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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