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Hall of Fame ► Billionaires
Charles Koch
, 72 (bio ) Koch Industries chairman, ceo
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
118
Election Picks: 34 wins, 20 losses
$123,000 Republican $1,500 Democrat $44,800 Libertarian $79,070 special interest total: $248,370
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA , KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC./CEO Pat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR SENATE - $2,300 general 12/31/07
Koch, Charles Wichita , KS 67201 Koch Industries/Chairman & CEO Todd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESS - $2,300 primary 12/31/07
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA , KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC./CEO Pat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR SENATE - $300 primary 12/31/07
Koch, Charles Wichita , KS 67201 Koch Industries/Chairman & CEO Todd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESS - $2,300 general 12/31/07
Koch, Charles Wichita , KS 67201 Koch Industries/Chairman BROWNBACK, SAMUEL DALE (R) President BROWNBACK FOR PRESIDENT INC - $2,300 primary 04/27/07
Koch, Charles Wichita , KS 67201 Koch Industries Inc./Chairman of th KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 03/29/07
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,400 primary 10/19/06
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries/Chairman & CEOTodd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESSWon $2,100 general 08/29/06
Koch, Charles Mr. Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries/Chairman of the Boa REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $25,000 primary 05/31/06
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries Inc./Chairman of th KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 03/01/06
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC./CEOPat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR SENATE- $2,000 primary 12/30/05
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries Inc./Chairman of th KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 11/30/05
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries/Chairman & CEOTodd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESSWon $2,000 primary 08/25/05
Koch, Charles Mr. Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries/Chairman of the Boa REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $25,000 primary 06/20/05
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries Inc./Chairman of th KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 05/10/04
KOCH, CHARLES G MR. WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC./CHAIRMANGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 12/19/03
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries Inc./Chairman of th KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 07/21/03
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCTim Hutchinson (R) Senate - AR HUTCHINSON FOR SENATELost $1,000 general 11/05/02
KOCH, CHARLES G WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESJohn Thune (R) Senate - SD JOHN THUNE FOR SOUTH DAKOTALost $1,000 general 11/04/02
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESJim Talent (R) Senate - MO TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 11/04/02
Mr. Charles Koch Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries/CEOTom Cole (R) House (OK District: 04) COLE FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 11/01/02
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCJim Inhofe (R) Senate - OK FRIENDS OF JIM INHOFE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 11/01/02
Koch, Charles Mr. Wichita, KS 67201 Investments/Self employedJeb Hensarling (R) House (TX District: 05) FRIENDS OF JEB HENSARLINGWon $1,000 general 11/01/02
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Scott Garrett (R) House (NJ District: 05) GARRETT FOR CONGRESS 2002Won $1,000 general 11/01/02
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCNorm Coleman (R) Senate - MN NORM COLEMAN FOR U S SENATEWon $1,000 general 11/01/02
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES, INCJohn E. Sununu (R) Senate - NH TEAM SUNUNUWon $1,000 general 11/01/02
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries/ExecutiveSteve Pearce (R) House (NM District: 02) PEARCE FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 11/01/02
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 John Cornyn (R) Senate - TX TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INCWon $1,000 general 11/01/02
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Self GOOD GOVERNMENT FOR AMERICA COMMITTEE (R) - $2,000 primary 10/24/02
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries Inc./Chairman of th KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 10/09/02
Charles Koch Wichita, KS 67206 Koch Industries/ExecutiveTodd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 08/21/02
Koch, Charles Witchita, KS 67201 Koch Industries Inc./CEO REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND - $5,000 primary 05/31/02
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCPat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 03/29/02
Koch, Charles Wichita, KS 67201 Koch Industries Inc. KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 05/24/01
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67206 KOCH INDUSTRIESTodd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 10/30/00
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 06/12/00
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67206 KOCH INDUSTRIESTodd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 01/13/00
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 10/20/99
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 04/08/98
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCJim Ryun (R) House (KS District: 02) JIM RYUN FOR CONGRESS 2006Won $1,000 primary 11/11/97
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESSamuel D. Brownback (R) Senate - KS FRIENDS OF BROWNBACKWon $1,000 primary 07/21/97
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 06/16/97
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 WELD, WILLIAM F (R) Senate - MA WELD FOR SENATE INCLost $1,000 general 02/13/97
