Florida 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 Florida who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, ABRAHAM, S DANIEL was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $675.00K. HENRY, JOHN W was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $409.25K; and BERMAN, MEYER A was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $386.00K.

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 Florida.

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Florida Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1997-1998 Election Cycle
ABRAHAM, S DANIEL
HENRY, JOHN W
BERMAN, MEYER A
KOCH, WILLIAM I
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORP
FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION
ESTRADA, ALFRED
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE INC
Florida Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1997-1998 Election Cycle
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Name Amount ($)
ABRAHAM, S DANIEL 675000
HENRY, JOHN W 409250
BERMAN, MEYER A 386000
KOCH, WILLIAM I 253000
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORP 188275
FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION 175000
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION 167500
ESTRADA, ALFRED 130100
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 125000
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE INC 115545
DAVIS, LEONARD 115500
TOBIAS, ANDREW 111000
GARDNER, JAMES J 110000
KAPNICK, HARVEY E 110000
GARY, WILLIAMS, PARENTI, FINNEY, L 100000
KAZEMINY, NASSER J 100000
MA BERMAN & COMPANY L C 100000
PHEONIX FINANCIAL GROUPS 100000
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC 100000
THOMPSON MEDICAL COMPANY INC 100000
ADLER GROUP INC 90000
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA 90000
TECO ENERGY INC 90000
REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES INC 86000
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS 82000
GREENBERG TRAURIG 82000
WOOD, STEVEN P J 81000
CLIENT BUSINESS SERVICES INC 73485
FROST, PHILLIP 73000
J M FAMILY ENTERPRISES INC 71000
MORAN, JOHN A 70000
NEW VALLEY CORPORATION 70000
ECKERD CORPORATION 65000
SIMON, BREN 61025
HOWARD, HENRY B 56500
BENJAMIN, DAVID N 55500
LANZO CONSTRUCTION CO FLORIDA 55000
M W I CORPORATION 55000
VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 55000
ODOM, JAY 54500
GAINES, STANLEY N 54000
HUIZENGA HOLDINGS INC 52500
SWISHER INTERNATIONAL INC 52500
BACARDI-MARTINI USA INC 51518
POPE, LOIS 51000
HUIZENGA, H WAYNE 50700
JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES INC 50500
DE HAAN, JON HOLDEN MR 50000
DE HAAN, JON HOLDEN MRS 50000
DOCKERY, C C MS 50000
FREY, EUGENE U 50000
MA BERMAN & COMPANY LC 50000
NAEGELE, ROBERTO O 50000
PRICE WATERHOUSE L L P 50000
SOUTHERN GARDENS CITRUS 50000
FRIEDKIN, ADA 48000
FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION 47750
CANTOR, DANIEL D 46000
GEORGIA-PACIFIC 45000
TERESI, JOSEPH 45000
BAINES, ELLIOT A 43842
BERMAN, MEYER 43500
CHUBB FEDERAL INSURANCE CO 42413
KOHL, SIDNEY 41500
BILTMORE HOTEL 41000
JAEB, ROBERT A 40300
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS 40000
GOLDBERG, MICHAEL A 40000
FAIN, RICHARD 38500
MAHER, MICHAEL 38250
GALBRAITH, JOHN WILLIAM MR 37500
GALBRAITH, JOHN WILLIAM MRS 37500
FRIEDKIN, MONTE 36820
AT&T 36800
FANJUL, ALFONSO 36500
KISLAK, JAY I 36500
CASTO, JAMES D 36000
ADLER, BERNYCE 35500
ENGELBERG, ALFRED B 35500
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP 35195
BARNETT PEOPLE FOR BETTER GOVT 35000
DADE AVIATION CONSULTANTS 35000
PLC INVESTMENTS INC 35000
ZADIKOFF, GERALD 34000
SWEZY, RUBY S 32900
BACARDI-MARTININ U S A INC 32500
FLORIDA POWER CORP 32500
FRIEDKIN, LISA ANNE 32000
HANSBERGER, THOMAS L 32000
MURPHY, LINDA F 31750
SEMBLER COMPANY 31610
HALIM, SAM 31500
JAEB, LORENA 31500
ARISON, MADELEINE 31000
DONNER, JOSEPH W 31000
DURDEN, K EARL 31000
PAJCIC & PAJCIC PA 31000
CEJAS, PAUL L 30600
KEISER, ARTHUR 30550
GALBRAITH, JOHN WILLIAM MR & MRS 30500