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Sheldon Whitehouse

Party
Democrat
Office Held:
US Senate, RI
Office Sought:
US Senate, RI
State Candidancy or Office Held:
See also: State profile for Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is the junior U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served as United States Attorney (1994–1998) and State Attorney General for Rhode Island.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$2,226,021 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:
    $2,226,021 #51 of 236 Senate candidates
    Total Spent:
    $660,493 #20 of 236 Senate candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $3,269,997 #78 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.
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.
    86% 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.

  • Bundled Lobbyist Contributions

    Lobbyists and lobbying firms that raised money from multiple donors on behalf of the politician. Contributions from the lobbyist or firm itself are not included.
    Bundler Amount
    Thornton & Naumes $25,300
    Tonio Burgos, Self-Employed $24,500
    Bryan Cave LLP $22,850
    Richard M McAuliffe Jr, Mayforth Group $21,000
    Jeffrey Taylor, Mayforth Group $19,500

  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    July 20, 2012
    Venue:
    Rhode Island Hope PAC Weekend at Hotel Viking
    May 21, 2012
    Venue:
    Reception at Home of Terry Lierman
    April 25, 2012
    Venue:
    Luncheon at Bistro Bis
    Feb. 29, 2012
    Venue:
    Luncheon at Bistro Bis
    Feb. 8, 2012
    Venue:
    Luncheon at Bistro Bis
View all campaign finance data for Sheldon Whitehouse Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time