Election 2012: A Donors' Who's Who
Published September 7, 2012 9:30 AM
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Updated April 26, 2016 10:49 AM
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Election 2012: A Donors' Who's Who
As the election approaches, advisors and their firms are watching closely. There's a lot at stake from tax reform to healthcare and the fiscal cliff, so it's no surprise that many banks and their CEOs are dropping their two cents (or $200,000) in the political piggy bank. But who's giving where?
Many donations fall to the right, "as is the case with the greater securities and investment industry this decade, although [the industry] tends to give more to the political party in power," says OpenSecrets.org, which maintains a public record of campaign contributions for individuals, organizations and PACs.
Source: Opensecrets.org
Many donations fall to the right, "as is the case with the greater securities and investment industry this decade, although [the industry] tends to give more to the political party in power," says OpenSecrets.org, which maintains a public record of campaign contributions for individuals, organizations and PACs.
Source: Opensecrets.org
Donor: Ameriprise
Contribution: $112,000
Recipient: 40% Democrat/60% Republican
Candidate with the Most Contributions: Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY
Recipient: 40% Democrat/60% Republican
Candidate with the Most Contributions: Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY
Donor: Thomas James
CEO, Raymond James
Contributions: $47,500
Recipient: Republican National Committee
$8,000 Republican Congressional Candidates
$2,500 Mitt Romney
$1,000 Republican Party of Florida
Contributions: $47,500
Recipient: Republican National Committee
$8,000 Republican Congressional Candidates
$2,500 Mitt Romney
$1,000 Republican Party of Florida
Donor: John Taft
CEO, Royal Bank of Canada
Contribution: $2,000
Recipient: Democratic Congressional Candidates
Contribution: $2,000
Recipient: Democratic Congressional Candidates
Donor: UBS
Contribution: $1,633,516
Recipient: Democrats 44%/Republicans 56%
Breakdown:
$244,000 Mitt Romney
$85,050tBarack Obama
$32,245 Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
$24,000 Scott Brown, R-MA
$22,700 Bob Corker, R-TN
Recipient: Democrats 44%/Republicans 56%
Breakdown:
$244,000 Mitt Romney
$85,050tBarack Obama
$32,245 Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
$24,000 Scott Brown, R-MA
$22,700 Bob Corker, R-TN
Donor: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Contribution: $129,934
Recipients: 37% Democrats/63% Republicans
Recipients: 37% Democrats/63% Republicans
Donor: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Contribution: $947,390
Recipients: 16% Democrats/75% Republicans
Recipients: 16% Democrats/75% Republicans
Donor: Wells Fargo
Contribution: $471,000
Recipients: 41% Democrats/59% Republicans
Recipients: 41% Democrats/59% Republicans
Donor: Edward Jones
Contribution: $132,150
Recipients: 38% Democrats/61% Republicans
Recipients: 38% Democrats/61% Republicans
Donor: James Weddle
Managing Partner, Edward Jones
Contribution: $7,500 Republican Congressional Candidates
$2,500 Mitt Romney
$4,800 Ben Nelson (D)
Contribution: $7,500 Republican Congressional Candidates
$2,500 Mitt Romney
$4,800 Ben Nelson (D)
