Politics & Government

Lexington's Top Democratic Presidential Campaign Contributors

Who's donating to political campaigns in Lexington?

LEXINGTON, MA—Massachusetts voters will take to the polls on Super Tuesday, March 1, to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party, and if campaign contributions are any indication of appeal, Hillary Clinton should be a big winner on the democratic side.

Clinton has received $4,042,909 so far in campaign donations from people in the Commonwealth, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission.

Her rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, has raised $1,414,239 in the Commonwealth.

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That’s somewhat in line with nationwide numbers that show Clinton with $126.4 million in individual contributions compared to $95.4 million for Sanders.

Those numbers, though, are a bit misleading.

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While Clinton’s campaign has raised big bucks from individuals, she’s also been helped by massive money pouring in through Priorities USA Action, a pro-Clinton Super PAC that has raised more than $50 million in support of the former Secretary of State, according to OpenSecrets.

Sanders has raised just $44,968 from outside groups, according to OpenSecrets.

Clinton has 17 big spenders in Lexington who contributed $2,700 to her campaign, the maximum allowed by federal law

They are:

  • Shahinaz Bedri
  • Jean Birnberg
  • Kimberly Ellen Borman
  • Diane Exter
  • Jill Ilene Hai
  • Deborah Halber
  • Shelley Isaacson
  • Florence Koplow
  • Jonathan Lavine-2x
  • Martin Pentz
  • Marc Rubenstein
  • Todd Saunders
  • David Schechner
  • Sunglim Shin
  • Yongeik Shin
  • William Wittenberg
  • Phyllis Yale

Here are Sanders’ contributions of over $500:

  • Cynthia Davidson-$500
  • Andrew Franks-2 $500 donations
  • Venkat Gopalakrishnana-$500
  • Ken Schwaber-$500

Following voting in three states, Clinton leads Sanders in pledged delegates, 52 to 51. But Clinton holds a commanding lead over the Vermont Sen. in the race for the nomination overall with the support of 445 superdelegates compared to just 18 superdelegates for Sanders.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day.

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