Benjamin Crane

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

$144K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $102KIndependent $1KR $250

Top States

IL$63K

DC$35K

NM$8K

NY$5K

GA$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 64%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

COPLAN + CRANE

Summary

CRANE, BENJAMIN is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $144K across 85 contributions to 48 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include CASTEN FOR CONGRESS, LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS, QUIGLEY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $44K in 2024.

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	CASTEN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$17,900	8
2	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$16,900	5
3	QUIGLEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$16,700	7
4	UDALL FOR US ALL	Democratic	NM	$6,600	4
5	GEORGIA SENATE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$5,600	1
6	LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$5,000	1
7	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$5,000	1
8	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$5,000	1
9	ILLINOIS SENATE VICTORY 2020	—	DC	$5,000	1
10	ERIC SORENSEN VICTORY FUND	—	IL	$3,500	1
11	OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$3,300	1
12	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$3,300	1
13	AMY KLOBUCHAR VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	DC	$3,300	1
14	WARNOCK VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,900	1
15	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	2
16	JON OSSOFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	GA	$2,700	1
17	SAIRA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CO	$2,700	1
18	ELIZABETH WARREN ACTION FUND	—	MA	$2,700	1
19	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$2,500	2
20	PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC	—	NY	$2,000	1
21	JUSTICE 2018	UNK	DC	$2,000	3
22	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$2,000	2
23	HOSKINS FOR IL 7	—	—	$1,750	2
24	ROBIN CARNAHAN FOR SENATE	Democratic	MO	$1,500	2
25	MARTIN HEINRICH FOR SENATE	Democratic	NM	$1,500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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