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Allen B West

Party
Republican
Office Held:
US House, FL
Office Sought:
US House, FL

Allen Bernard West (born February 7, 1961) is a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district, serving since January 2011. He is the first African-American Republican Congressman from Florida since Josiah T. Walls in 1876.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$10,725,832 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's July 25, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $10,725,832 #3 of 695 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $7,607,331 #3 of 695 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $3,199,070 #5 of 695 House candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    American Sunrise
    Oppose
    		 $52,802
    House Majority PAC
    Oppose
    		 $21,319
    Working Assets Long Distance
    Oppose
    		 $15,907
    TheTeaParty.net Leadership Fund
    Support
    		 $15,000
    Patriot Super PAC
    Support
    		 $11,800
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through June 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    80% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    PAC
    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.

  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    Oct. 1, 2012
    Venue:
    Reception with Donald Trump at Home of Melania & Donald Trump
    Hosted by:
    Donald Trump
    Sept. 20, 2012
    Venue:
    2nd Annual Run the National Mall with Rep. West! at American Trucking Association
    Aug. 30, 2012
    Venue:
    Allen West fundraiser at Citizen's United Tent -- Republican Convention at Liberty Plaza
    Hosted by:
    Citizens United
    June 20, 2012
    Venue:
    Seated Breakfast Event at Capitol Hill Club
View all campaign finance data for Allen B West Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time