Jeb Bush ran for President in 2016. During his six month exploratory period, he raised money for his SuperPAC. He then shifted to raising money for his campaign committee and stopped coordinating with his SuperPAC. In the end, Bush spent $124 million only to get a small fraction of the primary votes. Bush dropped out of the race after the South Carolina primary.
| Name | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Right to Rise Super PAC | SuperPAC | $118,685,857 |
| Jeb 2016 | Campaign | $33,512,524 |
| Millennials Rising | SuperPAC | $54,960 |
| Rescue Our Future | SuperPAC | $0 |
| Right to Rise Policy Solutions | 501(c)(4) | $0 |
| Vamos for Jeb 2016 | SuperPAC | $0[1] |
Individual donors listed their employers. Here are the employers with the largest donations to Bush or his SuperPACs:[2]
| CV Starr & Co | $10,000,000 |
| MBF Healthcare Partners | $3,194,020 |
| Rooney Holdings | $2,524,906 |
| Hunt Companies | $2,499,300 |
| Chief Oil & Gas | $2,024,146 |
| Stewart & Stevenson | $2,007,700 |
| Bouchard Transportation | $1,530,400 |
| Oberndorf Enterprises | $1,528,506 |
| Charles Schwab Corp | $1,510,100 |
| Tiger Management | $1,305,484 |
| American Pacific International Capital | $1,302,000 |
| Sequoia Capital | $1,165,477 |
| Freeman Spogli & Co | $1,160,800 |
| Jackson Healthcare | $1,113,811 |
| NextEra Energy | $1,072,900 |
| Oakmont Corp | $1,052,700 |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | $1,045,800 |
| Franklin Resources | $1,025,000 |
| Moore Capital Management | $1,018,500 |
| Hoffman Partners | $1,011,167 |
His primary opponent in the primaries was Donald Trump who as largely self-financed.
References
- ↑ NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2016 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Monday, February 22, 2016. Source: Center for Responsive Politics.
- ↑ Top Contributors, federal election data. Retrieved on March 10, 2016.