The Hard Money 100: Living Small
The top 100 "hard money" contributors. The amounts are more modest, and some names are new, but big-name political contributors remain in the game.
MoJo 100 | Soft Money 100 | The More Things Change... | Are We Better Off?
| Rank | Soft Money Rank | Rank in 2000 | Name | Total | % to Dems |
% to Repubs |
| 1 | N/A | 4 | Peter Buttenweiser (with Terry Marek) Buttenwieser & Assoc/Intermission Ltd, Philadelphia, PA |
$216,000 | 80% | 0% |
| 2 | N/A | 7 | Peter Angelos (with Georgia K.) Angelos Law Offices/Baltimore Orioles, Monkton, MD |
$177,700 | 97% | 3% |
| 3 | N/A | N/A | Richard C. Perry (with Lisa) Perry Capital, New York, NY |
$170,850 | 98% | 0% |
| 4 | N/A | N/A | J. William Lewis (with Lorraine) Environmental Litigation Group, Shoal Creek, AL |
$168,000 | 100% | 0% |
| 5 | N/A | 251 | Bernard Rapoport (with Audre J.) Torchmark Corp, Waco, TX |
$158,200 | 100% | 0% |
| 6 | N/A | N/A | Charles Kushner (with Seryl B.) Kushner Companies, Livingston, NJ |
$157,500 | 100% | 0% |
| 7 | N/A | 2 | Bernard L. Schwartz (with Irene) Loral Space & Communications, New York, NY |
$157,100 | 95% | 0% |
| 8 | N/A | N/A | Charles J. Wyly Jr. (with Dee) Ranger Governance Ltd, Dallas, TX |
$151,000 | 0% | 97% |
| 9 | N/A | N/A | Jeffrey S. Cooper (with Francesca M.) Simmons Firm, Edwardsville, IL |
$142,500 | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | N/A | 389 | David L. Brennan (with Ann Amber) Brennan Industrial Truck, Akron, OH |
$141,750 | 1% | 92% |
| 11 | 14 | 1 | S. Daniel Abraham (with Ewa) Center for Middle East Peace/Econ Coop, West Palm Beach, FL |
$140,500 | 97% | 3% |
| 12 | N/A | N/A | Peter A. Kraus (with Lisa V.) Waters & Kraus, Dallas, TX |
$136,000 | 98% | 1% |
| 13 | N/A | N/A | John L. Nau III (with Barbara E.) Silver Eagle Distributors, Houston, TX |
$135,962 | 4% | 92% |
| 14 | N/A | N/A | Joseph A. Power Jr. (with Susan V.) Power, Rogers & Smith, Chicago, IL |
$135,500 | 99% | 1% |
| 15 | N/A | N/A | William W. Harris (with Roberta H.) Childrens Research & Education Institute, Cambridge, MA |
$129,500 | 81% | 3% |
| 16 | N/A | 5 | Haim Saban (with Cheryl) Saban Capital Group, Los Angeles, CA |
$126,000 | 96% | 3% |
| 17 | N/A | N/A | Daniel J. Matoon (with Jane Garvey) PodestaMattoon, Falls Church, VA |
$125,750 | 1% | 99% |
| 18 | N/A | N/A | Allan Jones (with Janie P.) Jones Management Services, Cleveland, TN |
$120,150 | 16% | 79% |
| 19 | N/A | 288 | Trevor L. Pearlman (with Elaine J.) Tregan Partners, Dallas, TX |
$118,750 | 100% | 0% |
| 20 | N/A | N/A | Donald M. Hinkle (with Janet) Fonvielle, Hinkle & Lewis, Tallahassee, FL |
$117,587 | 98% | 0% |
| 21 | N/A | 20 | David S. Steiner (with Sylvia L.) Steiner Equities, West Orange, NJ |
$117,400 | 91% | 0% |
| 22 | N/A | N/A | Matthew P. Bergman (with Rebecca) Bergman, Senn et al, Vashon Island, WA |
$117,250 | 100% | 0% |
| 23 | N/A | N/A | Benjamin Barnes (with Melanie) Entrecorp, Austin, TX |
$116,500 | 92% | 8% |
| 24 | N/A | N/A | Herbert M. Sandler (with Marion O.) World Savings & Loan, Oakland, CA |
$116,000 | 100% | 0% |
