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PA — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in PA during 2008
Total Raised
$59,218,808
Total Donated
$3,809,429
Candidates
62
Individual Donors
547
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 | BERGER, DANIEL | $121,750 | ATTORNEY |
| 2 | BROWN, MICHAEL | $105,220 | JAMAILA INN |
| 3 | HAAS, JOHN C | $85,650 | RETIRED |
| 4 | BUTTENWIESER, PETER L | $77,900 | CONSULTANT |
| 5 | DONAHUE, JOHN F | $76,800 | INVESTMENT ADVISER |
| 6 | HOOPER, RALPH W MR | $70,000 | INTERSTATE AND OCEAN TRANSPORT CO |
| 7 | MAHONEY, WILLIAM P | $65,100 | UNITED ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 8 | GITTIS, HOWARD | $60,550 | WOLF BLOCK SCHORR & SOLIS COHEN |
| 9 | DAVIS, JOHN | $59,540 | ENG |
| 10 | DONAHUE, JOHN F MR | $58,500 | — |
| 11 | BERNSTEIN, STANLEY | $57,892 | EXECUTIVE |
| 12 | FRIEDMAN, CYNTHIA MS | $55,400 | EMGLO PRODUCTS |
| 13 | HILLMAN, TATNALL | $54,300 | DATA CONSULTANT |
| 14 | HAAS, CHARA C | $47,650 | HOUSEWIFE |
| 15 | FIELD, JOSEPH M | $47,500 | — |
| 16 | BERGER, JONATHAN | $43,800 | UNIV OF PENN |
| 17 | JONES, THOMAS | $43,010 | RETIRED |
| 18 | KRANCER, RONALD A | $42,800 | STOCKBROKER |
| 19 | HOOPER, BRUCE | $42,400 | — |
| 20 | GRASS, ALEX | $39,150 | EXECUTIVE |
| 21 | GRASS, ALEX MR | $37,700 | RITE AID CO |
| 22 | COZEN, STEPHEN A | $34,700 | COZEN, BEGIER, OCONNOR |
| 23 | MORGAN, ROBERT | $34,600 | AAMCO INDUSTRIES |
| 24 | ALTER, DENNIS | $34,200 | TEACHERS SERVICE ORGANIZATION, INC |
| 25 | HOOPER, RALPH W | $34,100 | — |