Corporations may or may not be people, but money has always talked, and the wealthy certainly do have a lot of excess cash lying around which they would rather prefer spending in hopes of generating the highest IRR possible by influencing the outcome of the presidential race. Below is a look of the uber-rich who have contributed at least $1 million to the major PACs as disclosed to the Federal Election Commission.

RESTORE OUR FUTURE

Total raised as of June 30: $81.2 million - supports Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney

Sheldon Adelson - billionaire Las Vegas casino magnate who built the Venetian hotel and casino. Donation: $5 million

- billionaire Las Vegas casino magnate who built the Venetian hotel and casino. Donation: $5 million Miriam Adelson - Sheldon's wife. Donation: $5 million

- Sheldon's wife. Donation: $5 million Bob Perry - Houston builder who was a major donor to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group that helped undermine 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry by attacking his Vietnam War record. Total donations: $6 million

- Houston builder who was a major donor to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group that helped undermine 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry by attacking his Vietnam War record. Total donations: $6 million F8 LLC and Eli Publishing - Provo, Utah-based firms that share an address. Both have been linked to former executives of Nu Skin, a Utah-based skin care and cosmetics company. Total donations: $2 million

- Provo, Utah-based firms that share an address. Both have been linked to former executives of Nu Skin, a Utah-based skin care and cosmetics company. Total donations: $2 million Oxbow Carbon - a Florida-based firm run by Bill Koch, third brother of conservative financiers David and Charles Koch and also a donor. Total Oxbow Carbon and Koch donations: $2 million

- a Florida-based firm run by Bill Koch, third brother of conservative financiers David and Charles Koch and also a donor. Total Oxbow Carbon and Koch donations: $2 million Julian Robertson - hedge fund industry legend at Tiger Management. Total donations: $1.3 million

- hedge fund industry legend at Tiger Management. Total donations: $1.3 million Frank VanderSloot - Idaho businessman who runs the nutritional and cosmetics company Melaleuca. The firm and its subsidiaries have also donated. Total donations: $1.1 million

- Idaho businessman who runs the nutritional and cosmetics company Melaleuca. The firm and its subsidiaries have also donated. Total donations: $1.1 million Kenneth Griffin - Chicago-based hedge fund manager and CEO of Citadel LLC. Total donations: $1.1 million

- Chicago-based hedge fund manager and CEO of Citadel LLC. Total donations: $1.1 million Huron Carbon - a private firm that shares its address in Florida with Oxbow Carbon. Donation: $1 million

- a private firm that shares its address in Florida with Oxbow Carbon. Donation: $1 million Crow Holdings - Dallas-based investment firm managing the wealth of the family of the late Dallas real estate mogul Trammell Crow, whose sons Harlan and Trammell S. Crow are also donors. Total Crow Holdings and Crow donations: $1.3 million

- Dallas-based investment firm managing the wealth of the family of the late Dallas real estate mogul Trammell Crow, whose sons Harlan and Trammell S. Crow are also donors. Total Crow Holdings and Crow donations: $1.3 million John Paulson - a prominent New York hedge fund manager at Paulson and Co. Donation: $1 million

- a prominent New York hedge fund manager at Paulson and Co. Donation: $1 million John Kleinheinz - Texas hedge fund manager for Kleinheinz Capital Partners Inc. Donation: $1 million

- Texas hedge fund manager for Kleinheinz Capital Partners Inc. Donation: $1 million Edward Conard - a New York investor and former executive at Bain Capital, a private equity firm co-founded by Romney. Donation: $1 million

- a New York investor and former executive at Bain Capital, a private equity firm co-founded by Romney. Donation: $1 million Paul and Sandra Edgerly - Paul Edgerly of Brookline, Massachusetts, is an executive at Bain. The Edgerlys each have given $500,000. Total donations: $1 million

- Paul Edgerly of Brookline, Massachusetts, is an executive at Bain. The Edgerlys each have given $500,000. Total donations: $1 million Robert Mercer - New York hedge fund manager at Renaissance Technologies. Donation: $1 million

- New York hedge fund manager at Renaissance Technologies. Donation: $1 million Paul Singer - hedge fund manager who helped fund efforts to legalize gay marriage in New York. Donation: $1 million

