Charles M. Gately

Individual

Also gave $10K 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

$65K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $36KR $500

Top States

IL$47K

MA$11K

DC$4K

CO$1K

MI$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 32%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

LA SALLE SYSTEMS

Summary

GATELY, CHARLES M. is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $65K across 69 contributions to 17 recipients. Their average contribution is $936.594. Top recipients include CASTEN FOR CONGRESS, SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS, DELAHUNT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $12K in 2024.

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	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$22,300	21
2	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$11,950	16
3	DELAHUNT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	—	MA	$10,000	7
4	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$5,500	7
5	MELISSA BEAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$3,000	3
6	KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2012	—	DC	$2,000	1
7	FRIENDS OF TAMMY DUCKWORTH	Democratic	IL	$2,000	1
8	FORWARD TOGETHER PAC	—	DC	$1,000	1
9	10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VICTORY FUND - FEDERAL	—	IL	$1,000	1
10	KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2000	—	DC	$1,000	1
11	SALAZAR FOR SENATE	Democratic	CO	$1,000	1
12	STABENOW FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MI	$1,000	2
13	CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE	—	MA	$1,000	1
14	ILLINOIS LINCOLN PAC	Republican	GA	$500	1
15	DUCKWORTH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$500	1
16	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$500	1
17	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$375	3

Source: FEC bulk data

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