Don Rakestraw

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

$17K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $16K

Top States

NC$6K

DC$5K

VA$2K

GA$1K

CA$1K

Giving Trend

↑ 1125%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Summary

RAKESTRAW, DON is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $17K across 20 contributions to 12 recipients. Their average contribution is $831.05. Top recipients include SWAIN FOR CONGRESS, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS, BURGESS OWENS VICTORY COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $6K 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	SWAIN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NC	$6,300	6
2	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS	Republican	DC	$5,000	1
3	BURGESS OWENS VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	GA	$1,041	1
4	FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
5	MIKE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$1,000	1
6	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$600	3
7	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$500	1
8	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$500	2
9	DERRICK ANDERSON FOR VA, INC.	Republican	VA	$250	1
10	JONI FOR IOWA	Republican	IA	$250	1
11	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$100	1
12	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$80	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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