James Hester

Individual

Also gave $11K 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

$84K

Contributions

1,473

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $50KD $9KOTH $300NNE $102

Top States

TX$17K

VA$9K

DC$8K

GA$6K

IA$5K

Giving Trend

↓ 58%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

INVISTA

Summary

HESTER, JAMES is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $84K across 1,473 contributions to 87 recipients. Their average contribution is $57.031. Top recipients include CLOUD FOR CONGRESS, JONI FOR IOWA, TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $31K in 2022.

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	CLOUD FOR CONGRESS	—	TX	$6,025	16
2	JONI FOR IOWA	Republican	IA	$5,329	85
3	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE	—	VA	$4,693	64
4	TED CRUZ FOR SENATE	Republican	TX	$4,520	50
5	RUSH HOLT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$4,000	5
6	MONICA FOR CONGRESS	—	TX	$3,356	98
7	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$3,121	99
8	NRCC	Republican	DC	$3,109	87
9	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$2,877	46
10	SMILEY FOR WASHINGTON INC.	Republican	VA	$2,436	88
11	MARCO RUBIO FOR SENATE	Republican	VA	$2,212	62
12	MAYRA FLORES FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,161	61
13	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2
14	GREENE FOR CONGRESS	—	GA	$1,822	25
15	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$1,751	25
16	JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OH	$1,693	37
17	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$1,568	16
18	JD VANCE FOR SENATE INC.	Republican	OH	$1,562	31
19	NRSC	Republican	DC	$1,304	44
20	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$1,195	26
21	AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)	—	MO	$1,150	4
22	HUNT FOR CONGRESS	—	TX	$1,104	19
23	AMERICA COMING TOGETHER	—	DC	$1,000	1
24	TEAM SCALISE	—	DC	$998	34
25	TEAM HERSCHEL, INC	Republican	GA	$990	26

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Source: FEC bulk data

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