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SCIENTIST

Total Donated

$26,806,625

Contributions

166,337

Unique Donors

4,567

Top States

CA
$7,046,207
1,118 donors
MA
$2,853,348
500 donors
NY
$2,601,242
294 donors
MD
$1,834,508
279 donors
NJ
$1,044,089
163 donors
IL
$898,440
153 donors
WA
$857,777
214 donors
VA
$800,185
142 donors
PA
$786,226
191 donors
TX
$712,523
146 donors
NM
$688,652
107 donors
CO
$527,996
110 donors
NH
$485,443
22 donors
OR
$461,131
59 donors
NC
$447,874
119 donors
CT
$441,319
84 donors
FL
$407,757
83 donors
DC
$371,874
73 donors
AZ
$338,786
47 donors
MI
$298,412
50 donors

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

SCIENTIST political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
2002$2,05083
2004$628,1381,027579
2006$405,841778334
2008$1,467,1572,5201,062
2010$770,0951,308542
2012$1,788,3913,1021,111
2014$800,5901,428501

Top Donors

Top SCIENTIST donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateEmployerHistory
1MASSON, COLIN$492,70561EAST SETAUKET, NYRENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.2004–2022
2AMONSON, BARBARA$301,928222SMITHTOWN, NYRENNAISSANCE TECH2006–2022
3STONE, JEREMY$290,0242,301CHEVY CHASE, MDCATALYTIC DIPLOMACY2004–2022
4GROVES, ANDREW$237,984781ALTADENA, CAHOUSE EAR INSTITUTE2004–2022
5SHENKER, SCOTT M$235,5008BERKELEY, CAICSI2016–2020
6DENLINGER, JANET L$202,86872FORT LEE, NJSELF EMPLOYED2004–2022
7BELL, CURTIS$173,361326PORTLAND, OROREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCES UNIVERSITY2004–2022
8TERWILLIGER, THOMAS$145,28563SANTA FE, NMLOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY2008–2022
9WARNER, GARVIN$141,481619WINDHAM, NHWYETH PHARMACEUTICALS2008–2022
10AYASLI, YALCIN DR.$140,65019NASHUA, NHHITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION2008–2014
11VALENZUELA, DAVID$135,114146YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NYREGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC2004–2022
12ERCK, ROBERT$116,500232DARIEN, ILARGONNE LABORATORY2004–2022
13FEIGL-DING, ERIC DR.$114,78324ARLINGTON, VASELF2020
14SANDERS, WILTON$109,2952,150MADISON, WIUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISO2014–2022
15AYASLI, SERPIL DR.$107,50010NASHUA, NHRETIRED2008–2014
16KAHAN, FREDERICK$103,285405SCOTCH PLAINS, NJSELF2006–2022
17AESCHLIMAN, DANIEL$99,0232,843SAGLE, IDRETIRED2004–2022
18FAJARDO, CEFERINO$96,419279SAN DIEGO, CASPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO2008–2022
19WROCLAWSKI, JOHN$94,900151CAMBRIDGE, MAMIT2004–2022
20GEDDES, CAMERON$89,74519OAKLAND, CA2016–2022
21MORRIS-SINGER, COREY$85,70015CAMBRIDGE, MAHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL2010–2022
22PINSKY, MALIN$81,20024PRINCETON, NJPRINCETON UNIVERSITY2012–2020
23EMBRY, DENNIS$77,201249TUCSON, AZPAXIS INSTITUTE2008–2022
24LOVELESS, ROBERT$76,60077ORO VALLEY, AZTETRA TECH FW2004–2022
25CARP, RICHARD I$76,314246STATEN ISLAND, NYRES. FOUN. FOR MENTAL HYGIENE2004–2022
26SONDEREGGER, ROBERT$75,770111BERKELEY, CAITRON INC.2004–2022
27BRIGGS, GEOFFREY$74,709763LOS ALTOS, CANASA2004–2022
28COY, STEPHEN$74,000224ALBUQUERQUE, NMTIMELIKE SYSTEMS LLC2016–2022
29VANDERLAAN, MARTIN$73,753312SAN FRANCISCO, CAGENENTECH2004–2022
30LADNER, ROBERT$73,5701,770IJAMSVILLE, MDDYAX CORPORATION2008–2022
31QUAKE, STEPHEN$73,00030SAN FRANCISCO, CACHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB2018–2022
32SCHNALL-LEVIN, MICHAEL$71,76634SAN FRANCISCO, CA10X GENOMICS2018–2020
33JOSHI, NINA$69,25043SPOTSYLVANIA, VANIH2004–2022
34DOUBLEDAY, CHARLES$68,1541,107NEW YORK, NYCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY2016–2022
35DONNER, DAVID B$65,90013SAN FRANCISCO, CAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO2018–2020
36TAVTIGIAN, SEAN$64,836252SALT LAKE CITY, UTUNIVERSITY OF UTAH2018–2022
37PITCHFORD, ANN$63,8621,425LAS VEGAS, NVU.S. GOVERNMENT2012–2022
38WARNER, BENJAMIN$63,674100LOS ALAMOS, NMLOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY2004–2022
39FARESE, BOB$62,80045KENTFIELD, CAGLADSTONE INSTITUTE-UCSF2008–2020
40COSPER, ELIZABETH M$62,45072EAST SETAUKET, NYC.E.S.2004–2022
41YAMADA, KENNETH$61,470100BETHESDA, MDNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH2008–2020
42JARNAGIN, KURT$60,209172SAN MATEO, CAANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS2008–2022
43COSPER, ELIZABETH$59,15033EAST SETAUKET, NYCOZER ENVIRONMENTAL2006–2022
44SMITH-MCCUNE, KAREN$57,686114SAN FRANCISCO, CAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA2004–2022
45LABRECQUE, JOHN$57,040313WASHINGTON, DCNASA2004–2022
46NAYAK, CHETAN$56,430174SANTA BARBARA, CAMICROSOFT2008–2022
47HERTZ, GERALD$55,47555BOULDER, COSELF EMPLOYED2004–2020
48ELLEDGE, STEVE$54,90063BROOKLINE, MAHARVARD UNIVERSITY2004–2020
49ARON, KENNETH$53,991407BURLINGAME, CAABAXIS2008–2022
50ZIMDARS, DAVID$53,075171ANN ARBOR, MITERAMETRIX2018–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received SCIENTIST donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$7,385,269147,207
2FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$1,322,86493,518
3DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$1,142,75661,983
4OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$1,034,77843,735
5DSCCC00042366$800,75266,195
6WINREDC00694323$571,89520,877
7DCCCC00000935$555,47268,291
8EMILYS LISTC00193433$461,32816,673
9HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$443,41449,960
10314 ACTION FUNDC00633248$421,16114,954
11HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$356,65528,756
12OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$302,45019,857
13NRCCC00075820$296,1135,563
14HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$269,86526,845
15BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSC00435099$253,7734,262
16HMPC00495028$249,54116,303
17JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$215,45551,027
18WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$205,63348,386
19JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$180,72310,998
20MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONC00341396$170,69129,646
21WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00693234$163,41726,145
22MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100$162,0187,901
23REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$158,3677,909
24TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$146,23613,419
25BERNIE 2016C00577130$140,77220,052