William Lee Mr Gaines Jr.

Individual

Also gave $155K 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

$336K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2011–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $330K

Top States

DC$282K

MD$28K

PA$6K

GA$5K

SC$4K

Giving Trend

↑ 962%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

GAINES & CO.

Summary

GAINES, WILLIAM LEE MR JR is an individual political donor based in MD. They have contributed $336K across 31 contributions to 16 recipients. Their average contribution is $11K. Top recipients include REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, NRSC, MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2012 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $114K in 2026.

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	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$257,300	8
2	NRSC	Republican	DC	$25,000	1
3	MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Republican	MD	$12,500	2
4	ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MD	$8,500	4
5	PATRIOTS FOR PERRY	Republican	PA	$6,100	2
6	NANCY JACOBS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MD	$5,000	2
7	CHESAPEAKE FREEDOM PAC	—	GA	$5,000	1
8	NANCY MACE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	SC	$3,800	2
9	JONI FOR IOWA	Republican	IA	$2,800	1
10	FRIENDS OF NICK FREITAS INC	Republican	VA	$2,800	1
11	RON DESANTIS FOR FLORIDA	Republican	FL	$2,700	1
12	PARROTT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MD	$1,500	1
13	COMER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	KY	$1,000	1
14	FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY PAC	Republican	NH	$1,000	2
15	HOGAN FOR MARYLAND INC.	Republican	MD	$400	1
16	STRONG COUNTRY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW (SCOTTPAC)	—	NH	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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