John Benish

Individual

Also gave $500 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

$24K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $10KD $1KOTH $400

Top States

NJ$12K

IL$6K

DC$3K

SC$1K

CA$600

Giving Trend

↓ 74%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

COOK-ILLINIOS

Summary

BENISH, JOHN is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $24K across 36 contributions to 17 recipients. Their average contribution is $673.889. Top recipients include NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL, MCKENNA FOR SENATE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $6K in 2018.

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	NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION	—	NJ	$11,905	8
2	ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL	Republican	IL	$2,005	5
3	MCKENNA FOR SENATE	Republican	IL	$2,000	1
4	NRSC	Republican	DC	$1,800	5
5	GERY CHICO FOR SENATE	Democratic	IL	$1,300	2
6	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$1,000	1
7	YANKEE PAC	Republican	PA	$500	1
8	VOLUNTEERS FOR SHIMKUS	Republican	IL	$500	1
9	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$500	1
10	TIM SCOTT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	SC	$500	1
11	DUNCAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TN	$500	1
12	FRESHMEN PAC	—	VA	$450	2
13	TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORG	OTH	CA	$400	2
14	LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$300	1
15	TEAM LAHOOD	—	GA	$300	2
16	CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.	Republican	CA	$200	1
17	GRASSROOTS AWARENESS PAC	—	AZ	$100	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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