Who are the top contributors to each candidate?

I came across this while reading an article on the debate (http://usliberals.about.com/b/a/257922.htm). I think it is helpful to have this information out there, in the spirit of open government and an open political system.

http://usliberals.about.com/od/electionreform/ig/Democratic-2008-Fundraising/index.htm

Top Employers of Contributors

Hillary Clinton

* D.L.A. Piper, law firm
* Cablevision, cable broadband services
* Kirkland & Ellis, law firm
* Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, law firm
* Proskauer Rose, law firm
* Perry Capital, hedge fund investments
* Credit Suisse, financial services
* Morgan Stanley, investment banker
* Cushman & Wakefield, real estate investments
* The Clinton Foundation

Barack Obama

* Lehman Brothers, investment banker
* Citadel Investment Group, hedge fund investments
* Goldman Sachs, investment banker
* J.P. Morgan Chase, investment banker
* Citigroup, financial services
* Morgan Stanley, investment banker
* Proskauer Rose, law firm
* Jones Day, law firm
* University of Chicago
* University of California
* Google, internet services
* SONY Pictures, media and entertainment
* 20th Century Fox, media and entertainment

John Edwards

* Fortress Investments, hedge fund investments
* Lerach Coughlin, law firm
* Watts Law Firm, law firm
* Goldman Sachs, investment banker
* Korein Tillery, law firm
* Seeger Weiss, law firm
* Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, law firm
* Stearn, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, law firm

Bill Richardson

* State of New Mexico
* Self-employed
* American Income Life Insurance
* B.G.K. Group, real estate development
* Sunbelt Communications, TV broadcasting
* Showtime Network, cable TV entertainment
* Morgan Stanley, investment banker
* CFirst National Development Limited, real estate development

Chris Dodd

* S.A.C. Capital, hedge fund investments
* Goldman Sachs, investment banker
* Aetna, Inc, insurance services
* Blackstone Group, private equity investments
* American Express, financial services
* Kynikos Partners, hedge fund investments
* AQR Capital Management, hedge fund investments
* Price Waterhouse Coopers, accounting services

Joe Biden

* Weitz & Luxemberg, law firm
* Cooney & Conway, law firm
* The Lynmark Group, real estate development
* Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Jones & Young, law firm
* Peter Angelos, law firm
* Bank of America, financial services
* Wynn Resorts, casino resort development

Dennis Kucinich

* Self-employed
* Retired

Celebrities

Hillary Clinton

* Danny DeVito - $2,300
* Fran Drescher - $2,300
* Joely Fisher - $4,600
* Tom Hanks - $2,300
* Tobey Maguire - $4,600
* Marla Maples - $1,000
* Paul Newman - $4,600
* Rhea Perlman - $2,300
* Pauly Shore - $1,000
* Ben Stiller - $4,600
* Lily Tomlin - $2,000
* Rita Wilson - $2,300
* Joanne Woodward - $4,600

Barack Obama

* Adam Arkin - $250
* Jodie Foster - $1,000
* Jamie Foxx - $2,300
* Bruce Hornsby - $2,300
* Paul Newman - $4,600
* Tom Skerritt - $1,000
* Jada Pinkett Smith - $4,600
* Will Smith - $4,600
* Isaiah Washington - $2,300
* Joanne Woodward - $4,600

John Edwards

* Oliver Stone - $500
* Mary Steenburgen - $2,300
* Ben Stiller - $4,600
* Peter Coyote - $1,054

Bill Richardson

* Christie Brinkley - $500
* James Brooks - $1,000
* Kate Capshaw - $2,300
* Michael Douglas - $3,100
* Jodie Foster - $1,000
* Val Kilmer
* Wendie Malick - $500
* Bette Midler - $4,600
* Paul Newman - $2,300
* Edward James Olmos - $2,300
* Steven Spielberg - $2,300

Joe Biden

N/A

Chris Dodd

* John Lithgow - $1,000
* Christy Romano - $300

Dennis Kucinich

* Hector Elizondo - $300
* Deirdre Hall - $1,000
* Shelley Morrison - $1,600
* Alexandra Paul - $1,300

Top states

Hillary Clinton

* New York - $6.8 million
* California - $3.8 million
* New Jersey - $1.6 million
* Florida - $1.5 million
* Illinois - $1.4 million

Barack Obama

* California - $4.2 million
* Illinois - $3.3 million
* New York - $3.1 million
* District of Columbia - $1.1 million
* Massachusetts - $1 million

John Edwards

* California - $1.3 million
* New York - $543,000
* Florida - $506,000
* North Carolina - $504,000
* Texas - $487,000

Bill Richardson

* New Mexico - $1.4 million
* California - $846,000
* New York - $606,000
* Texas - $557,000

Chris Dodd

* Connecticut - $855,000
* New York - $796,000
* California - $191,000

Joe Biden

* New York - $575,000
* California - $265,000
* Delaware - $188,000

Dennis Kucinich

* California - $64,000
* New York - $21,000
* Washington - $13,000

thanks for posting
K&R

She is a long-time friend of the Clintons (they even went to her wedding to Ted Danson) - I'm surprised she's given to Edwards and not Hillary.