Columbus Dispatch senior editor Darrel Rowland speaks about campaign contributions in Ohio. During this episode of the Buckeye Forum politics podcast Rowland provides a snapshot of the top 16 donors in the state and give details on each of them. Top 16 donors: #1 $2.31 million&nbsp; Virginia &ldquo;Ginni&rdquo; Ragan, Columbus&nbsp; #2 $2.24 million Frances, John and David Pepper, Cincinnati #3 $1.90 million Boich family, Columbus, Miami Beach #4 $1.34 million Ratner family, Cleveland area #5 $913,000 Leslie and Abigail Wexner, New Albany #6 $904,000 Karen Wright and Thomas Rastin, Mount Vernon #7 $869,000 Bill Lager, Columbus #8 $838,000 Geraldine and David Warner, Cincinnati #9 $820,000 Ronald Wilheim, Cincinnati #10 $704,000 Lindner family, Cincinnati #11 $681,000 Donald and Gayle Oeters, Cincinnati #12 $607,000 Richard W. Pogue, Cleveland #13 $529,000 Lee and Patti Schear, Dayton #14 $522,000 Anthony and Becky Alexander, Akron #15 $495,000 David Maltz, Cleveland #16 $441,000 Richard and Katherine Rosenthal, Cincinnati

<description>&lt;p&gt;Columbus Dispatch senior editor Darrel Rowland speaks about campaign contributions in Ohio. During this episode of the Buckeye Forum politics podcast Rowland provides a snapshot of the top 16 donors in the state and give details on each of them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 16 donors:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$2.31 million&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Virginia &amp;ldquo;Ginni&amp;rdquo; Ragan, Columbus&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$2.24 million&lt;br&gt;Frances, John and David Pepper, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$1.90 million&lt;br&gt;Boich family, Columbus, Miami Beach&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$1.34 million&lt;br&gt;Ratner family, Cleveland area&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$913,000&lt;br&gt;Leslie and Abigail Wexner, New Albany&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$904,000&lt;br&gt;Karen Wright and Thomas Rastin, Mount Vernon&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$869,000&lt;br&gt;Bill Lager, Columbus&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#8&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$838,000&lt;br&gt;Geraldine and David Warner, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#9&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$820,000&lt;br&gt;Ronald Wilheim, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$704,000&lt;br&gt;Lindner family, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#11&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$681,000&lt;br&gt;Donald and Gayle Oeters, Cincinnati&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#12&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$607,000&lt;br&gt;Richard W. Pogue, Cleveland&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#13&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$529,000&lt;br&gt;Lee and Patti Schear, Dayton&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#14&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$522,000&lt;br&gt;Anthony and Becky Alexander, Akron&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#15&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$495,000&lt;br&gt;David Maltz, Cleveland&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#16&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;$441,000&lt;br&gt;Richard and Katherine Rosenthal, Cincinnati&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Campaign contributions: A Snapshot of the top 16 donors in the past decade

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Campaign contributions: A Snapshot of the top 16 donors in the past decade

Campaign contributions: A Snapshot of the top 16 donors in the past decade

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