- hedge fund manager who helped fund efforts to legalize gay marriage in New York. Donation: $1 million Rooney Holdings Inc - private investment firm formed in 1980s to acquire the Manhattan Construction Co. and since expanding into many areas. Total donations: $1 million

- private investment firm formed in 1980s to acquire the Manhattan Construction Co. and since expanding into many areas. Total donations: $1 million Richard Marriott - chairman of Host Marriott International. Total donations: $1 million

- chairman of Host Marriott International. Total donations: $1 million J.W. Marriott Jr . - chairman and CEO of Marriott International, brother of Richard. Total donations: $1 million

. - chairman and CEO of Marriott International, brother of Richard. Total donations: $1 million Steven Webster - private equity executive at Avista Capital in Houston. Total donations: $1 million

- private equity executive at Avista Capital in Houston. Total donations: $1 million John Childs - founder of private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates LP in Florida. Donation: $1 million

- founder of private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates LP in Florida. Donation: $1 million Robert Brockman - executive at Reynolds and Reynolds, a Dayton, Ohio-based car dealership support company that shares a P.O. Box with CRC Information Systems Inc, Fairbanks Properties LLC and Waterbury Properties LLC, which split the donation three ways. Total donations: $1 million

- executive at Reynolds and Reynolds, a Dayton, Ohio-based car dealership support company that shares a P.O. Box with CRC Information Systems Inc, Fairbanks Properties LLC and Waterbury Properties LLC, which split the donation three ways. Total donations: $1 million Miguel Fernandez - chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm. MBF Family Investments also donated to the Super PAC. Total donations: $1 million



PRIORITIES USA ACTION



Total raised as of June 30: $19.9 million - supports Democratic President Barack Obama

Jeff Katzenberg - chief executive of DreamWorks Animation. Donation: $2 million

- chief executive of DreamWorks Animation. Donation: $2 million Irwin Mark Jacobs - former CEO of Qualcomm Inc. Donation: $2 million

- former CEO of Qualcomm Inc. Donation: $2 million Fred Eychaner - Founder of Newsweb Corp. Donation: $1.5 million

- Founder of Newsweb Corp. Donation: $1.5 million Bill Maher - stand-up comedian. Donation: $1 million

- stand-up comedian. Donation: $1 million Morgan Freeman - Hollywood actor. Donation: $1 million

- Hollywood actor. Donation: $1 million Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education - union representing more than 2 million workers. Donation: $1 million

- union representing more than 2 million workers. Donation: $1 million National Air Traffic Controllers Association - union representing more than 16,000 workers. Donation: $1 million

- union representing more than 16,000 workers. Donation: $1 million Kareem Ahmed - chief executive at Landmark Medical Management in California. Donation: $1 million

- chief executive at Landmark Medical Management in California. Donation: $1 million Amy Goldman - writer and heiress to the New York real estate fortune of Sol Goldman. Donation: $1 million

- writer and heiress to the New York real estate fortune of Sol Goldman. Donation: $1 million Steve Mostyn - Houston attorney. Donation: $1 million

- Houston attorney. Donation: $1 million Franklin Haney - Owner and CEO of FLH Company, a Washington-based real estate company. Donation: $1 million

- Owner and CEO of FLH Company, a Washington-based real estate company. Donation: $1 million Barbara Stiefel - retiree in Coral Gables, Florida Donation: $1 million



AMERICAN CROSSROADS



Total raised as of June 30: $40.1 million - supports Republican candidates for federal offices.

Harold Simmons - billionaire Dallas banker and CEO of Contran Corp who has contributed to PACs supporting Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich. Total donations: $11 million

- billionaire Dallas banker and CEO of Contran Corp who has contributed to PACs supporting Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich. Total donations: $11 million Bob Perry - Houston homebuilder. Total donations: $4.5 million

- Houston homebuilder. Total donations: $4.5 million Joe Craft - Billionaire coal executive from Tulsa, Oklahoma, CEO of Alliance Holdings, which is also a donor. Total donations: $2.1 million

- Billionaire coal executive from Tulsa, Oklahoma, CEO of Alliance Holdings, which is also a donor. Total donations: $2.1 million Contran Corp - Simmons' Dallas-based maker of titanium components. Total donations: $2 million

