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Claire McCaskill

Party
Democrat
Office Held:
US Senate, MO
Office Sought:
US Senate, MO
State Candidancy or Office Held:
See also: State profile for Claire McCaskill

Claire Conner McCaskill (pronounced /məˈkæskəl/; born July 24, 1953) is the senior United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Democratic Party. She defeated Republican incumbent Jim Talent in the 2006 U.S. Senate election, by a margin of 49.6% to 47.3%. She is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri in her own right. She became the state's senior U.S. Senator upon the retirement of Kit Bond in 2011.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$7,300,162 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 March 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:
    $7,300,162 #12 of 236 Senate candidates
    Total Spent:
    $2,157,376 #9 of 236 Senate candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $6,083,099 #26 of 236 Senate 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
    Majority PAC
    Support
    		 $867,236
    Patriot Majority Usa
    Support
    		 $201,715
    American Crossroads
    Oppose
    		 $64,098
    Voices Of The American Federation Of Government Employees
    Support
    		 $33,333
    Freedomworks For America
    Oppose
    		 $11,191
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through 2011. 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.
    87% 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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    Employees
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    PAC
    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.

  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    March 27, 2012
    Venue:
    Breakfast at The Source by Wolfgang Puck
    Hosted by:
    Geoff Werth, Matt Brow, The US Oncology Network PAC
    March 22, 2012
    Venue:
    Luncheon at The Source by Wolfgang Puck
    Hosted by:
    US Oncology Good Government Committee
View all campaign finance data for Claire McCaskill Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time