Donald Cowles

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$50K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $20KLIB $14KD $8K

Top States

NV$11K

MT$8K

IL$6K

KY$5K

ME$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 83%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

WILD WEST SHIRTS CO

Summary

COWLES, DONALD is an individual political donor based in VA. They have contributed $50K across 61 contributions to 34 recipients. Their average contribution is $815.213. Top recipients include LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF NEVADA, GREG FOR MONTANA, OBAMA FOR AMERICA. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $11K in 2020.

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	LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF NEVADA	Libertarian	NV	$8,737	4
2	GREG FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$7,900	3
3	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$5,600	3
4	MAKING A SENSIBLE SHIFT IN ELECTIONS PAC	—	KY	$4,000	2
5	BRAKEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ME	$2,800	2
6	FRIENDS OF MATT GURTLER, INC.	Republican	GA	$2,500	3
7	LAXALT WALKER VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	NV	$2,000	1
8	AUSTIN PETERSEN FOR US SENATE	Republican	MO	$1,950	8
9	GARY JOHNSON 2016	Libertarian	UT	$1,150	4
10	BADNARIK FOR CONGRESS	Libertarian	TX	$1,100	3
11	FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
12	BAXTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OH	$1,000	1
13	JOE MILLER FOR US SENATE	Republican	AK	$1,000	1
14	LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE INC	Libertarian	CA	$1,000	1
15	THOMAS MASSIE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	KY	$1,000	1
16	JO JORGENSEN FOR PRESIDENT	Libertarian	SC	$750	2
17	ATLAS PAC INC	—	IN	$500	1
18	COMMITTEE TO ELECT SAM PETERS	Republican	NV	$500	1
19	MCCLELLAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$500	1
20	MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN PARTY	Republican	MA	$500	1
21	MONTANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Republican	MT	$500	1
22	GARY JOHNSON 2012 INC	Libertarian	UT	$500	1
23	SPANBERGER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	VA	$500	2
24	LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.	Libertarian	VA	$301	1
25	SMITHER4CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Libertarian	TX	$300	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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