James Degel

Individual

Also gave $126K 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

$206K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $97K

Top States

DC$70K

WA$43K

WI$21K

PA$8K

IL$7K

Giving Trend

↓ 65%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

LAW OFFICES OF JAMES A. DEGEL, INC., P

Summary

DEGEL, JAMES is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $206K across 90 contributions to 42 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include HARRIS VICTORY FUND, MGP VICTORY FUND, COOKE FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $96K 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	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$50,000	2
2	MGP VICTORY FUND	—	—	$22,000	3
3	COOKE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$13,600	10
4	MARIE GLUESENKAMP PEREZ VICTORY FUND	—	WA	$13,300	1
5	CAROLINE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$10,000	1
6	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$8,400	3
7	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$7,200	3
8	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE	Democratic	DC	$5,600	2
9	ELECT CAROLYN LONG	Democratic	WA	$5,500	2
10	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL	Democratic	WI	$5,000	1
11	CANTWELL VICTORY 2012	—	WA	$5,000	1
12	MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA	Democratic	AK	$4,300	2
13	COMMITTEE TO ELECT CAROLINE GLEICH	Democratic	DC	$4,300	2
14	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$4,300	3
15	DARCY BURNER FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,100	2
16	DENNY HECK FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$3,000	4
17	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Democratic	WA	$3,000	3
18	INSLEE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$3,000	4
19	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$2,800	1
20	BIG SKY VALUES	Democratic	MT	$2,800	1
21	BETH DOGLIO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$2,800	1
22	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$2,500	3
23	CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN	Democratic	WA	$2,500	3
24	COOKE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WI	$2,000	3
25	PEOPLE FOR SENN	—	WA	$2,000	6

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Source: FEC bulk data

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