John W. Gleeson

Individual

Also gave $18K 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

$162K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $83KD $8K

Top States

IA$109K

DC$18K

TX$15K

NM$5K

AK$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 47%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

KLINGER COMPANIES, INC.

Summary

GLEESON, JOHN W is an individual political donor based in IA. They have contributed $162K across 34 contributions to 19 recipients. Their average contribution is $5K. Top recipients include MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS, ERNST VICTORY IOWA, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $61K 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	MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$35,000	8
2	ERNST VICTORY IOWA	—	IA	$30,200	2
3	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA	Republican	IA	$30,000	5
4	GREAT IOWA FUND	—	TX	$15,000	1
5	TEAM JONI	—	IA	$12,500	1
6	NRSC	Republican	DC	$10,000	1
7	MCGOWAN FOR IOWA	—	—	$7,000	3
8	WALGREEN CO PAC (WALGREENSPAC)	—	DC	$5,000	1
9	LISA MURKOWSKI FOR US SENATE	Republican	AK	$2,900	1
10	FRIENDS OF KELLY AYOTTE INC	Republican	VA	$2,700	1
11	KING FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NM	$2,500	1
12	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$2,500	1
13	RICHARDSON FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	NM	$2,000	1
14	JOHN THUNE FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Republican	SD	$2,000	2
15	TOM VILSACK FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	IA	$1,000	1
16	RUSHMORE PAC	—	SD	$500	1
17	GRASSLEY COMMITTEE, INC.	Republican	IA	$500	1
18	STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN FOR SOUTH DAKOTA	Democratic	SD	$250	1
19	AMERICANS FOR LEGAL IMMIGRATION PAC	—	NC	$100	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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