John Chesley

Individual

Also gave $1K 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

$19K

Contributions

102

Recipients

Active Period

2009–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $17K

Top States

DC$10K

PA$4K

MA$2K

VA$1K

GA$975

Giving Trend

↓ 86%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ROPES & GRAY

Summary

CHESLEY, JOHN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $19K across 102 contributions to 18 recipients. Their average contribution is $185.078. Top recipients include DSCC, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.. Their political giving spans from the 2010 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $9K 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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$6,250	56
2	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,550	9
3	WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	MA	$1,250	4
4	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,100	3
5	NEMBHARD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$1,000	1
6	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
7	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$600	2
8	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$500	4
9	KAREN BASS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$500	1
10	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$475	4
11	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$450	5
12	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$450	3
13	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$375	2
14	KATHY MANNING FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NC	$350	2
15	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MA	$278	2
16	OSSOFF VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$250	1
17	NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND	UNK	VA	$250	1
18	SMP	—	DC	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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