Barack Obama
United States Presidency
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'08 Election Cycle

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Candidate Name

Barack Obama

Contributions Received
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$778,642,047	Total Money Receipts
$486,568,288	From Individuals (Amounts over $200)
$107,285	From Political Action Committees
$0	From Indian Tribes
$0	Self-Funded

Office Running For

United States Presidency

Party

Democrat

Election Year

'08

Campaign Address

PO Box 8102
Chicago, IL 60680

Candidate Committee

Obama For America

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Campaign Contribution Totals/Summary as of 12/31/2008

Category	$ Dollar Amount
Cash on Hand	$18,272,367
Total Money Receipts	$778,642,047
Total Individual Contributions	$664,865,671
Total Disbursements	$760,369,679
Loans From Candidate	$0
Other Loans	$0
Candidate Loan Repayments	$0
Debts Owed By	$434,954
Refunds to Individuals	$5,744,426
Refunds to Committees	$11,345
Contributions from Other Political Committees	$12,925
Contributions from Party Committees	$1,150

Contributions From Individuals by State (contribution amounts of $200 or more)

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State	Contribution Count	Contribution $ Amount	Percent of Total
California	133,248	$101,386,567	20.84%
New York	81,156	$66,718,208	13.71%
Illinois	49,243	$35,234,422	7.24%
Massachusetts	35,858	$27,543,392	5.66%
Florida	27,868	$21,471,848	4.41%
Texas	29,254	$20,253,682	4.16%
Maryland	27,748	$19,042,941	3.91%
District Of Columbia	23,855	$17,658,976	3.63%
Virginia	25,703	$15,365,673	3.16%
Washington	25,291	$14,264,693	2.93%
Pennsylvania	20,810	$13,927,383	2.86%
New Jersey	19,082	$13,747,548	2.83%
Connecticut	13,538	$9,673,235	1.99%
Colorado	15,556	$9,518,216	1.96%
Georgia	12,210	$8,130,098	1.67%
North Carolina	12,651	$7,147,818	1.47%
Michigan	10,791	$6,175,192	1.27%
Ohio	10,591	$5,928,737	1.22%
Minnesota	8,965	$5,863,849	1.21%
Oregon	9,986	$5,163,495	1.06%
Missouri	6,961	$4,534,074	0.93%
Arizona	8,349	$4,137,403	0.85%
New Mexico	6,082	$3,897,159	0.80%
Wisconsin	7,272	$3,854,470	0.79%
Tennessee	5,347	$3,083,715	0.63%
Hawaii	3,698	$2,841,771	0.58%
Indiana	4,840	$2,724,174	0.56%
Kentucky	3,438	$2,354,936	0.48%
Maine	3,190	$2,265,939	0.47%
New Hampshire	3,859	$2,081,066	0.43%
Nevada	3,170	$2,034,748	0.42%
Vermont	3,105	$1,889,998	0.39%
South Carolina	3,360	$1,817,822	0.37%
Iowa	3,406	$1,635,671	0.34%
Oklahoma	2,366	$1,586,708	0.33%
Alabama	2,495	$1,505,683	0.31%
Rhode Island	2,510	$1,461,902	0.30%
Utah	2,430	$1,377,020	0.28%
Louisiana	2,236	$1,250,003	0.26%
Kansas	2,319	$1,131,426	0.23%
Arkansas	1,681	$1,128,711	0.23%
Delaware	1,496	$924,085	0.19%
Wyoming	1,050	$843,326	0.17%
Montana	1,709	$810,770	0.17%
Alaska	1,633	$699,465	0.14%
Nebraska	1,211	$696,991	0.14%
Mississippi	1,129	$681,245	0.14%
Idaho	1,298	$633,764	0.13%
Puerto Rico	396	$615,186	0.13%
West Virginia	1,133	$573,746	0.12%
Virgin Islands	551	$419,410	0.09%
South Dakota	477	$293,642	0.06%
North Dakota	269	$122,072	0.03%
Guam	41	$21,350	0.00%
Northern Mariana Islands	6	$3,550	0.00%
American Samoa	2	$500	0.00%

Contributions From Poltical Action Committees

Committee Interest Group Type	Contribution Count	Contribution $ Amount	Percent of Total
Corporation	7	$6,250	5.83%
Labor	23	$38,670	36.04%
Non-Connected	5	$670	0.62%
Trade/Memership/Health	21	$6,407	5.97%
Cooperative	0	$0	0.00%
Corp.w/o Capital Stock	2	$1,500	1.40%
Other	83	$53,788	50.14%
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Contributions From Indian Tribes

