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What you can do with TransparencyData.com Part II: Crist v. Rubio Edition

In the run-up to the 2010 midterm elections there is no race drawing more attention than the Republican primary between Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and former Florida Speaker of the House Marco Rubio. Crist and Rubio are locked in an ideological battle for the soul of the Republican Party. Crist representing the moderate wing and Rubio riding the wave of conversative energy powered by the Tea Parties. This split hasn't stopped either one from raising a lot of money from varying sources. What may be interesting is what interests powered their rise in the Sunshine State and which individuals are currently contributing to both of them. Thanks to TransparencyData.com, we can rapidly determine this.

TransparencyData.com allows rapid searches and download of campaign finance data from both the federal and state levels over the past 20 years. Both Rubio and Crist have a wealth of state-level campaign finance data to examine. Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000-2008 and Crist served as Florida's Attorney General from 2003-2007 and has occupied the office of governor since 2007.

You can quickly download Rubio's contributions at both the federal and state levels here. Crist's--of which there are a lot more than Rubio--are available to download here. I should note that the most recent campaign hauls by both candidates are not currently available. Take a look at these and do what you will. I'm sure that there is a ton of information to be collected and let me know what's interesting, especially the state-level data.

I pulled together all of the donors that have contributed to both the Crist and Rubio Senate campaigns. You can see them in the table below:

AmountDateContributorEmployerCityStateRecipient
240006/19/09JAMES ROBERTSONOWNERGENERAL CRANE USAPARKLANDFLCharlie Crist (R)
240006/19/09JAMES ROBERTSONOWNERGENERAL CRANE USAPARKLANDFLCharlie Crist (R)
150003/31/09JAMES ROBERTSONPARKLANDFLMarco Rubio (R)
240009/30/09KENNETH ROBERSONFUNERAL DIRECROBINSON FUNERAL HOMEPORT CHARLOTTEFLCharlie Crist (R)
100003/10/09KENNETH ROBERSONPRESIDENTROBERSON FUNERAL HOMEPORT CHARLOTTEFLMarco Rubio (R)
50009/28/09VIJAY NARANGPRESIDEGENERAL DATA COMMUNICATIONSDAVIEFLCharlie Crist (R)
120009/01/09VIJAY NARANGDAVIEFLMarco Rubio (R)
50008/31/09VIJAY NARANGPRESIDEGENERAL DATA COMMUNICATIONSDAVIEFLCharlie Crist (R)
240009/28/09FERNANDO MUNILLAENGINEERMCM CORP.MIAMIFLCharlie Crist (R)
-240006/26/09FERNANDO MUNILLAENGINEERM.C.M. CORP.MIAMIFLMarco Rubio (R)
480006/26/09FERNANDO MUNILLAENGINEERM.C.M. CORP.MIAMIFLMarco Rubio (R)
240006/11/09ANTHONY T LEONATTORNEYSELF EMPLOYEDTARPON SPRINGSFLCharlie Crist (R)
-240006/30/09ANTHONY T LEONTARPON SPRINGSFLCharlie Crist (R)
240006/11/09ANTHONY T LEONATTORNEYSELF EMPLOYEDTARPON SPRINGSFLCharlie Crist (R)
240006/25/09ANTHONY T LEONATTORNEYANTHONY LEON LAW OFFICESTARPON SPRINGSFLMarco Rubio (R)
240005/18/09MANUEL KADREATTORNEYCC1 COMPANIESCORAL GABLESFLCharlie Crist (R)
240003/31/09MANUEL KADREVICE PRESIDENTDE LA CRUZ COMPANIESCORAL GABLESFLMarco Rubio (R)
240006/30/09LEONARDO GRAVIERCPASELF EMPLOYEDCORAL GABLESFLCharlie Crist (R)
230003/31/09LEONARDO GRAVIERPARTNERGRAVIER & ASSOCIATESCORAL GABLESFLMarco Rubio (R)
240006/30/09JAVIER GARCIA-BENGOCHEADOCTORSELF EMPLOYEDJACKSONVILLEFLCharlie Crist (R)
240006/30/09JAVIER GARCIA-BENGOCHEADOCTORSELF EMPLOYEDJACKSONVILLEFLCharlie Crist (R)
240009/30/09JAVIER GARCIA-BENGOCHEAJACKSONVILLEFLMarco Rubio (R)
240006/30/09MITCHELL EISENBERGCEOSHERRIDAN HEALTHFORT LAUDERDALEFLCharlie Crist (R)
100003/10/09MITCHELL EISENBERGPHYSICISHERIDAN HEALTH CORPORATIONFORT LAUDERDALEFLMarco Rubio (R)
240006/19/09JORGE A DOMINICISPRESIDENTTHE GEO GROUP INC.WEST PALM BEACHFLCharlie Crist (R)
240006/19/09JORGE A DOMINICISPRESIDENTTHE GEO GROUP INC.WEST PALM BEACHFLCharlie Crist (R)
240003/10/09JORGE A DOMINICISSENIOR VICE PRESIDENTTHE GEO GROUPWEST PALM BEACHFLMarco Rubio (R)
165009/22/09GUILLERMO DELGADOPHARMACISTMIAMIFLCharlie Crist (R)
240003/31/09GUILLERMO DELGADOAGENTG. & W. MEDICAL SUPPLIESMIAMIFLMarco Rubio (R)
50009/30/09JAMES DAVENPORTINSURANCE AGENTSTATE FARMNEW SMYRNA BEACHFLMarco Rubio (R)
50006/09/09JAMES DAVENPORTAGENTSTATE FARMNEW SMYRNA BEACHFLCharlie Crist (R)
240006/19/09JOHN J BULFINGENERAL COUNSELTHE GEO GROUP INC.WEST PALM BEACHFLCharlie Crist (R)
240006/19/09JOHN J BULFINGENERAL COUNSELTHE GEO GROUP INC.WEST PALM BEACHFLCharlie Crist (R)
100009/30/09JOHN J BULFINGENERAL COUNSELTHE GEO GROUP INCWEST PALM BEACHFLMarco Rubio (R)
240003/31/09RONALD BOOKATTORNEYRONALD L. BOOK P.A.AVENTURAFLMarco Rubio (R)
240005/19/09RONALD BOOKATTORNEYRONALD BOOK P.A.PLANTATIONFLCharlie Crist (R)
240005/19/09RONALD BOOKATTORNEYRONALD BOOK P.A.PLANTATIONFLCharlie Crist (R)
100009/10/09WILLIAM BERKATTORNEYBERK, MERCHANT & SIMSMIAMIFLCharlie Crist (R)
50009/29/09WILLIAM BERKATTORNEYADORNO & YOSSMIAMIFLMarco Rubio (R)
240006/30/09ALAN BECKERATTORNEYBECKER AND POLIKOFF P.A.SOUTHWEST RANCHESFLCharlie Crist (R)
230003/10/09ALAN BECKERATTORNEYBECKER & POLIAKOFFSOUTHWEST RANCHESFLMarco Rubio (R)
240009/30/09CESAR ALVAREZCEOGREENBERG TRAURIGMIAMIFLCharlie Crist (R)
240009/30/09CESAR ALVAREZCEOGREENBERG TRAURIGMIAMIFLCharlie Crist (R)
240003/31/09CESAR ALVAREZLAWYERGREENBERG TRAURIG L.L.P.CORAL GABLESFLMarco Rubio (R)