Wellesley's Top Democratic Presidential Campaign Contributors

WELLESLEY, 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 state, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission.

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

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.

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 49 big-spenders in Wellesley, who contributed $2,700, the maximum an individual can donate to a campaign allowed under federal law.

They are:

• Daniel Fireman
• Cynthia Strauss
• Ian Blasco
• Robyn Gottesdiener
• Martin Levin
• Amanda Kennedy
• Larry Gottesdiener
• Tere Ramos
• Sam Kennedy
• Margaret Page St. Clair
• Eric Slifka
• Laurie Slifka
• Allison Ijams
• Kristin Mugford
• Nancy Allen
• David Sweetser
• William Lee
• Silvano Charles Malafaia
• Kate Walsh
• Susan Rothman
• Patrick Ahearn
• Caitlin Blasco
• Glenn Rothman
• Mark Borden
• Mary Mazzio

Three people in Brookline have made individual contributions of $1,000 or more to Sanders:

• Nick Leung - $1,000
• Glenn Bigonet - $1,000
• Carl Novotny - $1,250

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.

The last time Massachusetts voted in a Democratic presidential primary, the state’s citizens chose Hillary Rodham Clinton over Obama, 56 percent to 41 percent.

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