James Cownie

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

$278K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $244KD $11K

Top States

IA$230K

DC$34K

NE$4K

NY$3K

IL$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 16%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SJC PROPERTIES

Summary

COWNIE, JAMES is an individual political donor based in IA. They have contributed $278K across 99 contributions to 31 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA, PLAIN STATE PAC, ASHLEY HINSON FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $36K 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	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA	Republican	IA	$181,500	27
2	PLAIN STATE PAC	Republican	DC	$21,300	16
3	ASHLEY HINSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$16,700	6
4	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$7,500	3
5	SENATE GEORGIA BATTLEGROUND FUND	—	DC	$5,600	1
6	GRASSLEY COMMITTEE, INC.	Republican	IA	$4,500	5
7	LAMBERTI FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$4,200	2
8	NELSON 2006	Democratic	NE	$3,000	2
9	BLUM FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$3,000	2
10	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
11	PEOPLE FOR GANSKE	—	IA	$2,500	5
12	YOUNG VICTORY FUND	—	IA	$2,500	1
13	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
14	BOSWELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$2,300	3
15	IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN	Republican	IA	$2,000	2
16	MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$2,000	2
17	GANSKE FOR SENATE	—	IA	$2,000	2
18	LANGE FOR CONGRESS 2012	Republican	IA	$2,000	3
19	FRIENDS FOR DIX	Republican	IA	$1,500	2
20	JIM GIBBONS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$1,500	2
21	SHANNON LUNDGREN FOR IOWA	—	—	$1,000	1
22	BRIAN KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$1,000	1
23	ARCHER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	IA	$1,000	1
24	NEBRASKA LEADERSHIP PAC	—	NE	$1,000	1
25	FEENSTRA VICTORY FUND	—	WI	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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