| 25 | 10 | 111 | Agnes Varis (with Karl Leichtman) Agvar Chemicals, New York, NY |
$115,500 | 95% | 1% |
| 26 | N/A | N/A | Robert A. Clifford (with Joan E.) Clifford Law Offices/Total Travel, Inverness, IL |
$115,000 | 97% | 3% |
| 27 | N/A | N/A | Thomas A. Saunders III (with Mary J.) Saunders, Karp & Megrue, New York, NY |
$114,300 | 0% | 100% |
| 28 | N/A | N/A | Alan B. Fabian (with Jaqueline M.) Center for Management & Technology, Reisterstown, MD |
$111,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 29 | N/A | N/A | James E. Pederson (with Roberta M.) Pederson Group, Phoneix, AZ |
$108,250 | 100% | 0% |
| 30 | N/A | 242 | Orin S. Kramer (with Hilary Ballon) Kramer Spellman LP, New York, NY |
$107,000 | 100% | 0% |
| 31 | N/A | N/A | Gregg M. Steinberg (with Stacy A.) International Profit Assoc., Northbrook, IL |
$106,000 | 87% | 13% |
| 31 | N/A | 255 | Susie Tompkins Buell (with Mark W.) Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation, San Francisco, CA |
$106,000 | 94% | 0% |
| 33 | N/A | 15 | Richard T. Farmer (with Joyce E.) Cintas Corp, Cincinnati, OH |
$105,500 | 0% | 100% |
| 34 | N/A | N/A | Michael S. Berman (with Carol P.) Duberstein Group, Washington, DC |
$104,499 | 86% | 0% |
| 35 | N/A | N/A | Thomas E. Unterman (with Janet M.) Rustic Canyon Group, Pacific Palisades, CA |
$104,454 | 100% | 0% |
| 36 | N/A | N/A | David V. Dorris (with Leigh Anne) Dorris Law Firm, Leroy, IL |
$104,000 | 99% | 1% |
| 37 | N/A | N/A | John Simmons (with Jayne) Simmons Firm. Edwardsville, IL |
$103,500 | 99% | 0% |
| 38 | N/A | 167 | John L. Tishman Tishman Realty & Construction, New York, NY |
$103,000 | 93% | 0% |
| 39 | N/A | 331 | Thomas G. Loeffler (with Nancy B.) Loeffler, Jones & Tuggey, San Antonio, TX |
$102,977 | 0% | 95% |
| 40 | N/A | N/A | Leonard Litwin (with Ruth) Glenwood Management, New Hyde Park, NY |
$102,500 | 19% | 65% |
| 41 | N/A | N/A | Flemming Heilmann (with Judith L.) Retired, Greenwich, CT |
$102,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 41 | N/A | 290 | Russell L. Carson (with Judith M.) Welsh, Carson et al, New York, NY |
$102,000 | 8% | 87% |
| 43 | N/A | 325 | Lawrence J. DeGeorge (with Florence) DEG Capital Partners, Jupiter, FL |
$101,951 | 0% | 100% |
| 44 | N/A | N/A | Lonnie A. "Bo" Pilgrim (with Patty
R.) Pilgrim's Pride, Pittsburg, TX |
$101,500 | 5% | 89% |
| 45 | N/A | 62 | C. Cary Patterson (with Lois) Nix, Patterson & Roach, Texarkana, TX |
$101,000 | 96% | 4% |
| 46 | N/A | N/A | Anthony L. Tomblin (with Rebecca) Tomblin, Carnes & McCormack, San Marcos, TX |
$100,750 | 100% | 0% |
| 47 | N/A | N/A | George W. Krumme (with Edwynne F.) Krumme Oil, Tulsa, OK |
$100,450 | 92% | 0% |
| 48 | N/A | N/A | Harold W. Nix (with Carol Ann) Nix, Patterson & Roach, Daingerfield, TX |
$100,000 | 96% | 4% |
| 49 | N/A | 26 | David C. Bohnett Baroda Ventures, Los Angeles, CA |
$99,500 | 99% | 0% |
| 49 | N/A | N/A | Gerald G. Leeds (with Lilo J.) Institute for Student Achievement, Great Neck, NY |
$99,500 | 95% | 2% |
| 51 | N/A | N/A | John V. Saeman (with Carolyn A.) Medallion Enterprises/Daniels & Assoc., Denver, CO |
