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NY — 2012 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in NY during 2012
Total Raised
$101,134,046
Total Donated
$285,619,159
Candidates
96
Individual Donors
68,457
Party Receipts in 2012
DEM $62,732,535
REP $36,752,881
Top Candidates in NY (2012)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN ELIZABETH | DEM | Senate | $15,735,457 |
| HOCHUL, KATHLEEN COURTNEY | DEM | House | $4,858,496 |
| HAYWORTH, NAN | REP | House | $3,319,063 |
| CORWIN, JANE | REP | House | $3,299,017 |
| ISRAEL, STEVE J. | DEM | House | $3,190,721 |
| DAVIS, JACK | REP | House | $3,092,616 |
| BISHOP, TIMOTHY | DEM | House | $2,731,218 |
| CROWLEY, JOSEPH | DEM | House | $2,577,592 |
| DOHENY, MATTHEW | REP | House | $2,449,690 |
| ALTSCHULER, RANDOLPH MR. | REP | House | $2,284,790 |
| SLAUGHTER, LOUISE M | DEM | House | $2,278,709 |
| MCCARTHY, CAROLYN | DEM | House | $2,278,000 |
| GRIMM, MICHAEL | REP | House | $2,263,994 |
| MALONEY, SEAN PATRICK | DEM | House | $2,257,171 |
| GIBSON, CHRISTOPHER P | REP | House | $2,187,705 |
| LOWEY, NITA M | DEM | House | $2,165,669 |
| REED, THOMAS W II | REP | House | $2,107,794 |
| MAFFEI, DANIEL BENJAMIN MR. | DEM | House | $2,032,959 |
| MARAGOS, GEORGE | REP | Senate | $2,021,271 |
| BUERKLE, ANN MARIE | REP | House | $2,021,185 |
| OWENS, WILLIAM | DEM | House | $1,997,478 |
| MENG, GRACE | DEM | House | $1,852,611 |
| KING, PETER T. HON. | REP | House | $1,812,860 |
| MALONEY, CAROLYN B | DEM | House | $1,746,929 |
| RANGEL, CHARLES B | DEM | House | $1,475,984 |
Top Donors in NY (2012)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCER, ROBERT LEROY | $2,923,700 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES |
| 2 | SOROS, GEORGE | $2,888,000 | SOROS FUND MANAGMENT INC |
| 3 | ROBERTSON, JULIAN | $2,255,000 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 4 | LAUFER, HENRY | $1,694,600 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES CORP |
| 5 | KOVNER, BRUCE | $1,675,000 | COMMODITY TRADING CORP |
| 6 | KIMMEL, SIDNEY | $1,381,800 | JONES APPAREL |
| 7 | ROBERT, STEPHEN | $1,070,950 | OPPENHEIMER CO |
| 8 | MESSINGER, ALIDA ROCKEFELLER | $1,060,800 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 9 | FREEMAN, MORGAN | $1,001,000 | — |
| 10 | BOIES, DAVID L. JR. | $1,000,000 | BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP |
| 11 | UNITE HERE TIP STATE & LOCAL FUND | $1,000,000 | — |
| 12 | GUND, AGNES | $797,800 | AGNES GUND |
| 13 | SOROS, JONATHAN | $791,810 | — |
| 14 | ROBERTS, RICHARD | $776,906 | — |
| 15 | LAUDER, RONALD S | $762,500 | ESTEE LAUDER COSMETICS |
| 16 | SHUMWAY, CHRIS W | $750,000 | TIGER MANAGEMENT |
| 17 | RUBIN, DONALD | $686,700 | — |
| 18 | 1199 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND | $550,000 | — |
| 19 | LUND, STEVEN | $533,650 | — |
| 20 | BACON, LOUIS MOORE | $523,900 | MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT |
| 21 | HERTOG, ROGER | $507,835 | — |
| 22 | CARSON, RUSSELL | $506,000 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 23 | Ochshorn, Sivan | $505,000 | Student |
| 24 | KROUSE, RODGER | $503,500 | LEHMAN BROS |
| 25 | SOROS COLOMBEL, ANDREA MS. | $500,000 | TRACE FOUNDATION |