WASHINGTON–The Obama re-election team released the names of their super mega fund-raisers on Friday–more than 244 people–including 31 who raised at least $500,000 to bankroll the Obama 2012 campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
The fund-raisers are known in the political business as “bundlers,” people who use their own extensive networks to raise money on behalf of a candidate. The Obama for America campaign calls their bundlers “volunteer fund-raisers.”
The Obama campaign released the names of 244 bundlers, who have raised at least $50,000. (In a few cases couples or business partners are counted as one bundling unit.)
The Obama team on Wednesday reported their first 2012 fund-raising results, collecting more than $86 million in second quarter fund-raising over $47 million directly for the Obama for America 2012 campaign and more than $38 million for the Democratic National Committee. Chicagoan and close Obama friend Martin Nesbitt is the Obama for America treasurer, reprising the role he played in the 2008 campaign.
Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt in a statement sent via Twitter challenged Republican 2012 hopefuls to disclose their best fund-raisers. “President Bush disclosed his bundlers. Will the current GOP field follow suit? What do they have to hide?” President Bush disclosed his bundlers.
Obama has rewarded his best fund-raisers from his 2008 campaign, from handing out ambassadorships—for example, Chicagoans Louis Sussman to Great Britain, David Jacobson to Canada–to other White House appointments.
According to the Center for Public Integrity, one-third of the Obama 2008 campaign’s 556 bundlers were appointed by Obama to jobs or advisory posts. Of the mega fundraisers–those raising more than $500,000 in 2008, fully 80 percent landed “key administration” posts–many on advisory panels. According to CPI, 24 bundlers are serving as ambassadors.
While the Federal Election Commission requires the disclosure of the name of donors of more than $250, there is no requirement to release the names of the bundlers. Bundlers are especially important in federal campaigns because individuals face federal donation caps of $2,500 per primary and general election and $30,800 to a national party each calendar year.
Below, the names……
OBAMA FOR AMERICA Q2 VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISERS
Amount Raised: $50,000-$100,000
First NameLast NameCityState
NaomiAberlyDallasTX
JoyceAboussieSt. LouisMO
MichaelAdlerMiami BeachFL
ScottAllenBethesdaMD
JeremyAltersHallandale BeachFL
JoeAndrewPotomacMD
JimAptekerBrooklineMA
AbakeAssongbaBrooklynNY
ColleenBellLos AngelesCA
DanielBergerPhiladelphiaPA
AnthonyBrownMitchellvilleMD
DwightBushWashingtonDC
PeterButtenwieserPhiladelphiaPA
KenCanfieldAtlantaGA
FrankClarkChicagoIL
SteveCohenChicagoIL
MichaelColesAtlantaGA
CherylCroninBostonMA
JamesCrownChicagoIL
DonnaCurlingRoswellGA
StephenDavisSan FranciscoCA
