2022 Top Donors to Outside Spending Groups
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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
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 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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