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JOURNALIST

Total Donated

$4,510,340

Contributions

22,018

Unique Donors

661

Top States

NY
$1,373,279
177 donors
CA
$1,287,401
122 donors
TX
$299,382
25 donors
DC
$162,446
30 donors
CT
$158,234
25 donors
MA
$137,740
26 donors
FL
$124,787
31 donors
CO
$85,896
19 donors
IL
$78,321
19 donors
NJ
$74,327
17 donors
VA
$68,324
19 donors
WY
$68,027
3 donors
MI
$65,582
10 donors
NC
$47,582
5 donors
MO
$43,641
4 donors
PA
$42,685
15 donors
MD
$40,131
15 donors
WA
$39,154
10 donors
AL
$27,611
7 donors
HI
$25,668
4 donors

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

JOURNALIST political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
2004$188,777173118
2006$114,49710666
2008$482,991435201
2010$99,57513773
2012$352,975370154
2014$104,20913967

Top Donors

Top JOURNALIST donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateEmployerHistory
1RICCITIELLO, ROBINA$259,015256WOODSIDE, CAROBINA RICCITIELLO JOURNALIST2006–2022
2CHUNG, CONSTANCE$247,40040NEW YORK, NYSELF-EMPLOYED2012–2022
3CRABTREE, SHONA$185,85052SAN FRANCISCO, CAINFORMATION REQUESTED2008–2020
4MOSBACHER, MICHELE C MS.$142,90015HOUSTON, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2020
5HILLGREN, SUSAN$118,50041ORANGE, CASUSAN HILLGREN2012–2022
6SAUVAGE, ARIANE$112,22528PACIFIC PALISADES, CAFREELANCE2008–2020
7REITER, BENJAMIN$83,37950NEW YORK, NYTIME INC.2014–2022
8SHUSTER, SUZY$77,43439BEVERLY HILLS, CASELF-EMPLOYED2010–2022
9JAFFE, THOMAS$62,40015NEW YORK, NYSELF2004–2020
10REITER, BENJAMIN B$62,00032NEW YORK, NYSELF-EMPLOYED2020
11RESOR, MILLER$61,74456WILSON, WYFLASHMASTER LLC2008–2022
12JAFFE, THOMAS W$58,60022NEW YORK, NYSELF-EMPLOYED2008–2020
13HORVATH, CECILIE$57,10014WASHINGTON, DCWALL STREET JOURNAL2016–2020
14RAMOS, JOANNE$54,50045NEW YORK, NYTHE ECONOMIST2006–2022
15SUNDELL, MARIANNE$47,316144WENDELL, MARETIRED2012–2022
16DENBY, DAVID$44,289166NEW YORK, NYMAGAZINE2008–2022
17LAPORTE, LEO$39,034128PETALUMA, CAKFI RADIO TECH TV CANADA2006–2022
18DIAMONSTEIN, BARBARALEE D MS.$33,1001NEW YORK, NYSELF2008
19VELEZ-MITCHELL, JANE$31,04255MARINA DEL RAY, CAJANE VELEZ-MITCHELL2006–2022
20ATTIAS, ELAINE M MS$30,5003BEVERLY HILLS, CASELF2006–2010
21HOMAN, REBECCA$29,241431SAINT LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH2004–2022
22POWELL, MATTHEW$29,196117PRINCETON, NJPRINCETON RETAIL ANALYSIS2004–2022
23SCHECHTER, ARNOLD$29,05042CHAPEL HILL, NCSELF2004–2022
24VAUGHAN, HAL W$27,5002WESTPORT, CTSELF2004–2014
25MOSBACHER, MICA C MRS$26,4503HOUSTON, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2008–2010
26SKINNER, ERIC$26,41659BROOKLYN, NYFREELANCE2004–2022
27EPSTEIN, RANDI$25,60015NEW YORK, NYSELF2006–2020
28MOSBACHER, MICHELE C SR$24,5003HOUSTON, TXSELF2006
29BARTOVICS, SUSAN L.$24,27875LINCOLN, MASELF-EMPLOYED2006–2022
30MCGEE, CELIA$22,8004NEW YORK, NYNEW YORK TIMES2008–2010
31CARRY, PETER$22,55734NEW YORK, NYRETIRED2012–2022
32WORKER, ANDREA$21,79532HOUSTON, TXSELF2012–2022
33LUSH, BRENDA$21,389387DENVER, COBRENDA LUSH2008–2022
34BIBLE, TOM$21,10019GREENWICH, CTSELF-EMPLOYED2016–2020
35YAGO, GIDEON$20,76295NEW YORK, NYVIACOM2004–2020
36STEWART, BEN CHARLES$20,0002VENICE, CASELF/JOURNALIST2012
37HILLGREN, HILLGREN H MRS$20,0001NEWPORT BEACH, CASELF-EMPLOYED2016
38DAVIS, SETH$19,60765GREENWICH, CTSPORTS ILLUSTRATED/CBS2004–2020
39MOSBACHER, MICHELE M. MS.$18,2006AUSTIN, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2014–2018
40HUDGENS, DALLAS$17,54829FALLS CHURCH, VASELF2004–2022
41BULKLEY, KATE$17,02284ASPEN, COSELFEMPLOYED2008–2022
42MACKINNON, REBECCA$16,98078TEMPE, AZTURNER BROADCASTING2004–2022
43SUBRAMANIAN, SRIBALA$16,60011NEW YORK, NYSELF EMPLOYED2008–2016
44REED, DANIELLE$16,234808NEW YORK, NYDEBTWIRE2008–2022
45PEEK, ELIZABETH MRS$15,7006NEW YORK, NYFREE LANCE2006–2022
46MALKIN, MICHELLE$15,6062,391COLORADO SPRINGS, COMICHELLE MALKIN2010–2022
47GAGE, LINDA J MS.$15,2502BERKELEY, CAUC BERKELEY2008
48BECKER, JERRY$15,141167SEATTLE, WAMICROSOFT2008–2022
49MURPHY, IAN$15,13677CHICAGO, ILCRAIN COMMUNICATIONS2008–2020
50CRAIN, KEITH MR. JR.$15,0001GROSSE POINTE, MICRAIN COMMUNICATIONS2004

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received JOURNALIST donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$911,23219,686
2OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$174,4485,761
3REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$153,421925
4DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$146,8394,694
5OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$146,4501,493
6HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$123,6352,786
7OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$119,6051,507
8DSCCC00042366$118,2806,157
9NRSCC00027466$110,609622
10FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$101,2278,651
11HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$101,07310,307
12HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$83,8094,807
13DCCCC00000935$61,7959,979
14HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569$44,150164
15EMILYS LISTC00193433$43,715653
16WINREDC00694323$42,2251,600
17JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$35,0061,672
18KERRY VICTORY 2004C00398198$31,750123
19WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$31,5893,576
20JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$26,4533,081
21BERNIE 2020C00696948$26,2482,903
22WIN THE ERA PACC00697441$26,1591,225
23FRIENDS OF HILLARYC00358895$25,81569
24AB PACC00492140$25,000256
25MARK KELLY FOR SENATEC00696526$24,6213,560