Joel Appel

Individual

Also gave $29K 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

$36K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $18KR $6K

Top States

CO$11K

DC$3K

IL$2K

ID$2K

NJ$1K

Giving Trend

↑ 114%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

LAUNCH PAD LLC

Summary

APPEL, JOEL is an individual political donor based in CO. They have contributed $36K across 28 contributions to 21 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include BENNET FOR COLORADO, ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA, SHANNON BIRD FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $18K 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	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$4,800	2
2	ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$4,500	3
3	SHANNON BIRD FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$3,500	4
4	CARAVEO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CO	$3,300	1
5	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
6	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$2,000	1
7	JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	ID	$2,000	1
8	DR SHIMON BLAU FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$1,800	1
9	CAPITO FOR WEST VIRGINIA	Republican	WV	$1,000	1
10	GEORGE LATIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
11	DON BACON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NE	$1,000	1
12	LAUREN BOEBERT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CO	$1,000	1
13	ROMANOFF FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CO	$1,000	1
14	BELLFORMISSOURI	Democratic	MO	$1,000	1
15	DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	FL	$1,000	1
16	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$1,000	1
17	BRITTANY PETTERSEN FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$1,000	1
18	ALASKANS FOR DAN SULLIVAN	Republican	AK	$1,000	1
19	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
20	BOB ROVNER FOR US SENATE--2000	Democratic	PA	$500	2
21	SUSAN BASS LEVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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