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Springfield Donations to Democratic Party

Springfield campaign contributions are down in 2012


Democratics have received 14 percent of total Springfield contributions this year. 

Springfield campaign contributions are slightly less than the average zip code, according to OpenSecrets.org, with $35,719 in contributions as of July 9, 2012.

The national average zip code contributes $38,212.

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Springfield's contributions at the end of 2010 totaled $131,345.

The contributions are based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on July 9, 2012. 

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Listed below are the top 10 contributions from 19064 during the 2012 cycle:

SIMPSON, ROBERT B MR Romney, Mitt (R) BRINKER SIMPSON $2,500 05/02/12 CARMANICO, JOHN C MR SR Romney, Mitt (R) INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS $2,500 05/09/12 COLFLESH, SAMUEL Perkins, Christopher S (R) UNIVERSAL TRUST PRIVATE LIMITED $2,500 12/17/11 SNOW, EDWARD MR Romney, Mitt (R) THE CARMEN CORPORATION $2,500 01/18/12 MCCALLEN, JOSHUA J F MR Santorum, Rick (R) BUSINESS ARMORY $1,000 01/31/12 RICHARDS, JOAN K MS Hospital & Health Assn of Pennsylvania CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM $900 02/09/11 SIMPSON, ROBERT B MR Meehan, Patrick (R) BRINKER SIMPSON & CO. $775 03/15/12 FISCHER, BRUCE MR Hospital & Health Assn of Pennsylvania CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM $750 04/22/11 BAGGIANO, CATHERINE National Italian American PAC SELF EMPLOYED $740 03/14/11 CONNOLLY, DENNIS Philadelphia Federal Credit Union CONNOLLY, GRADY & CHA $700 04/15/11

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