Tom Benson

Individual

Also gave $7K 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

$264K

Contributions

1,028

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $27KD $15K

Top States

VA$126K

DC$46K

NY$27K

LA$17K

IL$5K

Giving Trend

↑ 121%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Summary

BENSON, TOM is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $264K across 1,028 contributions to 53 recipients. Their average contribution is $257.118. Top recipients include BELIEVE AGAIN, RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, GRIDIRON-PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $141K in 2016.

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	BELIEVE AGAIN	—	VA	$125,000	2
2	RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE	—	—	$29,888	5
3	GRIDIRON-PAC	—	NY	$25,000	5
4	FUND FOR LOUISIANA'S FUTURE; THE	—	DC	$25,000	2
5	FRIENDS OF BOBBY JINDAL INC	Republican	LA	$6,000	3
6	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$5,645	154
7	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$5,095	3
8	THE LINCOLN PROJECT	—	DC	$3,460	123
9	PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT	—	IL	$3,443	69
10	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA	Republican	LA	$3,000	3
11	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,734	164
12	JINDAL FOR PRESIDENT	Republican	LA	$2,700	1
13	DAVID VITTER FOR US SENATE	Republican	LA	$2,500	2
14	COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT BOBBY JINDAL	Republican	LA	$2,000	1
15	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$1,582	109
16	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,580	74
17	DEMOCRATIC ACTION	—	DC	$1,527	13
18	GIFFORDS PAC	—	DC	$1,350	27
19	BILLY TAUZIN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE, THE	Republican	LA	$1,250	2
20	ALEXANDER FOR SENATE INC	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
21	FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU, INC.	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
22	DEWINE FOR US SENATE	—	OH	$1,000	1
23	LAZIO 2000 INC	Republican	NY	$1,000	1
24	ALEXANDER FOR PRESIDENT INC	Republican	TN	$1,000	1
25	FRIENDS OF GIULIANI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE	—	NY	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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