New York 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 New York who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $1.44M. SCHWARTZ, BERNARD L was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $888.00K; and PFIZER INC was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $440.50K.
The chart below shows the top 10 highest individual political campaign donors, and the table below shows the top 100.
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| Name | Amount ($) |
|---|---|
| PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC | 1437019 |
| SCHWARTZ, BERNARD L | 888000 |
| PFIZER INC | 440500 |
| ROBERTSON, JULIAN H | 303000 |
| RICH, DENISE | 300000 |
| MERRILL LYNCH | 265000 |
| BEAR STEARNS & CO INC | 260000 |
| FORSTMANN, THEODORE J | 252000 |
| 1199 NY STATE POL ACTION FUND | 250000 |
| KADISH, LAWRENCE | 249000 |
| HERNANDEZ, MARIFE | 229500 |
| SHAW, DAVID E | 227000 |
| BERGREEN, BERNARD D | 202000 |
| JOHNSON, ROBERT W IV MR | 200000 |
| LOCAL 1199 | 200000 |
| TIME WARNER INC | 181000 |
| MC INERNEY, THOMAS E | 177000 |
| TRAVELERS GROUP | 175000 |
| REVLON GROUP INCORPORATED | 170000 |
| GUND, AGNES | 162250 |
| BRYAN, J SHELBY | 161888 |
| PEPSI-COLA COMPANY | 160000 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC | 155000 |
| FURMAN, GAIL | 154100 |
| PHILIP MORRIS | 151130 |
| MIRAMAX FILMS CORPORATION | 148000 |
| TISCH, JONATHAN M | 146000 |
| FORESTER, LYNN | 138500 |
| PEPSICO INC | 135000 |
| PERLMUTTER, LOUIS | 133000 |
| SIEGEL, HERBERT J | 132000 |
| CARSON, RUSSELL L | 128000 |
| SINGER, PAUL | 128000 |
| BESSEMER TRUSTS COMPANY NA | 125000 |
| HASKELL, JOHN H F | 121949 |
| FISHER, M ANTHONY | 119800 |
| CORZINE, JON S | 117000 |
| RELIANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC | 115000 |
| AGI MANAGEMENT CORP | 110000 |
| NOVARTIS FINANCE CORP | 107500 |
| SCHWARTZ, BERNARD | 107000 |
| NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 105000 |
| AAB, RICHARD T | 101500 |
| PAINE WEBBER INC | 100600 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GRO | 100000 |
| CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 100000 |
| CHAPMAN, MAX C MR | 100000 |
| ONEIDA INDIAN NATION | 100000 |
| RGI GROUP INC | 100000 |
| ROBERTSON, JULIAN H JR MR | 100000 |
| SAUNDERS, E PHILLIP | 100000 |
| WANG, CHARLES B MR | 100000 |
| CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | 98050 |
| UNITED REFINING COMPANY | 98000 |
| KANDELL, ALICE SUSAN DR | 95000 |
| SOROS, ROBERT | 95000 |
| PATRICOF, ALAN J | 94000 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE | 90000 |
| KAYE, WALTER | 89250 |
| NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION | 86400 |
| FISHER, ZACHARY | 86300 |
| INTL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOC CMTE ON | 86000 |
| MENSCHEL, ROBERT B | 83500 |
| BINGHAM, ROBERT W | 83000 |
| WEITZ & LUXENBERG PC | 82500 |
| SPIELVOGEL, BARBARALEE DIAMONSTEIN | 82000 |
| NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO | 80200 |
| BLACK, LEON D | 80000 |
| LIAPAKIS, PAMELA ANAGNOS | 79000 |
| PERRY, LISA R | 79000 |
| SHUMAN, STANLEY S | 79000 |
| FORSTMANN, NICHOLAS C | 78000 |
| FLAUM, DAVID M | 76450 |
| TRAVELERS GROUP INC | 75500 |
| A G I MANAGEMENT CORP | 75000 |
| CITICORP | 75000 |
| PHILLIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC | 75000 |
| PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES | 75000 |
| TEMPELSMAN, MAURICE | 75000 |
| TISHMAN, JOHN L | 75000 |
| MCCONVILLE, DONALD F | 73600 |
| BELL ATLANTIC | 70000 |
| CHASE MANHATTAN CORP | 70000 |
| EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY | 70000 |
| SHERMAN, MICHAEL J | 70000 |
| SIMON, ARNOLD | 70000 |
| WACHNER, LINDA J | 70000 |
| NIEMIEC, DAVID W | 67500 |
| SIMONS, JAMES H | 67000 |
| WIGMORE, BARRIE A | 67000 |
| CS FIRST BOSTON | 65000 |
| ASARCO | 64750 |
| JOHNSON, ROBERT WOOD | 64500 |
| GOSNELL, THOMAS | 62850 |
| GILDER, RICHARD | 62500 |
| PHILIP MORRIS MANAGEMENT CORP | 60750 |
| SPIELVOGEL, CARL | 60500 |
| VITT, SAM B | 60500 |
| WHITE, P MAUREEN | 59750 |
| SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC | 59465 |