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Obama's Top Fund-Raisers. (Updated Sep. 13, 2012). the New York Obama’s Top Fund‐Raisers. (Updated Sep. 13, 2012). The New York Times. http://www.nytimes com/interactive/2012/09/13/us/politics/obamas‐top‐fund‐raisers.html Fund‐raising totals through May for some of the top “bundlers” (those who gather checks from friends and business associates) for President Obama’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee, according to internal financial documents obtained by The New York Times. The figures do not include contributions from the fund‐raisers themselves and may not reflect all of the money they raised. RAISED IN 2011 TOTAL RAISED NO. NAME & 2012 SINCE 2007 LOCATION OCCUPATION EMPLOYER 3 Jeffrey Katzenberg and Andy Spahn $2,064,280 $6,606,379 Los Angeles Founder/Principal; President Dreamworks; Andy Spahn & Associates Inc 4 Andrew Tobias $4,080,220 $6,206,942 Miami Writer Self 5 Frank White Jr. $2,343,649 $5,946,654 Washington Executive Self 6 Anna Wintour $2,682,001 $5,448,371 New York Editor‐in‐Chief Vogue 7 Azita Raji $3,151,647 $4,764,932 Belvedere, Calif. Retired Self 8 Michael Kempner $3,096,882 $4,592,646 East Rutherford, N.J. Chief executive and president MWW Group 9 Denise Bauer $2,360,300 $4,367,187 Belvedere Tiburon, Calif. Homemaker Self 10 Steve and Allison Spinner $2,274,175 $4,363,410 Menlo Park, Calif. Self Self 11 Jane Stetson $2,433,975 $3,970,113 Norwich, Vt. National finance chairwoman Democratic National Committee 12 Orin Kramer $2,000,700 $3,898,600 New York Managing partner Boston Provident 13 Mark Gilbert $1,232,988 $3,362,278 Boca Raton, Fla. Investments Barclays Wealth 14 Kirk Rudy $2,110,300 $3,275,375 Austin, Tex. Principal Endeavor Realty 15 James Crown $1,205,000 $3,205,233 Chicago Private Investor Henry Crown and Company 16 Rob Barber $1,687,219 $2,995,104 Cambridge, Mass. Lawyer Looney & Grossman 17 John Emerson $1,562,350 $2,961,800 Los Angeles Investment management Capital Group 18 Robert Wolf $1,334,400 $2,943,850 Purchase, N.Y. Chief executive UBS 19 John Rogers Jr. and Mellody Hobson $1,027,400 $2,905,300 Chicago Chief executive Ariel Investments 20 Chris Korge $1,528,750 $2,879,710 Miami Bussinessman/lawyer Self 21 Ken Solomon $1,809,600 $2,762,000 Los Angeles Chief executive Tennis Channel 22 Michael Smith $2,381,100 $2,381,100 Los Angeles Founder Michael Smith Interior Design 23 Christine Forester $1,027,900 $2,370,538 La Jolla, Calif. Marketing consultant Christine Forester Catalyst 24 Matthew Barzun $2,312,509 $2,312,509 Louisville, Ky. National finance chairman Obama for America 25 Suzi LeVine $1,515,493 $2,311,146 Seattle Marketing, Education group Microsoft 26 Michael Adler $344,250 $2,288,937 Miami Beach Chairman and chief executive Adler Group 27 Mitchell Berger $654,175 $2,272,705 Parkland, Fla. Lawyer Berger Singerman 28 Alan Solow $1,207,635 $2,266,635 Chicago Lawyer DLA Piper 29 Daniel Halpern $1,035,000 $2,250,700 Atlanta Chief executive Jackmont Hospitality 30 Jane Hartley $1,353,200 $2,246,921 New York Chief executive