Scott Bates

Individual

Also gave $201K 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

$58K

Contributions

269

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $40KIndependent $5KR $3K

Top States

DC$14K

FL$14K

WA$5K

NC$5K

CT$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 41%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MORGAN & MORGAN

Summary

BATES, SCOTT is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $58K across 269 contributions to 47 recipients. Their average contribution is $215.312. Top recipients include VDUSS PAC, FRIENDS OF MARIA, SUSANNAH RANDOLPH FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $12K in 2016.

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	VDUSS PAC	Democratic	DC	$8,500	3
2	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$5,400	2
3	SUSANNAH RANDOLPH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$5,400	2
4	GRAHAM FOR CONGRESS	Independent	NC	$5,200	2
5	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$5,000	2
6	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,125	8
7	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$3,017	4
8	PEM PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,700	1
9	MIKE SMITH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$2,300	2
10	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)	—	IL	$2,000	20
11	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$1,655	102
12	COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,270	3
13	CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	CT	$1,000	1
14	BILL SUBLETTE FOR US CONGRESS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Republican	FL	$1,000	1
15	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$875	6
16	HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC	—	NE	$840	1
17	NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION PAC	—	DC	$753	18
18	FRIENDS OF BEN MCADAMS	Democratic	UT	$750	1
19	U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC. PAC D/B/A/ USAP PAC	—	TX	$500	4
20	LUKE BRONIN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$500	1
21	CITIZENS FOR HARKIN	Democratic	IA	$500	1
22	MARK PRYOR FOR US SENATE	—	AR	$500	1
23	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$475	1
24	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$400	14
25	CRUZ FOR PRESIDENT	—	TX	$305	4

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Source: FEC bulk data

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