Iowa 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 Iowa who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, RUAN, JOHN was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $14.25K. PESTER, JACK C was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $13.75K. NORRIS, JOHN W was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $11.25K.

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 Iowa.

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Iowa Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1979-1980 Election Cycle
RUAN, JOHN
PESTER, JACK C
NORRIS, JOHN W
REED, FRED JR
SCHWARTZ, PAUL A
HARKER, JACK MR
OLSEN, RALPH A MR
REED, FRED JR MR
SCHWARTZ, PAUL A MR
FRIEDMAN, RAY E
Iowa Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1979-1980 Election Cycle
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Name Amount ($)
RUAN, JOHN 14250
PESTER, JACK C 13750
NORRIS, JOHN W 11250
REED, FRED JR 10750
SCHWARTZ, PAUL A 10500
HARKER, JACK MR 10000
OLSEN, RALPH A MR 10000
REED, FRED JR MR 10000
SCHWARTZ, PAUL A MR 10000
FRIEDMAN, RAY E 7250
KAUTZ, RICHARD C 6750
ROVERUD, ELEANOR DR 6000
STANLEY, C M 5500
WHITTLESEY, LESTER B 5150
BITTNER, R RICHARD 5000
FREESE, V DEAN 5000
CHRYSTAL, JOHN 4650
STANLEY, ELIZABETH M 4500
GLAZER, EDWARD 4450
ROSENFIELD, JOSEPH F 4450
KRACHIK, JOHN 4300
PICKER, JOEL 4250
BUCKSBAUM, MARTIN 4050
DANIELS, RONALD L 4000
MEREDITH, ANNA K 4000
TOWNSEND, RAY T 3800
POMERANTZ, MARVIN A 3721
WILSON, CHARLES W 3550
PETERSON, ROBERT L 3300
KIRKE, GERALD M 3250
DEARDORF, CATHERINE V 3200
FRIEDMAN, EVELYN 3000
GWALTNEY, HENRY 3000
HOERNER, RICHARD N JR 3000
HOOD, GILBERT A 3000
PELLETT, PAUL E 3000
PERPICH, JERRY J 3000
PIM, JEAN MARIE 3000
SCHWARTZ, BEN 3000
WHITTLESEY, LESTER B MR 3000
BLUEDORN, CARL A 2950
DUFFY, MICHAEL L 2900
KELLEY, ROBB B 2900
BROWN, WALTER E 2750
STANLEY, RICHARD H 2750
CALLAHAN, WILLIAM J 2638
AUSTIN, KENNETH R 2600
BROWN, WILLIAM C 2500
DAVIS, A MR 2500
DUNN, JAMES E 2500
FOSTER, MEL JR 2500
GLEESON, ROBERT E 2500
LAVERTY, CHARLES O 2500
RUAN, JOHN III 2500
GOODWIN, ROBERT K 2450
DUCHEN, CHARLES 2400
KENYON, RONALD D 2400
DANIELS, JUNE 2325
URBAN, THOMAS 2300
GARST, STEPHEN 2267
EVANS, JOHN E 2250
KUYPER, H S 2250
NELSON, DALE V 2250
DANIELS, RON 2150
MCCORD, MAX 2150
HAAS, URBAN R 2100
PUTNEY, MARK W 2056
ANDERSON, GERALD E 2000
ANDREAS, MARTIN L MR 2000
BELIN, DAVID W 2000
BERTSCH, FRANK H 2000
BRENTON, WILLIAM H 2000
BUCKSBAUM, MATTHEW 2000
DAVIS, JOSEPH W 2000
DEE, ROBERT A 2000
FREESE, V DEANE 2000
HUBBELL, JAMES W JR 2000
HUMPLEBY, EDWIN A 2000
KAPLAN, BETTY L 2000
KAPLAN, JOHN J 2000
KRAUSE, W A 2000
LEWELLYN, GARY 2000
MARTIN, ANDREW A 2000
MEREDITH, ANNA 2000
MILLER, J DOUGLAS MR 2000
MITCHELL, CHARLES J B JR 2000
POMERANTZ, MARVIN 2000
SMELTZER, ANN 2000
TOWNSEND, CLEDA J 2000
WAHLERT, R C 2000
DUNLAP, PAUL D 1942
EDWARDS, CLEO F 1850
CASH, PAUL T 1800
STONER, TOM 1800
WESTERMAN, ALICE M 1800
DANIELS, RONALD 1750
MACNIDER, JACK 1750
YANNEY, JAMES M 1700
SCHERMER, LLOYD G 1600
FOSTER, REX B JR 1583