Robert JustinDayTallahasseeFL
RobertDonovanJackson HeightsNY
PatriciaEdingtonMobileAL
MattEllisAustinTX
AriEmanuelBeverly HillsCA
FredEychanerChicagoIL
JohnFishRoxburyMA
AndrewFishmanWestonCT
CynthiaFriedmanPalm BeachFL
DavidGailDallasTX
SteveGoldmanNew YorkNY
RichardGrayShort HillsNJ
PatrickGuarasciMilwaukeeWI
David and MartyHamamotoNew YorkNY
AnnHamiltonPasadenaCA
DavidHillSilver SpringMD
DonHinkleTallahasseeFL
GaryHirshbergConcordNH
PaulHorningAtlantaGA
TeenaHostovichLa CanadaCA
KevinJenningsNew YorkNY
OrlanJohnsonBowieMD
DavidKenneyDenverCO
TerryKramerPiedmontCA
MaryLang SollingerMadisonWI
SuziLeVineSeattleWA
MichaelLyntonLos AngelesCA
KermanMaddoxLos AngelesCA
William and MollyMahoneyChicagoIL
Mark and MariannaMcCallManchesterCT
GregMcCurdyNew YorkNY
CappyMcGarrDallasTX
GerryMcGowanArlingtonVA
ThomasMcLainLos AngelesCA
LynnMeredithAustinTX
KellyMeyerMalibuCA
EricMindichNew YorkNY
JuddMinerChicagoIL
MikeMogullMiami BeachFL
JohnMorganLake MaryFL
StevenNewmarkNew YorkNY
JohnOramBeverly HillsMI
StephenPajcicJacksonvilleFL
Yolanda “Cookie”ParkerLos AngelesCA
ShaundaPatterson-StrachanWashingtonDC
DeanPhillipsMinneapolisMN
RobertoPratsSan JuanPR
ShefaliRazdan DuggalSan FranciscoCA
Judith and WilliamScheidePrincetonNJ
PaulSchmitzMilwaukeeWI
ShondaScottOaklandCA
JohnScullyMill ValleyCA
NoahShawBostonMA
DianaShaw ClarkLondonUnited Kingdom
DixonSlingerlandLos AngelesCA
DavidSolowChicagoIL
KavitaTankhaLos Altos HillsCA
JustinTannerRoswellGA
GraceTsao-WuChicagoIL
TinaWallsDenverCO
HopeWarschawSanta MonicaCA
DanielWeissLos AngelesCA
LindaWhitlockNewtonMA
Judith and GeraldZarin and RosenfeldNew YorkNY
Joseph and DeannaZednikBonita SpringsFL
RobertZimmermanNew YorkNY
Amount Raised: $100,000-$200,000
First NameLast NameCityState
Gerald and BarryAcker and GoodmanHuntington WoodsMI
SimonAhnAtantaGA
ClarenceAvantBeverly HillsCA
Ambassador Elizabeth FrawleyBagleyWashingtonDC
VirginiaBauerRed BankNJ
TerryBeanPortlandOR
MitchellBergerParklandFL
Andi and TomBernsteinNew YorkNY
PeterBesharRyeNY
StephenBittelMiami BeachFL
Charles RobertBoneNashvilleTN
James “Wally” and BobBrewster and SatawakeChicagoIL
FrankBrosensBedfordNY
JustinBuellSan FranciscoCA
DavidBurdWashingtonDC
BelindaColemanUpper MarlboroughMD
LesConeyChicagoIL
JohnCrumplerDurhamNC
BeckyDraperSan FranciscoCA
DouglasDunhamNew YorkNY
LeniEcclesBelvedereCA
JosephFalkMiamiFL
ChipForresterNashvilleTN
BillFreemanNashvilleTN
DavidFriedmanLongmontCO
Louis & CarolFrillmanSeattleWA
CarolFulpBostonMA
Doug and LisaGoldmanSan FranciscoCA
Mark and WendyGorenberg and WandermanSan FranciscoCA
JohnGormanAustinTX
ChadGriffinBeverly HillsCA
CarolHamiltonBeverly HillsCA
CraigHansonMenlo ParkCA
ScottHarrisWashingtonDC
KarenHarrisCape ElizabethME
AnneHessNew YorkNY
VickiHeymanChicagoIL
SharonHoffmanKansas CityMO
KateHughesPrincetonNJ
WayneJordanOaklandCA
HenryKangNew YorkNY
JanetKellerLaguna BeachCA
Charles and MarieKirekerWeybridgeVT
MichaelKongLos AngelesCA
AndrewKorgeCoral GablesFL
