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SCIENTIST
Total Donated
$26,806,625
Contributions
166,337
Unique Donors
4,567
Top States
CA1,118 donors
$7,046,207
MA500 donors
$2,853,348
NY294 donors
$2,601,242
MD279 donors
$1,834,508
NJ163 donors
$1,044,089
IL153 donors
$898,440
WA214 donors
$857,777
VA142 donors
$800,185
PA191 donors
$786,226
TX146 donors
$712,523
NM107 donors
$688,652
CO110 donors
$527,996
NH22 donors
$485,443
OR59 donors
$461,131
NC119 donors
$447,874
CT84 donors
$441,319
FL83 donors
$407,757
DC73 donors
$371,874
AZ47 donors
$338,786
MI50 donors
$298,412
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $2,050 | 8 | 3 |
| 2004 | $628,138 | 1,027 | 579 |
| 2006 | $405,841 | 778 | 334 |
| 2008 | $1,467,157 | 2,520 | 1,062 |
| 2010 | $770,095 | 1,308 | 542 |
| 2012 | $1,788,391 | 3,102 | 1,111 |
| 2014 | $800,590 | 1,428 | 501 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Employer | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASSON, COLIN | $492,705 | 61 | EAST SETAUKET, NY | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 2004–2022 |
| 2 | AMONSON, BARBARA | $301,928 | 222 | SMITHTOWN, NY | RENNAISSANCE TECH | 2006–2022 |
| 3 | STONE, JEREMY | $290,024 | 2,301 | CHEVY CHASE, MD | CATALYTIC DIPLOMACY | 2004–2022 |
| 4 | GROVES, ANDREW | $237,984 | 781 | ALTADENA, CA | HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE | 2004–2022 |
| 5 | SHENKER, SCOTT M | $235,500 | 8 | BERKELEY, CA | ICSI | 2016–2020 |
| 6 | DENLINGER, JANET L | $202,868 | 72 | FORT LEE, NJ | SELF EMPLOYED | 2004–2022 |
| 7 | BELL, CURTIS | $173,361 | 326 | PORTLAND, OR | OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCES UNIVERSITY | 2004–2022 |
| 8 | TERWILLIGER, THOMAS | $145,285 | 63 | SANTA FE, NM | LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY | 2008–2022 |
| 9 | WARNER, GARVIN | $141,481 | 619 | WINDHAM, NH | WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS | 2008–2022 |
| 10 | AYASLI, YALCIN DR. | $140,650 | 19 | NASHUA, NH | HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION | 2008–2014 |
| 11 | VALENZUELA, DAVID | $135,114 | 146 | YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 2004–2022 |
| 12 | ERCK, ROBERT | $116,500 | 232 | DARIEN, IL | ARGONNE LABORATORY | 2004–2022 |
| 13 | FEIGL-DING, ERIC DR. | $114,783 | 24 | ARLINGTON, VA | SELF | 2020 |
| 14 | SANDERS, WILTON | $109,295 | 2,150 | MADISON, WI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISO | 2014–2022 |
| 15 | AYASLI, SERPIL DR. | $107,500 | 10 | NASHUA, NH | RETIRED | 2008–2014 |
| 16 | KAHAN, FREDERICK | $103,285 | 405 | SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ | SELF | 2006–2022 |
| 17 | AESCHLIMAN, DANIEL | $99,023 | 2,843 | SAGLE, ID | RETIRED | 2004–2022 |
| 18 | FAJARDO, CEFERINO | $96,419 | 279 | SAN DIEGO, CA | SPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO | 2008–2022 |
| 19 | WROCLAWSKI, JOHN | $94,900 | 151 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | MIT | 2004–2022 |
| 20 | GEDDES, CAMERON | $89,745 | 19 | OAKLAND, CA | — | 2016–2022 |
| 21 | MORRIS-SINGER, COREY | $85,700 | 15 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL | 2010–2022 |
| 22 | PINSKY, MALIN | $81,200 | 24 | PRINCETON, NJ | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | 2012–2020 |
| 23 | EMBRY, DENNIS | $77,201 | 249 | TUCSON, AZ | PAXIS INSTITUTE | 2008–2022 |
| 24 | LOVELESS, ROBERT | $76,600 | 77 | ORO VALLEY, AZ | TETRA TECH FW | 2004–2022 |
| 25 | CARP, RICHARD I | $76,314 | 246 | STATEN ISLAND, NY | RES. FOUN. FOR MENTAL HYGIENE | 2004–2022 |
| 26 | SONDEREGGER, ROBERT | $75,770 | 111 | BERKELEY, CA | ITRON INC. | 2004–2022 |
| 27 | BRIGGS, GEOFFREY | $74,709 | 763 | LOS ALTOS, CA | NASA | 2004–2022 |
| 28 | COY, STEPHEN | $74,000 | 224 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | TIMELIKE SYSTEMS LLC | 2016–2022 |
| 29 | VANDERLAAN, MARTIN | $73,753 | 312 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | GENENTECH | 2004–2022 |
