These are the top individuals and organizations spending their money to influence your vote. That is, these are the top DISCLOSED donors. Some categories of outside spenders, such as 501(c)(4) groups, are not required to disclose the identities of their contributors.


Top Individuals Funding Outside Spending Groups

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Rank Donor Total To Conservs To Liberals % to Conservs % to Liberals
1 Soros, George
Soros Fund Management
New York
$176,752,713 $0 $176,752,713 0.0% 100.0%
2 Uihlein, Richard & Elizabeth
Uline Inc
Lake Forest
$86,446,015 $86,446,015 $0 100.0% 0.0%
3 Griffin, Kenneth C.
Citadel LLC
Chicago
$71,050,000 $71,050,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
4 Yass, Jeffrey S & Janine
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd
$56,241,400 $49,050,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
5 Mellon, Timothy
Retired
Saratoga
$41,700,000 $41,700,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
6 Bloomberg, Michael R.
City of New York, NY
New York
$41,262,025 $0 $40,512,025 0.0% 100.0%
7 Bankman-Fried, Sam
FTX.US
Nassau, Bahamas
$38,837,000 $155,000 $35,872,000 0.4% 99.6%
8 Schwarzman, Stephen A.
Blackstone Group
New York
$36,000,058 $36,000,058 $0 100.0% 0.0%
9 Thiel, Peter
Thiel Capital
San Francisco
$35,250,000 $35,250,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
10 Eychaner, Fred
Newsweb Corp
Chicago
$32,100,000 $0 $32,100,000 0.0% 100.0%
11 Ellison, Lawrence
Oracle Corp
Walnut Creek
$31,007,943 $31,007,943 $0 100.0% 0.0%
12 Ryan, Shirley W.
Ryan Specialty Group
Winnetka
$26,300,000 $26,300,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
13 Adelson, Miriam O.
Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment & Research
Las Vegas
$25,000,000 $25,000,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
14 Hendricks, Diane Ms
Abc Supply
Beloit
$24,100,000 $24,100,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
15 Salame, Ryan D.
FTX.US
Sandisfield
$23,367,000 $21,867,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
16 Singer, Paul E.
Elliott Management
New York
$20,355,000 $19,355,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
17 Simons, James H. & Marilyn
Renaissance Technologies/Simons Fdtn
New York
$20,000,000 $0 $20,000,000 0.0% 100.0%
18 Buckley, Walter W. Jr.
Buckley Muething Capital Management
Bethlehem
$17,010,300 $17,010,300 $0 100.0% 0.0%
19 Schwab, Charles R. & Helen O.
Charles Schwab & Co
San Fransisco
$16,355,000 $16,355,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
20 Simon, Deborah J.
Simon Youth Foundation
Carmel
$15,302,000 $0 $15,302,000 0.0% 100.0%
21 Mandel, Stephen Frank Jr. & Susan Z.
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich
$14,650,000 $0 $14,650,000 0.0% 100.0%
22 Wynn, Stephen A. & Andrea
Wynn Resorts
Las Vegas
$14,495,000 $14,495,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
23 Marcus, Bernard
Marcus Foundation
Atlanta
$12,510,000 $11,510,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
24 Jurvetson, Karla
Karla Jurvetson MD
Los Altos Hills
$11,699,165 $0 $11,699,165 0.0% 100.0%
25 Bigelow, Rob
Bigelow Companies
Las Vegas
$10,710,000 $10,710,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
26 Stephens, Warren A.
Stephens Inc
Little Rock
$10,350,000 $10,350,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
27 Cameron, Ronnie & Nina
Mountaire Corp
North Little Rock
$9,905,000 $9,905,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
28 Hoffman, Reid Garrett
LinkedIn
San Francisco
$9,605,000 $550,000 $9,055,000 5.7% 94.3%
29 James, Virginia
Retired
Lambertville
$9,050,491 $9,050,491 $0 100.0% 0.0%
30 Reyes, M. Jude
Reyes Holdings
West Palm Beach
