Politics & Government

Pleasant Hill 2012 Presidential Campaign Donations

What role is the 94523 playing in the most expensive political race in the nation's history?

The campaigns of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama announced Monday that in June they raised $106 million and $71 million respectively. Those eye-popping sums got us wondering how much money donors from Pleasant Hill have contributed to this year's race for president. According to Open Secrets, a research group tracking political money, residents in the 94523 have so far given around $58,000 to candidates and political action committees in the 2012 campaign.

The great majority of Pleasant Hill's contributions have gone to Democrats. In fact, Ron Paul has raised more money in Pleasant Hill than Mitt Romney. Below is an alphabetical list of Pleasant Hill donors to the 2012 race for the White House. 

In 2008, Pleasant Hill donors contributed $181,000 to the presidential race. Do you plan to write a check for a political candidate between now and November 6? 

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Name  Occupation Date of Donation $Amount Recipient AARDEN, PYRA MPLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 DR. PYRA M AARDEN 12/9/2011 $207 American College of Emergency Physicians ARNTZEN, KAREN ANN PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 CONTRA COSTA WATER DIST. 2/27/2012 $250 EMILY's List BEEBEE, JAMES F MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF-EMPLOYED 3/2/2012 $250 Republican National Cmte (R) BLACK, ROBERT, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 NOT EMPLOYED 10/4/2011 $500 Obama, Barack (D) BOR, CHRISTOPHER MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL SERVICES 2/24/2012 $300 Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors BOWEN, TERESA M, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 GRAY-BOWEN 1/25/2011 $500 Garamendi, John (D) BOYD, ROBERT, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF-EMPLOYED 2/8/2012 $1000 Obama, Barack (D) BREED, LARKIN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF-EMPLOYED 1/7/2012 $250 Obama, Barack (D) CHAU, TIENMANN MR, WALNUT CREEK,CA 94523 XIMCO CORPORATION 10/20/2011 $500 Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers CHERRY, FRANKLIN PAUL MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF-EMPLOYED 3/27/2012 $500 Romney, Mitt (R) CLARK, FRAN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF 9/23/2011 $400 Tea Prty Exp/Our Country Deserves Better DERRICK, JONNYE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 CLOSET WORLD/DESIGNER 4/25/2011 $320 Dennis, John (R) DERRICK, JONNYE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 CLOSET WORLD/SENIOR DESIGNER 3/12/2012 $300 Campaign To Defeat Barack Obama DIECKMAN, PAMELA, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED/ARTIST 2/3/2012 $500 Obama, Barack (D) DOSS, RONALD L
, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SAN MATEO COUNTY FIRE DEPT. 1/11/2011 $500 International Assn of Fire Fighters DUALAN, LOIDA JOY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP 2/29/2012 $500 PricewaterhouseCoopers DUBITZKY, MARY G, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 9/28/2011 $250 Obama, Barack (D) DUVAL, OLGA, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 DEAN F. UNGER, AIA, INC. 1/12/2012 $250 Obama, Barack (D)

