Senator Jon Tester

Democrat  •  Montana  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
Current Term 2013 - 2019 View All

Campaign Contributions

This is a list of the top 10 industries giving campaign contributions to Jon Tester in 2009-2010, the most recent fundraising cycle for which we have campaign contribution data.*

IndustryIndividualPACTotal
Lawyers/Law Firms $72,537 $10,128 $82,665
Democratic/Liberal $68,951 $0 $68,951
Employer Listed/Category Unknown $52,097 $0 $52,097
Lobbyists $40,650 $0 $40,650
Securities & Investment $26,800 $5,000 $31,800
Insurance $250 $26,150 $26,400
Misc Finance $21,300 $1,000 $22,300
Commercial Banks $11,800 $5,050 $16,850
Health Professionals $4,700 $12,000 $16,700
Crop Production & Basic Processing $3,012 $11,600 $14,612

This is a list of the top 10 interest groups giving campaign contributions to Jon Tester in 2009-2010.*

Interest GroupIndividualPACTotal
Attorneys & law firms
(Lawyers/Law Firms)
$69,537 $10,128 $79,665
Democratic/Liberal
(Democratic/Liberal)
$68,951 $0 $68,951
Employer listed but category unknown
(Employer Listed/Category Unknown)
$52,097 $0 $52,097
Lobbyists & Public Relations
(Lobbyists)
$40,650 $0 $40,650
Commercial banks & bank holding companies
(Commercial Banks)
$10,550 $5,050 $15,600
Security brokers & investment companies
(Securities & Investment)
$13,100 $1,000 $14,100
Retired
(Retired)
$13,030 $0 $13,030
Insurance companies, brokers & agents
(Insurance)
$250 $12,500 $12,750
Sugar cane & sugar beets
(Crop Production & Basic Processing)
$0 $11,500 $11,500
Homemakers, students & other non-income earners
(Homemakers/Non-income earners)
$10,925 $0 $10,925
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
(Misc Finance)
$9,000 $1,000 $10,000
Express delivery services
(Air Transport)
$0 $7,499 $7,499
Venture capital
(Securities & Investment)
$7,200 $0 $7,200
Credit agencies & finance companies
(Finance/Credit Companies)
$1,000 $6,000 $7,000
Miscellaneous retail stores
(Retail Sales)
$2,000 $5,000 $7,000
Mortgage bankers and brokers
(Real Estate)
$3,400 $3,500 $6,900
Investors
(Misc Finance)
$6,500 $0 $6,500
Livestock
(Livestock)
$5,600 $0 $5,600
Other physician specialists
(Health Professionals)
$3,200 $2,000 $5,200
Pharmacists
(Health Professionals)
$0 $5,000 $5,000
Dentists
(Health Professionals)
$0 $5,000 $5,000
Unknown
(Unknown)
$0 $5,000 $5,000
Environmental services, equipment & consulting
(Environmental Svcs/Equipment)
$0 $5,000 $5,000
Democratic leadership PAC
(Leadership PACs)
$0 $5,000 $5,000
Police & firefighters unions & associations
(Public Sector Unions)
$0 $5,000 $5,000

Fundraisers

Below are the three latest fundraising events for Jon Tester.

When: March 16, 2010
What: Pre-St. Patrick's Day Reception
Where: Top of the Hill
Beneficiaries: Jon Tester
Contributions: $1,000 Host; $100 Individual
Make Checks Payable To: Montanans for Tester
When: May 07, 2009
What: Breakfast
Where: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Host(s): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Civic Action Committee
Beneficiaries: Jon Tester
Contributions: $1,000 PAC; $1,000 Individual
Make Checks Payable To: Montanans for Tester
Official website: http://www.tester.senate.gov
Address:
706 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2644
Fax: 202-224-8594

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