Jeb Bush and his mega-rich donors

Most contributions went to “outside” pro-Bush groups that supposedly and in law are independent of his campaign.

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Here is the Center for Responsive Politics’ record of “small” contributions directly to the Bush campaign.

• Goldman Sachs $161,100
• Neuberger Berman LLC $65,800
• Bank of America $43,750
• Citigroup Inc $41,500
• Tenet Healthcare $35,900
• Rooney Holdings $35,100
• Jeb 2016 (Employees) $34,010
• Barclays $29,700
• CSX Corp $29,700
• DLA Piper $28,500
• Southern Strategy $27,800
• NextEra Energy $27,600
• Dannenbaum Engineering $27,000
• Fidelity National Information Services $24,300
• Hunt Companies $24,300
• Manchester Financial Group $24,300
• Credit Suisse Group $22,700
• Morgan Stanley $22,200
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher $22,100
• Guggenheim Partners $21,600

This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2016 cycle. The money came from the organizations’ PACs; their individual members, employees or owners; and those individuals’ immediate families.  At the federal level, the organizations themselves did not donate, as they are prohibited by law from doing so.  Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Source: Top Donors data for Jeb Bush, 2016 Cycle | OpenSecrets.

Tags: Bush campaign, Center for Responsive Politics, Election 2016, Goldman Sachs, Jeb Bush