John D. Menke

Individual

Also gave $6K 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

$82K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $71K

Top States

DC$42K

CA$15K

ME$5K

MA$5K

IL$4K

Giving Trend

↑ 300%

2025–2026 vs 2021–2022

Employer

MENKE & ASSOCIATES INC

Summary

MENKE, JOHN D. is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $82K across 65 contributions to 25 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS, SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS, EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $38K 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	DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS	Democratic	DC	$30,000	4
2	SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$10,000	15
3	EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE	—	DC	$7,000	4
4	TOM ALLEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	ME	$4,800	4
5	MAX'S PAC	Democratic	MT	$4,000	3
6	PATRICK MURPHY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$3,300	2
7	MIKE THOMPSON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,500	3
8	FRIENDS OF PATRICK J. KENNEDY INC.	Democratic	MA	$2,500	3
9	FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL	Democratic	IL	$2,000	1
10	GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	MO	$2,000	2
11	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$2,000	3
12	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,500	3
13	MATSUI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,500	3
14	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MA	$1,250	2
15	FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU, INC.	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
16	ELIZABETH WARREN ACTION FUND	—	MA	$1,000	1
17	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
18	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
19	BOB MATSUI FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	CA	$800	2
20	ELLEN TAUSCHER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$500	1
21	BERKLEY FOR SENATE	Democratic	NV	$500	1
22	THE ESOP ASSOCIATION PAC	—	DC	$500	1
23	SALAZAR FOR SENATE	Democratic	CO	$500	1
24	KEVIN STROUSE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$500	1
25	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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