Paul J. Finnegan

Individual

Also gave $65K 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

$158K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $95KR $20K

Top States

DC$42K

IL$25K

MA$23K

CO$11K

CA$7K

Giving Trend

↑ 81%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS

Summary

FINNEGAN, PAUL J is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $158K across 63 contributions to 38 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER, DCCC, BENNET FOR COLORADO. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $21K 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	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$17,000	6
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$15,000	2
3	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$10,900	5
4	SERVE AMERICA PAC	—	MA	$10,000	2
5	MOULTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MA	$9,200	3
6	BISS FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	2
7	MARK WARNER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$7,000	1
8	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$5,924	4
9	BEN SAMUELS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MO	$5,800	2
10	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$5,600	2
11	AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$5,000	1
12	PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$5,000	1
13	TOM FOLEY FOR SENATE INC	Republican	CT	$4,800	2
14	TELEVISAUNIVISION, INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	CA	$4,000	1
15	FITZGERALD FOR SENATE INC	—	IL	$4,000	4
16	THE MARKEY COMMITTEE	Democratic	MA	$3,300	2
17	JESSE REISING FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$2,900	1
18	ANDREA ZOPP FOR US SENATE	Democratic	IL	$2,700	1
19	SARA HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,700	1
20	LINDA LINGLE SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	HI	$2,500	1
21	BOB CORKER FOR SENATE 2018 INC	Republican	TN	$2,500	1
22	FRIENDS FOR ATKINSON	Democratic	IL	$2,500	1
23	DOLD FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IL	$2,400	1
24	ALEXI FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$2,400	1
25	DAN SEALS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,400	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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