James Abbate

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

$43K

Contributions

101

Recipients

Active Period

2009–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $17KD $3K

Top States

IL$20K

CA$16K

VA$4K

DC$2K

MA$500

Giving Trend

↓ 95%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MCDONALD'S

Summary

ABBATE, JAMES is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $43K across 101 contributions to 16 recipients. Their average contribution is $424.604. Top recipients include MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, JOHN DUARTE FOR CONGRESS, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2010 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $18K in 2022.

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	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	UNK	IL	$20,000	4
2	JOHN DUARTE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$4,400	2
3	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$4,000	2
4	DENHAM FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$3,400	2
5	ADAM GRAY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,900	1
6	VIDAK FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$1,500	1
7	NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$1,185	79
8	WHELAN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$1,000	1
9	SENATE GEORGIA BATTLEGROUND FUND	—	DC	$1,000	1
10	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA PAC	—	CA	$1,000	1
11	TACHERRA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$750	2
12	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	MA	$500	1
13	MEL LEVEY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$500	1
14	STEVE GARVEY FOR US SENATE	Republican	CA	$250	1
15	BERRYHILL FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$250	1
16	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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