California Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1997-1998 Election Cycle

Updated on February 26, 2025.

According to FEC data, in the 1997-1998 election cycle, among all individual political campaign donors in California who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, SHORENSTEIN, WALTER H was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $485.50K. E & J GALLO WINERY was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $415.00K; and WALT DISNEY COMPANY was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $340.00K.

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 1997-1998 Election Cycle
SHORENSTEIN, WALTER H
E & J GALLO WINERY
WALT DISNEY COMPANY
HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
LERACH, WILLIAM S
ARGYROS, GEORGE L
A G SPANOS CONSTRUCTION INC
CHEVRON CORPORATION
FISHER, DONALD G
SABAN, HAIM
California Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1997-1998 Election Cycle
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Name Amount ($)
SHORENSTEIN, WALTER H 485500
E & J GALLO WINERY 415000
WALT DISNEY COMPANY 340000
HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION 280500
LERACH, WILLIAM S 265000
ARGYROS, GEORGE L 261750
A G SPANOS CONSTRUCTION INC 250000
CHEVRON CORPORATION 231000
FISHER, DONALD G 228000
SABAN, HAIM 219891
GOLDENBERG, PAUL 209710
ZAPPA, GAIL 206750
MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION 202500
BROAD, ELI 200580
GELBAUM, DAVID 190500
IRVINE COMPANY 186549
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY 180275
WESTFIELD CORPORATION INC 170000
MCDONOUGH, ROBERT E 169500
ROBERTSON, SANFORD R 165500
SCHWAB, CHARLES R 151300
BARKSDALE, JAMES L 150500
CHAMBERS, JOHN T 150500
BURKLE, RONALD 150000
SYMONS CORPORATION 150000
MATTEL INC 145000
HUME, WILLIAM J 144750
PERENCHIO, JERRY 138000
TSAKOPOULOS, ANGELO K 136000
DOLE FOOD COMPANY INC 125000
AKT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 120000
TICKETMASTER CORPORATION 119450
NESBITT, PATRICK M 117250
EDISON INTERNATIONAL 116000
PACIFIC ENTERPRISES 115000
HAMBRECHT, WILLIAM R 114000
AMGEN INC 112500
SPANOS, A G 107500
WEISEL, THOMAS W 106000
ISSA, DARRELL E 105250
DAVIS, MARVIN 103500
WASSERMAN, LEW R 102450
DALY, NANCY M 102000
EDGECOMB, CHRIS E 102000
BUELL, SUSIE TOMPKINS 101398
RALPHS GROCERIES 100000
ROZAR, RICK L 100000
SCHWAB, CHARLES R MR 100000
AMD 95000
FLUOR DANIEL INC 95000
GEFFEN, DAVID 90200
SIKES, CYNTHIA 87500
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO 85000
REILLY, CLINTON T 85000
BECHTEL NATIONAL INC 84000
ADELSON, MERV 82000
BAXTER, FRANK E 81500
NOVELL INC 80000
YUCAIPA COMPANY 80000
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS INC 79421
Kripke, Daniel F. Dr. 79000
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 78500
KOZA, JOHN R 76000
MCNAMEE, ROGER B 75000
GORDY, BERRY 74000
KATZENBERG, JEFFREY 72500
BURKLE, RON 72000
ZOND SYSTEMS INC 72000
HOLDEN, GLEN A HONORABLE 71610
SABAN, CHERYL 71316
TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA 70500
CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIAN 70000
SPIELBERG, STEVEN 69000
PERENCHIO, A JERROLD 68500
HIRSH, STANLEY 68250
MINOR, DEBORAH 67402
HARMAN, SIDNEY 67000
DOERR, L JOHN III 66563
FREMONT COMPENSATION INSURANCE CO 65500
AURORA CAPITAL PARTNERS L P 65000
BANKAMERICA CORPORATION 65000
LANNI, J TERRENCE MR 65000
PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS INC 65000
SABAN ENTERTAINMENT 65000
KVAMME, E FLOYD 64500
MARCUS, GEORGE M 63750
ROBERTS, DUANE R 63625
YUCAPIA COMPANIES 63357
REINER, ROBERT 61700
SIMON, DIANE MEYER 61000
CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS 60000
FREMONT COMPENSATION INS CO 60000
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 60000
MOSS, JEROME S 59500
FISHER, KENNETH L 59000
LEACH, HOWARD H MR 58500
DOERR, ANN 57000
DOUGLAS, MICHAEL 56500
BENTON OIL AND GAS COMPANY 55500
HOLLYWOOD PARK INC 55000