John Hess

Individual

Also gave $123K 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

720

Recipients

126

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $66KR $57KIndependent $13KNNE $500LIB $210

Top States

NJ$31K

IL$17K

VA$13K

NY$13K

PA$10K

Giving Trend

↑ 40%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

HESS CORP

Summary

HESS, JOHN is an individual political donor based in TN. They have contributed $187K across 720 contributions to 126 recipients. Their average contribution is $259.444. Top recipients include OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC, GARBARINO VICTORY FUND, KEAN VICTORY FUND. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $27K in 2004.

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	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$14,000	2
2	GARBARINO VICTORY FUND	—	NY	$12,500	1
3	KEAN VICTORY FUND	—	NJ	$10,800	2
4	MENENDEZ FOR SENATE	Independent	NJ	$10,200	6
5	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	KY	$8,100	3
6	MISSOURI FRB PAC	Republican	MO	$7,800	2
7	PROVIDIAN BANCORP SERVICES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	CA	$7,000	8
8	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$7,000	2
9	DAVE MCCORMICK FOR US SENATE	Republican	PA	$5,800	1
10	LAUTENBERG FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$5,600	3
11	FUND FOR A CONSERVATIVE FUTURE	—	VA	$5,000	1
12	ADLER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$4,800	2
13	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,995	49
14	BILL WHITE FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$3,400	2
15	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$3,018	7
16	BRUCE POLIQUIN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ME	$2,900	1
17	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,800	5
18	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$2,721	33
19	POLIQUIN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	ME	$2,700	1
20	MARCO RUBIO FOR PRESIDENT	Republican	VA	$2,400	1
21	SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	OH	$2,400	1
22	JIM NEAL FOR SENATE INC	—	NC	$2,300	1
23	ORMAN FOR US SENATE INC	Independent	KS	$2,300	1
24	WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE	Democratic	RI	$2,100	1
25	BOB CASEY FOR PENNSYLVANIA COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,100	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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