Indian Tribe/ Location	Contribution $ Amount	Primary/ General	Date
None Yet Reported/Available

Top 150 Donors/Individual Financial Contributors (contribution amounts of $200 or more)

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Name/ Location	Employer/ Occupation	Contribution $ Amount	Primary/ General	Date
Keane, Heather Arlington, MA 02474	Vista Print/CEO	$61,600	P	09/16/2008
Ottaway, James W Brookline, MA 02445	Self-employed/Songwriter	$61,600	P	09/22/2008
Cornfield, David J Seattle, WA 98119	Adelpha Systems, LLC/Retired	$60,000	P	09/18/2008
Lurie, Rod R. Pasadena, CA 91105	Battle Plan Productions/President	$57,000	P	06/30/2008
Budinger, William D Aspen, CO 81611	Retired/Retired	$57,000	P	07/30/2008
Marks, Howard S Los Angeles, CA 90071	Oaktree Capital Management/Investme	$57,000	P	09/08/2008
Alpert, Herb MR. Santa Monica, CA 90401	Self-employed/Artist	$57,000	P	09/19/2008
Kaminski, Janusz Santa Monica, CA 90403	Self-employed/Director of Photograp	$57,000	P	09/19/2008
Kartsotis, Tom Richardson, TX 75082		$57,000	P	09/19/2008
McGrath, Thomas B Los Angeles, CA 90024	Crossroads Media/Entertainment Exec	$57,000	P	09/19/2008
Heller, Martin Mr. Madison, NJ 07940	The Heller Group/Real Estate Develo	$50,000	P	09/16/2008
Denhart, Gun Mr. Portland, OR 97209	Retired/Retired	$50,000	P	09/30/2008
Wilhelm, Robert E Mr. Dallas, TX 75230	Retired/Retired	$50,000	P	10/17/2008
Kelly, James O Mr. Kimberly, OR 97848	Rejuvenation Inc./Owner	$46,400	P	09/17/2008
Glenn, Thomas K II Atlanta, GA 30328	Wilbur & Hilda Glenn Family Foundat	$33,100	P	06/25/2008
Abrams, Jeffrey Jacob Beverly Hills, CA 90212	Paramount/Producer	$33,100	P	06/30/2008
Funger, Norma Lee Ms. Potomac, MD 20854	Long & Foster/Real Estate	$33,100	P	06/30/2008
Ivey, Luciaetta M Santa Monica, CA 90403	homemaker/Homemaker	$33,100	P	06/30/2008
Ivey, Phillip D Jr. Santa Monica, CA 90403	Self employed/Entrepreneur	$33,100	P	06/30/2008
McKinley, Edward J White Pigeon, MI 49099	Self employed/Finance	$33,100	P	06/30/2008
Nathan, Joann K Chicago, IL 60611	Self/Consultant	$33,100	P	06/30/2008
Nathan, Stuart C Mr. Chicago, IL 60611	JMB Corp/Executive	$33,100	P	06/30/2008
Hochberg, Fred P MR. New York, NY 10011	New School University/Dean	$33,100	P	07/01/2008
Lyss, Gregory New York, NY 10024	Alson Capital/Financial Analyst	$33,100	P	07/01/2008
Milikowsky, Rebecca Gold Chestnut Hill, MA 02467	Self employed/Arts Advocate	$33,100	P	07/01/2008
Rogers, James Charlotte, NC 28207	Duke Energy Corporation/Chairman, P	$33,100	P	07/01/2008
Rose, David New York, NY 10128	Rose Tech Ventures/Technology Execu	$33,100	P	07/01/2008
Torres, Diana Irvington, NY 10533	Jewish Theological Seminary/Directo	$33,100	P	07/01/2008
Cooney, Joan Ganz Ms. New York, NY 10023	Sesame Street Workshop/Co-Founder	$33,100	P	07/09/2008
Dittmar, Charmaine Ms. Oakton, VA 22124	Special Olympics, Inc/VP Communicat	$33,100	P	07/10/2008
Perelman, Debra G New York, NY 10065	MacAndrews & Forbes/Private Equity	$33,100	P	07/10/2008
Lindsay, Ellyn M Los Angeles, CA 90034	US Attorneys Office/Assistant US At	$33,100	P	07/16/2008
Weissman, Mildred Ms. Rye, NY 10580	Not Employed/Retired	$33,100	P	07/16/2008
Greenhall, Jennifer A San Diego, CA 92129	Not employed/Student	$33,100	P	07/17/2008
Kleisner, Johnna New York, NY 10003		$33,100	P	07/21/2008
Tuttleman, Jan S Ms. La Jolla, CA 92037	Self-employed/Biotechnology Consult	$33,100	P	07/21/2008
Vernon, Lillian Ms. New York, NY 10022	Lillian Vernon Co./President	$33,100	P	07/21/2008
