Benson Whitney

Individual

Also gave $19K 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

$100K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $69KD $3K

Top States

MN$49K

WI$13K

VA$5K

IN$4K

MA$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 31%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ARGUS MANAGEMENT

Summary

WHITNEY, BENSON is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $100K across 63 contributions to 29 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include COLEMAN LEADERSHIP CMTE NON FED ACCT, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL, FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $28K in 2002.

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	COLEMAN LEADERSHIP CMTE NON FED ACCT	—	—	$20,000	1
2	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL	Republican	MN	$15,000	4
3	FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN	Republican	MN	$11,500	9
4	HOUSLEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	WI	$6,000	3
5	KLINE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$4,900	5
6	MARK KENNEDY 06	—	WI	$4,200	2
7	FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC.	Republican	IN	$4,000	4
8	JASON LEWIS FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	MN	$3,000	2
9	NEIGHBORS FOR SAMUELS	Democratic	MN	$2,500	2
10	PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$2,500	3
11	JIM RAMSTAD VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE	Republican	MN	$2,250	3
12	KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS	—	MN	$2,000	2
13	DEMMER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$2,000	1
14	MCFADDEN FOR SENATE	Republican	MN	$2,000	2
15	ROD GRAMS FOR US SENATE	Republican	MN	$2,000	3
16	FRIENDS OF HAGEDORN	Republican	MN	$2,000	3
17	MICHELS FOR U S SENATE	Republican	WI	$2,000	1
18	GUTKNECHT FOR U.S. CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	MN	$1,500	2
19	ERIC PRATT FOR MINNESOTA COMMITTEE	—	—	$1,041	1
20	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$1,000	1
21	RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	WI	$1,000	1
22	MARK KENNEDY '02	Republican	MN	$1,000	1
23	FRIENDS OF JOE HECK PAC	Republican	NV	$1,000	1
24	COALITION OF AMERICANS FOR POLITICAL EQUALITY	—	CA	$1,000	1
25	CHRIS CHRISTIE FOR PRESIDENT INC	Republican	NJ	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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