
$81,034
14 donors
CO
$78,800
10 donors
WA
$63,795
10 donors
PA
$56,997
25 donors
MI
$53,150
17 donors
NJ
$50,148
16 donors
OH
$45,503
18 donors
TN
$39,443
10 donors
MD
$39,083
17 donors
AL
$28,147
9 donors
DC
$28,056
6 donors

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

CLERGY political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
2004$100,81413155
2006$32,0005730
2008$107,47918083
2010$51,01412158
2012$122,135229104
2014$51,9288843

Top Donors

Top CLERGY donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateEmployerHistory
1KELSEY, KEENAN$626,4221,262LARKSPUR, CANOE VALLEY MINISTRY PRESBYTERIAN CHURC2004–2022
2LEWISQ, STEVEN$73,09248GLOUCESTER, MATEMPLE AHAVAT ACHIM2016–2022
3WHITFIELD, SHAN$42,40015MARKHAM, ILINFORMATION REQUESTED2010–2014
4TILLOTSON, ELLEN$42,284206TORRINGTON, CTTHE EPISCOPAL CHURCH2012–2022
5WILLMS, ANN$39,421137CHARLOTTESVILLE, VANOT EMPLOYED2012–2020
6KEAR, ANNE$38,3571,232LONGMONT, CORETIRED2016–2022
7KENT, RUTH$31,530312ARLINGTON, VAINGLESIDE AT ROCK CREEK2016–2022
8PRIES, LYNN$28,9501,298NAPERVILLE, ILNORTHERN ILLINOIS CONFERENCE OF METHOD2012–2022
9WINEINGER, MERRILEE$28,14357HENDERSONVILLE, TNTENNESSEE CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST2016–2020
10KELSEY, KEENAN C$24,03041LARKSPUR, CANOE VALLEY MINISTRY2004–2022
11GRACE, HARRY$23,6393,420BUFFALO, NYST MARK'S & ALL SAINT'S CHURCH2016–2020
12SHEEHAN, JUSTIN R REV.$23,00115PIFFARD, NYABBEY OF THE GENESEE2004
13BARTON, JEFF$22,20545BEAVERTON, ORLAKE OSWEGO UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST2008–2022
14BONSEY, STEVEN$20,16022CAMBRIDGE, MACHURCH OF REDEMPTION2004–2018
15MAY, JANET$19,789305MIAMI, FLGENERAL BOARD OF GLOBAL MINISTRIES, UN2008–2022
16HARFOUCHE, CHRISTIAN$18,0466PENSACOLA, FLSELF-EMPLOYED2020
17MCPHERSON, RICHARD$17,380200OLYMPIA, WAUNITED METHODIST CHURCH2008–2022
18PERRIN, PATRICK$16,530454VALLEY STREAM, NYTHE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH2016–2022
19OHLENDORF, RAY$16,018118TAYLORSVILLE, NCSELF-EMPLOYED2016–2022
20PALMA, ANNE$16,00019KIMBERLY, IDOUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH2020–2022
21STROMMEN, HEIDI$15,66173PLYMOUTH, MNMT. OLIVET LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PLYMOUTH2008–2022
22FESSLER, MICHAEL$15,4188POUGHKEEPSIE, NYRECONSTRUCTING JUDAISM2020
23PAIK, MARY$15,10622KAILUA, HINOT EMPLOYEED2008–2020
24BROADWAY, TWILA$14,4942BELMONT, NCCHRIST UMC2018
25TROTTER, FRANK$13,980375WASHINGTON, DCUNITED METHODIST CHURCH2004–2022
26GREEN, SAMUEL L MR.$13,63010HAMPTON, VAST. JOHN'S CHURCH OF GOD2004–2006
27BENSON, MARILYN J$12,8004SAINT PAUL, MNSELF-EMPLOYED2008
28POHLY, GERALD$12,550236GRAND RAPIDS, MIRETIRED2016–2020
29GUZMAN, LUCIA$12,32522DENVER, CO2004–2020
30GURLEY, LAWRENCE$11,849895HOUSTON, TX1ST CHURCH2012–2022
31RHYNE, ANN$11,51017CHARLOTTE, NC{{EMPLOYER,DEFAULTTO2018–2022
32MARSHALL-TURMAN, EBONI$11,5003NEW YORK, NYABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH2012–2016
33VAN SANT, MARK$11,41728LITTLE SILVER, NJST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH2004–2020
34TRIMBLE, ALTON$10,66378LOS ANGELES, CAGCFI2020–2022
35POLING-GOLDENNE, MARTA$10,50014HENDERSON, NVNEW SONG LUTHERAN CHURCH2010–2020
36SCHMITZ, KATHRYN$10,27523MIAMI, FLUNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF2008–2022
37LINDBLADE, SUSAN$10,04315NEWPORT, NCST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH2008–2020
38SAMUELSON, MARK$9,635244EVERETT, WAOUR SAVIOR'S LUTHERN CHURCH2004–2022
39SCHULT, DAVID$9,12530WEST HEMPSTEAD, NYRETIRED2016–2022
40PUTNAM-NETTO, CATHERINE$9,0006SALT LAKE CITY, UTWASATCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH2012–2022
41FREETO, LINDA$8,886424WACO, TXRETIRED2016–2022
42NIELSEN, JAN$8,836299WEST HARTFORD, CTTHE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH2008–2022
43SOMERS-CLARK, RON$8,613298DALLAS, TXRETIRED2010–2022
44OGLES, JERRY$8,52998ENTERPRISE, ALAOC INT'L2016–2022
45WILLSEY, STEVEN$8,40024SILVER SPRING, MDRETIRED2016
46MAHLE, KATHERINE A MS.$8,27530GOLDEN VALLEY, MNHAMLINE UMC2004–2012
47COLVIN, JAWANZA$8,27527CLEVELAND, OHOLIVET INSTITUTIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH2016–2020
48CUNNINGHAM, MARGARET T REV.$8,25014HAVERFORD, PAALL SAINTS CHURCH2004–2010
49DEPUY, CURTIS$8,20217GIBBON, MNCLEAR LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH2006–2022
50BRIDWELL, JOHN B.$8,15010AMARILLO, TXRETIRED2014–2020

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received CLERGY donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$774,01223,155
2WINREDC00694323$106,2406,864
3DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$83,0867,537
4FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$80,84315,275
5DCCCC00000935$75,14214,760
6DSCCC00042366$70,85211,735
7OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$64,7743,322
8EMILYS LISTC00193433$52,7002,003
9NRCCC00075820$39,0851,909
10REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$39,0761,879
11HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$38,0717,372
12TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$34,9055,526
13WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$27,9044,514
14MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100$27,2262,988
15NRSCC00027466$26,1532,068
16MERRILEE FOR TENNESSEEC00673632$25,94357
17END CITIZENS UNITEDC00573261$23,83410,845
18HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$22,3733,549
19OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$17,5001,715
20HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$17,1902,956
21FRIENDS OF SHARRON ANGLEC00460758$14,50026
22SARA GIDEON FOR MAINEC00709899$14,3382,058
23JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATEC00696153$13,9522,552
24JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$13,5742,879
25JACK NELSON-PALLMEYER FOR SENATEC00439893$12,8004