California Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1997-1998 Election Cycle
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 $340.00K.
The chart below shows the top 10 highest individual political campaign donors, and the table below shows the top 100.
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Name | Amount ($) |
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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 |