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BANK OF AMERICA 5/6/2012 $250 Obama, Barack (D) GARDNER, CLARENCE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SALESFORCECOM 4/1/2012 $350 Paul, Ron (R) GARDNER, CLARENCE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SALESFORCECOM 4/15/2012 $250 Paul, Ron (R) GRIFFITTS, MICHAEL, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 ROCHE 3/14/2011 $250 DNC Services Corp (D) GWALTNEY, JASON G MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 URS CORPORATION 10/19/2011 $250 Paul, Ron (R) GWALTNEY, JASON G MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 URS CORPORATION 12/16/2011 $250 Paul, Ron (R) GWALTNEY, JASON G MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 URS CORPORATION 12/6/2011 $201 Paul, Ron (R) GWALTNEY, JASON G MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 URS CORPORATION 1/14/2012 $201 Paul, Ron (R) HART-SHAW, MINDY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 KANE & ASSOCIATES 5/4/2011 $400 California Assn of Realtors HEATON, DOYLE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 DRG BUILDERS, INC. 3/8/2012 $500 Swalwell, Eric (D) HING, RHODA B, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 NONE 12/15/2011 $300 Corbett, Ellen (D) HOEFT, STEPHEN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 FIREDOLL FOUNDATION/PROGRAM OFFICER 1/6/2012 $275 Democratic State Central Cmte/California (D) HOLTMANN, ERICH N, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 CONTRA COSTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRIC 2/1/2012 $500 Sheyman, Ilya (D) IMAN, DAVID, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 MORAGA-ORINDA FIRE DISTRICT 6/30/2011 $201 Paul, Ron (R) JACKSON, R MICHAEL, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 2/8/2012 $300 Santorum, Rick (R) JAMES, BRIAN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 CHEVRON 5/9/2012 $250 Obama, Barack (D) KAIN, RICHARD MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 TRIPLE POINT PR 6/29/2011 $500 Cruz, Ted (R) KILKENNY, EUNICE C, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 INFORMATION REQUESTED 5/30/2012 $200 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) KIM, YUNG, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF EMPLOYED 5/7/2012 $200 Kang, Sukhee (D) KLECK, AMY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 WELLS FARGO BANK 5/9/2012 $200 Obama, Barack (D) KOLKA, LAWRENCE R, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 EDWARD JONES 4/14/2012 $1000 Miller, George (D) KOPPELMAN, JAY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF 2/25/2012 $250 Corker, Bob (R) KOPPELMAN, JAY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF 3/31/2012 $250 Berg, Rick (R) KOPPELMAN, JAY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 ACCENT MORTGAGE/PRESIDENT 12/19/2011 $250 Burton, Dan (R) KOPPELMAN, JAY MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 ACCENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 10/25/2011 $250 Barrasso, John A (R) LANG, CYNTHIA, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 11/27/2011 $265 Obama, Barack (D) LEE, JOHN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 NOT EMPLOYED/RETIRED 2/26/2012 $250 Obama, Barack (D) LICHTENSTEIN, JOSEPH, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, INC 4/27/2012 $500 Matson Navigation LONG, CHRIS, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 PACIFIC LAND SERVICES/ENGINEER 2/13/2012 $250 Obama, Barack (D) LU, SSU-JEN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 WALMART 6/23/2011 $201 Paul, Ron (R) LYNCH, BARBARA MS, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 9/13/2011 $200 EMILY's List MACWILLIAMS, IAN
, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 EDWARD JONES 4/21/2012 $1000 Miller, George (D) MANUEL, MICHAEL, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 5/18/2011 -$100 Obama, Barack (D) MEEUWSE, KEN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 JOHN MUIR HEALTH 8/15/2011 $200 Americans for a Better Tomorrow,Tomorrow MELIN, NANCY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 EASTBAY EQUITIES, INC. 11/8/2011 $3200 Wendy's Co MELIN, NANCY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 EASTBAY EQUITIES, INC. 4/16/2012 $3200 Wendy's Co METTLER, KENNETH A, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 NEW YORK LIFE INSURE 5/25/2012 $1000 DNC Services Corp (D)
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,PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 GOOGLE 12/30/2011 $250 Obama, Barack (D) ONDREJKA, CORY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 FACEBOOK 7/1/2011 $600 Obama, Barack (D) ORTEGA, JENNIFER, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA 4/4/2011 $2000 Obama, Barack (D) PADGETT-ROGERS, PATRICIA, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF-EMPLOYED 5/31/2011 $250 Obama, Barack (D) RAMASWAMI, ASHOK, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF EMPLOYED 12/22/2011 $250 Lawson, Stacey (D) RANDLE, THOMAS, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 CHEVRON/ENGINEER 7/10/2011 $250 Dennis, John (R) RATHFON, LILLIAN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 SELF 1/25/2011 $210 21st Century Democrats RHOADES, WANDA MRS, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 PERSEL RHOADES AND ASCOC 9/28/2011 $200 National Republican Senatorial Cmte (R) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE
,PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 8/11/2011 $250 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 3/27/2012 $225 Obama, Barack (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 4/27/2012 $225 Obama, Barack (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 1/20/2012 $225 Obama, Barack (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 5/18/2012 $225 Obama, Barack (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED/RETIRED 2/29/2012 $225 Obama, Barack (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE A, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 8/12/2011 $300 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE A, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 1/17/2012 $300 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE A, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 3/22/2012 $300 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE A, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED/RETIRED 1/17/2012 $225 DNC Services Corp (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE A, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED/RETIRED 2/22/2012 $225 DNC Services Corp (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE A, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 5/18/2012 $225 DNC Services Corp (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE A, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A/RETIRED 2/28/2012 $200 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE A, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 12/22/2011 $200 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) ROSENKRANZ, MARIE MS, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 NONE 5/8/2012 $400 EMILY's List ROSENKRANZ, MARIE MS, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 1/16/2012 $250 EMILY's List ROSENKRANZ, MARIE MS, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 REQUESTED 2/24/2012 $250 EMILY's List ROSENKRANZ, MARIE MS, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 NONE 5/1/2012 $200 EMILY's List RUPP, EARL MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 5/2/2012 $250 Republican National Cmte (R) RUPP, EARL MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 7/25/2011 $250 Republican National Cmte (R) SAELAO, REBECCA, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 MORRISON & FOERSTER 3/11/2011 $300 DNC Services Corp (D) SAILER, MICHAEL J, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 3/31/2011 $600 ConocoPhillips SALKHI, AMIN, CONCORD,CA 94523 GRAND PETROLEUM, INC. DBA GRAND GAS 10/10/2011 $750 National Assn of Convenience Stores SALSER, STEPHEN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT/HI 12/29/2011 $2500 Democratic State Central Cmte/California (D) SALSER, STEPHEN, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 12/29/2011 $2500 Feinstein, Dianne (D) SCHADENDORF, STEVEN DR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 NEUROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP OF DIABLO VALL 11/1/2011 $1000 American Academy of Neurology SCHROEBEL, RICHARD, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 BAKER CORP 11/2/2011 $2500 Perry, Rick (R) SCHROEBEL, RICHARD, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED/RETIRED 9/7/2011 $250 Reclaim America PAC SCHROEBEL, RICHARD, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 5/27/2011 $250 Cain, Herman (R) SCHROEBEL, RICHARD MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS 4/10/2012 $1000 Romney, Mitt (R) SCHROEBEL, RICHARD MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 BAKER CORPORATION 8/15/2011 $250 West, Allen (R) SCHROEBEL, RICHARD MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 BAKER CORPORATION 5/27/2011 $250 West, Allen (R) SCHROEBEL, RICHARD MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 BAKER CORP. 8/17/2011 $250 McClintock, Tom (R) SERPA, ANTHONY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 6/27/2011 $250 DNC Services Corp (D) SERPA, ANTHONY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 2/12/2012 $250 Warren, Elizabeth (D) SHUFELDT, LORNA P, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 12/12/2011 $550 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) SHUFELDT, LORNA P, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 5/30/2012 $200 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) SPOSATO, RICHARD, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 VERIGY 7/5/2011 $500 McNerney, Jerry (D) SPOSATO, RICHARD, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 VERIGY 1/19/2012 $250 McNerney, Jerry (D) SPOSATO, RICHARD, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 VERIGY 7/5/2011 -$500 McNerney, Jerry (D) SPRAGENS, LINDA E, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 NA 4/17/2012 $250 Miller, George (D) SPRAGENS, LINDA E, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 VIRGINIA LAKES PACK OUTFIT 9/26/2011 $2500 Obama, Barack (D) TOTH, DEBBIE, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 REHABILITATION SERVICES OF NORTHERN CA 3/29/2012 $200 Ducheny, Denise Moreno (D) TRAVIS, CAROLE J, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 4/20/2012 $250 Miller, George (D) TRAVIS, CAROLE J, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 4/17/2011 $250 Miller, George (D) TRUSLER, JAMES H, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 2/8/2012 $250 DNC Services Corp (D) TRYON, MARY, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 STATE OF CA 4/12/2011 $540 Republican Party of California (R) WEBER, RICHARD, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 THE ETHICAL EDGE, INC. 3/26/2012 $400 Zerban, Rob (D) WEBER, RICHARD, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 THE ETHICAL EDGE, INC. 3/16/2012 $250 Zerban, Rob (D) YOSHIOKA, S S,PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 7/29/2011 $1000 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) YOSHIKA, S PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 3/29/2012 $1000 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A/RETIRED 9/30/2011 $1000 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 1/25/2012 $1000 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 10/31/2011 $1000 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 4/27/2011 $1000 Pelosi, Nancy (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 12/1/2011 $500 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 12/27/2011 $500 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 5/31/2011 $500 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 6/29/2011 $500 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 4/29/2011 $300 Miller, George (D) YOSHIOKA, SAMUEL S, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 N/A 5/3/2012 $250 Miller, George (D) YOUNG, ROBERT W MR, PLEASANT HILL,CA 94523 RETIRED 3/5/2012 $361 National Republican Senatorial Cmte (R) Source: Open Secrets


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