1997-98

TOP 50 HOUSE - CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS

RANK

CANDIDATE

STATE

DIST

PARTY

INC

INDIV

CHL

CONTRIB

OPN

1

GINGRICH, NEWTON L

GA

6

REP

I

$2,540,562

2

DORNAN, ROBERT KENNETH

CA

46

REP

C

$1,498,294

3

GEPHARDT, RICHARD ANDREW

MO

3

DEM

I

$1,346,139

4

KENNEDY, JOSEPH P II

MA

8

DEM

I

$1,050,070

5

ARMEY, RICHARD K

TX

26

REP

I

$1,034,931

6

SANCHEZ, LORETTA

CA

46

DEM

I

$729,045

7

LOWEY, NITA M

NY

18

DEM

I

$608,282

8

FOSSELLA, VITO J JR

NY

13

REP

O

$584,119

9

WATTS, J C JR

OK

4

REP

I

$525,231

10

PRITZKER, JAY ROBERT

IL

9

DEM

O

$524,635

11

KASICH, JOHN R

OH

12

REP

I

$513,785

12

DEAR, NOACH

NY

9

DEM

O

$495,495

13

WELLER, GERALD C "JERRY"

IL

11

REP

I

$492,142

14

VITALIANO, ERIC N

NY

13

DEM

O

$490,470

15

KENNEDY, PATRICK J

RI

1

DEM

I

$475,597

16

SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D

IL

9

DEM

O

$472,966

17

PAUL, RONALD E

TX

14

REP

I

$465,450

18

SERNA, ERIC P

NM

3

DEM

O

$450,239

19

SHUSTER, E G

PA

9

REP

I

$425,761

20

CAPPS, LOIS

CA

22

DEM

O

$402,868

21

NORTHUP, ANNE MEAGHER

KY

3

REP

I

$401,541

22

WAMP, ZACH

TN

3

REP

I

$399,287

23

LAZIO, RICK

NY

2

REP

I

$389,168

24

DAVIS, THOMAS M

VA

11

REP

I

$381,089

25

DUNN, JENNIFER B

WA

8

REP

I

$372,625

26

HARMAN, JANE

CA

36

DEM

I

$365,535

27

HAYWORTH, J D

AZ

6

REP

I

$360,061

28

BERKLEY, SHELLEY

NV

1

DEM

O

$359,990

29

FRANKS, ROBERT D

NJ

7

REP

I

$357,286

30

DICKEY, JAY W JR

AR

4

REP

I

$356,732

31

PAXON, L WILLIAM

NY

27

REP

I

$354,323

32

WATKINS, WESLEY WADE

OK

3

REP

I

$351,536

33

LUTHER, WILLIAM P

MN

6

DEM

I

$326,381

34

BARR, ROBERT L JR

GA

7

REP

I

$322,686

35

ADERHOLT, ROBERT

AL

4

REP

I

$321,442

36

NORWOOD, CHARLES WHITLOW

GA

10

REP

I

$316,189

37

TALENT, JAMES M

MO

2

REP

I

$313,194

38

GORDON, BARTON JENNINGS

TN

6

DEM

I

$306,043

39

MILLER, JONATHAN SCOTT

KY

6

DEM

O

$302,690

40

NEWBERRY, JAMES H JR

KY

6

DEM

O

$301,652

41

MENENDEZ, ROBERT

NJ

13

DEM

I

$301,284

42

RUSSELL, ROBERT

KY

6

DEM

O

$299,733

43

GRANGER, KAY

TX

12

REP

I

$298,999

44

KNOLLENBERG, JOSEPH K

MI

11

REP

I

$294,255

45

THOMPSON, MIKE

CA

1

DEM

C

$289,181

46

MEEHAN, MARTIN T

MA

5

DEM

I

$285,339

47

BERMAN, HOWARD L

CA

26

DEM

I

$281,665

48

REDMOND, WILLIAM T

NM

3

REP

O

$279,304

49

GREENWOOD, JAMES C

PA

8

REP

I

$274,295

50

GUTKNECHT, GILBERT WILLIA

MN

1

REP

I

$267,278