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Eric Cantor

Party
Republican
Office Held:
US House, VA
Office Sought:
US House, VA

Eric Ivan Cantor (pronounced /ˈkæntɚ/; born June 6, 1963) is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district, serving since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he became House Majority Leader when the 112th Congress convened on January 3, 2011. He previously served as House Minority Whip from 2009 to 2011.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$7,607,957 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 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:
    $7,607,957 #5 of 728 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $7,485,667 #5 of 728 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $1,080,247 #39 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
    Right to Life
    Support
    		 $2,107
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.
    90% 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
    PAC Color Block
    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
    Feb. 26, 2013
    Venue:
    Dinner at District Commons
    Hosted by:
    Blank Rome PAC, Shimon Stein
    Feb. 8, 2013
    Venue:
    2013 Annual Campaign Breakfast with Guest Speaker Bobby Jindal at Greater Richmond Convention Center
View all campaign finance data for Eric Cantor Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time