James Bernstein

Individual

Also gave $22K 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

$187K

Contributions

315

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $45KR $26KUN $3KNNE $250

Top States

DC$88K

SD$12K

IA$11K

GA$6K

NC$5K

Giving Trend

↑ 2329%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

AUGUSTA ENTERPRISES

Summary

BERNSTEIN, JAMES is an individual political donor based in IA. They have contributed $187K across 315 contributions to 73 recipients. Their average contribution is $592.251. Top recipients include UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP'), RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC, AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $122K in 2026.

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	UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')	—	DC	$75,000	1
2	RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC	Democratic	IA	$8,200	3
3	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$8,000	4
4	KRISTI FOR CONGRESS	Republican	SD	$7,500	3
5	FRIENDS OF MCCORMICK	Republican	GA	$5,800	3
6	MIKE ROGERS FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$5,000	2
7	DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NC	$4,750	3
8	JOEL DYKSTRA FOR US SENATE	—	SD	$4,600	3
9	JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$4,000	2
10	CHRIS PAPPAS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$3,750	2
11	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$3,750	1
12	DR HEAVENLY FOR GEORGIA LLC	—	—	$3,500	1
13	ADRIAN BOAFO FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	1
14	ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$3,500	1
15	MICHAEL FRANKEN FOR IOWA, INC	Democratic	IA	$2,900	1
16	MCMULLIN FOR UTAH	UN	UT	$2,900	1
17	DAN CRENSHAW FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,500	1
18	LANDSMAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OH	$2,500	1
19	GALLREIN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,000	1
20	DEMOCRATIC SENATE PROBLEM SOVLERS FUND	—	DC	$2,000	1
21	JOBY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$1,800	1
22	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,758	21
23	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$1,699	5
24	THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$1,500	3
25	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,250	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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