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RANCHER

Total Donated

$17,057,096

Contributions

40,878

Unique Donors

3,387

Top States

TX
$6,952,084
1,269 donors
WY
$2,148,584
195 donors
CA
$1,575,316
312 donors
MT
$1,041,776
260 donors
CO
$755,760
174 donors
NM
$698,933
180 donors
OR
$515,430
118 donors
OK
$467,185
157 donors
NV
$440,269
68 donors
SD
$379,383
85 donors
AZ
$329,729
75 donors
NE
$284,747
75 donors
FL
$193,810
70 donors
WA
$164,168
28 donors
KS
$147,007
50 donors
ID
$131,089
50 donors
HI
$121,996
11 donors
ND
$117,898
39 donors
MO
$101,929
31 donors
UT
$91,602
30 donors

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

RANCHER political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
2002$2,20033
2004$949,705885520
2006$445,570655390
2008$1,476,3831,456740
2010$760,2141,102488
2012$2,241,7071,991961
2014$1,116,0881,317670

Top Donors

Top RANCHER donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateEmployerHistory
1RICKETTS, JOHN JOE MR$1,392,35018BONDURANT, WYRICKETTS RANCH2006–2020
2BROCKHOEFT, WESLEY$203,60047AUSTIN, TXWRR2008–2020
3HOLT, JULIANNA HAWN MS.$158,6005BLANCO, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2016–2018
4BARINAGA, MARCIA$142,95069OAKLAND, CASELF EMPLOYED2008–2022
5DIAL, EMILY MRS.$130,60014PLACEDO, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2008–2020
6MCKNIGHT, ROSS MR.$118,9008THROCKMORTON, TXMCKNIGHT RANCHES2012–2020
7KORBELL, BONNIE$100,582359SAN ANTONIO, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2006–2022
8BARRIENTOD, RENE$93,45799SAN ANTONIO, TXSELF2014–2016
9KIEHNE, ZANE$89,30011PECOS, TXSELF2016–2022
10GENSLER, DON$85,81283WHITE SALMON, WASELF2004–2022
11WARDELL, ROY$83,905218PLATTEVILLE, COSELF EMPLOYED/RANCHER2006–2022
12POWELL, DANA D MRS.$83,40013SAN ANTONIO, TXSELF/RANCHER2004–2018
13BATES, KAREN$73,696263PASO ROBLES, CA2004–2022
14TAYLOR, HOLLIS M MR.$73,60017WEIMAR, TXSELF EMPLOYED2004–2012
15BRADLEY, BEAU$71,99076SHERIDAN, MTSELF2004–2020
16GAUGHAN, MARTHA$71,65023LAS VEGAS, NVSELF2008–2020
17KIEHNE, GARY$67,03417SPRINGERVILLE, AZSELF2010–2022
18VINCENT, ROBERT CARR MR.$65,429211AMARILLO, TXSELF2006–2020
19KLEIN, JOHN W MR.$65,05030HOUSTON, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2018
20SUGG, CALVIN H MR. JR.$64,95023SAN ANGELO, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2018
21EAST, ALICE G.K.K.$59,977852LINN, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2018–2022
22HILL, BOBBY MR$58,5005GLEN ROSE, TXSELF EMPLOYED2004–2020
23PERRETT, H. D MR.$57,83016SANTA MARIA, CASELF-EMPLOYED2006–2018
24LUCCHETTI, DAVID MR.$57,5007WILTON, CALUCCHETTI RANCH2012–2020
25WELCH, FINIS$55,0006BRYAN, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2012–2016
26EAST, ALICE G. MRS.$54,895218LINN, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2014–2022
27CARTER, QUINTEN$54,688185MERKEL, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2020–2022
28HEFFNER, CHANDI MS.$51,2967KAMUELA, HISELF-EMPLOYED2012–2018
29VAUGHAN, GEORGE$50,17870SAN ANTONIO, TXLOS NOVIOS RANCH2004–2022
30HEFFNER, CHANDI D MS.$50,0002KAMUELA, HIRANCHER2004
31PURVIS, J. R$49,87233MIDLAND, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2022
32DONNELL, SANDRA D$49,80029BELVEDERE, CASELF-EMPLOYED2004–2022
33ANDERSON, JOHN RICH$47,00050GAIL, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2020
34FISCHER, DEB$46,5006VALENTINE, NESELF-EMPLOYED2006–2020
35HOOTS, MARTHA$46,269250DEETH, NVSELF EMPLOYED2008–2022
36GORDON, MARK MR.$45,31037BUFFALO, WYSELF2004–2022
37HOOTS, MARTI$44,186218DEETH, NVSELF-EMPLOYED2010–2022
38IVERS, DANA$43,76040TELLURIDE, COSELF-EMPLOYED2016–2020
39HILL, DOTTIE MRS.$42,7004GLEN ROSE, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2016–2020
40TRAYLOR, MARY WEST MRS$42,15024CRYSTAL CITY, TXSELF EMPLOYED2012–2022
41BARSANTI, RANEE$40,30038GARDNERVILLE, NV2004–2020
42DAY, MATT MR.$40,0002BEND, ORSELF-EMPLOYED2012–2016
43BROWN, MAC$39,36633VENTURA, CASELF EMPLOYED2014–2022
44DONNELL, LORI$38,72559SAN ANTONIO, TXSELF EMPLOYED2016–2022
45HILL, JAMES J MR$37,3006MONTEREY, CASELF-EMPLOYED2008–2020
46TUCKER, GEORGE C$37,022700SAN ANGELO, TXSELF2020–2022
47WRIGHT, JUDY A.$36,17539LIVERMORE, CASELF-EMPLOYED2010–2022
48JOHNSTON, D H$36,000113AUSTIN, TX2004–2020
49TAUNTON, WILLIAM D SR$35,10057WOONSOCKET, SDSELF2010–2022
50MERTZ, LEN P MR.$34,80017SAN ANGELO, TXSELF-EMPLOYED2004–2018

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received RANCHER donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$1,468,361524
2REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$1,307,56911,657
3WINREDC00694323$1,065,54218,267
4ACTBLUEC00401224$614,17613,672
5NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)C00028787$599,1241,926
6TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$431,62912,458
7ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$386,0021,158
8NRSCC00027466$322,6649,601
9ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00431171$306,3102,537
10MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100$303,5137,246
11NRCCC00075820$276,03810,461
12BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCC00386987$246,840843
13TED CRUZ FOR SENATEC00492785$198,9154,139
14JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.C00430470$196,0341,373
15BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)C00015552$168,610290
16THE 2016 COMMITTEEC00569905$152,336300
17MAKE US GREAT AGAIN, INCC00499731$150,00025
18CONAWAY FOR CONGRESSC00383828$139,700308
19CRUZ FOR PRESIDENTC00574624$130,1512,450
20DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$125,3933,151
21PERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00500587$112,200168
22TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION PACC00211524$110,6791,009
23MCCAIN VICTORY 2008C00448498$108,500133
24OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$101,1621,872
25TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.C00369033$98,1022,681