$98,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 52 | N/A | 29 | Leo J. Hindery Jr. YankeeNets, New York, NY |
$97,750 | 100% | 0% |
| 53 | N/A | N/A | Frederick M. Baron (with Lisa A.) Baron & Budd, Dallas, TX |
$97,559 | 90% | 4% |
| 54 | N/A | N/A | Kenneth J. Kies (with Kathleen Clark) Clark Consulting, McLean, VA |
$97,451 | 1% | 98% |
| 55 | N/A | 210 | E. Floyd Kvamme (with Jean) Kleiner, Perkins et al, Saratoga, CA |
$97,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 56 | N/A | 362 | Timothy C. Collins (with Andrea A.) Ripplewood Holdings/Ayco Co, Ballston Spa, NY |
$96,000 | 97% | 3% |
| 57 | N/A | 326 | Frank E. Baxter (with Katherine F.) Jefferies & Co, Pacific Palisades, CA |
$95,375 | 1% | 94% |
| 58 | N/A | N/A | Jeffrey Saull (with Karen) Saull Enterprises/Tijid Inc, Vero Beach, FL |
$95,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 59 | N/A | N/A | Charles S. Siegel (with Lisa G.) Waters & Kraus, Dallas, TX |
$94,500 | 95% | 2% |
| 60 | N/A | N/A | Beny Alagem (with Adele) Calpoint LLC, Beverly Hills, CA |
$94,000 | 66% | 34% |
| 60 | N/A | 198 | James H. Click Jr. (with Vicki M.) Jim Click Automotive Group, Tucson, AZ |
$94,000 | 0% | 98% |
| 60 | N/A | N/A | William H. Goodwin Jr. (with Alice T.) CCA Industries, Richmond, VA |
$94,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 63 | N/A | N/A | Grover Connell Connell Co, Westfield, NJ |
$93,000 | 99% | 1% |
| 63 | N/A | N/A | Terence S. Meehan (with Emily S.) TS Meehan & Assoc, New York, NY |
$93,000 | 89% | 11% |
| 65 | N/A | N/A | Lewis S. Ranieri (with Margaret D.) Ranieri & Co., Merrick, NY |
$92,500 | 11% | 89% |
| 65 | N/A | N/A | Robert D. Lindner Sr. (with Betty R.) United Dairy Farmers, Cincinnati, OH |
$92,500 | 0% | 100% |
| 67 | N/A | N/A | Harlan R. Crow (with Katherine R.) Crow Holdings. Dallas, TX |
$92,000 | 1% | 96% |
| 67 | N/A | 169 | Dwight C. Schar (with Martha M.) NVR Inc, McLean, VA |
$92,000 | 2% | 97% |
| 69 | N/A | N/A | Dan L. Duncan (with Jan E.) Enterprise Products, Houston, TX |
$91,500 | 4% | 96% |
| 70 | N/A | N/A | G. John O'Hanlon (with Cynthia) Washington Group, Alexandria, VA |
$91,000 | 100% | 0% |
| 71 | N/A | N/A | Keith A. Hebeisen (with Jodi B.) Clifford Law Offices, Northbrook, IL |
$90,700 | 92% | 2% |
| 72 | N/A | N/A | George K. Austin (with Joan D.) A-Dec Inc, Newberg, OR |
$90,500 | 6% | 94% |
| 73 | N/A | N/A | Lawrence F. O'Brien III OB-C Group, Washington, DC |
$90,300 | 98% | 0% |
| 74 | N/A | N/A | Harold C. Simmons (with Annette C.) Contran Corp, Dallas, TX |
$90,000 | 0% | 67% |
| 75 | N/A | N/A | Robert J. Thompson (with Pamela M.) Jefferson Consulting, McLean, VA |
$89,750 | 30% | 70% |
| 76 | N/A | N/A | Peter T. Nicholl (with Teresa A.) Law Offices of Peter T Nicholl, Sykesville, MD |
$88,000 | 90% | 5% |
| 77 | N/A | N/A | Irving B. Harris (with Joan W.) William Harris Investors/Harris Fdtn, Chicago, IL |
$87,250 | 76% | 0% |
| 78 | N/A | N/A | William R. Timken Jr. (with Sue P.) Timken Co, Canton, OH |
$86,500 | 0% | 88% |
| 79 | N/A | 10 | John M. Quinn (with Diane V.) Quinn, Gillespie & Assoc, Chevy Chase, MD |