Farkas, Andrew L New York, NY 10013	Island Capital Group/CEO	$33,100	P	07/22/2008
Joseph, Peter A Mr. Bronx, NY 10471	Palladium Equity Partners/Managing	$33,100	P	07/22/2008
Kobliner, Harold Mr. Great Neck, NY 11021	Retired/Retired	$33,100	P	07/22/2008
Kobliner, Perry Ms. Great Neck, NY 11021	NYC Dept of Education/Clerical	$33,100	P	07/22/2008
Pfeffer, Irving San Francisco, CA 94107	Pfeffer & Williams/Attorney	$33,100	P	07/22/2008
Rodriguez, Cindy E New York, NY 10162		$33,100	P	07/22/2008
Coles, Donna Atlanta, GA 30327	Retired/Retired	$33,100	P	07/23/2008
Diamonstein, Barbaralee D Ms. New York, NY 10022	Self/Journalist	$33,100	P	07/23/2008
Gelbaum, David Mr. Costa Mesa, CA 92627	Self employed/IR	$33,100	P	07/23/2008
Gelbaum, Monica Costa Mesa, CA 92627	Self-employed	$33,100	P	07/23/2008
Hanley, Dean A Mr. Berkeley, CA 94705	Paul & Hanley, LLP/Attorney	$33,100	P	07/23/2008
Spielvogel, Carl New York, NY 10021	Carl Spielvogel Associates/Owner	$33,100	P	07/23/2008
Behren, Bruce Miami, FL 33176	Worldwide Express/Owner/CEO	$33,100	P	07/25/2008
Brown, Donald Mr. Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410	Retired/Retired	$33,100	P	07/25/2008
Liss, Susan M Ms. Chevy Chase, MD 20815	Self employed/Attorney/Consultant	$33,100	P	07/25/2008
Lucas, George W Jr San Rafael, CA 94912	Lucasfilm Ltd/Executive	$33,100	P	07/25/2008
Martinez, Carla Saenz Brownsville, TX 78520		$33,100	P	07/25/2008
Pollak, Abigail Miami Beach, FL 33140	Self employed/Attorney	$33,100	P	07/25/2008
Druckenmiller, Sarah Ms. New York, NY 10021	Student	$33,100	P	07/30/2008
Filopoulos, George New York, NY 10022	Metrovest/Real Esate	$33,100	P	07/30/2008
Kobliner, Shirley Ms. Great Neck, NY 11021	Retired	$33,100	P	07/30/2008
Perkins, William O. Mr. III Houston, TX 77019	Small Ventures USA/Owner	$33,100	P	07/30/2008
Roltner, Marcia Ms. San Francisco, CA 94107	Retired/Retired	$33,100	P	07/30/2008
Rosenthal, Lois R Ms. Cincinnati, OH 45208	Uptown Arts/Director	$33,100	P	07/30/2008
Rosenthal, Richard H Mr. Cincinnati, OH 45208	Self/Community Volunteer	$33,100	P	07/30/2008
Denoma, Michael B Alexandria, KY 41001	Standard Chartered/Banker	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Fazlin, Fazal A St Petersburg, FL 33710	Retired/Retired	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
McDonnell, Jean W Kansas City, MO 64112	Self-employed/Broker	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
McDonnell, Thomas A Kansas City, MO 64112	DST Systems Inc/Executive	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Monks, Robert C.S Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107	Self employed/Real Estate Developer	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Moringstar, Betty I Ms. Auburndale, MA 02466	Self-employed/Social Worker	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Morningstar, Faith P Ms. Marion, MA 02738	Self-employed/Psychologist	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Narasimhan, Charu S Dunn Loring, VA 22027	Self-employed/Dancer	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Pandian, Geetha Dallas, TX 75230	Southwestern Med School/Physician	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Pandian, Paul Mr. Dallas, TX 75230	Tech Mahindra/President	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Pollak, Frederick J Mr. Miami Beach, FL 33140	Tracfone Wireless Inc/CEO	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Simmons, Adrienne Brooklyn, NY 11217	Nyc Dept Of Health/Techie	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Tuteria, Sonya Kansas City, MO 64114	Homemaker	$33,100	P	07/31/2008
