Politics & Government

Who is Donating to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in 11561?

See who is contributing to the Democratic presidential candidates in Long Beach.

New York voters will take to the polls on April 19 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 $21,874,766 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 $2,333,623 in New York.

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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 throughPriorities USA Action, a pro-Clinton Super PACthat 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.

Here in Long Beach, though, a total of 12 people have donated to the Clinton campaign including:

  • Sylvie Bassett - $500
  • Connie Dibenedetto - $226
  • Rhona Feigenbaum - $200
  • Sandra Janin - $72
  • Alesia Kantor - $350
  • Patrick Karsnitz - $250
  • Paul Morgenstern - $150
  • Teresa Rivera - $271
  • Susan Russo - $1,172
  • Dona Sasko - $188
  • Lorna Spiro - $400
  • Muriel Tribble - $200

Sanders, on the other hand, has 16 donors in the 11561 zip code. They are:

  • Paul Bennett - $250
  • Arthur Burns - $454
  • Peter Butte - $403
  • Amy Feldman - $200
  • Michele Knox - $25
  • Robert Kurtz - $220
  • Gregory Miller - $250
  • James Monahan - $250
  • Lisa Nathanson - $53
  • Marcelino Navarrete - $50
  • Van Potter - $100
  • Dave Roochvarg - $612
  • Krista Siedlick - $100
  • Chelsea Sorrento - $820
  • Matthew Volkland - $45
  • Jennifer Volta - $150

See more donations to presidential candidates on the FEC Web site here.

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