| Who gave political donations: a ranking of legislators |
During 2001, members of the General Assembly donated about $1.23 million from their campaign accounts to other politicians and political groups. Here is a ranking of legislators by how much they gave.
| Legislator |
Number
of political donations
|
Amount
|
| Wilkins Jr, S Vance | 27 | $136,719 |
| Hall, Franklin P | 62 | $90,757 |
| Woodrum, Clifton A | 50 | $51,700 |
| Deeds, R Creigh | 32 | $51,190 |
| Couric, Emily | 7 | $47,600 |
| Saslaw, Richard L | 49 | $39,402 |
| Reid, John S | 16 | $28,000 |
| Plum, Kenneth R | 55 | $26,821 |
| Moss, Thomas W | 14 | $26,210 |
| Van Yahres, Mitchell | 29 | $25,435 |
| Morgan, Harvey B | 33 | $24,255 |
| Williams, Martin E | 26 | $20,191 |
| McDonnell, Robert F | 33 | $19,835 |
| O'Bannon, John | 43 | $19,800 |
| Suit, Terrie | 48 | $19,665 |
| Whipple, Mary M | 29 | $19,550 |
| Almand, James F | 36 | $17,803 |
| Jackson, Thomas M | 7 | $17,750 |
| Norment Jr, Thomas K | 35 | $17,435 |
| Puller, Linda T | 31 | $17,062 |
| Rapp, Melanie | 12 | $16,200 |
| Moran, Brian J | 16 | $15,905 |
| Brink, Robert H | 19 | $15,755 |
| Howell, Janet D | 17 | $15,074 |
| Stosch, Walter A | 20 | $13,140 |
| Robinson, William P | 7 | $12,768 |
| Joannou, Johnny S | 4 | $12,585 |
| Hull, Robert D | 15 | $12,575 |
| Edwards, John S | 23 | $12,153 |
| Ticer, Patricia S | 24 | $12,057 |
| Griffith, H Morgan | 6 | $12,047 |
| Scott, James M | 16 | $11,064 |
| Reynolds, W Roscoe | 7 | $10,425 |
| Landes, R Steven | 12 | $10,350 |
| Mims, William C | 14 | $10,095 |
| Thomas, A Victor | 30 | $9,920 |
| Puckett, Phillip | 13 | $9,850 |
| Bolling, William T | 7 | $9,310 |
| Barlow, William K | 3 | $9,079 |
| Cox, M Kirkland | 31 | $8,995 |
| Tata, Robert | 13 | $8,775 |
| Marsh, Henry L | 12 | $8,685 |
| Darner, L Karen | 11 | $8,572 |
| Cranwell, C Richard | 5 | $8,370 |
| Kilgore, Terry G | 6 | $8,275 |
| Pollard Jr, Albert | 11 | $8,083 |
| Hamilton, Phillip A | 24 | $7,900 |
| Bennett, WW "Ted" | 13 | $6,926 |
| Armstrong, Ward L | 15 | $6,395 |
| Bryant Jr, L Preston | 13 | $6,000 |
| Drake, Thelma S | 23 | $6,000 |
| Maxwell, W Henry | 10 | $6,000 |
| Purkey, Harry R | 25 | $5,915 |
| Black, Richard | 16 | $5,861 |
| Rerras, D Nick | 19 | $5,730 |
| Stolle, Kenneth W | 12 | $5,350 |
| Jones, Jerrauld C | 10 | $5,250 |
| Quayle, Frederick M | 14 | $5,125 |
| Colgan, Charles J | 5 | $5,075 |
| Jones, Chris | 8 | $4,890 |
| Watkins, John C | 11 | $4,627 |
| Houck, R Edward | 7 | $4,600 |
| Hawkins, Charles R | 9 | $4,595 |
| Wardrup, Leo C | 9 | $4,445 |
| Nixon, Samuel A | 14 | $4,250 |
| Watts, Vivian E | 4 | $4,200 |
| Wagner, Frank W | 11 | $4,168 |
| Clement, Whitt W | 4 | $4,142 |
| Van Landingham, Marian A | 11 | $4,100 |
| Dickinson, V Earl | 8 | $4,055 |
| Miller, Yvonne B | 2 | $4,000 |
| McEachin, A Donald | 6 | $3,921 |
| Stump, Jackie T | 8 | $3,900 |
| Broman, George | 21 | $3,769 |
| Amundson, Kristen | 6 | $3,719 |
| May, Joe T | 10 | $3,525 |
| Newman, Stephen D | 5 | $3,500 |
| Martin, Stephen H | 9 | $3,495 |
| Christian, Mary T | 4 | $3,300 |
| Howell, William J | 8 | $3,300 |
| Blevins, Harry | 8 | $3,285 |
| Tate Jr, John H | 2 | $3,100 |
| Trumbo, MW "B" | 8 | $3,060 |
| Lambert, Benjamin J | 3 | $3,000 |
| McClure, Roger J | 5 | $3,000 |
| Shuler, James M | 7 | $2,900 |
| Rust Jr, John H | 6 | $2,510 |
| Diamonstein, Alan A | 1 | $2,500 |
| Miller, Kevin G | 6 | $2,400 |
| Chichester, John H | 4 | $2,250 |
| Callahan Jr, Vincent F | 11 | $2,190 |
| Louderback, Allen L | 12 | $2,170 |
| Weatherholtz, Glenn M | 12 | $2,100 |
| Byrne, Leslie L | 1 | $2,000 |
| Orrock, Robert D | 5 | $2,000 |
| Spruill Sr, Lionell | 6 | $1,900 |
| Melvin, Kenneth R | 4 | $1,525 |
| Keister, Benny | 2 | $1,500 |
| Devolites, Jeannemarie | 4 | $1,450 |
| O'Brien, James K | 12 | $1,275 |
| Ruff, Frank | 6 | $1,225 |
| Phillips, Clarence E | 3 | $1,050 |
| Wardrup Jr, Leo C | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wright, Tommy | 3 | $1,000 |
| Larrabee, Phil | 6 | $883 |
| Ware, Lee | 5 | $855 |
| Welch III, John J | 4 | $835 |
| Putney, Lacey E | 5 | $800 |
| Byron, Kathy J | 3 | $775 |
| Forbes, J Randy | 2 | $775 |
| Crittenden, Flora D | 2 | $700 |
| Abbitt Jr, Watkins M | 6 | $589 |
| Rollison III, J A | 2 | $515 |
| Sherwood, Beverly J | 4 | $483 |
| Councill, J Paul | 2 | $400 |
| Ingram, Riley Edward | 1 | $300 |
| Marshall, Robert G | 2 | $300 |
| Potts Jr, H Russell | 4 | $300 |
| Dillard II, James H | 2 | $270 |
| Baskerville, Viola O | 1 | $265 |
| Dudley, Allen W | 3 | $210 |
| Hargrove Sr, Frank D | 1 | $200 |
| Parrish, Harry J | 1 | $200 |
| Hanger, Emmett W | 2 | $150 |
| Jones, Dwight C | 1 | $150 |
| Bolvin, Thomas M | 2 | $125 |
| Grayson, George W | 2 | $75 |
| Bloxom, Robert S | 1 | $35 |
| Albo, David B | 1 | $30 |
| Total | 1,587 | $1,229,925 |
Source: VCU students' analysis of data from the Virginia Public Access Project
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