Politics & Government

Who in Danbury is Donating to Presidential Candidates

Data released by the FEC shows Clinton to be the winner in Danbury when it comes to campaign donations.

A total of $1,682,221 million in presidential campaign contributions have been made in Connecticut, with Democrats raising $892,294 and Republicans coming in behind with $789,927.

According to the Federal Election Commission’s 2015 quarterly report, $5,075 of those contributions were made in Danbury.

Here is the contribution breakdown by candidate:

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  • Hillary Clinton: $3,550
  • Rand Paul: $750
  • Ted Cruz: $260
  • Bernie Sanders: $515
  • Jeb Bush: 0
  • Marco Rubio: 0
  • Mike Huckabee: 0
  • Carly Fiorina: 0
  • Ben Carson: 0
  • Bobby Jindal: 0
  • Lindsey Graham: 0
  • Martin O’Malley: 0
  • George Pataki: 0
  • Rick Perry: 0
  • Rick Santorum: 0

Clinton was the clear front-runner in Danbury.

The top donors for each candidate include:

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  • Hillary Clinton:

Valerie Calistro with a $2,800 donation.

  • Rand Paul:

Jack Haken, Erik Altman and Justin O’Donnell each made $250 donations.

  • Ted Cruz

Edward Durkin made a $250 donation.

  • Bernie Sanders

Jeffrey Barath made a $265 donation.

Across Connecticut, here’s how the candidates fared:

  • Hillary Clinton: 819,658
  • Jeb Bush: 531,350
  • Marco Rubio: 80,546
  • Lindsey Graham: 52,450
  • Bernie Sander: 52,355
  • Rand Paul: 33,044
  • Ben Carson: 27,240
  • Ted Cruz: 22,947
  • Martin O’Malley: 20,300
  • Carly Fiorina: 14,800
  • Rick Santorum: 14,300
  • George Pataki: 4,450
  • Mike Huckabee: 3,100
  • Rick Perry: 3,000
  • Bobby Jindal: 2,700

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