Adler, Bernyce Ms. Bal Harbour, FL 33154	Retired/Retired	$33,100	P	08/01/2008
Adler, Matthew L. Mr. Doral, FL 33172	Adler Group, Inc./Vice President	$33,100	P	08/01/2008
Scheuer, Elizabeth H Ms. Bronx, NY 10471	Homemaker/Homemaker	$33,100	P	08/11/2008
Kelley, Robert Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316	Kelley Uustal PLC/Attorney	$33,100	P	08/12/2008
Gang, David A Mr. Oakton, VA 22124	Perfect Sense Digital, LLC/CEO/Co-F	$33,100	P	08/14/2008
Gupta, Satish Dallas, TX 75229	SB International Inc./President & C	$33,100	P	08/14/2008
Linden, Dana W New York, NY 10024	Self employed/Writer	$33,100	P	08/14/2008
Linden, Lawrence H Mr. New York, NY 10024	Goldman Sachs/Banker	$33,100	P	08/14/2008
Pohlad, Michelle Minneapolis, MN 55405	Homemaker	$33,100	P	08/14/2008
Cole, Maria Cuomo Purchase, NY 10577	Help USA/Chair	$33,100	P	08/15/2008
Heyman, Harriet Menlo Park, CA 94025	Self Employed/Novelist	$33,100	P	08/15/2008
Klein, Freada Kapor San Francisco, CA 94105	Klein Asso Auto Inc/Consultant	$33,100	P	08/15/2008
Johnson, Kevin M Ellicott City, MD 21042	Commercial Interioirs INc/Construct	$33,100	P	08/18/2008
Lev, Holly B Boulder, CO 80302	Self employed/Executive	$33,100	P	08/19/2008
Joy, William Nelson Aspen, CO 81611	Kpcb/Venture Capitalist	$33,100	P	08/20/2008
Of Indians, Seneca Nation Salamanca, NY 14779		$33,100	P	08/20/2008
Bell, Marc Boca Raton, FL 33487	Marc Bell Capital/Private Equity	$33,100	P	08/25/2008
Yeatts, Fredrick S Mr. Bedford, MA 01730	Retired/Retired	$33,100	P	08/25/2008
Yeatts, Ines E Mrs. Bedford, MA 01730	Retired/Retired	$33,100	P	08/25/2008
Apfelbaum, William M Mr. Greenwich, CT 06830	Titan Worldwide/Chairman	$33,100	P	08/26/2008
Shulsky, Rena M New York, NY 10019	Shire Realty/Real Estate	$33,100	P	08/26/2008
Reimers, Arthur J Mr. Greenwich, CT 06831	Retired	$33,100	P	08/28/2008
Tillery, Stephen M Mr. Saint Louis, MO 63101	Self-employed/Attorney	$33,100	P	08/28/2008
Reimers, Arthur J Mr. Greenwich, CT 06831	Retired	$33,100	P	09/05/2008
Zickler, Leo E Bethesda, MD 20817	Oxford Realty Finance/CFO	$33,100	P	09/09/2008
Van Roekel, Steven Seattle, WA 98112	Microsoft/Management	$33,100	P	09/12/2008
Washienko, Kathleen M Ms. Seattle, WA 98105	Homemaker/Homemaker	$33,100	P	09/12/2008
Wolf, Michael New York, NY 10013	Retired	$33,100	P	09/18/2008
Beutner, Austin M Santa Monica, CA 90403	Evercore Partners/President	$33,100	P	09/19/2008
Weiner, Stephen Boston, MA 02116	S.R Weiner/Real Estate Developer	$33,100	P	10/06/2008
Mattsson, Christine L Austin, TX 78703	Not Employed/Retired	$32,600	P	07/22/2008
McHale, John F. Mr. Austin, TX 78703	Retired/Retired	$32,600	P	07/22/2008
Rayner, William P New York, NY 10021	Retired/Retired	$32,600	P	07/22/2008
Lyons, Dianna Oakland, CA 94610	Kazan, Mcclain/Attorney	$32,500	P	06/30/2008
Glenn, Louise Rand Atlanta, GA 30328	self/homemaker	$32,100	P	06/25/2008
Billings, David M London, ZZ 99999	Akin Gump Strauss Homer & Feld/Part	$32,100	P	09/09/2008
Toufanian, John N Bethesda, MD 20816	Latham & Watkins LLP/Attorney	$32,000	P	07/31/2008
Grosfeld, Jason Los Angeles, CA 90024	Tanner, Mainstain, Blatt & Glynn/Co	$32,000	P	08/26/2008
Haney, Andrea R. Ms. Englewood, NJ 07631	Self/Rabbi	$32,000	P	08/28/2008
Ferring, John H IV Saint Clair, MO 63077	Plaze Inc/President	$32,000	P	09/09/2008
Rosenberg, Ellen H Kentfield, CA 94904	TBG Inc/Restaurant Owner	$31,500	P	09/26/2008
