Super PAC contributions in New York State
In the past two years, more than 3,300 contributions to super PACs have been made by New Yorkers for a total of more than $83 million. Here is a database of those donations by individuals or organizations. It was derived from material compiled as of Jan. 4, 2013, by the Sunlight Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that urges government transparency. That organization uses reports from the Federal Election Commission.
Top committees($)
- Priorities USA Ac... 17,385,527
- Restore Our Futur... 17,044,187
- Independence USA PAC 9,989,469
- American Crossroads 6,640,860
Top donors($)
- Bloomberg, Michael 10,039,469
- Simons, James 9,500,000
- Mercer, Robert 5,409,354
- Goldman, Amy 3,400,000
Top affinities($)
- Liberal 18,477,252
- Barack Obama 17,718,037
- Mitt Romney 17,044,187
- Both parties but... 9,989,469
Top communities($)
- New York 67,074,810
- East Setauket 5,409,354
- Rhinebeck 1,652,525
- Locust Valley 1,252,400
| Apparent affinity | Donor | Community | Donor occupation | Employer | Amount | Date |
| Republican | A1 Suite Llc | New York | - | - | $10,000 | 5/31/2012 |
| Liberal | Abbey, Diane | New York | retired teacher | self | $500 | 10/24/2012 |
| Stephen Colbert | Abdul, Eq | Ithaca | Information Requested | Information Requested | $250 | 1/31/2012 |
| Barack Obama | Abraham, Jeffrey | New York | Attorney | Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP | $2,500 | 7/26/2012 |
| Conservative | Abraham, Sasha | Forest Hills | - | - | $100 | 7/29/2012 |
| Barack Obama | Abrahams, Andrea | New York | Court Clerk | Bronx Supreme Court | $50 | 11/20/2012 |
| Barack Obama | Abrahams, Andrea | New York | Court Clerk | Bronx Supreme Court | $50 | 10/20/2012 |
| Opposes Democrats | Abrams, Robert | North Salem | Book Publisher | Abbeville Press | $1,000 | 10/27/2012 |
| Conservative | Abrams, Robert | New York | Book Publisher | Abbeville Press | $1,000 | 10/23/2012 |
| Opposes Democrats | Abrams, Robert | North Salem | Book Publisher | Abbeville Press | $500 | 11/3/2012 |
| Opposes Democrats | Abrams, Robert | North Salem | Book Publisher | Abbeville Press | $500 | 10/16/2012 |
| Conservative | Abrams, Robert | North Salem | Book Publisher | Abeville Press | $500 | 5/1/2012 |
| Republican | Ackerman, Richard | Manhasset | Information Requested | Information Requested | $25 | 10/8/2012 |
| Conservative | Acquest Southpark, Llc | Williamsville | N/A | N/A | $10,000 | 9/27/2012 |
| Liberal | Adams, Peter | Middletown | consultant | Self-Employed | $100 | 9/29/2012 |
| Liberal | Afraimi, Debby | New York | Senior Recruiter | Collective Exec HR | $1,000 | 10/20/2011 |
| Mitt Romney | Ainslie, Lee | New York | Portfolio Manager | Maverick Capital, LTD. | $100,000 | 4/14/2011 |
| Democratic/Liberal | Ainsworth, Susan | New York | Consultant | Self | $250 | 9/28/2012 |
| Barack Obama | Alba, Richard | New Lebanon | Professor | City University of New York | $250 | 9/6/2012 |
| Barack Obama | Alba, Richard | New Lebanon | Professor | City University of New York | $250 | 7/11/2012 |
| Barack Obama | Alba, Richard | New Lebanon | Professor | City University of New York | $250 | 5/7/2012 |
| Barack Obama | Albert, Joseph | Sleepy Hollow | Attorney | Self-Employed | $250 | 8/7/2012 |
| Conservative | Albright, James | Scotia | OWNER | GENERATORTECH, INC. | $500 | 10/2/2012 |
| Liberal | Alda, Arlene | New York | Writer/Photographer | Self-Employed | $2,500 | 10/27/2012 |
| Liberal | Alessi, Samuel | Jamestown | retired | none | $50 | 8/1/2012 |
| Liberal | Alessi, Samuel | Jamestown | retired | none | $50 | 7/1/2012 |
| Liberal | Alessi, Samuel | Jamestown | retired | none | $50 | 7/1/2012 |
| Liberal | Alessi, Samuel | Jamestown | retired | none | $50 | 6/1/2012 |
| Conservative | Alexander, Ted | Huntington | - | - | $50 | 5/22/2012 |
| Conservative | Aliferis, Peter | Schenectady | Senior Analyst | St Peters Hospital | $250 | 6/28/2012 |
| Conservative | Aliferis, Peter | Schenectady | - | - | $50 | 8/30/2012 |
| Conservative | Aliquo, Frank | Brooklyn | Retired | n.a. | $100 | 10/5/2012 |
| Conservative | Aliquo, Frank | Brooklyn | Retired | n.a. | $100 | 8/31/2012 |
| Conservative | Aliquo, Frank | Brooklyn | Retired | n.a. | $100 | 7/6/2012 |
| Liberal | Allan Soros, Jonathan | New York | Business Executive | Soros Fund Management | $250,000 | 9/28/2012 |
| Mitt Romney | Allegany Yankee Holdings | Wellsville | - | - | $75,000 | 9/24/2012 |
| Democratic | Allen, Herbert A. | New York | Investment Banker | Allen & Company | $15,000 | 6/13/2012 |
| Democratic | Allen, Herbert A. | New York | Investment Banker | Allen & Company | $10,000 | 10/26/2012 |
| Stephen Colbert | Allen, Lawrence | Greenwich | Retired | N/A | $500 | 1/9/2012 |
| Stephen Colbert | Allen, Lawrence | Greenwich | Retired | N/A | $250 | 7/7/2011 |
| Liberal | Allen, Woody | New York | Filmmaker | Self Employed | $500 | 11/8/2012 |
| Conservative | Allison, Donald | New York | Education | Regis High School | $250 | 2/21/2012 |
| Opposes Democrats | Alsina, John | Saranac Lake | Attorney | Self | $250 | 11/2/2012 |
| Opposes Democrats | Alsina, John | Saranac Lake | Attorney | Self | $250 | 10/15/2012 |
| Mitt Romney | Altamore Carusi, A. | Mill Neck | Attorney | Self | $10,000 | 8/2/2012 |
| Liberal | Altman, Roger | New York | Investment Banker | Encore Partners | $100,000 | 10/15/2012 |
| Opposes Democrats | Altschul, Patricia | Locust Valley | na | na | $250 | 11/2/2012 |
| Liberal | Alvarez, Sally | Yonkers | teacher | Cornell University | $250 | 10/25/2012 |
| Liberal | Alvarez, Sally | Yonkers | teacher | cornell university | $250 | 9/23/2012 |
| Liberal | Amalgamated Bank Pac | New York | - | - | $1,000 | 11/9/2012 |
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