Charles E. Amato

Individual

Also gave $45K 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

$174K

Contributions

106

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $93KD $66K

Top States

TX$157K

SC$8K

KY$1K

LA$1K

WI$1K

Giving Trend

↓ 40%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SOUTHWEST BUSINESS CORPORATION

Summary

AMATO, CHARLES E. is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $174K across 106 contributions to 34 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN, TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH, CHIP ROY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $22K in 2014.

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	TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN	Democratic	TX	$44,100	17
2	TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH	Republican	TX	$15,300	6
3	CHIP ROY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$12,550	9
4	CANSECO FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$10,600	5
5	TEXANS FOR HENRY BONILLA	Republican	TX	$9,000	5
6	NEUGEBAUER CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE	Republican	SC	$8,154	4
7	MCCAUL FOR CONGRESS, INC	Republican	TX	$7,899	7
8	TONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$7,100	4
9	CASTRO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$7,000	7
10	CHARLES A. GONZALEZ CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN	Democratic	TX	$6,750	4
11	HURD FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$5,300	2
12	TEXAS REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC	—	TX	$5,000	2
13	RICKPAC	—	TX	$5,000	1
14	CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$4,800	5
15	JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$3,500	5
16	DAN CRENSHAW FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$3,300	1
17	FRIENDS OF PETE GALLEGO	Democratic	TX	$3,100	2
18	PERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Republican	TX	$2,700	1
19	FRIENDS OF JEB HENSARLING	Republican	TX	$2,000	2
20	CLOUD FOR CONGRESS	—	TX	$1,500	2
21	KSL, INC.	—	KY	$1,000	1
22	CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND	—	LA	$1,000	1
23	DUFFY FOR WISCONSIN	Republican	WI	$1,000	1
24	PALMER VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	AL	$1,000	1
25	TEXAS FIRST PAC	—	TX	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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