Politics & Government
Beverly Hills: Top Republican Presidential Campaign Contributors
See who is contributing to Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Ben Carson in Beverly Hills

With Super Tuesday around the corner where voters in 13 states cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party, and if campaign contributions are any indication of appeal, it could be a close race on the Republican side.
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson has raised $2,741,477 in individual donations in the California, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission, despite polling in last place among remaining candidates nationally.
Here’s how much the other Republican candidates have taken in from the state:
- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — $3,133,011
- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio — $4,562,346
- Ohio Gov. John Kasich — $708,585
- Donald Trump — $208,891
National contribution numbers tell a different story, with Carson leading the way, followed by Cruz, Rubio, Trump and Kasich.
Those numbers, though, are a bit misleading.
While the campaigns have raised plenty of money through individual contributions, Super PACs have poured tons of money to support campaigns as well.
Outside groups have raised $46,726,605 for Cruz, $13,807,549 for Carson, $34,313,903 for Rubio, $6,729,311 for Kasich and $1,894,509 for Trump, according to OpenSecrets.
Who’s giving money in Beverly Hills? These are the individuals with maximum contributions of $2,700 to Republican campaigns:
Ben Carson
- GILBERT, DENNIS J. MR.
- HYDE, ALLEN B. MR.
- KLUFT, EARL MR.
- KLUFT, EARL MR.
- LOTYANU, EMIL MS.
- LOTYANU, EMIL MS.
- LOTYANU, NATALIA
- MAKOWSKY, BRUCE A. MR.
- PALMER, ANNE E. MRS.
- PALMER, GEOFF MR.
- ROSENTHAL, JEFFREY MR.
- WINNICK, GARY MR.
Ted Cruz
- BERNERO, ED
- CZUKER, ED MR.
- CZUKER, ED MR.
- CZUKER, ELISSA
- CZUKER, ELISSA
- DELIJANI, MICHAEL
- JAVOR, KATHERINE
- JAVOR, KATHERINE
- JAVOR, THOMAS MR.
- JAVOR, THOMAS MR.
- KRASNE, JIM
- KRASNE, JIM
- MOELIS, KEN
- RIMOKH, JASON
- RIMOKH, JASON
- RIMOKH, JASON
- SCHLOSS, STEPHEN
- SCHLOSS, STEPHEN
- SCHLOSS, STEPHEN
- SELKO, MARK
- ZARNEGIN, ADRIANNE MRS.
- ZARNEGIN, ROBERT MR.
Marco Rubio
- ASTER, ELGART MR.
- AZIZZADEH, BABAK
- AZIZZADEH, BABAK DR.
- AZIZZADEH, BABAK DR.
- BARTH, MARISSA L. MS.
- BARTH, R. TYLER MR.
- BARTH, ROBERT K. MR.
- BARTH, ROBERT K. MR.
- BARTH, ROBERT K. MR.
- BAUM, MICHAEL C. MR.
- BECK, DENNIS S. MR.
- BECK, PAMELA MRS.
- BERCHTOLD, LORRAINE MS.
- BERNERO, ED
- BLACK, STANLEY MR.
- BLOOM, LOIS F. MRS.
- BLOOM, RONALD H. MR.
- BROURMAN, STEVEN N. MR.
- CHAYO, JAN R. MRS.
- CHECCHI, ALFRED A. MR.
- CHECCHI, KATHRYN DEAN MRS.
- COPSES, JUDITH V. MRS.
- COPSES, PETER P. MR.
- CZUKER, ELISSA MRS.
- CZUKER, ELISSA MRS.
- CZUKER, ELISSA MRS.
- DAVIDSON, KEITH M. MR.
- DEMETRIADES, JAMES MR.
- DEMETRIADES, NANCY J. MRS.
- EISNER, MICHAEL MR.
- EISNER, MICHAEL MR.
- FIROUZ, JIMMY DR.
- FIROUZ, JIMMY S. DR.
- FIROUZ, JIMMY S. DR.
- FLESCH, LESLIE MS.
- FLESCH, MICHAEL B. MR.
- FRANK, LESLIE MRS.
- FRANK, RICHARD MR.
- FRIEDMAN, JEAN MRS.
- FRIEDMAN, JEROME DR.
- GIANNULLI, MOSSIMO MR.
- GILBERT, CYNTHIA MRS.
- GILBERT, DENNIS J. MR.
- GILBERT, DENNIS J. MR.
- HAZY, CHRISTINE U. MRS.
- HENICK, RICHARD MR.
- HERZER, MANUELA MRS.
- HERZER, MANUELA MRS.
- IRWIN, TOM MR.
- JACKOWAY, JAMES R. MR.
- KADISHA, NEIL MR.
- LEICHTMAN, LAUREN MRS.
- LEVINE, ARTHUR MR.
- LEVY, DAN MR.
- MARINE, JEFF MR.
- MCCOURT, JAMIE MS.
- NISSENBAUM, BONNIE REUBEN MRS.
- NISSENBAUM, OFFER MR.
- POST, SANDRA K. MS.
- RAHAN, STAN DR.
- RAMER, BRUCE MR.
- RIMOKH, JASON MR.
- ROSENTHAL, GAYLE MRS.
- ROSENTHAL, JEFFREY MR.
- SASSOVER, HELEN MRS.
- SASSOVER, MOSHE MR.
- SCHLESINGER, MICHAEL MR.
- SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL M. MR.
- SIMMS, VICTORIA M. DR.
- SOHACHESKI, JAIME MR.
- SUGARMAN, BURT MR.
- SUGARMAN, MARY HART MRS.
- SWERDLOVE, PAUL A. MR.
- SWERDLOVE, PAUL A. MR.
- TENNER, MICHAEL A. MR.
- TENNER, SHANNAH MRS.
- TOPPER, DAVID MR.
- UDVAR-HAZY, STEVEN F. MR.
- WALLACE, JASON J. MR.
- WEIDER, NICOLE MRS.
- WINNICK, GARY MR.
- ZARNEGIN, ADRIANNE BONAMEGO MRS.
- ZARNEGIN, ADRIANNE BONAMEGO MRS.
- ZARNEGIN, ROBERT MR.
John Kasich
- EMERY, GEOFFREY
- MCCOURT, JAMIE
- RAMER, BRUCE
- RESNICK, RONALD S.
- WINNICK, GARY
- WINNICK, KAREN B.
Donald Trump
- None. The most given to the Trump campaign in Beverly Hills was $500.
The maximum amount of money an individual can give to a campaign under federal law is $2,700.
Following voting in four states, Trump holds a commanding lead in delegate count with 82. Cruz has 17 pledged delegates, Rubio 16, Kasich 6 and Carson 4.
You can see what contributors in your zip code gave here.
Names listed twice may be joint donations from spouses.
Total contributions to all presidential candidates from California total more than $47 million, by far outpacing the rest of the country. Texas contributions total $35.3 million, and New York State has contributed $30.1 million.
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