California Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1979-1980 Election Cycle

Updated on February 27, 2025.

According to FEC data, in the 1979-1980 election cycle, among all individual political campaign donors in California who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, STEPHENS, JOHN A was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $52.31K. SALVATORI, HENRY was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $42.00K; and HAMMER, ARMAND DR was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $39.50K.

The chart below shows the top 10 highest individual political campaign donors, and the table below shows the top 100.

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You can also see details of individual campaign donations made by all individuals in California.

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California Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1979-1980 Election Cycle
STEPHENS, JOHN A
SALVATORI, HENRY
HAMMER, ARMAND DR
SHORENSTEIN, WALTER H
RUSSELL, MADELEINE H
WASSERMAN, LEW R
LONG, JOSEPH M
GALLO, ERNEST
FIRESTONE, LEONARD K
MOTT, MARYANNE
California Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1979-1980 Election Cycle
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Name Amount ($)
STEPHENS, JOHN A 52312
SALVATORI, HENRY 42000
HAMMER, ARMAND DR 39500
SHORENSTEIN, WALTER H 33150
RUSSELL, MADELEINE H 32750
WASSERMAN, LEW R 31800
LONG, JOSEPH M 31750
GALLO, ERNEST 31700
FIRESTONE, LEONARD K 28000
MOTT, MARYANNE 28000
ASHLEY, TED 27850
WEINTRAUB, JERRY 27350
HOCHSCHILD, ADAM 26600
BECHTEL, STEPHEN D JR 26475
HAHN, ERNEST W 25800
ZAX, STANLEY 25700
HOCHSCHILD, ARLIE 24300
BECKER, NEWTON D 23950
RYTTER, JOHN M 23150
WASSERMAN, EDITH 22887
KINGMAN, WOODWARD 22772
WEINBERG, BARBARA ANNE 22750
BETTINGEN, WILLIAM J MRS 22650
RENSHAW, JOHN P MRS 22500
CAHILL, JOHN R 22300
MCMULLIN, HARRY 21900
CRAVENS, MALCOLM 21749
FASKEN, DAVID 21700
RUSSELL, MADELINE H 21500
LYON, WILLIAM 21200
ROBERTSON, JAMES D 21000
MOSES, STEPHEN D 20861
JEWETT, GEORGE FREDERICK JR 20500
KIELY, JOHN R 20250
LEAR, FRANCES 20250
JEE, HARVARD M MR 20000
MACDONALD, ROBERT B 20000
MURDOCK, DAVID MR 20000
PARK, CHUNG U 20000
PARK, SI U 20000
LEAR, NORMAN 19750
COOK, CHARLES E 19500
SCHUMAN, ADOLPH P 19500
RUTHERFORD, E C MR 19000
TOOLEY, WILLIAM L 18850
COMMONS, DORMAN L 18700
PAGEN, W R MR 18125
BECKER, ROCHELLE 18000
FACTOR, JOHN 18000
HARMON, MARTIN A 18000
ICHINOSE, BENJAMIN DR 18000
WELLS, FRANK G 17850
SHEINBAUM, STANLEY K 17650
BROAD, ELI 17562
DRAPER, WILLIAM H III 17300
MOSS, JEROME S 17150
BAIRD, JOSEPH E 17050
SPITZER, ARTHUR 16750
MEMEL, SHERWIN L 16706
DALY, EDWARD J 16700
HILTON, BARRON 16700
TERRY, IRVING 16682
DART, JANE O 16500
SEAVER, FRANK R MRS 16010
BREN, DONALD L 16000
GALLO, JULIO R 15825
FIRESTONE, LEONARD K MR 15750
SHORENSTEIN, PHYLLIS J 15434
TUTTLE, HOLMES 15150
ALLES, MAXY POPE 15100
DART, JUSTIN W 15000
EDWARDS, GORDON 15000
FURGATCH, HARVEY 15000
HOLDEN, GLEN 15000
HOLDEN, GLEN MR 15000
HOLDEN, GLEN MRS 15000
KILROY, JOHN B MR 15000
MYERS, JACK H 15000
SILBERMAN, RICHARD T 15000
PACKARD, DAVID 14750
RUSSELL, FRED J 14750
HARRIS, JOHN C 14525
GETTY, GORDON P 14500
LYON, WILLIAM MR 14000
PALEVSKY, MAX 14000
ROBERTSON, JAMES D MR 14000
ROSENBERG, THEODORE 13825
BOLKER, J R 13800
DENNEY, CORWIN D 13500
FORMAN, WILLIAM R 13500
SHORENSTEIN, WALTER H MR 13500
ANDELSON, SHELDON W 13250
PACKARD, DAVID MR 13025
DILLER, BARRY 13000
DUTCHER, CORNELIUS G 13000
FERGUSON, ROBERT B 13000
FIRESTONE, LEONARD K MRS 13000
FURTH, FREDERICK MR 13000
GLAZER, GUILFORD 13000
GORDY, BERRY 13000