Observatory Group 31 Terry McAuliffe $2,228,400 $2,228,400 McLean, Va. Founder and chairman GreenTech Automotive 32 David and Rhonda Cohen $1,442,950 $2,222,850 Philadelphia Executive Vice President Comcast 33 Colleen Bell $2,101,635 $2,191,835 Los Angeles Producer Bell‐Phillip Television Productions 34 Spencer Overton $1,182,292 $2,187,383 Chevy Chase, Md. George Washington University Law School 35 Robert Sherman $1,386,770 $2,138,090 Boston Partner Greenberg Traurig 36 Andres Lopez $1,327,323 $2,045,823 San Juan, P.R Lawyer Self 37 Jeremy Alters $472,900 $2,038,400 Hallandale Beach, Fla. Lawyer Alters Law Firm 38 Henry Muñoz $1,667,117 $2,002,427 San Antonio Chief executive Kell Muñoz, Inc. 39 Tom Wheeler $1,137,650 $1,911,550 Washington Executive Core Capital Partners 40 Pam Hamamoto $1,011,654 $1,885,054 Tiburon, Calif. Mother Self 41 Brian Mathis $746,800 $1,798,975 New York Managing Partner Pine Street Asset Management 42 Alexa Wesner $612,800 $1,761,700 Austin, Tex. Community Volunteer Self 43 Noah Mamet $1,374,003 $1,745,603 Los Angeles Owner Noah Mamet & Associates 44 John Morgan $1,725,325 $1,725,325 Lake Mary, Fla. Lawyer Morgan & Morgan 45 Vicki and Bruce Heyman $1,012,800 $1,713,600 Chicago Homemaker Homemaker 46 Bobby Stein $500,613 $1,697,613 Jacksonville, Fla. Managing director Chartwell Capital 47 Lena Kennedy $861,155 $1,696,275 Pasadena, Calif. President Kennedy & Associates 48 Wade and Lorna Randlett $794,300 $1,686,240 San Francisco Co‐founder NextFuels, Inc. 49 Becky Draper $505,500 $1,672,390 San Francisco Investor Self 50 Bonnie Porta Monks $969,897 $1,659,221 Portland, Me. Retired Retired 51 David Friedman $678,600 $1,645,710 Longmont, Colo. Partner Sandy River II 52 Naomi Aberly $1,143,825 $1,612,098 Dallas Homemaker Homemaker 53 Michael Parham $715,032 $1,592,307 Seattle Lawyer RealNetworks, Inc. 54 Scott Nathan $1,151,100 $1,580,000 Boston Managing director Baupost Group 55 Steve Westly $1,270,200 $1,555,700 Menlo Park, Calif. Executive Westly Group 56 Abigail Pollak $632,400 $1,555,500 Miami Beach Lawyer Self 57 Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagle $377,600 $1,547,125 Washington Retired Retired 58 Janet Keller $1,531,280 $1,531,280 Laguna Beach, Calif. Consultant Self 59 Andi and Tom Bernstein $1,006,000 $1,506,680 New York President Chelsea Piers 60 Jill Levi $502,288 $1,449,638 Chicago Homemaker Homemaker 61 Kirk Wagar $1,117,000 $1,445,680 Coconut Grove, Fla. Lawyer Wagar Law firm 62 John Crumpler $655,199 $1,365,699 Durham, N.C. General partner Hatteras Venture Partners 63 Blair Effron $910,900 $1,319,102 New York Managing partner Centerview Partners 64 David Kenney $1,093,372 $1,304,322 Denver Principal The Kenney Group 65 Tamar Newberger and Andy Schapir $424,450 $1,260,891 Chicago Lawyer Mayer Brown 66 Doug Hickey $500,200 $1,260,205 San Francisco Managing director Hummer Winblad 67 Sarah Kovner $859,975 $1,237,000 New York Consultant to non‐profits Self 68 Carolyn Dwyer $867,086 $1,231,900 Montpelier, Vt. Consultant Self 69 Stewart Bainum $764,300 $1,217,600 Fulton, Md. Chairman Realty