Rufer, Chris J.

Individual

Also gave $11K 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

$197K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

LIB $84KR $75KOTH $5K

Top States

VA$67K

CA$48K

TX$17K

NJ$12K

IN$10K

Giving Trend

↓ 77%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THE MORNING STAR COMPANY

Summary

Rufer, Chris J. is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $197K across 76 contributions to 37 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC., LIBERTY PAC, TIM DONNELLY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $27K in 2010.

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	LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.	Libertarian	VA	$61,650	19
2	LIBERTY PAC	—	NJ	$12,000	3
3	TIM DONNELLY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$11,000	4
4	CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC	—	TX	$10,000	1
5	LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF INDIANA	Libertarian	IN	$10,000	1
6	MARK MEUSER FOR U.S. SENATE	Republican	CA	$9,800	4
7	JOHN DUARTE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$9,100	3
8	BRAKEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ME	$5,600	2
9	FARMER PAC	OTH	CA	$5,000	1
10	KIM DOLBOW VANN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$5,000	2
11	GARY JOHNSON 2012 INC	Libertarian	UT	$5,000	2
12	BADNARIK FOR CONGRESS	Libertarian	TX	$4,200	3
13	CHRIS GETTY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
14	LILY4CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	NH	$3,300	2
15	SAM BROWN FOR NEVADA	Republican	NV	$3,300	1
16	CITIZENS FOR JOSH MANDEL, INC.	Republican	OH	$2,700	1
17	DONNELLY FOR CONGRESS	—	CA	$2,700	1
18	FRIENDS OF COLONEL ROB MANESS	Republican	LA	$2,700	1
19	FRIENDS OF KELLY AYOTTE INC	Republican	VA	$2,700	1
20	REBEKAH FOR CONGRESS	Republican	FL	$2,700	1
21	BRANNON FOR US SENATE	—	—	$2,600	1
22	BIRMAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,600	1
23	POMBO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$2,400	1
24	FIMIAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$2,300	1
25	RON PAUL 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Republican	TX	$2,300	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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