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PA — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in PA during 2008
Total Raised
$59,218,808
Total Donated
$74,631,680
Candidates
62
Individual Donors
32,445
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $30,105,534
REP $29,100,206
Top Candidates in PA (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, PATRICK J | DEM | House | $3,964,708 |
| SESTAK, JOSEPH A. JR. | DEM | House | $3,889,079 |
| RUSSELL, WILLIAM | REP | House | $3,656,447 |
| MURTHA, JOHN P MR. | DEM | House | $3,523,110 |
| SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. | DEM | House | $3,161,121 |
| HACKETT, CHRISTOPHER | REP | House | $3,025,395 |
| ALTMIRE, JASON | DEM | House | $2,945,104 |
| ENGLISH, PHILIP S. | REP | House | $2,659,971 |
| KANJORSKI, PAUL E. | DEM | House | $2,517,290 |
| MEUSER, DANIEL P | REP | House | $2,479,996 |
| GERLACH, JIM | REP | House | $2,370,629 |
| CARNEY, CHRISTOPHER | DEM | House | $2,348,311 |
| DENT, CHARLES W | REP | House | $1,881,018 |
| MURPHY, TIM | REP | House | $1,825,280 |
| SHANER, MATT | REP | House | $1,705,852 |
| HART, MELISSA A | REP | House | $1,362,710 |
| BARLETTA, LOU | REP | House | $1,324,954 |
| DAHLKEMPER, KATHLEEN ANN | DEM | House | $1,313,239 |
| MANION, TOM | REP | House | $1,143,295 |
| WALKER, DEREK A | REP | House | $1,112,881 |
| HOLDEN, T. TIMOTHY | DEM | House | $1,038,664 |
| SHUSTER, WILLIAM F | REP | House | $988,778 |
| BENNETT, SIOBHAN L | DEM | House | $956,168 |
| DOYLE, MIKE | DEM | House | $915,676 |
| ROGGIO, ROBERT | DEM | House | $667,510 |
Top Donors in PA (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HACKETT, CHRISTOPHER | $1,136,900 | CANDIDATE |
| 2 | SHANER, MATT | $442,790 | SHANER COMPANIES |
| 3 | WARNER, RUSSELL | $224,978 | ATTORNEY |
| 4 | JOHN TEMPLETON | $200,000 | — |
| 5 | TOOMEY, PAT | $186,000 | — |
| 6 | EISENHOFER, JAY | $160,300 | — |
| 7 | WALKER, DOUGLAS | $133,027 | — |
| 8 | SCAIFE, RICHARD | $128,800 | — |
| 9 | BERGER, DANIEL | $121,750 | ATTORNEY |
| 10 | LANGAN, JOHN | $120,970 | PRINCETON BIOMEDICAL LABS |
| 11 | BROWN, MICHAEL | $105,220 | JAMAILA INN |
| 12 | ROIZMAN, ISRAEL | $104,300 | ROIZMAN & ASSOCIATES INC |
| 13 | WILLIAMS, CONSTANCE H | $104,050 | HOUSE WIFE |
| 14 | TEMPLETON, JOHN JR | $102,300 | — |
| 15 | LEONARD, JEFFREY | $102,160 | H-2 DESIGN |
| 16 | MEYER, KURT | $102,150 | CMS INC |
| 17 | GOODMAN, ROBERT | $101,504 | JOHNSON RENTS CORP. |
| 18 | MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIAN | $100,300 | SOVEREIGN NATION |
| 19 | HACKETT, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE MR. | $100,000 | CANDIDATE |
| 20 | GRAHAM, THOMAS | $94,200 | U S STEEL |
| 21 | YASS, JEFF | $91,250 | PHILADELPHIA TRADING |
| 22 | MAREK, TERRY A | $82,900 | MARRIAGE COUNCIL OF PHILA |
| 23 | HAAS, JOHN | $81,500 | ROHM & HAAS |
| 24 | BENTER, WILLIAM | $81,000 | ACUSIS LLC |
| 25 | JONES, WILLIAM | $78,250 | SELF-EMPLOYED |