Investment Co., Inc. 70 Steve Pajcic $295,013 $1,216,613 Jacksonville, Fla. Lawyer Self 71 Crystal Nix‐Hines $476,900 $1,207,500 Canoga Park, Calif. Writer Self 72 Peter Emerson $846,050 $1,202,400 New York Consultant Self 73 Leni Eccles $500,369 $1,195,049 Belvedere, Calif. Board member Retired 74 Craig Hanson $1,056,815 $1,180,415 Menlo Park, Calif. Venture capital Next World Capital 75 Les Coney $428,900 $1,149,100 Chicago Executive vice president Mesirow Financial 76 James Brewster and Bob Satawake $1,121,027 $1,133,027 Chicago Self Self 77 James Costos $1,124,925 $1,124,925 Los Angeles Executive HBO 78 Cliff Levine $737,525 $1,110,525 Pittsburgh Lawyer 79 Jack Connors $686,300 $1,104,700 Boston Retired Retired 80 Gerald Acker and Barry Goodman $710,690 $1,095,690 Huntington Woods, Mich. Lawyer Goodman Acker 81 Lee Miller $1,094,701 $1,094,701 Chicago Lawyer DLA Piper 82 Kirk Dornbush $584,616 $1,086,906 Atlanta Consultant Self 83 Charles and Marie Kireker $612,225 $1,086,286 Weybridge, Vt. Venture capital Twin Birches, Ltd. 84 Ellen Richman $146,600 $1,073,750 Greenwich, Conn. Professor Pace University 85 Joseph Falk $1,073,600 $1,073,600 Miami Consultant Akerman Senterfitt 86 Jim Torrey $274,950 $1,056,775 Greenwich, Conn. President The Torrey Funds 87 Yolanda Parker $417,043 $1,053,993 Los Angeles Principal KMS Management 88 Mai Lassiter $882,600 $1,047,600 Los Angeles Homemaker Self 89 Neil Bluhm $311,000 $1,045,700 Chicago President VMB Realty 90 Mark Nichols $1,042,653 $1,042,653 Washington Principal Wesley K. Clark & Associates 91 Sam and Stacey Heins $1,042,157 $1,042,157 Wayzata, Minn. Lawyer Heins Mills & Olson 92 Reshma Saujani $1,040,872 $1,040,872 New York Self‐employed Self 93 Terrence Bean $560,250 $1,036,895 Portland, Ore. Real Estate Investor Self 94 Alfreda Robinson $604,445 $1,036,845 Washington Lawyer/professor 95 Justin Buell $868,550 $1,036,400 San Francisco Principal Buell Newsom Group 96 Tom Carnahan $995,100 $1,030,600 St. Louis Entrepreneur Self 97 Dana Perlman and Barry Karas $1,030,070 $1,030,070 Los Angeles Lawyer Perlman & Associates 98 Doug and Lisa Goldman $610,140 $1,026,140 San Francisco Executive Certain Software 99 Tim Broas $446,450 $1,020,150 Chevy Chase, Md. Lawyer 100 Michael Sacks $1,004,800 $1,004,800 Winnetka, Ill. Chief executive Grosvenor Capital Management 101 John Frank $1,003,794 $1,003,794 Bellevue, Wash. Lawyer Microsoft 102 Lazar Palnick $742,525 $1,002,925 Pittsburgh Lawyer 103 Frank Brosens $297,400 $1,000,685 New York Managing partner Taconic Capital Advisors 104 Karen Harris $969,897 $1,000,297 Cape Elizabeth, Me. Lawyer Drummond Woodsum 105 Bob Clark $999,000 $999,000 St. Louis President and chief executive Clayco 106 Deven Parekh $606,000 $988,590 New York Venture capital Insight Venture Management 107 Kerman Maddox $506,800 $961,275 Los Angeles Public affairs consultant Dakota Communication 108 Doug Dunham $573,400 $960,564 New York Lawyer Skadden Arps 109 David and Beth Shaw $476,200 $959,000 New York Chief executive D.E.
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