ChrisKorgeMiamiFL
SarahKovnerNew YorkNY
MarcLasryNew YorkNY
Michael and MattieLawsonLos AngelesCA
ChadLeatNew YorkNY
SteveLernerChapel HillNC
CliffLevinePittsburghPA
MelLevinePacific PalisadesCA
KathyLevinsonLos AltosCA
AndraLiemandtAustinTX
Jamie and MichaelLyntonLos AngelesCA
Alice & BillMahoneyNew CanaanCT
MarissaMayerSan FranciscoCA
ShawMcDermottDedhamMA
BonnieMonksPortlandME
Bruce and JimMurrayCharlottesvilleVA
MikeMuseNew YorkNY
StevenMyersCorona Del MarCA
CrystalNix-HinesCanoga ParkCA
KristinOblanderAtlantaGA
LazarPalnickPittsburghPA
MicahelParhamSeattleWA
CarolPenskyWashingtonDC
JohnPhillipsWashingtonDC
Abigail and FJPollakCoral SpringsFL
PennyPritzkerChicagoIL
LauraRickettsChicagoIL
NelsonRisingLa CanadaCA
IsraelRoizmanLafayette HillPA
GregRosenbaumBethesdaMD
LauraRossNew YorkNY
JamieRubinNew YorkNY
RustyRueffHillsboroughCA
Andy and TamarSchapiro and NewbergerChicagoIL
JaySnyderNew YorkNY
JeffSorefNew YorkNY
Earl and AmandaStaffordMcLeanVA
MarcStanleyDallasTX
BobbySteinJacksonvilleFL
JoshuaSteinerNew YorkNY
SandiThompsonWoodsideCA
JamesTorreyGreenwichCT
AndrewWeinsteinCoral SpringsFL
SteveWestlyMenlo ParkCA
Amount Raised: $200,000-$500,000
First NameLast NameCityState
MarkAldermanBryn MawrPA
JPAustinMiamiFL
JeanBaileySilver SpringMD
NeilBluhmChicagoIL
AimeeBooneAustinTX
TimBroasChevy ChaseMD
MichaelCioffiCincinnatiOH
BobClarkSt. LouisMO
MeredithDeWittStill RiverMA
KirkDornbushAtlantaGA
CarolynDwyerMontpelierVT
MarkGalloglyNew YorkNY
AndresGuillemardSan JuanPR
DanielHalpernAtlantaGA
PamHamamotoTiburonCA
JaneHartleyNew YorkNY
AlexHecklerFt. LauderdaleFL
DougHickeySan FranciscoCA
KennethJarinPhiladelphiaPA
BrianMathisNew YorkNY
ScottNathanBostonMA
SusanNessBethesdaMD
MarkNicholsWashingtonDC
SpencerOvertonChevy ChaseMD
DevenParekhNew YorkNY
Dana and BarryPerlman and KarasLos AngelesCA
BenPollaraCoral GablesFL
Wade and LornaRandlettSan FranciscoCA
BeverlyReevesAustinTX
AlfredaRobinsonWashingtonDC
John and MellodyRogers, Jr. and HobsonChicagoIL
MichaelSacksWinnetkaIL
ElaineSchusterChestnut HillMA
David and BethShawNew YorkNY
KenSolomonLos AngelesCA
SteveSpinnerMenlo ParkCA
SallySusmanNew YorkNY
KirkWagarCoconut GroveFL
AlexaWesnerAustinTX
TomWheelerWashingtonDC
RobertWolfPurchaseNY
Amount Raised: $500,000+
First NameLast NameCityState
RobBarberCambridgeMA
DeniseBauerBelvedere TiburonCA
MarcBenioffSan FranciscoCA
David and RhondaCohenPhiladelphiaPA
Jack and ElaineConnorsBostonMA
JonCorzineHobokenNJ
BlairEffronNew YorkNY
JohnEmersonBeverly HillsCA
Mark and NancyGilbertBoca RatonFL
StevenGreenMiami BeachFL
JeffreyKatzenbergUniversal CityCA
MichaelKempnerCresskillNJ
Lena and JohnKennedyPasadenaCA
OrinKramerEnglewoodNJ
AndresLopezSan JuanPR
NoahMametLos AngelesCA
CharlesMyersNew YorkNY
AzitaRajiBelvedereCA
KirkRudyAustinTX
EugeneSepulvedaAustinTX
RobertShermanBostonMA
MichaelSmithLos AngelesCA
AndySpahnLos AngelesCA
JaneStetsonNorwichVT
AndrewTobiasMiamiFL
FrankWhite Jr.WashingtonDC
AnnaWintourNew YorkNY
