Smith, John M.

Individual

Also gave $24K 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

$197K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $45KD $4K

Top States

VA$125K

IA$43K

TX$11K

IL$2K

DC$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 12%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

HILLCREST HOLDINGS

Summary

Smith, John M. is an individual political donor based in IA. They have contributed $197K across 46 contributions to 23 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION, ASHLEY HINSON FOR CONGRESS, IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $50K 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	AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION	—	VA	$125,000	4
2	ASHLEY HINSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$13,800	4
3	IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN	Republican	IA	$12,400	3
4	ASHLEY HINSON VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	TX	$10,800	1
5	JOE MITCHELL FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$7,000	1
6	TEAM JONI	—	IA	$5,000	1
7	LANGE FOR CONGRESS 2012	Republican	IA	$5,000	2
8	NUSSLE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	IA	$4,250	4
9	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,000	1
10	PLAIN STATE PAC	Republican	DC	$2,000	2
11	MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$1,000	1
12	RON BARBER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$1,000	1
13	NICOLE FOR NEW YORK	Republican	NY	$1,000	1
14	DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE	Republican	NE	$1,000	1
15	BAKER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	LA	$1,000	2
16	BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE	Republican	LA	$1,000	1
17	JONI FOR IOWA	Republican	IA	$1,000	1
18	MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$1,000	1
19	RICHARDSON FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Democratic	NM	$500	1
20	PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Democratic	PA	$250	1
21	KALOOGIAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$250	1
22	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$200	4
23	GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	GA	$160	7

Source: FEC bulk data

Smith, John M. — Individual Donor Profile | Poliscope