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CT — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in CT during 2008
Total Raised
$17,760,844
Total Donated
$2,843,395
Candidates
13
Individual Donors
506
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $12,159,961
REP $5,594,690
Top Candidates in CT (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIMES, JIM | DEM | House | $3,940,034 |
| SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER | REP | House | $3,774,745 |
| MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S MR. | DEM | House | $3,080,824 |
| COURTNEY, JOSEPH D | DEM | House | $2,370,579 |
| LARSON, JOHN B | DEM | House | $1,606,572 |
| CAPPIELLO, DAVID J | REP | House | $1,357,447 |
| DELAURO, ROSA | DEM | House | $1,151,853 |
| SULLIVAN, SEAN PATRICK | REP | House | $399,210 |
| NANIA, ANTHONY JOSEPH | REP | House | $47,448 |
| VISCONTI, JOSEPH B | REP | House | $15,840 |
| WHITNUM, LISA LEE | DEM | House | $10,100 |
| DESHEFY, GREGORY SCOTT | GRE | House | $4,407 |
| ANGLE, CHRISTOPHER | LIB | House | $1,786 |
Top Donors in CT (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEVY, ROBERT | $172,950 | T R PAUL |
| 2 | MILLER, JOHN | $111,202 | REQUESTED |
| 3 | ACKERMAN, DON E MR | $90,200 | PACHES J H WHDREY & CO |
| 4 | CLEMENTS, ROBERT | $81,985 | — |
| 5 | LEE, THOMAS H | $63,950 | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO |
| 6 | HEGYI, ALBERT P MR | $61,300 | ASSOCIATION |
| 7 | MOORE, MICHAEL | $59,795 | — |
| 8 | BAINES, ELLIOT | $49,880 | RETIRED |
| 9 | KENDALL, DONALD M MR | $46,900 | PEPSI COMPANY INC |
| 10 | EVANS, ROBERT S | $45,500 | — |
| 11 | HARRIS, WILLIAM | $43,170 | REQUESTED |
| 12 | HALL, GEORGE E | $42,288 | SCM CORP |
| 13 | MILIKOWSKY, NATHAN | $41,100 | JORDAN INTERNATIONAL CO |
| 14 | MILLER, DONALD K MR | $40,400 | — |
| 15 | MURPHY, RICHARD | $35,162 | MURPHY OUTDOOR ADVERTISING |
| 16 | CHASE, DAVID T MR | $33,300 | CHASE ENTERPRISES |
| 17 | MITCHELL, ROBERT | $31,947 | CELANESE CORP |
| 18 | GREENBERG, WILLIAM | $30,400 | THATCHER GLASS MFG CO |
| 19 | JACKSON, MICHAEL | $29,474 | WESTMINISTER SCHOOL |
| 20 | BARNES, WALLACE | $26,500 | SELF EMPLOYED ATTORNEY |
| 21 | BROWN, BARBARA | $26,069 | HOUSEWIFE |
| 22 | FELDMAN, MICHAEL | $25,850 | FELDMAN GLASS CO |
| 23 | GALLAGHER, CHARLES | $23,350 | — |
| 24 | MORRISON, BRUCE A | $22,700 | ATTY |
| 25 | MURPHY, CHARLES | $22,082 | — |