Donation amounts and locations were taken from campaign finance and donation paperwork provided for state campaigns since 2006. These do not include donations made to candidates for federal or local offices.

These lists combine donations from entities with familial or corporate ties. They do not include self-funded political campaigns. In Glynn and Chatham counties, we created additional listings because of the higher amounts involved.

Chatham County


Total for Chatham since 2006: $18.03 million

  1. $1,606,941* TitleMax/TMX Finance, owner Tracy Young and other executives

2. $552,140 Savannah Distributing Co. and president Henry Monsees

3. $503,472 Memorial Health System, executives and physicians

4. $404,951 ex-Georgia State Sen. Eric Johnson

5. $359,508 Consolidated Utilities Inc. and its affiliates, CEO Mark Smith and his other business interests

6. $352,549 Georgia Rep. Ron Stephens, his campaign fund and business interests

7. $338,556 Don L. Waters, retired president Brasseler USA (dental instruments); member and past chairman, Georgia Board of Regents

8. $317,960 Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., and employees

9. $316,669 Altrus Inc., Coastal Home Care, executives Georgia Rep. Jesse Petrea, Martin J. Miller and other employees

10. $269,690 Optim Healthcare, Southeastern Orthopedic Center PC and affiliated doctors

11. $240,369 Hunter Maclean Exley & Dunn PC and its lawyers

12. $229,550 The Colonial Group Inc. & executives

13. $225,952 EnviroVac and CEO Kevin Jackson, former chair, Georgia Ports Authority

14. $180,532 Stephen Green Properties and CEO Stephen Green

15. $177,209 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce and affiliated PAC

16. $177,046 U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter

17. $147,570 Skidaway Island Republican Club

18. $147,516 Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co., executive Samuel G. McCachern & staff

19. $146,720 Savannah Pilots Association and members

20. $139,415 Dave Simons, political consultant

21. $127,900 Alan Dasher, former president Cashback Payday Loans

22. $114,818 Bergen and Bergen PC, and attorneys Frederick S. Bergen and Zachary H. Thomas

23. $113,445 Waldo and Daniel Bradley, executives, Dixie and Bradley Plywood companies

24. $111,637 Dulany Industries, Inc. and CEO F. Reed Dulany, III

25. $109,160 Roden Love, LLC, law firm, and its attorneys

26. $103,526 Former U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, lobbyist, and his 13th Colony Leadership PAC

27. $91,872 Bonitz of Georgia Inc., roofing contractor, and executives

28. $90,469 Georgia Emergency Associates PC and staff

29. $90,099 J.C. Lewis Ford, related businesses and executives

30. $80,795 Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung PC and employees (other than Eric Johnson, noted above) 

31. $79,677 Richard D. Eckburg, retired United Parcel Service executive

32. $76,580 Dale C. Critz Sr. and Jr., automotive businesses

33. $76,425 Eugene Brooks, attorney

34. $73,510 Savage & Turner PC & attorneys

35. $71,375 C. Burke Day, investor and former legislator

36. $71,049 Georgia Sen. Ben Watson

37. $70,685 Southcoast Medical Group & physicians (other than Ben Watson, noted above)

38. $70,521 Sterling Seacrest Partners insurance, and employees

39. $68,950 Georgia State Council of Machinists & Aerospace Workers

40. $67,840 Astro Pest Control Services & owner Rickard L. Culbreth

41. $63,900 Georgia State Building & Construction Trades Council

42, $60,453 Scheer, Montgomery & Call PC and attorneys

43. $58,330 Savannah Area Republican Women

44. $54,900 Iron Workers Local 709

45. $54,406 Stephen G. Lowry, attorney

46. $52,780 John C. Kane, retired

47. $50,665 Jonathan Pannell, attorney

50. $50,400 Joseph Ross, attorney

$49,850 Robert Jepson, CEO, Jepson Associates

$47,680 Paul Hinchey, CEO, St. Josephs/Candler Health System

* Includes $229,800 from TitleMax’s corporate offices in Texas

Camden County

 Total donations since 2006: $772,450

  1. $47,291 Gope Hotel Enterprises, affiliated businesses and CEO Chandra B. Yadav
  2. $33,302 Vista Outdoor Corp. (billboards) and CEO Craig Root 
  3. $24,800 W.H. Gross Construction Co. and owner Bill Gross
  4. $22,126 Superior Court Judge Robert W. “Bert” Guy Jr., his investment businesses and former law firm
  5. $21,059 Charles C. Smith Jr., attorney
  6. $16,150 Proctor Land Co. (timber) and executives Ruth and Julian Proctor
  7. $14,692 ERA Kings Bay Realty brokers (Nancy Stasinis, Linda Cook and others)
  8. $10,750 AmTel Inc., Mom and Pop Stores Inc. and executive Wyman Westberry
  9.  $9,650 John J. Ossick Jr., attorney
  10.  $9,174 Camden County Republican Committee

* excludes $ from Stasinis to her own campaign

Glynn County top donors

Total donations since 2006: $4,322,242

  1. $299,450 Former House Majority Leader Jerry Keen

2. $142,650 Stephen Been, owner Legacy Communities, Palmetto Building Group & Waterford Green LLC

3. $115,100 James V. Manning, investor & co-founder St. Simons Land Trust

4. $81,814 Robert P. Killian and Killiam Law Firm PC

5. $82,655 Jack Hardman Inc. and owner Jack Hardman, insurance agency

6. $77,798 The Beachview Club, owner Jimmy Veal and family

7. $68,932 Alfred W. Jones III, retired chairman, Sea Island Co.