Warnock, David MR. Cockeysville, MD 21030	Camden Partners/Venture Capital Inv	$31,300	P	10/16/2008
Graves, Nicholas San Francisco, CA 94123	Osterweis Capital Management, Inc./	$31,100	P	07/31/2008
Cunningham, Fred A Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410	Slawson Cunningham Whalen/Attorney	$31,100	P	08/12/2008
Colin, Cynthia Green Ms. New York, NY 10128	Smith Barney/Financial Advisor	$31,000	P	07/10/2008
Brink, Linda Tampa, FL 33626	Retired/Retired	$31,000	P	09/15/2008
Belluck, David Mr Boston, MA 02116	Riverside Partners/Investor	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Belluck, Jocelyn Burman Boston, MA 02116	Self/Homemaker	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Blumenthal, Barbara B Princeton, NJ 08540	Self-employed/Owner	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Blumenthal, Werner Michael Mr. Princeton, NJ 08540	Not Employed/Retired	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Epstein, Betsy Banks Cambridge, MA 02138	Self Employed/Writer	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Epstein, David R Mr. Cambridge, MA 02138	Patton Boggs/Senior Partner	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Epstein, Esta Mrs. Boston, MA 02108	The Abbey Group/Design Manager	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Epstein, Robert Mr. Boston, MA 02108	The Abbey Group/CEO	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Fernandez, Raul J Mr. Washington, DC 20037	Object Urden INc/CEO	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Kaspick, Jeffrey Scott Mr. Menlo Park, CA 94025	Kaspick & Company/Managing Director	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Lavidge, Kathleen A White Pigeon, MI 49099	self/homemaker	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Loessberg, Shari Louise Boston, MA 02108	MIT/Faculty	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Miller, Charles C Mr III Atlanta, GA 30305	Level 3 Communications/Executive	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Phillips, Dean B Minneapolis, MN 55403	Phillips Distilling Co./President a	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Smart, Christopher Boston, MA 02108	Pioneer Investments/Fund Manager	$30,800	P	06/30/2008
Carter, Margaret New York, NY 10024	Self employed/Writer	$30,800	P	07/01/2008
Petrilli, Frank Irvington, NY 10533	Nexxar Group, Inc./President & CEO	$30,800	P	07/01/2008
Weissman, Daniel New York, NY 10024	Self employed/Filmmaker	$30,800	P	07/01/2008
Biddle, Leslie D New York, NY 10022	Goldman Sachs/Financial	$30,800	P	07/10/2008
Cronin, Cheryl M Ms. Boston, MA 02115	Self-employed/Attorney	$30,800	P	07/10/2008
Kaplan, Craig Mr. New York, NY 10003	Self-employed/Attorney	$30,800	P	07/10/2008
Mahoney, Alice B New Canaan, CT 06840	Not Employed/Homemaker	$30,800	P	07/10/2008
Mahoney, William P New Canaan, CT 06840	Self employed/Investor	$30,800	P	07/10/2008
Ogunlesi, Adebayo New York, NY 10028	Global Inprastrcutive/Investment Ba	$30,800	P	07/10/2008
Thornton, John D. Mr. Austin, TX 78701	Austin Ventures/General Partner	$30,800	P	07/10/2008
Thornton, Julie D Ms. Austin, TX 78701	Homemaker/Homemaker	$30,800	P	07/10/2008
Massad, Timothy G Norwalk, CT 06853	Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP/Attorne	$30,800	P	07/16/2008
Meltzer, Alan New York, NY 10028	Wind up Entertainment/CEO	$30,800	P	07/16/2008
Rales, Mitchell P Mr. Potomac, MD 20854	Danaher Corp/Chairman of Executive	$30,800	P	07/17/2008