Politics & Government

Republican Candidates Lead in Gladwyne Donations

More than $900,000 has been donated to candidates and Political Action Committees in 2012.

Republican candidates and organizations have received 65 percent of federal campaign donations from the 19035 ZIP code so far in the 2012 election cycle.

The Republican National Committee is the top recipient, with $121,650 from here, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

President Barack Obama ($3,269,793) has a lead in donations over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ($2,844,980) in the Greater Philadelphia/New Jersey area.

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However, in 19035, Romney's campaign has earned $94,000 while Obama's has raised $51,872.

So far this election cycle, $943,899 has been donated to candidates and Political Action Committees from the 19035 ZIP code. That number is about 21 times what the average ZIP code donates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

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The contributions are based on Federal Election Commission data made available electronically on Aug. 6.

The top contributors from 19035 are:

ContributerRecipientOccupationAmountDate GREENBERG, JOEL K MR National Republican Congressional Cmte SIG LLP $30,800 06/30/11 SEGALL, GREGORY L MR Republican National Cmte VERSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/INVEST $30,800 02/22/12 SEGALL, GREGORY L Republican National Cmte VERSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC $30,800 02/22/12 GUREGHIAN, VAHAN MR National Republican Congressional Cmte BLANK ROME $20,000 02/25/11 IMASOGIE, OSAGIE DNC Services Corp PHOENIX IP VENTURES $20,000 06/21/12 Graham, William A Mr Iv Republican National Cmte The Graham Company $15,800 07/25/12 GRAHAM, WILLIAM A MR IV Republican National Cmte THE GRAHAM COMPANY/INSURANCE BROKER $15,000 02/08/12 KAPLAN, ARTHUR M DNC Services Corp FINE, KAPLAN AND BLACK, RPC $15,000 05/31/12 ANGELAKIS, CHRISTINE DNC Services Corp SELF $10,000 06/30/11 WOLFSON, STEVEN B DNC Services Corp SELF $10,000 06/25/12

The top recipients from 19035 are:

RecipientAmount Republican National Cmte $121,650 Romney, Mitt (R) $94,000 DNC Services Corp $79,050 National Republican Congressional Cmte $69,600 Obama, Barack (D) $51,872 Meehan, Patrick (R) $51,750 Casey, Bob (D) $41,575 Comcast Corp $30,000 Gerlach, Jim (R) $26,000 Schwartz, Allyson (D) $24,400

Patch Editor Sam Strike contributed to this report.

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