| 30 | LADNER, ROBERT | $73,570 | 1,770 | IJAMSVILLE, MD | DYAX CORPORATION | 2008–2022 |
| 31 | QUAKE, STEPHEN | $73,000 | 30 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB | 2018–2022 |
| 32 | SCHNALL-LEVIN, MICHAEL | $71,766 | 34 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 10X GENOMICS | 2018–2020 |
| 33 | JOSHI, NINA | $69,250 | 43 | SPOTSYLVANIA, VA | NIH | 2004–2022 |
| 34 | DOUBLEDAY, CHARLES | $68,154 | 1,107 | NEW YORK, NY | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | 2016–2022 |
| 35 | DONNER, DAVID B | $65,900 | 13 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | 2018–2020 |
| 36 | TAVTIGIAN, SEAN | $64,836 | 252 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | 2018–2022 |
| 37 | PITCHFORD, ANN | $63,862 | 1,425 | LAS VEGAS, NV | U.S. GOVERNMENT | 2012–2022 |
| 38 | WARNER, BENJAMIN | $63,674 | 100 | LOS ALAMOS, NM | LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY | 2004–2022 |
| 39 | FARESE, BOB | $62,800 | 45 | KENTFIELD, CA | GLADSTONE INSTITUTE-UCSF | 2008–2020 |
| 40 | COSPER, ELIZABETH M | $62,450 | 72 | EAST SETAUKET, NY | C.E.S. | 2004–2022 |
| 41 | YAMADA, KENNETH | $61,470 | 100 | BETHESDA, MD | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 2008–2020 |
| 42 | JARNAGIN, KURT | $60,209 | 172 | SAN MATEO, CA | ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS | 2008–2022 |
| 43 | COSPER, ELIZABETH | $59,150 | 33 | EAST SETAUKET, NY | COZER ENVIRONMENTAL | 2006–2022 |
| 44 | SMITH-MCCUNE, KAREN | $57,686 | 114 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 2004–2022 |
| 45 | LABRECQUE, JOHN | $57,040 | 313 | WASHINGTON, DC | NASA | 2004–2022 |
| 46 | NAYAK, CHETAN | $56,430 | 174 | SANTA BARBARA, CA | MICROSOFT | 2008–2022 |
| 47 | HERTZ, GERALD | $55,475 | 55 | BOULDER, CO | SELF EMPLOYED | 2004–2020 |
| 48 | ELLEDGE, STEVE | $54,900 | 63 | BROOKLINE, MA | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | 2004–2020 |
| 49 | ARON, KENNETH | $53,991 | 407 | BURLINGAME, CA | ABAXIS | 2008–2022 |
| 50 | ZIMDARS, DAVID | $53,075 | 171 | ANN ARBOR, MI | TERAMETRIX | 2018–2022 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $7,385,269 | 147,207 |
| 2 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $1,322,864 | 93,518 |
| 3 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $1,142,756 | 61,983 |
| 4 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $1,034,778 | 43,735 |
| 5 | DSCCC00042366 | $800,752 | 66,195 |
| 6 | WINREDC00694323 | $571,895 | 20,877 |
| 7 | DCCCC00000935 | $555,472 | 68,291 |
| 8 | EMILYS LISTC00193433 | $461,328 | 16,673 |
| 9 | HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795 | $443,414 | 49,960 |
| 10 | 314 ACTION FUNDC00633248 | $421,161 | 14,954 |
| 11 | HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946 | $356,655 | 28,756 |
| 12 | OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740 | $302,450 | 19,857 |
| 13 | NRCCC00075820 | $296,113 | 5,563 |
| 14 | HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537 | $269,865 | 26,845 |
| 15 | BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSC00435099 | $253,773 | 4,262 |
| 16 | HMPC00495028 | $249,541 | 16,303 |
| 17 | JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866 | $215,455 | 51,027 |
| 18 | WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876 | $205,633 | 48,386 |
| 19 | JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653 | $180,723 | 10,998 |
| 20 | MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONC00341396 | $170,691 | 29,646 |
| 21 | WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00693234 | $163,417 | 26,145 |
| 22 | MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100 | $162,018 | 7,901 |
| 23 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $158,367 | 7,909 |
| 24 | TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371 | $146,236 | 13,419 |
| 25 | BERNIE 2016C00577130 | $140,772 | 20,052 |