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MA — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MA during 2008
Total Raised
$36,534,895
Total Donated
$3,953,080
Candidates
35
Individual Donors
573
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $32,745,598
Top Candidates in MA (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERRY, JOHN FORBES | DEM | Senate | $16,116,152 |
| TSONGAS, NICOLA | DEM | House | $3,302,902 |
| FRANK, BARNEY | DEM | House | $2,297,682 |
| BEATTY, JEFFREY K | REP | Senate | $2,078,533 |
| NEAL, RICHARD E MR. | DEM | House | $1,621,928 |
| MARKEY, EDWARD J MR. | DEM | House | $1,454,665 |
| CAPUANO, MICHAEL E | DEM | House | $1,087,339 |
| MCGOVERN, JIM | DEM | House | $1,085,785 |
| LYNCH, STEPHEN F. | DEM | House | $1,066,683 |
| FINEGOLD, BARRY | DEM | House | $919,799 |
| DONOGHUE, EILEEN | DEM | House | $859,284 |
| OLVER, JOHN WALTER | DEM | House | $817,748 |
| O'REILLY, EDWARD JOSEPH | DEM | Senate | $742,660 |
| TIERNEY, JOHN F | DEM | House | $735,819 |
| OGONOWSKI, JAMES | REP | House | $696,899 |
| OGONOWSKI, JAMES | REP | Senate | $554,018 |
| ELDRIDGE, JAMES BRADLEY | DEM | House | $430,544 |
| BECH, NATHAN ALEXANDER | REP | House | $161,390 |
| DELAHUNT, WILLIAM D | DEM | House | $117,100 |
| MORSE, CHARLES A MR | REP | House | $97,396 |
| O'BRIEN, DAVID MICHAEL | DEM | House | $38,025 |
| SCOTT, KEVIN PAUL | REP | Senate | $37,197 |
| TIERNEY, THOMAS P | REP | House | $36,055 |
| SHOLLEY, EARL HENRY | REP | House | $30,860 |
| BAKER, RICHARD A JR | REP | House | $29,176 |
Top Donors in MA (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COGAN, JOHN F JR | $99,900 | LAWYER |
| 2 | LEVINE, ARTHUR E MR | $98,900 | — |
| 3 | BRONFMAN, JOANIE | $95,950 | STUDENT |
| 4 | HIATT, ARNOLD | $91,700 | STRIDE RITE CORP |
| 5 | KRUPP, DOUGLAS | $89,654 | REAL ESTATE |
| 6 | GROSSMAN, BARBARA | $80,500 | STUDENT |
| 7 | GROSSMAN, STEVEN | $77,065 | MASSACHUSETTS ENVELOPE COMPANY |
| 8 | HELLMAN, F WARREN | $74,500 | LEHMAN BROS |
| 9 | LEVENTHAL, NORMAN B | $69,107 | THE BEACON CO |
| 10 | CHASIN, LAURA R MRS | $65,500 | HOUSE WIFE |
| 11 | KOCH, WILLIAM I MR | $63,500 | KOCH INDUSTRIES |
| 12 | DAVIS, JAMES S MR | $62,700 | — |
| 13 | MANNING, JOHN P | $60,500 | PRESIDENT |
| 14 | FRIEDMAN, DAVID L | $52,700 | REALTOR |
| 15 | LEE, THOMAS | $50,114 | — |
| 16 | CLOUTIER, GEORGE A | $42,900 | FRED LOCKE STEREO INC |
| 17 | CHASIN, RICHARD | $42,837 | PHYSICIAN |
| 18 | HOSTETTER, AMOS B JR | $40,700 | CONT CABLEVISION |
| 19 | GOLDMAN, GUIDO | $40,400 | — |
| 20 | CONNELL, WILLIAM | $40,100 | STATE HOUSE |
| 21 | KRAFT, ROBERT K | $40,000 | INTERNATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS CORP |
| 22 | LINDE, EDWARD H | $39,000 | BUSINESSMAN |
| 23 | MURPHY, JAMES | $38,440 | D F MUNROE CO |
| 24 | BEAL, ROBERT L | $37,850 | SELF EMPLOYED |
| 25 | CAMPBELL, JOHN | $36,293 | CHARLESBANK TRUST CO |