Mega-Bundlers

Continuing a push for timely disclosure, the Presidential Inaugural Committee has updated its lists again, as some news sources are reporting.

The committee has disclosed raising $27.3 million from slightly more than 2,000 donors. Most of the money disclosed appears to be coming from well-heeled contributors, with 378 donors giving the maximum permitted by the PIC, $50,000, while another 223 donors gave at least $25,000 but less than $50,000. Obama fever also runs in at least 37 families, where relatives combined donations to the inaguration exceeded the $50,000 limit placed on individuals by the committee.

We'll have more on the bundlers in upcoming posts.

The Presidential Inaugural Committee has raised more than three-quarters of its total so far through bundlers, but slightly fewer than half of these bundlers have contributed any of their own money, according to its newly updated list of bundlers for the inauguration. The committee updated its list this morning, according to the update time listed on the page. (More after the jump.)

We have updated our standing list of Obama's fundraisers who are working in the Transition. There are now 30 former bundlers.

Lists of Obama bundlers and mega-donors who have also contributed to the transition are available on the right sidebar.

Our friends at the Center for Responsive Politics have posted a study showing how much money members of the transition effort contributed to Obama's campaign. The chart also includes data on the amounts given to all Democratic committee and notes which transition members were bundlers.

Obama will hold a press conference at noon eastern time (11 a.m. in Chicago) announcing the makeup of his economic team.

Today, Politico listed seven candidates to replace the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Christopher Cox. One of those candidates was a major donor to Obama's presidential effort and another was a major donor and fundraiser.