$86,222 | 100% | 0% |
| 80 | N/A | N/A | Perry Weitz (with Felicia) Weitz & Luxenberg, Huntington Bay, NY |
$86,000 | 98% | 2% |
| 80 | N/A | N/A | John G. Sperling Apollo Group, Phoenix, AZ |
$86,000 | 77% | 12% |
| 80 | N/A | N/A | Robert B. Rowling (with Terry H.) TRT Holdings, Irving, TX |
$86,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 83 | N/A | N/A | Jonathan W. Been (with Susan B.) HomeLife Communities Group, Atlanta, GA |
$85,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 83 | 4 | 13 | Stephen L. Bing Shangri-La Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA |
$85,000 | 91% | 0% |
| 83 | N/A | N/A | Roger G. Worthington (with Ann M.) Worthington Law Firm, Capistrano Beach, CA |
$85,000 | 95% | 5% |
| 86 | N/A | 30 | Joseph C. Canizaro (with Sue Ellen) Canizaro Properties, New Orleans, LA |
$84,000 | 2% | 86% |
| 86 | N/A | N/A | Alfred C. Eckert III (with Claire C.) GSC Partners, Bernardsville, NJ |
$84,000 | 2% | 86% |
| 86 | N/A | 394 | Jay T. Snyder (with Tracy M.) HBJ Investments, New York, NY |
$84,000 | 94% | 0% |
| 86 | N/A | N/A | Angelo K. Tsakopoulos (with Sofia L.) AKT Development, Carmichael, CA |
$84,000 | 92% | 8% |
| 90 | N/A | N/A | Todd A. Smith (with Marcia L. Friedl) Power, Rogers & Smith, Chicago, IL |
$83,996 | 95% | 2% |
| 91 | N/A | 394 | Boone Pickens (with Nelda) BP Capital, Dallas, TX |
$83,500 | 1% | 99% |
| 92 | N/A | N/A | Joel Jankowsky (with Carol) Akin, Gump et al, Washington, DC |
$83,250 | 94% | 0% |
| 93 | N/A | N/A | Jack A. Abramoff (with Pamela C.) Greenberg, Traurig et al, Washington, DC |
$83,000 | 0% | 82% |
| 93 | N/A | N/A | Nikita Zukov (with Paula) Retired Architect, Palm Beach, FL |
$83,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 95 | N/A | 66 | Alan D. Solomont (with Susan L.) Solomont Bailis Ventures, Weston, MA |
$82,750 | 92% | 0% |
| 96 | N/A | N/A | Richard Geary (with Janet) Richard and Janet Geary Foundation, Portland, OR |
$82,500 | 0% | 100% |
| 97 | N/A | 227 | Paul I. Goldenberg Paul's TV & Video, LaHabra, CA |
$82,000 | 89% | 0% |
| 97 | N/A | N/A | Richard L. Sharp (with Sherry C.) Carmax Inc, Richmond, VA |
$82,000 | 0% | 100% |
| 99 | N/A | N/A | Fred Halpern (with Cheryl F.) Atlantic Realty, Livingston, NJ |
$81,800 | 1% | 95% |
| 100 | N/A | N/A | Pamela J. Wise Wise & Julian, Maryville, IL |
$81,600 | 100% | 0% |
| 101 | N/A | 31 | John T. Chambers (with Cosntance E.) Cisco Systems, Los Altos Hills, CA |
$81,500 | 7% | 77% |
| 101 | N/A | 6 | Carl H. Lindner (with Edyth B.) American Financial Group, Cincinnati, OH |
$81,500 | 6% | 94% |
About the Data: The Mother Jones 100 lists are drawn from data submitted to the Federal Election Commission or the Internal Revenue Service and were compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit research organization in Washington, D.C.
The lists have been updated to reflect last-minute donations reported by the FEC through February 1, 2004 and to the IRS through April 1, 2004. Totals for individual donors include contributions from spouses and dependent children.