$8,736,600 $8,736,600 $0 100.0% 0.0%
31 Reyes, J Christopher
Reyes Holdings
West Palm Beach
$8,736,000 $8,736,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
32 Duchossois, Janet J.
Duchossois Group
Oak Brook
$8,730,000 $8,720,000 $10,000 99.9% 0.1%
33 Singh, Nishad
FTX.US
Nassau, Bahamas
$7,890,000 $0 $7,890,000 0.0% 100.0%
34 Peed, Thomas J.
Sandhills Publishing
Lincoln
$7,879,672 $7,879,672 $0 100.0% 0.0%
35 Peterffy, Thomas
Interactive Brokers
Palm Beach
$7,600,000 $7,600,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
36 Steyer, Thomas
Next Generation
San Francisco
$7,513,226 $25 $7,513,201 0.0% 100.0%
37 Heising, Elizabeth D.
Medley Partners
Atherton
$7,307,500 $0 $7,307,500 0.0% 100.0%
38 Childs, John W.
JW Childs Assoc
Vero Beach
$7,215,000 $7,210,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
39 Bekenstein, Joshua
Bain Capital
Wayland
$6,815,000 $0 $6,815,000 0.0% 100.0%
40 Marcus, George M.
Marcus & Millichap
Palo Alto
$6,500,000 $0 $6,500,000 0.0% 100.0%
41 Ricketts, John Joe
Hugo Enterprises
Omaha
$6,279,000 $6,279,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
42 Ballmer, Steve
Ballmer Group
Hunts Point
$6,000,000 $0 $6,000,000 0.0% 100.0%
42 Danforth, John
Dowd Bennett Llp
New York
$6,000,000 $0 $0 0.0% 0.0%
44 Quillin, Patty
Philanthropist
Santa Cruz
$5,952,000 $0 $5,952,000 0.0% 100.0%
45 Tuna, Cari
Asana
San Francisco
$5,925,000 $0 $5,925,000 0.0% 100.0%
46 Murdoch, James & Kathryn
21st Century Fox
New York
$5,850,000 $500,000 $1,500,000 25.0% 75.0%
47 Ishbia, Justin
Shore Capital Partners
Chicago
$5,000,000 $0 $5,000,000 0.0% 100.0%
48 Ishbia, Matthew R.
United Wholesale Mortgage
Pontiac
$4,963,064 $0 $4,963,064 0.0% 100.0%
49 Frecka, David A.
Next Generation Films
Tierra Verde
$4,900,000 $4,900,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
50 Tull, Thomas
Tulco Oils
Sewickley
$4,725,000 $4,725,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
51 Granieri, Rob
Jane Street Capital
New York
$4,650,000 $4,650,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
52 Jordan, Wayne D.
Jordan Real Estate Invest/Akonadi Fdtn
Oakland
$4,625,000 $0 $4,625,000 0.0% 100.0%
53 Collazo, Francisco J.
Colsa Corp
Huntsville
$4,122,100 $4,122,100 $0 100.0% 0.0%
54 Bezos, Miguel
Retired
Mercer Island
$4,042,506 $0 $30,000 0.0% 100.0%
55 Mortiz, Michael
Sequoia Capital
Menlo Park
$4,000,000 $0 $4,000,000 0.0% 100.0%
56 Conway, Ronald C. & Gayle
SV Angel LLC
San Francisco
$3,865,000 $0 $3,515,000 0.0% 100.0%
57 Schusterman, Lynn
Schusterman Foundation
Tulsa
$3,825,000 $0 $3,825,000 0.0% 100.0%
58 Laufer, Eric
Laufer Wind Group
New York
$3,775,000 $0 $3,775,000 0.0% 100.0%
59 Grand, Marcia
Retired
San Francisco
$3,726,400 $0 $3,726,400 0.0% 100.0%
60 Klingenstein, Thomas
Cohen, Klingenstein & Marks
New York
$3,705,000 $3,705,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
61 Schusterman, Stacy H.
Samson Energy
Tulsa
$3,645,000 $0 $3,645,000 0.0% 100.0%
62 Schmidt, Wendy
Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto
$3,610,334 $0 $3,610,334 0.0% 100.0%
63 Skill, Jeffrey
Goodlands Management
Palo Alto
$3,500,000 $0 $3,500,000 0.0% 100.0%
64 Fisher, Sherrilyn
Retired
San Francisco
$3,460,522 $3,460,522 $0 100.0% 0.0%
65 Gilliam, Richard B.
Cumberland Resources
Keswick
$3,450,000 $3,450,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
66 Sinquefield, Rex A. & Jeanne C.
Show Me Institute
Westphalia
$3,350,000 $3,350,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
66 Koum, Jan
Retired
Santa Clara
$3,350,000 $1,350,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
68 Gaby, Richard D. & Barbara
Richard & Barbara Gaby Foundation
Duluth
$3,250,000 $3,250,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
