Presidential candidates raise millions in first quarter of 2007
WASHINGTON --A look at the first quarter finances of leading presidential candidates.
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DEMOCRATS:
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Total contributions: $26 million of which $19.1 million is for the primary election.
Transfers: $10 million from her Senate campaign.
Total debt: $1.6 million.
Cash on hand: $24.1 million for the primary.
Top donor states: New York, $7 million; California, $5.1 million; District of Columbia, $3.5 million.
Top employer: Employees from
Notable donors: Leo J. Hindery Jr., CEO Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network, $2,300; Andrea Alberini, Guess, Inc. $4,600; Kate Capshaw Spielberg, actor, $2,300; Candice Bergen Malle, actor, $4,600.
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BARACK OBAMA
Total contributions: $25.7 million; initial FEC tally lists only $178,752 for the general election, but Obama campaign says is about $1 million.
Total debt: $190,560
Cash on hand: $18.2 million for the primary.
Top donor states: California, $4.2 million; Illinois, $3.8 million; New York, $2.8 million.
Top employer: Employees from Goldman Sachs, $94,450; UBS, $81,775; Jones Day, $73,800.
Notable donors: Peter Chernin, president,
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JOHN EDWARDS
Total contributions: $14 million, of which $13 million is for the primary election.
Cash on hand: $9.8 million for the primary.
Top donor states: California, $2.1 million; New York, $1.8 million; Texas, $1.5 million.
Top employer: Employees from Fortress, $67,450; Fortress Investment Group $55,200; Lerach Coughlin law firm, $53,300; Watts Law Firm $48,400.
Notable donors: Alan F. Horn, president, Warner Brothers, $2,300; David Geffen, CEO, Dream Works Studios, $2,300; Mel Karmazin, CEO,
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BILL RICHARDSON
Total contributions: $6.2 million, of which $6,200 is for the general election.
Total debt: $19,580
Cash on hand: $5 million
Top donor states: New Mexico, $2.8 million; Massachusetts, $571,000; California, $564,000.
Top employer: New Mexico state employees, including eight cabinet secretaries, gave more than $148,000.
Notable donors: Slim Fast Chairman S. Daniel Abraham, $2,300; Jason R. Flom, chairman Capitol Music, $2,300; James S. Tisch, CEO
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CHRISTOPHER DODD
Total contributions: $4 million, of which $3.1 million is for the primary election.
Transfers: $4.7 million.
Cash on hand: $6.4 million for the primary.
Top donor states: Connecticut, $1 million; New York, $957,000.
Top employer: Employees from AC Capital, $173,300; Goldman Sachs $45,400; Liberty Mutual $38,300.
Notable donors: Richard Fairbank, CEO, Capital One, $4,600; David Geffen, CEO Dream Works Studios, $2,300; Richard Syron, CEO Freddie MAC, $4,600.
REPUBLICANS:
MITT ROMNEY
Total contributions: $20.7 million, all for the primary election.
Total loan from candidate: $2.35 million.
Cash on hand: $11.86 million, all for the primary election.
Top donor states: California, $3.45 million; Utah, $2.8 million; Massachusetts, $2.3 million.
Top employer: Goldman Sachs, where employees gave more than $83,000, and
Notable donors: Former NBA star Danny Ainge, now vice president of operation for the Boston Celtics, $2,100; professional golfer Johnny Miller, $2,300.
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RUDY GIULIANI
Total contributions: $14.7 million, of which $13.6 million is for the primary election.
Total transferred from other accounts: $1.85 million from his 2000 Senate exploratory committee.
Cash on hand: $10.8 million for the primary election
Top donor states: New York, $3 million; California, $2.4 million; Texas, $2.18 million.
Top employers: Elliott Management Corp., where employees gave more than $125,000, and Credit Suisse, where employees gave more than $90,000.
Notable donors: Actors Kelsey Grammer, $2,300, and Adam Sandler, $2,100.
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JOHN McCAIN
Total contributions: $13 million, of which $49,000 is for the general election.
Total debt: $1.8 million
Cash on hand: $5.18 million.
Top donor states: California, $1.66 million; New York, $1.27 million; Arizona, $1.25 million.
Top employer: Blank Rome LLP, a legal and lobbying firm, where employees gave more than $120,000, and
Notable donors: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, $2,300; novelist Richard North Patterson, $1,000.
