Barry Nelson

Individual

Also gave $4K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

This name appears on FEC filings from 16 states, so this page may combine different people who share it.

Total Contributed

$52K

Contributions

346

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $23KR $8K

Top States

DC$16K

CA$8K

PA$4K

IL$3K

GA$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 75%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

TRAVIS CU

Summary

NELSON, BARRY is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $52K across 346 contributions to 77 recipients. Their average contribution is $151.133. Top recipients include AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC., NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $11K 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	AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	—	DC	$5,750	45
2	NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022	—	CA	$5,000	2
3	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,934	21
4	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$2,295	17
5	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,075	13
6	WOODWARD, INC. FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT	—	CA	$1,800	60
7	NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$1,700	3
8	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,575	10
9	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,400	5
10	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,250	2
11	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$1,150	8
12	PERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Republican	TX	$1,000	1
13	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$1,000	3
14	ELAINE BLOOM FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$1,000	4
15	JOE LIEBERMAN FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
16	SOLIDARITY PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	2
17	GLENN GROTHMAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WI	$950	5
18	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$875	11
19	LOIS FRANKEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$800	2
20	ACTIVATE AMERICA	—	CA	$750	3
21	ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE	Democratic	CA	$750	2
22	RICK SANTORUM FOR PRESIDENT, INC. (2012)	Republican	PA	$750	3
23	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$632	3
24	TEAM HERSCHEL, INC	Republican	GA	$612	21
25	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$550	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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