John Darden

Individual

Also gave $13K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$82K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $50KNNE $6K

Top States

VA$19K

CA$11K

SC$9K

FL$8K

GA$7K

Giving Trend

↓ 69%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PAUL HASTINGS LLP

Summary

DARDEN, JOHN is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $82K across 44 contributions to 27 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include PAUL HASTINGS LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE GREAT TASK, MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $49K in 2020.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	PAUL HASTINGS LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	CA	$11,000	3
2	THE GREAT TASK	NNE	VA	$5,700	2
3	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$5,600	2
4	CONSERVATIVE SOLUTIONS PAC	—	FL	$5,000	1
5	WITTMAN VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	VA	$3,500	1
6	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$3,300	1
7	NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.	Republican	SC	$3,300	1
8	RESTORE OUR NATION (RON PAC)	Republican	FL	$3,300	1
9	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$2,835	2
10	STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$2,800	1
11	CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE	Republican	CO	$2,800	1
12	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$2,800	1
13	THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$2,800	1
14	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$2,800	1
15	JONI FOR IOWA	Republican	IA	$2,800	1
16	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$2,800	1
17	JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	MI	$2,800	1
18	FRIENDS OF NICK FREITAS INC	Republican	VA	$2,800	1
19	ANDREWS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$2,800	1
20	GADE FOR VIRGINIA, INC.	Republican	VA	$2,800	1
21	SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)	—	DC	$2,596	8
22	A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT JEFF BINGAMAN (2000)	—	NM	$1,333	5
23	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$1,000	2
24	CHAMBLISS FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$1,000	1
25	TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. MAIN STREET BANKERS PAC)	NNE	VA	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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