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Top donors at Kirkland Ellis

410 donors · $5,790,975 · top recipient committees by dollars received: Actblue ($882.9K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($454.3K), Harris Victory Fund ($427.2K) · FEC data through Jun 26, 2026

Itemized federal contributions over $200 only. Employer is self-reported on FEC filings.

Analysis

According to FEC records as of June 26, 2026, 410 contributors who listed KIRKLAND ELLIS as their employer account for $5,790,975 in itemized federal contributions over $200, with employer self-reported on filings. The three committees receiving the largest shares of dollars from this cohort were ACTBLUE ($882,865), AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($454,349), and HARRIS VICTORY FUND ($427,230), all figures representing gross receipts to each named committee under Schedule A. As noted in FEC filing caveats, some recipient committees serve as conduits and may pass funds to downstream campaigns.

Leaderboard

By total itemized federal contributions

#	Donor	Location	Gifts	Total
1	Brown, Reginald	Alexandria, VA	122	$647,900
2	Champ, Norman B. Mr. III	New York, NY	59	$447,000
3	Perl, Sanford	Glencoe, IL	115	$395,075
4	Sprayregen, James	Glencoe, IL	89	$298,000
5	Gessner, Douglas	Glenview, IL	42	$197,700
6	Ritchie, Stephen	Glencoe, IL	92	$161,950
7	Steinmetz, Matthew E.	Chicago, IL	13	$144,700
8	Nicklin, Emily	Chicago, IL	205	$104,750
9	Patton, Stephen	Chicago, IL	40	$98,200
10	Movsovich, Michael	Naples, FL	33	$97,325
11	Porter, Richard	Chicago, IL	102	$96,243
12	Levin, Jack	Winnetka, IL	43	$88,800
13	Goel, Asheesh	Willowbrook, IL	19	$86,400
14	Gessner, Douglas	Chicago, IL	40	$81,213
15	Nowacki, James	Winnetka, IL	93	$77,760
16	Ettelson, Bruce	Glencoe, IL	54	$71,188
17	Small, Andrew	Highland Park, IL	47	$70,150
18	Veit, Andrew	Houston, TX	4	$69,200
19	Locascio, Gregg	Washington, DC	21	$58,200
20	Chun, Eunu	New York, NY	17	$56,860
21	Schechter, Jonathan	Englewood, NJ	33	$55,600
22	Welch, Donna	Evanston, IL	21	$52,550
23	Ritchie, Steve	Glencoe, IL	2	$50,000
24	Gallagher, Patrick	New York, NY	37	$46,000
25	Kwasteniet, Ross	Kenilworth, IL	27	$45,850
26	Bloom, Wendy	Highland Park, IL	14	$45,000
27	Hales, Bryan	Winnetka, IL	14	$41,600
28	Fisher, Damon	Pacific Palisades, CA	21	$39,500
29	Budetti, John	Montclair, NJ	6	$39,038
30	Holscher, Mark	Pacific Palisades, CA	13	$37,900
31	Shilling, Monica	Pacific Palisades, CA	12	$35,562
32	Stephens, Jay	Naples, FL	39	$34,900
33	Torrente, Christopher	Woodcliff Lake, NJ	19	$33,427
34	O'Neil, John	Wayzata, MN	9	$33,000
35	Tomlinson, Stephen	New York, NY	9	$32,100
36	Fielding, Jeremy	Heath, TX	18	$29,731
37	Assaf, Eugene	New York, NY	10	$29,120
38	Clayton, Taj	Dallas, TX	10	$27,500
39	Zeiger, Jeffrey	Chicago, IL	7	$26,600
40	Clinger, Benjamin	Lafayette, CA	8	$26,400
41	Davis, Thad	Oak Park, IL	23	$26,300
42	Gregory, Ashley	Hastings on Hudson, NY	22	$26,030
43	Perlman, Daniel	Chicago, IL	29	$25,400
44	Long, Tim	Los Angeles, CA	223	$25,141
45	Eggleston, Neil	Chevy Chase, MD	1	$25,000
46	Cantor, Rachel	Chicago, IL	9	$23,600
47	Rodgers, Sean	Brooklyn, NY	2	$23,200
48	Im, Yongjin	Manhattan, NY	6	$22,050
49	Eggleston, Warren	Washington, DC	30	$21,750
50	Washington, Nicole	Washington, DC	1	$20,000

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