Paul Johnston

Individual

Also gave $5K 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

$109K

Contributions

572

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $28KR $7KGRE $200

Top States

WI$51K

DC$12K

OR$7K

MI$7K

MN$6K

Giving Trend

↑ 19%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS

Summary

JOHNSTON, PAUL is an individual political donor based in MI. They have contributed $109K across 572 contributions to 59 recipients. Their average contribution is $190.129. Top recipients include THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, MITTEN PAC, BLUE WAVE PROJECT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $24K 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	THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	NA	WI	$48,224	42
2	MITTEN PAC	—	MI	$6,500	2
3	BLUE WAVE PROJECT	—	OR	$5,000	2
4	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$2,900	2
5	WARNOCK VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,500	1
6	ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$2,500	1
7	ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$2,500	1
8	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,400	8
9	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$2,348	187
10	KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	WI	$2,250	2
11	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,231	7
12	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Democratic	OR	$2,000	2
13	MIKE CRAPO FOR US SENATE	Republican	ID	$2,000	1
14	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,920	11
15	AMERICA VOTES ACTION FUND	—	DC	$1,600	1
16	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$1,475	61
17	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,312	78
18	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$1,030	17
19	CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$1,000	1
20	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$1,000	1
21	FLIP THE SENATE PAC	—	CA	$1,000	1
22	NRSC	Republican	DC	$1,000	1
23	LARSON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CT	$1,000	1
24	MARK POCAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$1,000	1
25	DEAN PHILLIPS FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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