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:
Amount | Date | Contributor | Employer | City | State | Recipient | |
2400 | 06/19/09 | JAMES ROBERTSON | OWNER | GENERAL CRANE USA | PARKLAND | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 06/19/09 | JAMES ROBERTSON | OWNER | GENERAL CRANE USA | PARKLAND | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
1500 | 03/31/09 | JAMES ROBERTSON | PARKLAND | FL | Marco Rubio (R) | ||
2400 | 09/30/09 | KENNETH ROBERSON | FUNERAL DIREC | ROBINSON FUNERAL HOME | PORT CHARLOTTE | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
1000 | 03/10/09 | KENNETH ROBERSON | PRESIDENT | ROBERSON FUNERAL HOME | PORT CHARLOTTE | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
500 | 09/28/09 | VIJAY NARANG | PRESIDE | GENERAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS | DAVIE | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
1200 | 09/01/09 | VIJAY NARANG | DAVIE | FL | Marco Rubio (R) | ||
500 | 08/31/09 | VIJAY NARANG | PRESIDE | GENERAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS | DAVIE | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 09/28/09 | FERNANDO MUNILLA | ENGINEER | MCM CORP. | MIAMI | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
-2400 | 06/26/09 | FERNANDO MUNILLA | ENGINEER | M.C.M. CORP. | MIAMI | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
4800 | 06/26/09 | FERNANDO MUNILLA | ENGINEER | M.C.M. CORP. | MIAMI | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
2400 | 06/11/09 | ANTHONY T LEON | ATTORNEY | SELF EMPLOYED | TARPON SPRINGS | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
-2400 | 06/30/09 | ANTHONY T LEON | TARPON SPRINGS | FL | Charlie Crist (R) | ||
2400 | 06/11/09 | ANTHONY T LEON | ATTORNEY | SELF EMPLOYED | TARPON SPRINGS | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 06/25/09 | ANTHONY T LEON | ATTORNEY | ANTHONY LEON LAW OFFICES | TARPON SPRINGS | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
2400 | 05/18/09 | MANUEL KADRE | ATTORNEY | CC1 COMPANIES | CORAL GABLES | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 03/31/09 | MANUEL KADRE | VICE PRESIDENT | DE LA CRUZ COMPANIES | CORAL GABLES | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
2400 | 06/30/09 | LEONARDO GRAVIER | CPA | SELF EMPLOYED | CORAL GABLES | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2300 | 03/31/09 | LEONARDO GRAVIER | PARTNER | GRAVIER & ASSOCIATES | CORAL GABLES | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
2400 | 06/30/09 | JAVIER GARCIA-BENGOCHEA | DOCTOR | SELF EMPLOYED | JACKSONVILLE | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 06/30/09 | JAVIER GARCIA-BENGOCHEA | DOCTOR | SELF EMPLOYED | JACKSONVILLE | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 09/30/09 | JAVIER GARCIA-BENGOCHEA | JACKSONVILLE | FL | Marco Rubio (R) | ||
2400 | 06/30/09 | MITCHELL EISENBERG | CEO | SHERRIDAN HEALTH | FORT LAUDERDALE | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
1000 | 03/10/09 | MITCHELL EISENBERG | PHYSICI | SHERIDAN HEALTH CORPORATION | FORT LAUDERDALE | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
2400 | 06/19/09 | JORGE A DOMINICIS | PRESIDENT | THE GEO GROUP INC. | WEST PALM BEACH | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 06/19/09 | JORGE A DOMINICIS | PRESIDENT | THE GEO GROUP INC. | WEST PALM BEACH | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 03/10/09 | JORGE A DOMINICIS | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | THE GEO GROUP | WEST PALM BEACH | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
1650 | 09/22/09 | GUILLERMO DELGADO | PHARMACIST | MIAMI | FL | Charlie Crist (R) | |
2400 | 03/31/09 | GUILLERMO DELGADO | AGENT | G. & W. MEDICAL SUPPLIES | MIAMI | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
500 | 09/30/09 | JAMES DAVENPORT | INSURANCE AGENT | STATE FARM | NEW SMYRNA BEACH | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
500 | 06/09/09 | JAMES DAVENPORT | AGENT | STATE FARM | NEW SMYRNA BEACH | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 06/19/09 | JOHN J BULFIN | GENERAL COUNSEL | THE GEO GROUP INC. | WEST PALM BEACH | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 06/19/09 | JOHN J BULFIN | GENERAL COUNSEL | THE GEO GROUP INC. | WEST PALM BEACH | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
1000 | 09/30/09 | JOHN J BULFIN | GENERAL COUNSEL | THE GEO GROUP INC | WEST PALM BEACH | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
2400 | 03/31/09 | RONALD BOOK | ATTORNEY | RONALD L. BOOK P.A. | AVENTURA | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
2400 | 05/19/09 | RONALD BOOK | ATTORNEY | RONALD BOOK P.A. | PLANTATION | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 05/19/09 | RONALD BOOK | ATTORNEY | RONALD BOOK P.A. | PLANTATION | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
1000 | 09/10/09 | WILLIAM BERK | ATTORNEY | BERK, MERCHANT & SIMS | MIAMI | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
500 | 09/29/09 | WILLIAM BERK | ATTORNEY | ADORNO & YOSS | MIAMI | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
2400 | 06/30/09 | ALAN BECKER | ATTORNEY | BECKER AND POLIKOFF P.A. | SOUTHWEST RANCHES | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2300 | 03/10/09 | ALAN BECKER | ATTORNEY | BECKER & POLIAKOFF | SOUTHWEST RANCHES | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |
2400 | 09/30/09 | CESAR ALVAREZ | CEO | GREENBERG TRAURIG | MIAMI | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 09/30/09 | CESAR ALVAREZ | CEO | GREENBERG TRAURIG | MIAMI | FL | Charlie Crist (R) |
2400 | 03/31/09 | CESAR ALVAREZ | LAWYER | GREENBERG TRAURIG L.L.P. | CORAL GABLES | FL | Marco Rubio (R) |