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Christopher C. Collins

Party
Republican
Office Sought:
US House, NY
COLLINS, Chris, a Representative from New York; born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., May 20, 1950; B.S., North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., 1972; M.B.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 1975; businessman; Erie County executive, Erie County, N.Y., 2007-2011; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-present).

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$1,327,521 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.

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Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's December 31, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $1,327,521 #240 of 728 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $1,420,830 #214 of 728 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $16,018 #424 of 728 House 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.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    House Majority PAC
    Oppose
    		 $661,840
    American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees
    Oppose
    		 $410,205
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
    Oppose
    		 $253,837
    Service Employees International Union
    Oppose
    		 $124,205
    Right to Life
    Support
    		 $5,060
    60 Plus Assn
    Support
    		 $1,758
    National Right To Life Victory Fund
    Support
    		 $1,068
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers roughly through Q4 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    68% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    PAC
    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.
View all campaign finance data for Christopher C. Collins Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time