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PROGRAMMER

Total Donated

$12,670,737

Contributions

72,729

Unique Donors

2,058

Top States

CA
$3,233,606
458 donors
NY
$1,553,363
181 donors
WA
$1,041,167
152 donors
TX
$876,071
160 donors
FL
$789,258
69 donors
MA
$673,016
96 donors
IL
$550,620
80 donors
CO
$332,375
58 donors
NJ
$321,765
81 donors
VA
$259,122
53 donors
NC
$247,560
50 donors
PA
$237,849
56 donors
MN
$234,312
38 donors
WI
$186,866
32 donors
GA
$182,815
39 donors
MO
$169,131
22 donors
MD
$167,237
48 donors
OH
$156,383
39 donors
MI
$151,241
26 donors
IN
$113,880
15 donors

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

PROGRAMMER political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
2002$50011
2004$350,834572297
2006$176,713299149
2008$868,4641,330518
2010$273,814525227
2012$846,5491,322459
2014$383,889468188

Top Donors

Top PROGRAMMER donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateEmployerHistory
1RUDD, PAUL$437,200199MIAMI BEACH, FLSELF EMPLOYED2004–2022
2MINSKY, YARON M$342,529141NEW YORK, NYJANE STREET CAPITAL2018–2022
3SHEAR, EMMETT$196,25016SAN FRANCISCO, CAJUSTIN.TV2008–2020
4HOLCOMB, TYLER$176,59636IRVINE, CATGS MGMT2004–2020
5WEISE, DAVID N$161,50021KIRKLAND, WAMICROSOFT2004–2020
6AURICCHIO, JOE$160,153317SAN FRANCISCO, CAAPPLE2014–2022
7STANGE, ALAN$111,78037SAINT JAMES, NYRENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES2018–2020
8AUSTERN, MATTHEW$107,051361ALAMEDA, CAAPPLE2004–2022
9JAFFE, BENJAMIN$93,680105LOS GATOS, CAFACEBOOK2018–2020
10ZAR, LEON$82,616450NORTHBROOK, ILHEWLETT PACKARD2004–2022
11MCKAY, JEFFREY$77,85031BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASELF2016–2022
12FORLENZA, RANDY$74,6211,060AUSTIN, TXIBM2012–2022
13HERSHBERGER, DAVID$73,031326PASADENA, CAEVOLUTION ROBOTICS2004–2022
14WEINBERGERQ, PETER$69,555262SYOSSET, NYGOOGLE IN2014–2020
15TURNIDGE, TODD$68,850104MOUNTAIN VIEW, CAGOOGLE2016–2022
16KAZAR, MICHAEL$65,450139PITTSBURGH, PANETWORK APPLIANCE2004–2022
17JACOBSON, BRIAN$63,787162SEATTLE, WAVALVE SOFTWARE2008–2022
18LEAVITT, MARCIA$63,475562NEWTON, MAMGH2004–2022
19HEY, JOHN PITTMAN MR.$60,054151GREENWOOD, MSGMT CORPORATION2004–2018
20BADER, ANNE$58,65048SAINT LOUIS, MO2004–2020
21GORRELL, EILEEN$56,715372EAGAN, MNRETIRED2012–2022
22HEINTZELMAN, GEORGE$54,10014SETAUKET, NYRENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC2016–2022
23NILSSON, LENA$53,7591,501GOODRICH, MILENA NILSSON & CO LLC2018–2022
24BYRD, PAMELA$53,327440NEW YORK, NYDYNAMIC CREDIT PARTNERS LLC2008–2022
25DAYTON, JEROME$51,84364CARBONDALE, COBIG KAHUNA TECHNOLOGY2016–2022
26HILTON, CALVIN$51,033307JACKSONVILLE, FLCSX2004–2020
27MCARTHUR, WILLIAM A MR.$50,5002GAINESVILLE, FLUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2008–2012
28GARST, ANDREW$49,252137MADISON, WIUW HOSPITAL AND CLINICS2004–2022
29WANG, THOMAS$47,198159CUPERTINO, CAHEWLETT PACKARD2008–2020
30EVERHART, CRAIG$46,607444CHAPEL HILL, NCIBM2004–2022
31MATTESON, JAMES$46,0991,543MILLIS, MAIBM2004–2022
32AHNA, CHRISTOPHER$44,60030REDMOND, WAMICROSOFT2020
33DUDA, GREGORY$43,27640LAFAYETTE, COCACHEQ2020
34HARM, MICHAEL$42,895209NEW YORK, NYGOOGLE2008–2022
35MELLINGER, ALBERT$42,50018HOUSTON, TXPRIMARY SERVICES LP2008–2020
36METZENBERG, HOWARD$42,48031HIGHLAND PARK, ILBLICK ART MATERIALS2008–2022
37PATTERSON, AARON$41,47597MADISON, WIEPIC SYSTEMS2006–2022
38BAUGHER, LEXI$40,65018SAN FRANCISCO, CAGOOGLE2008–2020
39RUIZ, RENE ANTONIO$39,76018JAMAICA PLAIN, MAINDEX SOLUTIONS2006–2018
40SPINKS, ANDREW$39,14820FLOYDS KNOBS, INSELF2018–2020
41FEINSTEIN, AMBROSE$38,70045MOUNTAIN VIEW, CAGOOGLE2018–2020
42NOVIK, NAOMI $38,53679NEW YORK, NYFREELANCE2004–2020
43WICHER, ANTHONY E$38,14195LAKE ARROWHEAD, CASELF EMPLOYED2012–2020
44O'QUIN, JOHN$37,073198AUSTIN, TXRET.2004–2022
45KWIATKOWSKI, MARC$36,40014PALO ALTO, CASELF-EMPLOYED2012–2020
46BONDI, RICHARD$36,184112BOSTON, MAVIRTUAL TEXT2004–2022
47CROWELL, JONATHAN$35,746225NEW YORK, NYDEUTSCHE BANK2008–2020
48PAYNE, ALEX$35,02459NEW YORK, NYSELF EMPLOYED2014–2022
49WIGGINS, ADAM B$34,7509VALLEY VILLAGE, CATRUST COMMERCE2004–2018
50LAUDON, ANGELO$34,45019ALLEN, TXPEOPLEFUN2020–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received PROGRAMMER donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$3,440,00962,727
2FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$470,39531,839
3OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$426,45412,893
4WINREDC00694323$365,09512,240
5DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$347,96419,077
6DSCCC00042366$312,95418,636
7DCCCC00000935$217,20923,518
8BERNIE 2020C00696948$212,31216,278
9HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$194,64115,548
10SWING LEFTC00632133$186,8171,386
11BERNIE 2016C00577130$167,31515,775
12TECH FOR CAMPAIGNSC00636027$150,00016
13REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$144,6136,366
14MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100$131,6584,542
15JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$126,08418,158
16TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$107,9436,355
17WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00693234$105,07210,409
18OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$101,1706,151
19WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$97,47814,136
20RON PAUL 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEC00432914$95,665300
21OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$93,6002,317
22JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$88,5704,913
23FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANGC00659938$82,8272,254
24ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$78,800761
25EMILYS LISTC00193433$76,9205,110