Scotch Plains' Top Democratic Presidential Campaign Contributors

Super Tuesday is right around the corner.

Literally.

Tuesday, March 1, 13 states will hold their primaries.

Looking at campaign contributions for the Democrats, Hilary Clinton is emerging as a front runner. She has already brought in the most donations with $2,698,782 in total from the Garden State, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) data.

The former First Lady, New York Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State Clinton has brought in $823,548, which includes towns in Union County like Westfield and Summit.

Democrat Bernie Sanders has raised $127,592 from ZIP codes that begin with 070.

Individuals are limited to direct donations of $2,700 per candidate in an election cycle, according to FEC regulations.

A total of 191 individuals with a ZIP code beginning with 070 have contributed that maximum amount to Clinton. Sanders has not yet received the maximum contribution from a resident in the 070 ZIP code.

These 6 people in the 07076 and 07023 ZIP codes gave the top donations to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, according to the FEC:

1. MARY KAPLAN, $2,700 (07076)
2. FREDERICK KAHAN, $2,400 (07076)
3. JONATHAN GARDNER, $2,220 (07076)
4. KALOYAN STROGOV, $2,000 (07076)
5. CHRISTOPHER RENAUD, $2,000 (07076)
6. JENNIFER R. BISGAY, $1,350 (07023)

These are the top 8 donations to Bernie Sander’s campaign in the 07076 and 07023 ZIP code:

1. KRISH RAVISHANKAR, $500 (07023)
2. RICHARD VARSOLONA, $250 (07076)
3. FREDERICK KAHAN, $250 (07076)
4. ROBERT LAUMBACH, $100 (07023) 12/28/2015
5. ROBERT LAUMBACH, $100 (07023) 1/18/2016
6. ROBERT LAUMBACH, $100 (07023) 1/29/2016
7. SEAN HENRY, $50 (07076)
8. MANUEL OVANDO, $50 (07076)

The New Jersey Democratic and Republican primaries are on June 7.