George Soros gives $6 million pro-Clinton super-PAC

His contribution made him the group’s top donor, followed by media mogul Haim Saban and his wife, Cheryl, who gave $3 million, and financier Donald Sussman, who gave $1.5 million.

“It’s a tale of two countries”, said David Donnelly, president of Every Voice, an advocacy group that seeks to reduce the influence of big donors on politics. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson’s campaign reported bringing in $23 million, while the campaign of Sen. The groups have raised up to $5 million in the month of January, the sources said. Martin O’Malley’s campaign operation is in severe trouble. We will update this story as more reports come in.

And Mr. Trump, beyond his loans to himself, has raised most of the rest of his money from small donors, including $2.7 million in the final quarter of 2015.

Priorities USA said Friday it has raised $50 million through this month, with another $42 million in pledges.

Billionaire and frequent liberal donor George Soros gave $6 million to the leading super PAC backing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in December. The candidates’ official campaigns also have to file new paperwork.

The main super PACs supporting Texas Sen. That’s the maximum allowed for a personal donation to a campaign; major Adelson spending will come via a super PAC or not-for-profit group. The PAC, which can raise unlimited amounts of money, is affiliated the National Nurses United union, an active Sanders’ supporter. Marco Rubio of Florida. Trump boasted at the end of the year he would begin spending $2 million per week – that spending is not included in Sunday’s report. The super PAC also brought in $1 million apiece from David C. Humphreys, chief executive of a Joplin, Mo.-based roofing product company; Mary M. Spencer of Key Biscayne, Fla., the widow of investor Sash Spencer; Cliff Asness, a NY hedge fund manager; and Norman Braman, a billionaire car-dealership owner and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Rubio’s campaign picked up fundraising steam in the last three months of the year, collecting $14.2 million, more than doubling his earlier rate. He ended the year with only $6.6 million on hand, according to FEC records.

As for Rubio, his Conservative Solutions PAC raised almost $16 million in the second half of 2015 and had about $14 million on hand. It still had $2.1 million in the bank.

Between July and the end of December, America Leads, a super PAC for Chris Christie, raised less than half as much as the $11 million it had collected between January and the end of June.

$307,068: That’s how much Whole Foods cofounder John Mackey contributed to pro-Rand Paul super PAC Concerned American Voters. The group got another $250,000 from Abigail Wexner, who is married to Leslie Wexner, founder of L Brands, as well as a family trust in San Francisco. And the super PACs hosted a large fundraiser right before the year-end deadline in rural Texas, giving the major donors there little time to cut checks to Keep the Promise. Strong numbers, especially their cash-on-hand heading into the month, will instill donor confidence in their campaign’s ability to go the distance, even if they don’t finish atop the Iowa caucuses or New Hampshire primary.