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Robert Dold

Party
Republican
Office Held:
US House, IL
Office Sought:
US House, IL
DOLD, Robert, a Representative from Illinois; born in Winnetka, Cook County, Ill., June 23, 1969; graduated from New Trier High School, Winnetka, Ill.; B.A., Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1991; J.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 1996; M.B.A., Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, Ill., 2000; business owner; aide to United States Vice President James Danforth Quayle, 1991-1993; aide to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Reform and Oversight, 1997-1999; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$2,891,727 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 June 30, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $2,891,727 #23 of 1550 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $845,451 #18 of 1550 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $2,136,033 #172 of 1550 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
    National Republican Congressional Cmte
    Support
    $422,604
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
    Oppose
    $130,627
    House Majority PAC
    Oppose
    $97,893
    Service Employees International Union
    Oppose
    $67,431
    Lunch Pail Republicans Independent Expenditure Only Committee
    Support
    $64,586
    New Prosperity Foundation
    Support
    $15,525
    New Prosperity Foundation; The
    Support
    $15,525
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.
  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    84% 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.
View all campaign finance data for Robert Dold Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time