John Wetzel

Individual

Also gave $4K 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

$51K

Contributions

200

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $32KUN $2KR $527

Top States

IL$19K

DC$16K

PA$2K

CA$2K

AZ$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 281%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

AAR

Summary

WETZEL, JOHN is an individual political donor based in CO. They have contributed $51K across 200 contributions to 38 recipients. Their average contribution is $256.765. Top recipients include ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAILPAC), BETSY DIRKSEN LONDRIGAN FOR CONGRESS, BRENDAN KELLY FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $15K 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	ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAILPAC)	—	DC	$11,603	23
2	BETSY DIRKSEN LONDRIGAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$7,200	14
3	BRENDAN KELLY FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$4,715	3
4	FRIENDS OF DAVID GILL	Democratic	IL	$3,000	6
5	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,050	34
6	FRIENDS OF LOIS CAPPS	Democratic	CA	$2,000	3
7	KELLEHER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,990	5
8	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$1,971	8
9	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$1,742	30
10	MCMULLIN FOR UTAH	UN	UT	$1,577	1
11	AMY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	DC	$1,250	5
12	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,200	2
13	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$1,100	2
14	SCHUPP FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MO	$1,100	3
15	NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION ONE TEAM PAC	—	DC	$1,000	2
16	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$818	5
17	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$625	10
18	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL	Democratic	WI	$600	2
19	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MA	$500	1
20	O'CONNOR FOR CONGRESS	—	OH	$500	1
21	BOYD GAMING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	NV	$500	1
22	ALABAMA FIRST PAC	—	AL	$500	1
23	NDTC	—	DC	$500	1
24	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$500	1
25	SMP	—	DC	$400	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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