James Read

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

$78K

Contributions

144

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $24KD $4K

Top States

NV$32K

VA$7K

ME$7K

NH$7K

DC$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 24%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

AMERICAN AERIAL SERVICES, INC.

Summary

READ, JAMES is an individual political donor based in NV. They have contributed $78K across 144 contributions to 37 recipients. Their average contribution is $544. Top recipients include CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC), HOLLIE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE, HOLLIE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $30K in 2024.

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	CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC)	—	NV	$31,504	53
2	HOLLIE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE	Republican	NH	$6,600	3
3	HOLLIE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE	—	—	$6,000	2
4	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA	Republican	FL	$5,000	1
5	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$4,000	4
6	THERIAULT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ME	$3,300	1
7	LCV VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,500	1
8	DEBICELLA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CT	$2,400	1
9	TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE	—	VA	$2,250	3
10	MAINE REPUBLICAN PARTY	Republican	ME	$1,350	4
11	ERIK OSBERG FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,270	4
12	BRUCE POLIQUIN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ME	$1,250	2
13	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$1,250	11
14	CHRISTOPHER SHAYS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	MD	$1,000	2
15	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$1,000	12
16	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$1,000	2
17	PAUL LEPAGE FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,000	1
18	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$722	11
19	COONEY FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$700	1
20	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$500	2
21	NRSC	Republican	DC	$500	1
22	RON PAUL 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Republican	TX	$500	1
23	UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)	—	CT	$400	1
24	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$300	1
25	THELANDER FOR CONGRESS INC	Republican	ME	$250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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