John Menke

Individual

Also gave $13K 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

$147K

Contributions

190

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $124KR $5K

Top States

DC$58K

PA$20K

NY$10K

WI$9K

IL$8K

Giving Trend

↓ 24%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MENKE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Summary

MENKE, JOHN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $147K across 190 contributions to 66 recipients. Their average contribution is $775.921. Top recipients include DCCC, ALLYSON SCHWARTZ FOR CONGRESS, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$30,750	29
2	ALLYSON SCHWARTZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$12,200	9
3	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$7,500	5
4	RANGEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$7,000	10
5	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$6,250	7
6	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$5,250	9
7	KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	WI	$5,000	10
8	AMERICA'S FAMILIES FIRST ACTION FUND	—	DC	$4,000	1
9	PFAFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$3,900	4
10	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$3,221	24
11	MATT LIEBERMAN FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$3,160	2
12	HELPING ENSURE RESPONSIBLE GOVT BY ELECTING REPUBLICANS #2	Republican	CA	$3,000	6
13	AMY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	DC	$2,800	1
14	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,632	3
15	LAMPSON FOR CONGRESS	—	TX	$2,500	4
16	MICHAEL FRANKEN FOR IOWA, INC	Democratic	IA	$2,500	1
17	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,400	1
18	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$2,300	2
19	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,150	4
20	DEMOCRATIC YOUTH WAVE	—	GA	$2,000	1
21	JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2
22	GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
23	FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU, INC.	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2
24	JOE LIEBERMAN FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
25	FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMAN	Democratic	CT	$2,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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