Paul Brainerd

Individual

Also gave $44K 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

$495K

Contributions

287

Recipients

110

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $390KR $2KIndependent $2K

Top States

WA$167K

DC$119K

MT$18K

OR$15K

GA$9K

Giving Trend

↓ 51%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BRAINERD FOUNDATION

Summary

BRAINERD, PAUL is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $495K across 287 contributions to 110 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND, DSCC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $85K in 2020.

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	WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	WA	$80,750	15
2	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND	—	DC	$56,000	30
3	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$42,500	6
4	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$17,900	14
5	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$15,000	3
6	DENNY HECK FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$12,900	12
7	CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSEN	Democratic	WA	$11,950	11
8	PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY	Democratic	WA	$9,900	10
9	COMMON GOOD FUND	—	WA	$9,000	8
10	ADAM SMITH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	WA	$8,100	7
11	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$7,375	7
12	INSLEE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$7,000	6
13	EDUCATION & OPPORTUNITY FUND II	Democratic	OR	$6,100	4
14	BAIRD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$6,100	4
15	SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE	—	CA	$5,000	1
16	EMILYS LIST	—	DC	$5,000	1
17	M-PAC	—	WA	$5,000	1
18	DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOC	—	—	$5,000	1
19	DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$4,875	6
20	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$4,800	2
21	ALASKANS FOR BEGICH	Democratic	AK	$4,600	2
22	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$4,300	3
23	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Democratic	OR	$4,300	3
24	GOLDMARK FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$4,200	2
25	HOOLEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OR	$4,100	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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