State

Top contributors in Ohio

124,270 donors · $278,155,565 · top recipient committees by dollars received: Actblue ($30.8M), Vivek 2024 ($26.5M), Winred ($21.1M) · FEC data through Jun 26, 2026

Itemized federal contributions over $200 only.

Analysis

Federal Election Commission filings show 124,270 contributors with an Ohio address on record made itemized federal contributions totaling $278,155,565, as of June 26, 2026. The three committees receiving the highest gross receipts from this cohort were ACTBLUE ($30,770,050), VIVEK 2024 ($26,515,224), and WINRED ($21,125,213), reflecting Schedule A filings in which those committees are the immediate recipients. These figures cover itemized contributions over $200 only; ACTBLUE and WINRED function as conduit committees, and dollars received by them may be passed to downstream campaigns. Employer and state address information is self-reported as it appears in FEC filings.

Leaderboard

By total itemized federal contributions

#	Contributor	City	Employer	Gifts	Total
1	Ramaswamy, Vivek	West Chester	N/A	29	$24,868,292
2	Ohio Association of Realtors	Columbus	—	4	$2,739,420
3	Agenda for America, Conservative	Cincinnati	N/A	2	$2,737,500
4	Ohio Progressive Collaborative	Columbus	—	9	$1,971,803
5	Ohio Education Association Educators Pce	Columbus	—	6	$1,669,329
6	Conservative Agenda for America	Cincinnati	—	2	$1,475,000
7	Colleran, Brian	Chagrin Falls	Foundations Health Solutions	13	$1,453,600
8	Roj, William H.	Beachwood	N/A	48	$1,407,200
9	Frecka, David A	Delaware	Next Generation Films	3	$1,282,000
10	Lindner, Carl H. III	Cincinnati	American Financial Group	16	$1,123,386
11	Herche, David	Cincinnati	Enerfab INC	11	$1,101,850
12	Ohioans for A Healthy Economy, INC.	Columbus	—	4	$1,100,000
13	Flexpoint Media INC.	New Albany	—	5	$1,092,807
14	Ramaswamy, Vivek	Columbus	N/A	22	$1,074,585
15	55 Green Meadows	Westerville	—	2	$1,000,000
16	Dolan, Eva	Chardon	Retired	1	$1,000,000
17	Dolan, Larry	Chardon	Retired	1	$1,000,000
18	Frecka, David A	Newark	Next Generation Films INC	1	$999,000
19	Lindner, Martha S	Cincinnati	Homemaker	6	$953,886
20	Thursby, Wendy	Cincinnati	Homemaker	5	$932,650
21	Rosenthal, Jennie	Cincinnati	Not Employed	65	$912,163
22	Parker, Daniel J. Mr.	Westlake	Foundations Health	7	$825,000
23	Colleran, Gretchen Mrs.	Chagrin Falls	Homemaker	7	$773,200
24	Stein, Kevin	Chagrin Falls	Transdigm	65	$620,150
25	Wilheim, Ronald	Blue Ash	Communicare	3	$616,528
26	Weisberg, William	Chagrin Falls	Saber Healthcare	22	$583,100
27	Stanard, James	Cleveland	Reid Berry & Stanard	9	$539,123
28	Weisberg, Bill	Chagrin Falls	Saber Healthcare Group	6	$533,200
29	Lindner, Edyth B	Cincinnati	Homemaker	1	$500,000
30	Cafaro, John	Brookfield	Self Employed	71	$430,605
31	Warner, Geraldine B.	Cincinnati	Retired	33	$383,000
32	Dicke, James F. Mr. II	New Bremen	Crown Equipment Corporation	26	$376,594
33	Kornacker, Melodee	Columbus	Not Employed	118	$374,300
34	Preston, Patrick	Newbury	Preston Superstore	41	$366,561
35	Lucarelli, Jason S.	Cleveland	Minute Men INC	26	$365,800
36	Election Freedom INC	Upper Arlington	—	3	$356,000
37	Williams, David	Cincinnati	Chemed	20	$350,200
38	Morino, Mario	Rocky River	Morino Institute	49	$348,700
39	Oeters, Donald	Montgomery	Retired	48	$343,650
40	Castellini, Robert H.	Cincinnati	Castellini Company	43	$341,600
41	Gross, Paul	London	Self-Employed	38	$336,895
42	Monder, Steven	Cincinnati	Not Employed	16,839	$332,248
43	Clark, Debbie	Avon	Not Employed	1,479	$329,351
44	Educators for Ohio	Columbus	—	1	$325,000
45	Lindner, S. Craig	Cincinnati	American Financial Group	10	$321,750
46	Fisher, George	Cincinnati	Cavalier Dist	81	$321,290
47	Rosenthal, Richard	Cincinnati	Uptown Arts	12	$318,800
48	Estate of Janet Griesinger	Athens	—	2	$312,180
49	Kalmbach, Paul M. Mr.	Upper Sandusky	Self Employed	18	$309,400
50	Ciaccio, Jane	Cincinnati	Retired	10,009	$307,260

Totals are itemized contributions on record; entries include individuals, committees, and conduit PACs, some of which redistribute funds downstream.

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