8. $54,664 Sen. William Ligon and his law firm

9. $51,300 Sidney D. Steverson III, owner, Coastal Industrial Contracting, and family

10. $45,586 Aviation Sales & Maintenance and EJC Investments LLC (both co-owned by Mark Stambaugh)

11. $42,050 Jane and Joe Fulcher, executives, Stuttering Foundation of America

12. $38,450 Dr. A. Wade Strickland, cardiologist

13. $34,085 Jack Cantrell, retired developer, Cantrell Properties

14. $33,875 former Rep. and current DOAS Commissioner Alex Atwood

15. $32,404 George and Thomas Stewart, owners, Stewart Commercial Investments Inc.

16. $28,815 Atlantic Land & Development Corp. & CEO Joe McDonough

17. $28,420 former Rep. Joe Wilkinson

18. $27,800 Robert M. Torras, owner, Torras Properties and Brunswick Land Marina

19. $26,200 Emerald Princess Casino and co-owner Louis N. Dyer Jr.

20. $26,425 The Parker Companies & owner Patrick Parker, convenience stores/retail

21. $23,523 Hodnett Cooper Real Estate and owner Pat Cooper

McIntosh County

Total donations since 2006 = $444,714

  1. $65,323 Darien Telephone Co., president Mary Lou Forsyth and other executives

2. $60,900 Shawn D. Steverson, owner, Coastal Industrial Contracting, and family

3. $19,850 Superior Court Judge and former Rep. Roger Lane and his House campaign fund

4. $11,500 Martin Nesmith, retired car dealer

5. $8,823 Linda Hawk, broker, Ballast Real Estate LLC

6. $7,400 Friends of John Barge for Superintendent

7. $6,850 Bradley H. Collins, officer, Flint River Conservation Group LLC *

8. $6,605 Terry & Susan Barnard of Marsh Coast Investment Real Estate Inc.

9. $6,300 Adam S. Poppell III, attorney

10. $5,600 Robert (Andy) Rogers, pharmacist, Fred’s Inc.

* cannot verify name of this group

Bryan County

Total donations since 2006: $684,534

  1. $99,819 Croy Realty Group, Old South Land Co. and executive Stephen Croy

2.  $57,750 Daniel M. Bryant, retired president Coastal Communications, & wife Maureen

3. $45,200 Daniel Defense LLC, gun manufacturer, and president Marvin Daniel

4. $42,122 Remediation Resources Inc., demolition and environmental cleanup, and owners William L. and L. Vann Downs

5. $20,000 Fraser and Catherine B. Bowen, owner Bear River Industries Inc.

6. $19,853 Bryan Bank & Trust Co. & employees

7. $18,693 Richmond Hill Development Inc. and CEO John Murphy

8. $14,651 F. Al Dixon and Alex S. Tucker, Richmond Hill Pharmacy

9. $14,894 Toby Roberts, truck dealer, & wife Michele Henderson, attorney

10. $13,954 Jean B. McCormick and other executives of Pembroke Telephone Co.

Liberty County

Total donations since 2006: $596,460

  1. $93,305 Jones Osteen Jones & its attorneys

2. $24,600 Dryden Enterprises Inc., builder, & CEO Claude Dryden Jr.

3. $21,000 attorneys at Arnold & Stafford

4. $20,465 Coldwell Banker Holtzman Realtors & its real estate brokers

5. $17,875 attorneys Robert and John Pirkle and family

6. $17,400 Joseph F. Gill III, tree farmer

7. $17,000 Merritt & Grinstead LLC and attorney Leonard M. Grinstead

8. $16,147 James M. Floyd Jr., president/CEO, and other staff at The Heritage Bank

9. $12,500 Sidney D. Steverson Jr., co-owner Coastal Industrial Contracting

10. $10,625 The Clay Sikes Group Inc. (real estate developer), owner Robert C. “Clay” Sikes and family

*Three different Sikeses have served as sheriff for more than 50 years.

Effingham County

Total donations since 2006: $892,869

  1. $363,166 House Majority Leader Jon Burns, his campaign fund and businesses
  2. $31,804 Diamond Concrete Products Inc. & owner Alan Zipperer

3. $31,200 PNP Amusement Games LLC, Krishna Amusement Inc. & organizer Zankhana Patel

4. $27,600 Kerry & Sarah Freeman, optometrists Effingham Eye Care (all to PAC)

5. $17,400 Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative Inc. and related businesses

6. $14,993 Southern Eagle Distributing LLC

7. $16,300 Hall & Kirkland PC and attorneys J. Michael and Martha Hall

8. $12,975 Ann Purcell, former state legislator, & husband

9. $12,800 Bank of Newington & banker H.E. Sheppard Jr.

10. $12,600 Norma Jean Morgan, ex-CEO Effingham Health System & current deputy, Department of Community Health

Wayne County

Total donations since 2006: $743,021

  1. $72,577 Sybil Lynn, owner Sybil’s Family Restaurant Inc.

2. $35,000 Mark Williams, DNR commissioner and former state representative

3. $29,000 Coastal Industrial Contracting Co., owners Shawn & Sidney Steverson & other staff

4. $25,668 Lindsay Thomas, lobbyist

5. $24,575 David Keith, State Farm insurance agent and mayor of Jesup

6. $21,200 Kent Fountain, CEO Southeastern Gin Inc.

7. $20,400 NeSmith Chevrolet-Buick of Jesup and owners

8. $19,400 Alvin Leaphart, attorney

9. $17,990 Edwin Davis Jr., chiropractor Advanced Health Care Center

10. $17,229 Harris Ace Hardware & owner Tim Harris