Bloomfield Area's Top Republican Presidential Campaign Contributors

BLOOMFIELD, MI – Michigan voters go to the polls on March 8 to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party, and if campaign contributions are any indication of appeal, it could be a close race on the Republican side.

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson has raised $862,147 in individual donations in the state, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission, despite polling in last place among remaining candidates nationally.

Here’s how much the other Republican candidates have taken in from Michiganders:

• Florida Sen. Marco Rubio — $618,459
• Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — $508,109
• Ohio Gov. John Kasich — $235,787
• Donald Trump — $27,068

National contribution numbers tell a similar story, with Carson leading the way, followed by Cruz, Rubio, Trump and Kasich.

While the campaigns have raised plenty of money through individual contributions, Super PACs have poured tons of money to support campaigns as well.

Nationally, outside groups have raised $46,726,605 for Cruz, $13,807,549 for Carson, $34,313,903 for Rubio, $6,729,311 for Kasich and $1,894,509 for Trump, according to OpenSecrets.

Who’s giving money in Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills? These are the individual contributions of at least $500 to Republican campaigns:

RUBIO

• David Alan Gans, $1,000
• Eileen Heathe Kiriluk, $2,700
• Michael T. Kulka, $500
• Craig A. Rubin, $2,700
• Randy Rubin, $2,700
• Leon M. Schurgin, $1,000
• Jonathan S. Aaron, $2,700
• Joey N. Agree, $2,700
• Richard J. Burstein, $1,000
• Connie Colman, $1,000
• James A. Colman, $1,000
• Dennis Cowan, $2,700
• Christopher R. Denha, $2,700
• Kevin Denha, $1,000
• Craig Erlich, $2,700
• David S. Farbman, $2,700
• Nadine E. Farbman, $2,700
• Nicholas Frisch, $2,700
• Tom J. Goldberg, $1,000
• Seth D. Golden, $2,700
• Samuel Gray, $1,000
• Laith M. Hermiz, $2,700
• Jerome S. Kaufman, $500
• John S. Kello, $1,000
• Donald J. Kunz, $1,000
• Jacob W. Leebove, $2,000
• Joseph Maiorana, $1,000
• Bonnie Mardigian, $2,700
• David Mardigian, $2,700
• Emile Mardigian, $2,700
• Robert Mardigian, $2,700
• Sarah H. McClure, $1,000
• Robert S. Parker, $1,000
• John Rakolta III, $2,700
• Paige Rakolta, $2,700
• Terry Rakolta, $1,000
• Terry Lynn Rakolta, $2,400
• Heather L. Salesin, $2,700
• Lowell D. Salesin, $2,700
• Edward M. Schwartz, $2,700
• Peter F. Schwartz, $2,700
• Tracye Bello Schwartz, $1,000
• Alfred Sherk, $1,000
• Amie Stern, $2,700
• Daniel L. Stern, $2,700
• Valerie J. Straith, $1,000
• Padma Vattikutti, $2,700
• Raj Vattikutti, $2,700
• Lawrence A. Wolfe, $2,700
• Laith Yaldoo, $1,000
• Michael Zousmer, $2,700
• Stacy Lynn Zousmer, $2,700
• Stephen J. Carson $2,700
• Jeffrey S. Gunsburg, $1,000

CRUZ

• Richard J. Jessup, $500
• Brian DeVirglio, $500
• John R. Kroell, $830
• David Mardigian, $10,800
• Michael J. McGann, $1,276
• Joseph Schwartz, $1,000
• David R. Thornbury, $1,107

CARSON

• Mary Adams, $1,000
• James Bonsall, $1,072
• Sharon Bonsall, $1,000
• Sylvia Hagenlocker, $500
• Michael Bannister, $1,000
• Jill Brouhard, $600
• Karen Carroll, $500
• Roxana Chapman, $500
• Dale R. Drew, $2,009
• Alanson Edwards, $1,100
• Jonathan Engman, $1,125
• Pamela Granata, $2,700
• Robert Granata, $7,000
• Steven Kalkanis, $1,000
• Sally Klarr, $700
• Alan Koffron, $500
• Julie Koffron, $500
• Andrew Konopada, $500
• David F. Lau, $1,000
• David Jonathan Lau, $1,000
• Gregory Liposky, $1,000
• James C. MacKenizie, $1,000’
• Rana Mansour, $500
• James Mollicone, $1,000
• John Murray, $500
• Christine C. Ross, $500
• George P. Schwartz, $1,000
• John J. Shehan, $500
• Beverley A. Thewes, $1,525
• Richard E. Warren, $1,000
• Karl Zimmerman, $1,000
• Clarence Marrin, $500
• Shannon Martin, $500

KASICH

• Malcom D. Brown, $1,500
• John C. Carter, $1,000
• Mathew R. Ishbia, $2,700
• Edward A. Schwartz, $2,700
• Gregory J. Schwartz, $2,700
• Daniel A. Cornwell, $2,700
• Nicole Cornwell, $2,70

TRUMP

• None

Following voting in four states, Trump holds a commanding lead in delegate count with 82. Cruz has 17 pledged delegates, Rubio 16, Kasich 6 and Carson 4.

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