John A. Canning Jr.

Individual

Also gave $450K 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

$452K

Contributions

115

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $202KD $97K

Top States

DC$123K

IL$38K

NJ$38K

WI$25K

IN$20K

Giving Trend

↓ 42%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS

Summary

CANNING, JR., JOHN A is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $452K across 115 contributions to 59 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND, NRSC, DCCC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $81K 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	CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$50,000	2
2	NRSC	Republican	DC	$35,500	1
3	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$30,000	2
4	PINE TREE RESULTS PAC	—	—	$25,000	1
5	TELL IT LIKE IT IS PAC	—	NJ	$25,000	1
6	CITIZEN PAC, INC.	—	WI	$25,000	1
7	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$16,000	6
8	HOOSIER HONOR	—	IN	$15,000	1
9	JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$12,879	5
10	RANDY HULTGREN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$12,700	6
11	OUR COMMON VALUES PAC	—	IL	$10,000	2
12	FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL	Democratic	IL	$9,600	5
13	FRIENDS OF KELLY AYOTTE INC	Republican	VA	$8,800	5
14	BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE	Republican	LA	$7,900	3
15	JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$7,600	3
16	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$7,500	3
17	LISA MURKOWSKI FOR US SENATE	Republican	AK	$5,800	2
18	JANE TIMKEN FOR OHIO	Republican	OH	$5,800	2
19	PETER MEIJER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MI	$5,800	1
20	ESTHER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$5,700	2
21	SCOTT TAYLOR FOR SENATE	Republican	VA	$5,600	1
22	THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$5,600	2
23	WAGING PEACE	Republican	GA	$5,500	2
24	ROSKAM FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	FL	$5,400	2
25	FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC.	Republican	IN	$5,400	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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