Gaines Lanier

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

$130K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $109KNNE $1K

Top States

AL$74K

GA$11K

NY$3K

IA$2K

SC$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 93%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

J. SMITH LANIER & CO.

Summary

LANIER, GAINES is an individual political donor based in AL. They have contributed $130K across 60 contributions to 41 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY, MIKE ROGERS FOR CONGRESS, GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $25K in 2008.

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	ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY	Republican	AL	$60,000	6
2	MIKE ROGERS FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$15,100	8
3	GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AL	$10,300	3
4	DREW FERGUSON FOR CONGRESS INC.	Republican	GA	$3,700	2
5	FRIENDS OF JACK KINGSTON	Republican	GA	$2,600	1
6	JESSICA TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	AL	$2,500	1
7	BRANDON FOR CONGRESS NY22	Republican	NY	$2,000	2
8	JOE PROFIT FOR CONGRESS LLC	Republican	GA	$2,000	2
9	INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)	—	DC	$1,500	3
10	DOBSON FOR CONGRESS	—	AL	$1,041	1
11	ESPOSITO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$1,000	1
12	KEAN FOR CONGRESS INC	Republican	NJ	$1,000	1
13	LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OR	$1,000	1
14	MERRIN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OH	$1,000	1
15	IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN	Republican	IA	$1,000	1
16	BECKER FOR CONGRESS	—	NV	$1,000	1
17	NANCY MACE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	SC	$1,000	1
18	SKOL PAC	Republican	WI	$1,000	1
19	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$1,000	1
20	KIGGANS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
21	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$1,000	1
22	MATTINGLY FOR SENATE INC	—	GA	$1,000	1
23	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$1,000	1
24	MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$1,000	1
25	PATRIOTS FOR PERRY	Republican	PA	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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