Charles Fote

Individual

Also gave $28K 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

$69K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $37KD $11K

Top States

CO$27K

VA$12K

NE$8K

TX$6K

KY$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 400%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

FIRST DATA CORPORATION

Summary

FOTE, CHARLES is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $69K across 40 contributions to 30 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include FIRST DATA CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC, VOTETIPTON.COM. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $14K in 2006.

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	FIRST DATA CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT	—	CO	$10,000	2
2	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$5,500	2
3	VOTETIPTON.COM	Republican	CO	$5,000	2
4	RYAN FRAZIER FOR COLORADO	Republican	CO	$4,800	1
5	FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD	Democratic	VA	$4,300	2
6	COLORADANS FOR RICK ODONNELL	Republican	CO	$4,200	2
7	HUNT FOR CONGRESS	—	TX	$3,500	3
8	BEN SASSE FOR U.S. SENATE, INC.	Republican	NE	$2,800	1
9	BACHMANN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$2,500	1
10	DAN CRENSHAW FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,500	1
11	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$2,300	1
12	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$2,000	1
13	KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE	—	NE	$2,000	2
14	WAYNE ALLARD FOR UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE	—	CO	$2,000	2
15	MIKE DEWINE FOR US SENATE	—	OH	$2,000	1
16	LEE TERRY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NE	$1,250	2
17	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
18	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$1,000	1
19	NELSON 2006	Democratic	NE	$1,000	1
20	CRAIG FOR US SENATE	Republican	ID	$1,000	1
21	ENSIGN FOR SENATE	Republican	NV	$1,000	1
22	TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	MO	$1,000	1
23	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$1,000	1
24	NELSON 2000	Democratic	NE	$1,000	1
25	JEFF CRANK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CO	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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