69 Laufer, Henry B.
Renaissance Technologies
Lantana
$3,176,000 $0 $3,176,000 0.0% 100.0%
70 Page, Gloria W.
Retired
Los Altos
$3,157,719 $0 $3,157,719 0.0% 100.0%
71 Merrill, Marc
Games
Santa Monica
$3,065,000 $0 $0 0.0% 0.0%
72 Klarman, Seth A.
Baupost Group
Chestnut Hill
$3,025,000 $0 $3,025,000 0.0% 100.0%
73 Navaro, Kelly
Sherman Financial Group
Charleston
$3,006,000 $3,006,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
74 Murray, Blake
Retired
Draper
$3,000,000 $0 $3,000,000 0.0% 100.0%
74 Lahoud, Raymond
Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus
Coopersburg
$3,000,000 $0 $0 0.0% 0.0%
76 Spielberg, Steven
DreamWorks SKG
Los Angeles
$2,980,000 $0 $2,980,000 0.0% 100.0%
77 Hillman, Tatnall Lea & Roberta W.
Retired
Chilmark
$2,948,352 $2,948,352 $0 100.0% 0.0%
78 Rees-Jones, Trevor D.
Chief Oil & Gas
Dallas
$2,925,000 $2,925,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
79 Fish, John F.
Suffolk Construction
Boston
$2,744,500 $0 $2,744,500 0.0% 100.0%
80 Goldman, Amy
Solil Management
New York
$2,645,000 $0 $2,645,000 0.0% 100.0%
81 Stryker, Jon
Arcus Foundation
New York
$2,635,000 $0 $2,625,000 0.0% 100.0%
82 Nau, John L. III
Silver Eagle Distributors
Houston
$2,592,000 $2,592,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
83 Mills, Olan Jr.
Retired
Chattanooga
$2,570,000 $0 $2,570,000 0.0% 100.0%
84 Emmet, Richard
Jane Street Capital
Larchmont
$2,550,000 $2,550,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
84 Batmasian, James H.
Investments Ltd
Boca Raton
$2,550,000 $2,550,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
86 Soros, Andrea
Trace Foundation
New York
$2,542,800 $0 $2,542,800 0.0% 100.0%
87 Duda, Kenneth J.
Stanford Children'S Health
Menlo Park
$2,500,000 $0 $2,500,000 0.0% 100.0%
88 Dunn, Timothy M.
Crownquest Operating
Midland
$2,495,000 $2,495,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
89 Jacobs, Irwin Mark
Qualcomm Inc
La Jolla
$2,492,000 $0 $2,492,000 0.0% 100.0%
90 Langone, Kenneth & Elaine
Invemed Assoc
New York
$2,488,400 $2,488,400 $0 100.0% 0.0%
91 Eshelman, Fredric N.
Furiex Pharmaceuticals
Wilmington
$2,450,000 $2,450,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
91 Rowan, Marc J. & Carolyn
Apollo Management
New York
$2,450,000 $2,200,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
91 Shaw, David E.
DE Shaw Research
New York
$2,450,000 $0 $2,450,000 0.0% 100.0%
94 Smith, Michael S
Kaitar Resources
Boulder
$2,325,000 $2,325,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
95 Hostetter, Amos B. Jr. & Barbara
Pilot House Assoc/Barr Foundation
Boston
$2,215,000 $0 $2,215,000 0.0% 100.0%
96 Ragon, Phillip T.
InterSystems Corp
Boston
$2,200,000 $0 $2,200,000 0.0% 100.0%
96 Murdoch, K. Rupert
News Corp
New York
$2,200,000 $2,200,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
98 Lutnick, Howard W.
Cantor Fitzgerald
New York
$2,130,000 $2,130,000 $0 100.0% 0.0%
99 Prtizker, Lisa
Lisa & John Pritzker Family Fund
San Francisco
$2,095,000 $0 $2,095,000 0.0% 100.0%
100 Loeb, Daniel S.
Third Point LLC
New York
$2,031,600 $1,395,000 $636,600 68.7% 31.3%

*C = Generally supports conservative candidates; L = Generally supports liberal candidates

Methodological Note: This page includes donations to the outside spending groups that can accept unlimited contributions. This includes "super PACs", earmarked donations that are reported by 501c non-profit organizations and earmarked donations reported by 527 organizations that use the contributions explicitly for electioneering communications or independent expenditures. This page does not include donations to political action committees.

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