John Cowles III

Individual

Also gave $20K 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

$72K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $70K

Top States

MN$60K

DC$5K

IL$2K

VT$1K

CO$1K

Giving Trend

↑ 33%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

UNITY AVENUE ASSOCIATES

Summary

COWLES III, JOHN is an individual political donor based in MN. They have contributed $72K across 81 contributions to 29 recipients. Their average contribution is $893.519. Top recipients include MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY, MCCOLLUM FOR CONGRESS, TIM WALZ FOR US CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $15K in 2014.

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	MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY	Democratic	MN	$22,500	7
2	MCCOLLUM FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$6,825	18
3	TIM WALZ FOR US CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$5,750	8
4	OBERMUELLER FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$4,500	6
5	MARGARET FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$4,000	4
6	FRIENDS OF TARRYL CLARK	DFL	MN	$3,200	3
7	ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$3,000	3
8	FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND	—	DC	$2,500	1
9	NOLAN FOR CONGRESS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE	DFL	MN	$2,500	4
10	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE 2014	Democratic	MN	$1,900	2
11	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,500	1
12	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$1,450	3
13	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$1,250	2
14	TERRI BONOFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$1,000	1
15	CHRIS COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$1,000	1
16	JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
17	UDALL FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$1,000	2
18	HARTNETT FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$1,000	1
19	JIM GRAVES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$1,000	1
20	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$800	1
21	MONICA VERNON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IA	$750	2
22	QUINN NYSTROM FOR CONGRESS	DFL	MN	$600	2
23	FORD BELL FOR U S SENATE	Democratic	MN	$600	1
24	MARK DAYTON FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$500	1
25	FRIENDS OF ELWYN TINKLENBERG	DFL	MN	$500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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