John Thornton

Individual

Also gave $1K 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

$260K

Contributions

447

Recipients

115

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $88KD $76KNAT $250Independent $220

Top States

TN$64K

DC$46K

TX$20K

PA$7K

VA$7K

Giving Trend

↓ 87%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THUNDER ENTERPRISES

Summary

THORNTON, JOHN is an individual political donor based in TN. They have contributed $260K across 447 contributions to 115 recipients. Their average contribution is $582.306. Top recipients include DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL, VOLUNTEER PAC, TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ELECTION ACCOUNT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $69K in 2000.

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	DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL	—	—	$30,000	1
2	VOLUNTEER PAC	—	TN	$30,000	6
3	TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ELECTION ACCOUNT	Republican	TN	$30,000	7
4	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$20,500	2
5	ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS PAC	—	DC	$14,940	20
6	DOGGETT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$9,400	6
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$7,160	58
8	KEIRSTEAD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$5,400	2
9	JACK MCDONALD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$4,800	2
10	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,710	23
11	KEAN FOR CONGRESS INC	Republican	NJ	$3,299	1
12	CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$2,900	2
13	NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC	—	DC	$2,857	1
14	ALEXANDER FOR SENATE 2020 INC	Republican	VA	$2,600	2
15	BILL WHITE FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$2,400	1
16	SENATE FUTURE FUND	—	VA	$2,400	1
17	JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,300	1
18	FRIENDS OF SCOTT DESJARLAIS	Republican	TN	$2,250	2
19	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$2,163	39
20	ARIZONA FUND	Republican	AZ	$2,000	1
21	JACK RYAN FOR US SENATE	—	VA	$2,000	1
22	VAN HILLEARY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TN	$2,000	2
23	COBURN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	OK	$2,000	1
24	BIG SKY FREEDOM PAC	—	—	$2,000	1
25	TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	MO	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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