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GRADUATE STUDENT

Total Donated

$5,871,698

Contributions

17,679

Unique Donors

583

Top States

NY
$2,498,477
72 donors
MA
$633,941
53 donors
CA
$531,983
122 donors
VA
$424,092
18 donors
PA
$207,611
32 donors
OH
$199,610
11 donors
IL
$196,473
35 donors
FL
$122,944
18 donors
TX
$106,213
18 donors
DC
$105,222
6 donors
MI
$97,311
17 donors
MD
$85,047
16 donors
WA
$81,199
18 donors
RI
$77,415
6 donors
NJ
$71,535
17 donors
MN
$51,584
12 donors
CT
$46,222
16 donors
WI
$40,152
12 donors
NC
$30,509
8 donors
KY
$29,718
3 donors

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

GRADUATE STUDENT political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
2004$102,78616397
2006$68,41710243
2008$325,17146184
2010$186,12733346
2012$652,916391111
2014$540,71513837

Top Donors

Top GRADUATE STUDENT donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateEmployerHistory
1SOROS, ALEX$1,777,00012NEW YORK, NYN/A2012–2022
2BOONE, AIMEE$335,17588ARLINGTON, VAGEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2004–2014
3WULF, EVAN$194,616643BROOKLYN, NYCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY2006–2016
4DAVIS, ALEXANDER$136,358209COLUMBUS, OHTHE OHIO STATE UNIVERSTIY2016–2022
5ASHAI, ZAID$108,70291BOSTON, MAHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL2006–2022
6ALFANO, MARK$101,460159NEW YORK, NYCUNY2008–2022
7ZAK, ROXANNE E$100,90031CONCORD, MAN/A2004–2020
8PLANT, ISAAC$96,20025CAMBRIDGE, MAHARVARD UNIVERSITY2016–2020
9STURM, ALICE$89,54430WASHINGTON, DCCORNELL UNIVERSITY2016–2022
10FLAHERTY, JONATHAN$69,90066NEW YORK, NYN/A2006–2022
11TILDEN, STEPHANIE$63,771395PROVIDENCE, RIBROWN2014–2020
12JENSEN, DANE$59,973132PHILADELPHIA, PAN/A2018–2022
13MA, SHIRLEY$56,905194ANN ARBOR, MINOT EMPLOYED2012–2022
14FARNSWORTH, ANDREW$53,90030ITHACA, NYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2004–2020
15CANON, STEPHEN $46,00053BERKELEY, CAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY2004–2022
16KLEVAN, MIRIAM$44,40041CHICAGO, ILNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY2012–2022
17BORTH, RICK$43,01552SPRINGBORO, OHNOT EMPLOYED2020–2022
18NIEDLAND, SUZANNE L MS.$37,1009JUPITER, FLN/A2004–2016
19BONDY, BRIAN$36,00017AUSTIN, TXUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN2018–2020
20PATEL, RONY$35,28148PITTSBURGH, PACARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY2016–2022
21RENFRO, LAURA MARIE$33,4001CAMBRIDGE, MAMIT2016
22HECHT, REBECCA$30,23855BROOKLYN, NYGRAD SCHOOL2020–2022
23SOSNAY, DANIEL$29,399104NEW YORK, NYNOT EMPLOYED2012–2022
24GEIDEL, MOLLY$29,32072SOMERVILLE, MAU. OF MASS. BOSTON2006–2022
25CENTURION, CARLOS E MR.$28,5004MIAMI, FLNONE2004–2010
26HENSINGER, SHANE$27,21032SAN FRANCISCO, CANOT EMPLOYED2004–2022
27CHAO, ANNE MS.$26,5008HOUSTON, TXSELF2008–2014
28RUSSEL, SASCHA$25,264132BOSTON, MAHARVARD UNIVERISTY2010–2022
29BRANDON, GREGORY$24,56583MCLEAN, VAINFORMATION REQUESTED2004–2020
30STUART, ELIZABETH $24,47571SOMERVILLE, MAHARVARD UNIVERSITY2004–2020
31STREICKER, MICHAEL$23,3007NEW YORK, NYCOLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL2006–2018
32PINKERT, DANIEL$21,32349CHICAGO, ILNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY2008–2022
33MAHLSTEDT, ANDREW $20,42544PALO ALTO, CASTANFORD UNIVERSITY2004–2020
34ROCKEFELLER V, JOHN D $20,40012BALTIMORE, MDJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2004–2020
35CRANOR, MARIA$20,334376SALT LAKE CITY, UTUNIVERSITY OF UTAH2004–2022
36CHASE, ROBERTA$20,03527HARVARD, MASELF2004–2020
37MAHURIN, SARAH JOANNE$20,0002BOWLING GREEN, KYYALE UNIVERSITY2006–2020
38RUSSELL, MARC$19,56082STATE COLLEGE, PANOT EMPLOYED2004–2022
39FRIEDMAN-COHEN, ZOE$18,69527BERKELEY, CAUC BERKELEY2018–2020
40MOHTA, VIVEK$18,15016CAMBRIDGE, MAHARVARD UNIVERSITY2004–2020
41WYMAN, BERTRAM$18,012113BERKELEY, CAUC BERKELEY2016–2022
42CORNWALL, OWEN$17,845216NEW YORK, NYCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY2016–2020
43BAILEY, JESSICA$17,22876ALEXANDRIA, VASTUDENT2012–2022
44VOLKOFF, OLIVIA$16,46631CAMBRIDGE, MAHARVARD UNIVERSITY2016–2020
45LI, JOY$16,26226MOUNTAIN VIEW, CAUCSF2018–2020
46HARTMAN, MARY LOU$16,24440CHEVY CHASE, MDSELF-EMPLOYED2012–2020
47KINNEY, JUSTIN$16,140105PRINCETON, NJPRINCETON UNIVERSITY2004–2022
48GIDWITZ, SCOTT KEMPER MR$16,1004CHICAGO, ILGRADUATE STUDENT2014–2016
49RAWLING, ZACHARY$15,9007LOS ANGELES, CAUCLA SCHOOL OF LAW2006–2016
50DAYTON, CORNELIA M.$15,5009MINNEAPOLIS, MNUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA2018–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received GRADUATE STUDENT donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$1,169,44916,751
2PRIORITIES USA ACTIONC00495861$1,003,550511
3FRIENDS OF DEMOCRACYC00520080$630,00012
4HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$219,3233,064
5FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$164,0486,772
6OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$127,8513,282
7BERNIE 2020C00696948$116,3596,679
8PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESC00489799$106,00088
9HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$104,3352,153
10DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$100,9604,204
11COALITION FOR PROGRESSC00582841$100,00012
12HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$87,8664,438
13OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$61,4571,597
14DSCCC00042366$58,1562,539
15DCCCC00000935$52,9872,339
16BERNIE 2016C00577130$51,1645,270
17WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00693234$46,9304,388
18EMILYS LISTC00193433$45,020804
19OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$44,112725
20JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$43,8331,785
21JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$40,6443,661
22WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$38,2672,178
23CITIZENS FOR A BETTER ILLINOISC00669820$35,00012
24BATTLEGROUND TEXASC00541391$27,50088
25FAIR FIGHTC00693515$27,1822,082