Jamaica Plain's Top Democratic Presidential Campaign Contributors

JAMAICA PLAIN, MA - Massachusetts voters will take to the polls on Super Tuesday, March 1, to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party, and if campaign contributions are any indication of appeal, Hillary Clinton should be a big winner on the democratic side.

Clinton has received $4,042,909 so far in campaign donations from people in the state, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission.

Her rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, has raised $1,414,239 in Massachusetts.

That’s somewhat in line with nationwide numbers that show Clinton with $126.4 million in individual contributions compared to $95.4 million for Sanders.

Those numbers, though, are a bit misleading.

While Clinton’s campaign has raised big bucks from individuals, she’s also been helped by massive money pouring in through Priorities USA Action, a pro-Clinton Super PAC that has raised more than $50 million in support of the former Secretary of State, according to OpenSecrets.

Sanders has raised just $44,968 from outside groups, according to OpenSecrets.

Clinton has eight big-spenders in Jamaica Plain, who contributed $2,700, the maximum an individual can donate to a campaign allowed under federal law.

They are:

• Mary Breslauer
• Diana Chapman Walsh
• Leonard Rappaport, MD
• Betsy Weaver, Ed. D.
• Leslee Kiley
• Kathy Weinman
• Cameron Kerry
• Ann Clarke

Two people in Jamaica Plain have made individual contributions of $1,000 or more to Sanders:

• Rosann Tung - $1,000
• Judith Grant - $2,700

Following voting in three states, Clinton leads Sanders in pledged delegates, 52 to 51. But Clinton holds a commanding lead over the Vermont Sen. in the race for the nomination overall with the support of 445 superdelegates compared to just 18 superdelegates for Sanders.

The last time Massachusetts voted in a Democratic presidential primary, the state’s citizens chose Hillary Rodham Clinton over Obama, 56 percent to 41 percent.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day.