Marjorie Benton

Individual

Also gave $50K 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

$161K

Contributions

173

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $113KR $215

Top States

IL$99K

DC$24K

PA$3K

NY$3K

NJ$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 67%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SELF/PHILANTHROPIST

Summary

BENTON, MARJORIE is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $161K across 173 contributions to 68 recipients. Their average contribution is $930.318. Top recipients include SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS, FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE, BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $27K 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	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$35,300	31
2	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$11,600	10
3	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$10,150	13
4	SUPER WOMEN PAC	—	DC	$10,000	1
5	OUR COMMON VALUES PAC	—	IL	$10,000	2
6	PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC	—	IL	$7,500	8
7	PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY	—	DC	$5,000	1
8	EMILYS LIST	—	DC	$5,000	1
9	FRIENDS OF LANE EVANS COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$3,500	4
10	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$3,130	6
11	FRIENDS OF TAMMY DUCKWORTH	Democratic	IL	$3,100	3
12	QUIGLEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$3,000	2
13	DAN SEALS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,850	6
14	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,800	1
15	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	1
16	JSTREETPAC	—	DC	$2,250	2
17	FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
18	DISTRICTS FOR DEMOCRACY	Democratic	NJ	$2,000	3
19	PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$2,000	2
20	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Democratic	WA	$2,000	2
21	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$2,000	2
22	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$2,000	2
23	ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,850	3
24	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,500	2
25	DUCKWORTH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,500	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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