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Barack Obama

Party
Democrat
Office Held:
President
Office Sought:
President
State Candidancy or Office Held:
See also: State profile for Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (i /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$639,024,146 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's October 17, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Individuals (76%)Transfers (24%)Party (0%)Self-Financing (0%)
    Total Raised:
    $639,024,146 #1 of 40 Presidential candidates
    Total Spent:
    $553,249,453 #1 of 40 Presidential candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $93,667,891 #1 of 40 Presidential candidates
  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.
    $0$50,000,000$100,000,000$150,000,000Jan. 1Apr. 1Jul. 1Oct. 1Jan. 1Apr. 1Jul. 1Oct. 1Barack Obama (D)Mitt Romney (R)Ron Paul (L)Newt Gingrich (R)Rick Santorum (R)
  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    Restore Our Future, Inc.
    Oppose
    $88,572,359
    American Crossroads
    Oppose
    $84,622,441
    Americans For Prosperity
    Oppose
    $33,542,058
    Crossroads GPS
    Oppose
    $15,344,487
    Americans for Job Security
    Oppose
    $15,223,067
    Republican National Cmte
    Oppose
    $8,399,463
    Service Employees International Union
    Support
    $8,366,984
    Service Employees International Union Pea-Federal
    Support
    $6,827,431
    American Future Fund
    Oppose
    $6,805,287
    National Rifle Assn
    Oppose
    $5,844,024
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through June 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.
View all campaign finance data for Barack Obama Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time