Detailed Presidential Candidate Financial Contributions
By John M Disque
1/10/2012
*Note - All numbers are as-of Jan 2, 2012
*Note – Company & Organization Contributions are from the owners of the company, their families, the Political Action Committee, members and/or employees of the company/organization.
Barack Obama
- Raised $86,215,580
- Spent $27,115,268
- Debts $1,709,300
- Cash on Hand $61,403,711
Top Company/Organization Contributions
- Microsoft Corp
- Comcast Corp
- University of California
- Harvard University
- Google Inc
Top Contributing State
- California
Mitt Romney
- Raised $32,212,389
- Spent $17,559,845
- Debts $0
- Cash on Hand $14,656,966
Top Company/Organization Contributions
- Goldman Sachs
- Credit Suisse Group
- Morgan Stanley
- HIG Capital
- Barclays
Top Contributing State
- California
Rick Perry
- Raised $17,168,589
- Spent $2,090,174
- Debts $339,120
- Cash on Hand $15,078,415
Top Company/Organization Contributions
- Ryan LLC
- Murray Energy
- USAA
- Contran Corp
- Ernst & Young
Top Contributing State
- Texas
Newt Gingrich
- Raised $2,897,954
- Spent $2,544,537
- Debts $1,192,866
- Cash on Hand $353,417
Top Company/Organization Contributions
- Rock-Tenn Co
- Poet LLC
- Pull-A-Part Inc
- First Fiscal Fund
- Amway/Alticor Inc
Top Contributing State
- Georgia
Rick Santorum
- Raised $1,286,975
- Spent $1,097,418
- Debts $71,866
- Cash on Hand $189,557
Top Company/Organization Contributions
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Universal Health Services
- Kimber Manufacturing
- Achristavest
- El Dorado Holdings
Top Contributing State
- Pennsylvania
Ron Paul
- Raised $12,623,422
- Spent $8,948,654
- Debts $0
- Cash on Hand $3,674,768
Top Company/Organization Contributions
- US Army
- US Air Force
- US Navy
- Mason Capital Management
- Microsoft Corp
Top Contributing State
- Texas
Jon Huntsman
- Raised $4,490,614
- Spent $4,162,999
- Debts $3,145,594
- Cash on Hand $327,615
Company/Organization Contributions
- Fertitta Entertainment
- Station Casinos
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Crow Holdings
- Fresenius Medical Care
Top Contributing State
Utah
Interesting facts at 1/2/2012:
- Jon Huntsman was broke and actually 3 million dollars in debt. Newt Gingrich was also broke and 1 million in debt. Before Iowa, Rick Santorum was hanging on to prayers and about to pawn his arms stock.
- Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are the only two candidates who haven’t borrowed anything.
- Not surprisingly, Obama borrows the most.
- After Obama, Mitt Romney spends the most. Next in line is Ron Paul.
- When Michele Bauchmann dropped out she had a cool 1 million dollars in her pocket. Did she give it back?
Published in East TN News January 10, 2012
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