Paul Benton

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

$58K

Contributions

101

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $22KR $21K

Top States

MS$16K

VA$10K

AL$6K

DC$4K

NE$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 81%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

ATTORNEY

Summary

BENTON, PAUL is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $58K across 101 contributions to 57 recipients. Their average contribution is $570.802. Top recipients include COMMITTEE TO ELECT MIKE EZELL, BARIA FOR MISSISSIPPI, NEW REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $20K in 2000.

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	COMMITTEE TO ELECT MIKE EZELL	Republican	MS	$5,650	4
2	BARIA FOR MISSISSIPPI	Democratic	MS	$5,400	2
3	NEW REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND	—	VA	$5,000	1
4	COMMITTEE FOR COMMON SENSE IN GOVERNMENT	—	AL	$4,000	1
5	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$3,550	3
6	BRICE WIGGINS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MS	$3,000	3
7	KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE	—	NE	$2,000	2
8	JIM HUMPHREYS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WV	$2,000	2
9	SOLIDARITY PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2
10	BAESLER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	KY	$1,500	3
11	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$1,051	3
12	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Democratic	DC	$1,000	3
13	NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC	—	NY	$1,000	1
14	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	FL	$1,000	1
15	PERDUE FOR SENATE	Republican	GA	$1,000	1
16	BILL MITCHELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$1,000	2
17	TUBERVILLE FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	AL	$1,000	1
18	RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY PAC	Democratic	VA	$1,000	1
19	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	Democratic	SC	$1,000	1
20	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$1,000	1
21	ROB SMITH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MS	$1,000	1
22	SCHWEITZER FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MT	$1,000	1
23	CLAY WAGNER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MS	$1,000	1
24	TEAM HERSCHEL, INC	Republican	GA	$1,000	1
25	JULIAN MCPHILLIPS FOR US SENATE	—	AL	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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