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67219 KOCH INDUSTRIESTodd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESSWon $750 general 11/06/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 Wayne Allard (R) Senate - CO WAYNE ALLARD FOR UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 11/05/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESMichael B. Enzi (R) Senate - WY ENZI FOR US SENATEWon $1,000 general 11/04/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 John W. Warner (R) Senate - VA FRIENDS OF JOHN WARNER 1996 COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 11/04/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 Tim Hutchinson (R) Senate - AR HUTCHINSON FOR SENATEWon $1,000 general 11/02/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESSNOWBARGER, VINCENT K (R) House (KS District: 03) SNOWBARGER FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 11/02/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESCUMMINS, H E "BUD" (R) House (AR District: 02) BUD CUMMINS CAMPAIGNLost $1,000 general 11/01/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESZIMMER, DICK (R) Senate - NJ ZIMMER FOR SENATE INCLost $1,000 general 11/01/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESWHITE, RICK (R) House (WA District: 01) FRIENDS FOR RICK WHITEWon $1,000 general 11/01/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCJENKINS, LOUIS "WOODY" (R) Senate - LA JENKINS FOR SENATE 1996Lost $1,000 general 11/01/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 MILLNER, GUY W (R) Senate - GA GUY MILLNER FOR US SENATELost $1,000 general 11/01/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESRobert B. Aderholt (R) House (AL District: 04) ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 11/01/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCJim Ryun (R) House (KS District: 02) JIM RYUN FOR CONGRESS 2006Won $1,000 general 11/01/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESWATKINS, WESLEY WADE (R) House (OK District: 03) WATKINS FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 10/30/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 10/07/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESSamuel D. Brownback (R) Senate - KS FRIENDS OF BROWNBACKWon $1,000 general 10/05/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCPat Roberts (R) Senate - KS PAT ROBERTS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 06/30/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67219 KOCH INDUSTRIESTodd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESSWon $250 general 05/08/96
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCD'AMATO, ALFONSE M (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SENATOR D'AMATO (1998 COMMITTEE)Lost $1,000 primary 12/29/95
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 12/27/95
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS KOCH INDUSTRIESTodd Tiahrt (R) House (KS District: 04) TIAHRT FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 10/21/95
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCBob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 07/27/95
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INCCraig Thomas (R) Senate - WY CITIZENS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEEWon $4,000 primary 10/15/94
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESMCINTOSH, DAVID MARTIN (R) House (IN District: 02) DAVID MCINTOSH FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 10/03/94
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESWEBBER, DANIEL G JR (D) House (OK District: 06) WEBBER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $500 primary 01/10/94
KOCH, CHARLES MR WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESBOREN, DAVID LYLE (D) Senate - OK OKLAHOMANS FOR BORENLost $1,000 primary 05/27/93
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESMILLER, JAMES CLIFFORD III (R) Senate - VA JIM MILLER FOR U S SENATE (1994)Lost $1,000 primary 05/12/93
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESBUTLER, HENRY N (R) House (VA District: 11) BUTLER FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 general 09/29/92
KOCH, CHARLES G WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 02/12/92
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESBUTLER, HENRY N (R) House (VA District: 11) BUTLER FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 12/24/91
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 12/20/91
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 DOLE, ROBERT J (R) Senate - KS DOLE FOR SENATE '92 - $-1,000 general 06/14/91
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 DOLE, ROBERT J (R) Senate - KS DOLE FOR SENATE '92 - $-1,000 primary 06/14/91
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESDOLE, ROBERT J (R) Senate - KS DOLE FOR SENATE '92Won $1,000 general 05/17/91
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESDOLE, ROBERT J (R) Senate - KS DOLE FOR SENATE '92Won $1,000 primary 05/17/91
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESDOLE, ROBERT J (R) Senate - KS DOLE FOR SENATE '92Won $1,000 general 11/16/90
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESDOLE, ROBERT J (R) Senate - KS DOLE FOR SENATE '92Won $1,000 primary 11/16/90
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESKASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON (R) Senate - KS KANSANS FOR KASSEBAUMWon $1,000 primary 08/07/90
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 RETIREDDURANT, CLARK (R) Senate - MI DURANT FOR UNITED STATES SENATORLost $1,000 primary 07/25/90
KOCH, CHARLES MR WICHITA, KS 67201 BOSCHWITZ, RUDY (R) Senate - MN PEOPLE FOR BOSCHWITZ 1990Lost $1,000 primary 12/29/89
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 PAUL, RONALD E (R) Senate - TX RON PAUL FOR US SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - $-1,000 05/18/84
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 RETIREDPAUL, RONALD E (R) Senate - TX RON PAUL FOR US SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 04/25/84
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 PAUL, RONALD E (R) Senate - TX RON PAUL FOR US SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 09/21/83
KOCH, CHARLES WICHTIA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESESSER, FRED R. (LIB) Senate - AZ ESSER FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 primary 08/28/80
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (LIB) - $9,800 primary 08/21/80
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESBERGLAND, DAVID (LIB) Senate - CA BERGLAND FOR US SENATE COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 08/19/80
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 BUS EXECUTIVERon Paul (R) House (TX District: 14) COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT RON PAULWon $1,000 general 07/24/80
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIES LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (LIB) - $10,000 primary 07/08/80
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 SELF EMPLOYEDCLARK, EDWARD E (LIB) President ED CLARK FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 06/02/80
KOCH, CHARLES G WICHITA, KS 67201 COMMITTEE TO DRAFT BILL HUNSCHER (UNAUTHORIZED) - $-930 primary 04/22/80
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 00000 HUNSCHER, WILLIAM H. (LIB) President HUNSCHER FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 08/20/79
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (LIB) - $10,000 primary 05/14/79
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (LIB) - $10,000 primary 04/02/79
KOCH, CHARLES WICHITA, KS 67201 KOCH INDUSTRIESCLARK, EDWARD E (LIB) President ED CLARK FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 03/02/79
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