- Simmons' Dallas-based maker of titanium components. Total donations: $2 million Jerry Perenchio Living Trust - a trust of billionaire television tycoon A. Jerrold Perenchio, who is a former chairman of Spanish-language broadcaster Univision. Donation: $2 million

- a trust of billionaire television tycoon A. Jerrold Perenchio, who is a former chairman of Spanish-language broadcaster Univision. Donation: $2 million Crow Holdings - Dallas-based real estate investment firm. Total donations: $1.5 million

- Dallas-based real estate investment firm. Total donations: $1.5 million Robert Rowling - an Irving, Texas, businessman and a conservative and active Republican donor. Donation: $1 million

- an Irving, Texas, businessman and a conservative and active Republican donor. Donation: $1 million TRT Holdings, Inc - Rowling's company that runs Omni Hotel and Gold's Gym chains. Donation: $1 million

- Rowling's company that runs Omni Hotel and Gold's Gym chains. Donation: $1 million Robert Brockman - executive at Ohio-based Reynolds and Reynolds. Similarly to Restore Our Future, three firms sharing a P.O Box - CRC Information Systems Inc, Fairbanks Properties LLC and Waterbury Properties LLC - split the donation three ways. Total donations: $1 million

- executive at Ohio-based Reynolds and Reynolds. Similarly to Restore Our Future, three firms sharing a P.O Box - CRC Information Systems Inc, Fairbanks Properties LLC and Waterbury Properties LLC - split the donation three ways. Total donations: $1 million Whiteco Industries - Indiana-based company involved in advertising, construction entertainment and hotels. Donation: $1 million

- Indiana-based company involved in advertising, construction entertainment and hotels. Donation: $1 million Philip Geier - New York executive. Total donations: $1 million

- New York executive. Total donations: $1 million Irving Moskowitz - a Florida bingo magnate who runs a charity in California and is known for his support of Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. Donation: $1 million

- a Florida bingo magnate who runs a charity in California and is known for his support of Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. Donation: $1 million Kenneth Griffin - Citadel Investment Group chief executive. Total donations: $1 million

And the uses of funds:

BARACK OBAMA (Democrat)





Total raised, including transfers: $302.5 million

Raised in June, including transfers: $45.3 million

Total transferred from the funds jointly used by the campaign and the Democratic Party: $76.2 million

Transferred in June: $17.2 million

Total spent: $211.7 million

Spent in June: $58.1 million

Cash on hand: $97.5 million

Debt: $1.2 million



DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE





Total raised: $100.6 million

Raised in June: $6.9 million

Total transferred in: $101.4 million

Transferred in June: $10.7 million

Total spent: $178.4 million

Spent in June: $12.7 million

Cash on hand: $37.5 million

Debt: $5.4 million



OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012 (The main joint Obama/DNC fund)





Cash on hand: $9.0 million



MITT ROMNEY (Republican)





Total raised, including transfers: $154.7 million

Raised in June, including transfers: $32.6 million

Total transferred from the funds jointly used by the party and the Romney campaign: $15.8 million

Transferred in June: $8.6 million

Total spent: $134.1 million

Spent in June: $27.5 million

Cash on hand: $22.5 million



REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE





Total raised: $146.8 million

Raised in June: $11.9 million

Total transferred in: $55.2 million

Transferred in June: $27.3 million

Total spent: $120.6 million

Spent in June: $11.2 million

Cash on hand: $89.4 million

Debt: $9.9 million



ROMNEY VICTORY INC (Joint Romney/RNC fund)





Total raised: $140.3 million

Total spent: $13.3 million

Cash on hand: $57.7 million





Appendix: SUPER PACS:



RESTORE OUR FUTURE, a Super PAC supporting Romney





Total raised: $81.2 million

Raised in June: $20.6 million

Total spent: $60.6 million

Spent in June: $7.6 million

Cash on hand: $21.6 million



PRIORITIES USA, a Super PAC supporting Obama





Total raised: $19.9 million

Raised in June: $5.7 million

Total spent: $18.0 million

Spent in June: $4.2 million

Cash on hand: $4.5 million



AMERICAN CROSSROADS, a Super PAC supporting Republicans





Total raised: $40.1 million

Raised in June: $5.7 million

Total spent: $9.5 million

Spent in June: $3.7 million

Cash on hand: $31.5 million

Source: Reuters